Students
Courses Offered
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EME-35020: Career Exploration
This elective allows third-year medical students to explore Emergency Medicine as a potential career choice. Students are expcted to display a fund of knowledge consistent with their level of training; demonstrate self-directed learning, thoroughness, consistency and reliability; and relate well to patients, families, and team members.
Each student's level of patient care responsibility will be based on skill level at the discretion of the supervising attending.
| Grade Mode: | P / F |
| Credit Hours: | 3 |
| Session Length: | 2 weeks |
| Cohort Size: | varies |
| Prerequisites: | FME-30000 or MED-30000 |
| Terms Offered: | Fall, Spring |
| Prior Authorization Required: | Yes |
| Block Not Offered: | 7 (July) |
| Deadline for Application: | 30 days before start of elective |
| Shifts/Schedules: | 12 (Days, Mids, Nights; some weekends) |
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EME-40110: Junior Internship
This clinical rotation allows fourth-year students to function as junior interns with increased autonomy in patient care. Students must demonstrate competency in all of the Entrustable Professional Activities required for graduation. Students will have opportunities to assist in the evaluation and management of critically ill and injured patients under the direct supervision of senior residents and faculty from the Department of Emergency Medicine. Students assist in procedures such as wound management; trauma resuscitation; fracture reduction and splinting; central venous access and more.
Students have a direct role in patient care similar to that of a first-year resident but are more closely supervised and directed. Students are expected to independently perform a patient history and physical examination then develop a differential diagnosis and treatment plan for common emergent conditions.
Faculty provide a total of 20 hours of didactic education based on the Model of Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine which may focus on topics such as: acute emergency procedures; ECG interpretation; Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS); toxicology and drug management; mangement of arrhythmias and other life-threatening conditions.
| Grade Mode: | Honors / High Pass / Pass / Fail |
| Credit Hours: | 6 |
| Session Length: | 4 weeks |
| Cohort Size: | 8 |
| Pre-requisites: | Completion of 5 CORE clerkships |
| Block Not Offered: | 7 (July) |
| Application Deadline: | 30 days before start of elective |
| Time Off for Interviews: |
Yes |
| Shifts/Schedules: | 14-15 (Days, Mids, Nights; some weekends) |
SLOE requests
We can provide a Standard Letter of Evaluation (SLOE) for visiting fourth-year medical students upon request at the end of the rotation. Students who rotate late in the season (November–January) can still receive a SLOE.
Please email your ERAS Letter of Recommendation (LoR) Request form to our Clerkship Coordinator to begin the process.
Scheduling & Housing
UTHSC Students
UTHSC students should schedule junior and senior Emergency Medicine rotations in Chattanooga through eMedley.
All UTHSC housing requests are processed using the Request for Student Housing form.
Visiting Students
Non-UTHSC senior medical students should apply for rotations in Chattanooga through the Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO).
Visiting students must fit their requests into the block times established by the University of Tennessee for our own students. Off-cycle rotation requests are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Note: We are unable to offer housing for visiting students, so please contact us for recommendations on short-term housing options.