EMED 110:
Basic Cardiac Life Support for Undergraduates
Preference to undergraduates. Teaches one- and two-rescuer adult CPR and management of an obstructed airway using the American CPR model. Does not satisfy MD student BCLS requirement; MD students take Surgery 201.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 2 units total)
EMED 111B:
Emergency Medical Technician Training (EMED 211B)
Continuation of 111A/211A. Approach to traumatic injuries. Topics include head, neck, and trunk injuries, bleeding and shock, burn emergencies, and environmental emergencies. Lectures, practicals, and applications. Students taking the class for 4 units complete additional online FEMA training and additional clinical rotations. Upon completion of SURG 111A,B,C or 211A,B,C, students are eligible to sit for the National Registry EMT licensure exam. Prerequisites: 111A/211A, CPR-PR certification, and consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
EMED 112B:
Advanced Training and Teaching for the EMT (EMED 212B)
Ongoing training for current EMS providers. Students practice BLS assessments and medical care through simulated patient encounters. Topics include assessment and treatment of the undifferentiated trauma patient (including airway management, monitoring, and evaluation) and prehospital care in nontraditional locations. Students taking the course for 3 units also serve as teaching assistants for Surgery 111, the Stanford EMT training course. Prerequisites: SURG 111/211 A-C (or equivalent EMT Certification course), CPR-PR certification, and consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2-3
| Repeatable
for credit
EMED 125:
Social Emergency Medicine and Community Engagement
Stanford Health Advocates and Research in the Emergency Department (SHAR(ED)) is focused on the practical application of and research in social emergency medicine.Emergency Departments (EDs) are the nation's safety nets, for medical as well as social needs. EDs remain the sole access to any medical care for those in need, 24/7, regardless of insurance status. The ED is a unique bridge to the public, and is a compelling site for community partnership, clinical and health services research geared towards impacting population health and policy. Through direct patient contact and community engagement, students help to meet the social needs of ED patients.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 1
EMED 199:
Undergraduate Research
Consists of Emergency Medicine focused studies and projects (including Research Projects) in progress. Possible topics include management of trauma patients, common medical and surgical emergencies in pediatric and adult populations, topics in disaster medicine, biosecurity and bioterrorism response, wilderness medicine, international medicine, and others. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-18
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Auerbach, P. (PI);
Barrett, B. (PI);
Bresler, M. (PI);
Dannenberg, B. (PI);
Duriseti, R. (PI);
Emond, S. (PI);
Ferguson, I. (PI);
Garmel, G. (PI);
Gharahbaghian, L. (PI);
Gilbert, G. (PI);
Govindarajan, P. (PI);
Harter, P. (PI);
Klofas, E. (PI);
Lin, J. (PI);
Lipman, G. (PI);
Mahadevan, S. (PI);
Murphy, K. (PI);
Norris, R. (PI);
Perera, P. (PI);
Quinn, J. (PI);
Raphael, E. (PI);
Schreiber, D. (PI);
Shen, S. (PI);
Smith-Coggins, R. (PI);
Sternbach, G. (PI);
Strehlow, M. (PI);
Taleghani, N. (PI);
Trounce, M. (PI);
Wang, N. (PI);
Weiss, E. (PI);
Williams, S. (PI);
Yang, S. (PI);
Zafren, K. (PI)
EMED 210A:
Managing Emergencies: What Every Doctor Should Know (Clinical Fundamentals)
Reviews basic but critical concepts in evaluating and managing patients with possible life-threatening emergencies with a special focus on avoiding common errors. Topics include cardiovascular collapse, basic airway management, triage and shock. Teaches skills such as reading an ECG or a chest x-ray to aid students in developing a rapid response to patients with potentially fatal complaints. Class meets online.
Terms: Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 2
EMED 210B:
Managing Emergencies: What Every Doctor Should Know (High Risk Chief Complaints)
Students learn management of various emergent and traumatic patient presentations. Some topics include advanced airway, trauma, burns, poisoning, and stroke. Key skills and common pitfalls in practice discussed. Providers completing Surg 210A and B will be better prepared to respond effectively with a challenging and urgent case. Class meets online.
