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Emergency Medicine Elective

Code Type Sponsor
EMER.8005 Clinical
  1. Khalid Bashir, MD
Department Location
  1. Emergency Medicine
  1. HMC
Max Students Prerequisites
5
  1. Medicine & Surgery Clerkship
  2. OR Emergency Medicine Clerkship
Description

The Hamad General Hospital Emergency Department (ED) elective for medical students is designed to provide the experience of observing and participating in the emergency care of undifferentiated patients presenting with a variety of illnesses and injuries. Students will gain this experience under the supervision of experienced Board-certified Emergency Physicians. Students will participate in all clinical areas of the department and attend the Tuesday teaching sessions.

Students should comply with the institutional requirements for supervision of medical students and always act under the guidance of the ED faculty. The length of the elective, their schedule and the range of required experience will be flexibly tailored to the needs of the individual student and agreed with the ED faculty.