printer friendly pageEMED 212A: Advanced Training and Teaching for the EMT **EMT REFRESHER** (EMED 112A)
EMED 112A/212A is a California and NREMT-approved EMT refresher course that provides the necessary continuing education. Topics include both medical and traumatic emergencies, as well as skills training. Students taking this course also serve as teaching assistants for EMED 111/211, the initial EMT training course. There will be one class activity on a Saturday and Sunday during the quarter, which is required; a specific date will be announced during the first few weeks of class.Prerequisites: Completion of an EMT certification course (such as
EMED 111A-C), CPR for Healthcare Providers, and consent of the instructor. See
http://emt.stanford.edu for more details.
Terms: Aut
| Units: 2-3
| Repeatable
for credit
EMED 212B: Advanced Training and Teaching for the EMT (EMED 112B)
Advanced topics and teaching in EMS, including assessment and treatment of the undifferentiated trauma patient (including airway management, monitoring, and evaluation) and prehospital care in nontraditional locations. Students taking this course also serve as teaching assistants for EMED 111/211, Stanford's EMT training course. nn**THIS IS NOT AN EMT REFRESHER COURSE, only
EMED 112A/212A is a California and NREMT approved EMT refresher course.**nnPrerequisites: Current EMT certification (state or NREMT), CPR for Healthcare Providers, and consent of instructor. See
http://emt.stanford.edu for more details.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2-3
| Repeatable
for credit
EMED 212C: Advanced Training and Teaching for the EMT (EMED 112C)
Advanced topics and teaching in EMS, including leadership of MCIs, vehicle extrication, and obstetric and pediatric emergencies. Students taking this course also serve as teaching assistants for EMED 111/211, the Stanford EMT training course. There will be one class activity on a weekend towards the end of the quarter, specific date will be announced during the first few weeks of class.nn**THIS IS NOT AN EMT REFRESHER COURSE, only
EMED 112A/212A is a California and NREMT approved EMT refresher course.**nnPrerequisites: Current EMT certification (state or NREMT), CPR for Healthcare Providers, and consent of instructor. See
http://emt.stanford.edu for more details.
Terms: Spr
| Units: 2-3
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Marxmiller, E. (PI)
;
Nash, A. (SI)
EMED 220: Emergency Medicine: Introduction
This course will be an introduction to the specialty of Emergency Medicine the safety net of our health care system. This course is designed for students interested in medicine/emergency medicine and public health. This lecture based series will explore the depth and breadth of EM. You will hear from world-renowned faculty from the Department of Emergency Medicine on various concepts, and specialties within the field - such as Global Health, Pandemics and Bioterrorism, Pre-hospital Care, Sports Medicine, Wilderness Medicine, Pediatrics, Health Care Policy, Social Determinants of Health in Emergency Medicine, just to name a few. Students (MD, PA, and undergraduates) can add a second unit by doing a minimum of 2, 4-hr shadow shifts in the Emergency Department which the course will assist in scheduling.
Last offered: Autumn 2022
EMED 221: "I'm Not a Doctor but I Play One on TV": Exploring Clinical Reasoning Through Today's Medical Dramas
Have you ever watched an episode of a medical drama and wondered how the doctor came up with that diagnosis? Or, why they performed that procedure? Do these contemporary television medical dramas really reflect the practice of real life medicine? In this course, we will explore exciting emergency cases from today's medical dramas, discuss the clinical reasoning for arriving at a particular diagnosis, and the rationale for any life-saving therapies or medical procedures. This innovative approach to analyzing and simplifying the practice of emergency medicine represents the intersection of science and modern cinema and is meant for students from all disciplines. No prerequisites are required.
EMED 222: BioSecurity and Pandemic Resilience (BIOE 122, EMED 122, PUBLPOL 122, PUBLPOL 222)
Overview of the most pressing biosecurity issues facing the world today, with a special focus on the COVID-19 pandemic. Critical examination of ways of enhancing biosecurity and pandemic resilience to the current and future pandemics. Examination of how the US and the world are able to withstand a pandemic or a bioterrorism attack, how the medical/healthcare field, government, and technology sectors are involved in biosecurity and pandemic or bioterrorism preparedness and response and how they interface; the rise of synthetic biology with its promises and threats; global bio-surveillance; effectiveness of various containment and mitigation measures; hospital surge capacity; medical challenges; development, production, and distribution of countermeasures such as vaccines and drugs; supply chain challenges; public health and policy aspects of pandemic preparedness and response; administrative and engineering controls to enhance pandemic resilience; testing approaches and challenges; prom
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Overview of the most pressing biosecurity issues facing the world today, with a special focus on the COVID-19 pandemic. Critical examination of ways of enhancing biosecurity and pandemic resilience to the current and future pandemics. Examination of how the US and the world are able to withstand a pandemic or a bioterrorism attack, how the medical/healthcare field, government, and technology sectors are involved in biosecurity and pandemic or bioterrorism preparedness and response and how they interface; the rise of synthetic biology with its promises and threats; global bio-surveillance; effectiveness of various containment and mitigation measures; hospital surge capacity; medical challenges; development, production, and distribution of countermeasures such as vaccines and drugs; supply chain challenges; public health and policy aspects of pandemic preparedness and response; administrative and engineering controls to enhance pandemic resilience; testing approaches and challenges; promising technologies for pandemic response and resilience, and other relevant topics. Guest lecturers have included former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Special Assistant on BioSecurity to Presidents Clinton and Bush Jr. Dr. Ken Bernard, former Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services Dr. Robert Kadlec, eminent scientists, public health leaders, innovators and physicians in the field, and leaders of relevant technology companies. Open to medical, graduate, and undergraduate students. No prior background in biology necessary. Must be taken for at least 4 units to get WAYs credit. Students also have an option to take the class for 2 units as a speaker series/seminar where they attend half the class sessions (or more) and complete short weekly assignments. In -person, asynchronous synchronous online instruction are available.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2-5
| Repeatable
3 times
(up to 15 units total)
Instructors:
Trounce, M. (PI)
EMED 227: Health Care Leadership (EMED 127, PUBLPOL 127, PUBLPOL 227)
Healthcare Leadership class brings eminent 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 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, biotechnology companies and other health care organizations. The class will also familiarize the students with the healthcare industry, as well as introduce concepts and skills relevant to healthcare leadership. This course must be taken for a minimum of 3 units and a letter grade to be eligible for Ways credit. Students taking the course Mondays and Wednesdays should enroll for 4 units (exceptions for a 3 unit registration can be made with the consent of instructor to be still eligible for Ways credit). Students also have an option of taking the course as a speaker seminar series for 2 units where they attend at least half the class sessions of their choice and complete short weekly assignments. Synchronous online instruction is available.