Terms: Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 2
EMED 211B:
Emergency Medical Technician Training (EMED 111B)
Continuation of 111A/211A. Approach to traumatic injuries. Topics include head, neck, and trunk injuries, bleeding and shock, burn emergencies, and environmental emergencies. Lectures, practicals, and applications. Students taking the class for 4 units complete additional online FEMA training and additional clinical rotations. Upon completion of SURG 111A,B,C or 211A,B,C, students are eligible to sit for the National Registry EMT licensure exam. Prerequisites: 111A/211A, CPR-PR certification, and consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3-4
EMED 212B:
Advanced Training and Teaching for the EMT (EMED 112B)
Ongoing training for current EMS providers. Students practice BLS assessments and medical care through simulated patient encounters. Topics include assessment and treatment of the undifferentiated trauma patient (including airway management, monitoring, and evaluation) and prehospital care in nontraditional locations. Students taking the course for 3 units also serve as teaching assistants for Surgery 111, the Stanford EMT training course. Prerequisites: SURG 111/211 A-C (or equivalent EMT Certification course), CPR-PR certification, and consent of instructor.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2-3
| Repeatable
for credit
EMED 217:
Critical Cases: Think Like an Experienced Physician
Focus is on the ability to find current, accurate information, and the ability to interpret and translate that information into clinical decisions the most important skill in medicine. Work in small teams to refine essential skills to excel on the wards through case-based learning. Topics include traumatic injuries, altered mental status, severe inefections and other critical Emergency Medicine cases. Students develop knowledge of steps critical to care for these patients while refining skills in diagnostic reasoning, interpreting medical literature, and team-based medical care.
Terms: Aut, Win
| Units: 2
EMED 224:
Wilderness First Aid
Provides basic introductory back country and emergency medicine skill development. Topics covered include patient assessment, addressing life threats, shock, spine safety, musculoskeletal injuries, medical emergencies, and environmental emergencies.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 2
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 2 units total)
EMED 226:
Wilderness First Responder
A more advanced and intensive class building on wilderness first aid that teaches first responder skills using improvised resources in varying environmental conditions and extended-care situations. This is used as a framework for learning to respond to medical emergencies in remote wilderness settings. Examines necessary tools to make critical medical and evacuation decisions.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr
| Units: 4
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 4 units total)
EMED 227:
Health Care Leadership
Brings healthcare leaders from a variety of sectors within healthcare to share their personal reflections and insights on effective leadership. Speakers discuss their personal core values, share their lessons learned and their recipe for effective leadership in the healthcare field, including reflection on career and life choices. Speakers include CEOs of healthcare technology, pharmaceutical and other companies, leaders in public health, eminent leaders of hospitals, academia and other health care organizations. Students enrolling for 1 unit attend one lecture per week; students enrolling for 2 units attend two lectures per week. Students enrolled in 2 units are required to complete a project. Open to undergraduate and graduate students. No prerequisites required.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-2
EMED 248X:
Introduction to Medical Scribing (Accelerated Course)
Accelerated, three-day intensive focusing on developing knowledge of clinical documentation, medical terminology, electronic medical records and medical record coding in order to accompany a physician during a patient encounter. Topics include documentation of a chief complaint, history of current illness/injuries, past medical, social and family history, review of physical systems, clinical course, procedures, lab results and other pertinent information for a patient visit. Serves as prerequisite for Surgery 248A, Advanced Medical Scribe Training..
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 3
EMED 250:
Clinical Skills in Resuscitation
Focus is on transmission of high yield knowledge on how to approach an undifferentiated patient with initial assessment, diagnosis and treatment plan. Learning centers on participating in small group high fidelity simulation, with a focus on bedside ultrasound and procedural skills. Curriculum focuses on 50 common diagnoses seen in the acute care setting with emphasis on critical care and resuscitation. Prior clinical knowledge is not required, and early career medical student enrollment is encouraged. Provides knowledge and practical skill that is applicable to multiple fields and patient types in medicine.
