SOCIAL EMERGENCY MEDICINE ELECTIVE

The UNLV Department of Emergency Medicine is offering a 4-week elective focusing on social emergency medicine. This 4-week elective will be offered once each spring for 4th year medical students (July-September) applying to emergency medicine, with preference given to students from groups that are underrepresented in medicine. The elective will consist of shifts in the emergency department, dedicated didactics focusing on social issues in emergency medicine, shadowing of department social workers, participation in community service event, and completion of either a lecture or project addressing these issues. EM residents actively participate in giving lectures and supervising students in the department.


Interested students can apply at the link below. Drs. Jordana Haber and Garren Giles serve as directors. Questions may be addressed to jordana.haber@unlv.edu or garren.giles@unlv.edu.

APPLICATION: Through VSAS

APPLICATION

CLERKSHIP OBJECTIVES

1. To learn about social problems commonly encountered by emergency medicine providers
2. To learn the evaluation and workup of common emergency medicine patient presentations
3. To learn the diagnostic approach and evaluation of emergency department patients