Terms: Win
| Units: 2-5
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Trounce, M. (PI)
EMED 234: Climate Change, Toxins, and Health: From Education to Action (EMED 134)
Climate Change, Toxins, and Health: From Education to Action" is a dynamic weekly lunch seminar designed to educate medical and service profession trainees about the clinical impacts of climate change and the significance of environmental advocacy. The course features esteemed speakers, engaging discussions, and an optional 2-unit 'advocacy track' where students can participate in real-world activism projects. Open to students across all disciplines, including both graduate and undergraduate, this course empowers learners to understand and actively address the intersection of climate change, human health, and health equity.
Terms: Win
| Units: 1-2
| Repeatable
2 times
(up to 4 units total)
Instructors:
Marvel, J. (PI)
EMED 299: Directed Reading in Emergency Medicine
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: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 1-18
| Repeatable
for credit
Instructors:
Gisondi, M. (PI)
;
Rose, C. (PI)
;
Taleghani, N. (PI)
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Instructors:
Gisondi, M. (PI)
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Rose, C. (PI)
;
Taleghani, N. (PI)
;
Trounce, M. (PI)
;
Wang, N. (PI)
;
Weiss, E. (PI)
EMED 301A: Emergency Medicine Core Clerkship
VISITING: Closed to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Required. DESCRIPTION: The Emergency Department (ED) provides a unique learning environment as patients often present with undifferentiated chief complaints and experience dynamic changes in their clinical state. Through this clinical exposure, medical students will develop an understanding of the initial approach, management, and treatment of the undifferentiated acutely ill or injured patient and patients with worsening of their chronic disease. Students will perform complaint-directed history and physical exams, develop an appropriately prioritized differential diagnosis, initiate management, and determine the disposition of patients. Additionally, students will be exposed to the impact of social factors that influence a patient's seeking care in the ED along with the structural shortcomings of our current healthcare systems. Students will work a mix of days, evenings, overnights, weekends and holidays as part of their 4 week rotation
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VISITING: Closed to visitors. TYPE OF CLERKSHIP: Required. DESCRIPTION: The Emergency Department (ED) provides a unique learning environment as patients often present with undifferentiated chief complaints and experience dynamic changes in their clinical state. Through this clinical exposure, medical students will develop an understanding of the initial approach, management, and treatment of the undifferentiated acutely ill or injured patient and patients with worsening of their chronic disease. Students will perform complaint-directed history and physical exams, develop an appropriately prioritized differential diagnosis, initiate management, and determine the disposition of patients. Additionally, students will be exposed to the impact of social factors that influence a patient's seeking care in the ED along with the structural shortcomings of our current healthcare systems. Students will work a mix of days, evenings, overnights, weekends and holidays as part of their 4 week rotations. In addition to the shift work (approximately 14-16 shifts) they will participate in didactics, web-based learning, simulation exercises, and case presentations. Students will have shifts in both the Adult and Pediatric ED and be assigned to work with a senior Emergency Medicine resident under the supervision of an Emergency Medicine attending. Students will be required to take the NBME Shelf Examination in Emergency Medicine. PREREQUISITES: None. PERIODS AVAILABLE: 1-12, full time for 4 weeks, 6 students per period from P1-P3, 10 students per period from P4-P12. CLERKSHIP DIRECTOR: Moises Gallegos, M.D., moisesg@stanford.edu. CLERKSHIP COORDINATOR: Maria Alfonso, 650-497-6702, malfonso@stanford.edu. REPORTING INSTRUCTIONS: Where: The students are notified prior to the first day of the clerkship; Time: TBA. CALL CODE: 2-Other, see comment for explanation. OTHER FACULTY: W. Dixon. LOCATION: SUMC.
Terms: Aut, Win, Spr, Sum
| Units: 6
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