Terms: Win
| Units: 3
EMED 280:
Early Clinical Experience in Emergency Medicine
Provides an observational experience in an emergency medicine specialty. Prerequisite: consent of instructor.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Albanese, C. (PI);
Auerbach, P. (PI);
Barrett, B. (PI);
Bonham, C. (PI);
Bresler, M. (PI);
Bruzoni, M. (PI);
Busque, S. (PI);
Chang, J. (PI);
Chase, R. (PI);
Concepcion, W. (PI);
Curtin, C. (PI);
D'Souza, P. (PI);
Dalman, R. (PI);
Dannenberg, B. (PI);
Dirbas, F. (PI);
Duriseti, R. (PI);
Dutta, S. (PI);
Eisenberg, D. (PI);
Emond, S. (PI);
Esquivel, C. (PI);
Ferguson, I. (PI);
Fuchs, J. (PI);
Garmel, G. (PI);
Gharahbaghian, L. (PI);
Gilbert, G. (PI);
Girod, S. (PI);
Gosling, J. (PI);
Govindarajan, P. (PI);
Greco, R. (PI);
Gregg, D. (PI);
Gurtner, G. (PI);
Harris, E. (PI);
Harter, P. (PI);
Hartman, G. (PI);
Helms, J. (PI);
Hentz, R. (PI);
Hernandez-Boussard, T. (PI);
Jeffrey, S. (PI);
Kahn, D. (PI);
Khosla, R. (PI);
Klofas, E. (PI);
Krams, S. (PI);
Krummel, T. (PI);
Lau, J. (PI);
Lee, G. (PI);
Lee, J. (PI);
Leeper, N. (PI);
Lin, J. (PI);
Lipman, G. (PI);
Longaker, M. (PI);
Lorenz, H. (PI);
Maggio, P. (PI);
Mahadevan, S. (PI);
Martinez, O. (PI);
Melcher, M. (PI);
Mell, M. (PI);
Morton, J. (PI);
Mueller, C. (PI);
Murphy, K. (PI);
Norris, R. (PI);
Norton, J. (PI);
Oberhelman, H. (PI);
Perera, P. (PI);
Poultsides, G. (PI);
Quinn, J. (PI);
Raphael, E. (PI);
Rhoads, K. (PI);
Rivas, H. (PI);
Ryan, J. (PI);
Salvatierra, O. (PI);
Schendel, S. (PI);
Schreiber, D. (PI);
Shelton, A. (PI);
Shen, S. (PI);
Smith-Coggins, R. (PI);
So, S. (PI);
Spain, D. (PI);
Srivastava, S. (PI);
Staudenmayer, K. (PI);
Sternbach, G. (PI);
Strehlow, M. (PI);
Sylvester, K. (PI);
Taleghani, N. (PI);
Trounce, M. (PI);
Visser, B. (PI);
Wan, D. (PI);
Wang, N. (PI);
Wapnir, I. (PI);
Weiss, E. (PI);
Welton, M. (PI);
Whitmore, I. (PI);
Williams, S. (PI);
Wren, S. (PI);
Yang, G. (PI);
Yang, S. (PI);
Zafren, K. (PI);
Zarins, C. (PI);
Zhou, W. (PI)
EMED 370:
Medical Scholars Research
Provides an opportunity for student and faculty interaction, as well as academic credit and financial support, to medical students who undertake original research. Enrollment is limited to students with approved projects.
Terms: Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 4-18
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors: ;
Auerbach, P. (PI);
Barrett, B. (PI);
Bresler, M. (PI);
Dannenberg, B. (PI);
Duriseti, R. (PI);
Emond, S. (PI);
Ferguson, I. (PI);
Garmel, G. (PI);
Gharahbaghian, L. (PI);
Gilbert, G. (PI);
Govindarajan, P. (PI);
Harter, P. (PI);
Klofas, E. (PI);
Lin, J. (PI);
Lipman, G. (PI);
Mahadevan, S. (PI);
Murphy, K. (PI);
Norris, R. (PI);
Perera, P. (PI);
Quinn, J. (PI);
Raphael, E. (PI);
Schreiber, D. (PI);
Shen, S. (PI);
Smith-Coggins, R. (PI);
Sternbach, G. (PI);
Strehlow, M. (PI);
Taleghani, N. (PI);
Trounce, M. (PI);
Wang, N. (PI);
Weiss, E. (PI);
Williams, S. (PI);
Yang, S. (PI);
Zafren, K. (PI)
