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.

    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:

                Resident Conference on Tuesdays from 8 am - 1 pm:

                Skills Labs:    We offer a suturing lab and a hands on ED US lab every month

                Educational Material:

    ED Student Shift Evaluation Form: click here.