Emergency Medicine Elective The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of New Mexico offers a 4 week elective in emergency medicine for 4th year medical students.  We are a level I trauma center, university based teaching hospital and referral center and serve a diverse population of 1.5 million people.  We are home to a nationally known residency program in emergency medicine and have active research programs in the areas of injury prevention, toxicology, international and disaster medicine, and infectious diseases. Please follow the link to the application page for more information on applying for the rotation.

Department of Emergency Medicine     The student elective is made up of two basic components: Clinical                 14-16, 8 hour shifts in our emergency department                 Primary patient care responsibilities for a wide variety of patients in the ED                 Participation in trauma and medical resuscitations                 One to one student/attending ratio                 Dedicated teaching by 3rd year EM residents Didactic                 Student Conference on Wednesday from 8 am - 12 pm: Two hours of lecture Two hours of case discussion                 Resident Conference on Tuesdays from 8 am - 1 pm: Lectures Skills labs Unknown case presentations                 Skills Labs:    We offer a suturing lab and a hands on ED US lab every month Suturing Lab Ultrasound Lab Splinting Lab                 Educational Material: Textbook (Emergency Medicine a Comprehensive Study Guide: Tintinalli) Power-point Lectures on a Variety of EM Topics Suggested Reading List Weekly Case Based Tutorial Additional Articles and Readings