Assigned Readings
Textbook Essentials of Emergency Medicine, Second Edition, Rund, et al
Assigned reading will be from this textbook and any distributed handouts. The textbook will be issued to students on the day of orientation. The textbook must be turned back in prior to taking the exam, as the next block of students will need the textbook. Consider the textbook your ticket to the exam, and grades will be incomplete until the book is returned.
Acute Signs and Symptoms – pages 7 – 28; 120 – 141
Toxicology – pages 762 – 787
Environmental Illnesses – pages 333 – 358
Trauma/EMS/Prehospital Care – pages 60 – 68; 219 – 230; 243 – 282
Suggested Readings
Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, Fifth Edition, Tintinalli, et al
The Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, Second Edition, Harwood-Nuss, et al
Test
The test will be multiple choice questions covering material from both reading assignments and lecture material. The test will be administered on the last Friday at 10 am at the Gainesville Emergency Department Conference Room.
Course Evaluation
At the conclusion of your test, we ask you to return a course evaluation. Your feedback and comments are invaluable in improving the clerkship.
