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Emergency Medicine Residency

Emergency Medicine Clerkship

Interested in a rotation at The University of Toledo with Emergency Medicine?

Please visit our Global Health website to see if your institution participates in our program. You can apply through the university for a rotation.

If your institution is a participant in the VSLO program, The application can be found on the VSLO website, search the University of Toledo.

If you are looking to shadow or volunteer, please visit our special website.

Unfortunately, per institutional policy, we do not offer externships/observership for medical graduates.

The EM Experience

During the clerkship, students will be scheduled in the Emergency Department (ED) during days, afternoons, nights, weekends. In addition to shifts in the ED, students will be attending conferences and dedicated simulation education day as available. Students will experience interdisciplinary teaching by nursing staff/students, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, attending physicians, and residents. The student will become a part of the emergency team whose members handle all phases of emergency patient management ranging from triage to final disposition. Students will evaluate and manage Emergency Department patients under the direct supervision of the EM faculty. Students will perform histories and physical examination, document findings in the medical record, order appropriate diagnostic and therapeutic interventions, assess response to therapy and determine appropriate patient dispositions. Students will conduct follow-up communications with select patients to assess short- term response to therapy and to ensure follow-up instructions are being followed and assist with any problems under guidance of ED faculty and staff.

Evaluation Methods:

  1. Daily Feedback forms completed by preceptor, summative competency evaluation at the end of clerkship.
  2. Faculty/Resident direct observation and assessment of clinical skills.
  3. Professionalism.
  4. Attendance at Conference, IISC Workshops, and ED clinical shifts as scheduled.
  5. Simulation exam. (AKA “Mock Code”)
  6. Assessment of patient case logs and procedure logs.
  7. NBME (must be taken once during the 4th year), or Departmental Written exam. (per syllabus)
  8. Case presentation. (Acting Interns)

We use a third-party scheduling software. For students enrolled in an EM rotation, you will receive your login instructions through your email address. No changes will be made, and any requests will need to be approved and done through a shift trade.

For students currently in rotation or ending a rotation:

FAQs

Q:  Is there a formal orientation for this rotation?
A:  No.  Welcome and rotation information can be found on Blackboard.

Q:  Am I required to log my procedures and cases?
A:  YES!  Students are required to log cases and procedures in rocketmed.utoledo.edu, visiting and Physician Assistant students will be provided with a written log to submit at the end of the rotation.

Q: Where and how do I receive my schedule?
A:  Scheduling is handled through WhenToWork.com. Students will receive login instructions prior to the start of their rotation. Please check your UToledo email address including the spam folder.  If you were not sent your login credentials, please email the clerkship coordinator.

Q:  I feel that a faculty or staff member is treating me unfairly, what do I do?
A: Students who feel they are being treated unfairly should read the Faculty Professionalism Policy and contact any faculty member from the College of Medicine, the Physician Assistant Program, or the College of APN.  Students are also encouraged to talk to either the Program Director or the Program Coordinator.  All Emergency Medicine Policies can be found on the College of Medicine and Life Sciences Policy Website.

Program Administration:

Last Updated: 7/22/24