Clerkship Coordinator: 
Sonya Martyna-Seaman / Emergency Medicine Program Manager

EMD 850D - Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Special Note: 

Special Note: 

*PREREQISITE REQUIRED: Emergency Medicine/Critical Care (EMD 845) course or equivalent course.

UA COM-T students may use Oasis to register for this course.

Out-of-State/visiting students must apply through the VSAS application system: https://www.aamc.org/students/medstudents/vsas/

See Out-of-State/visiting students link https://emergencymed.arizona.edu/ for requirements for application requirements. 

Year: 
Fourth-Year Only
Offered: 
All year-round
Prerequisites: 
EMD 845 - Emergency Medicine/Critical Care or equivalent is a prerequisite for this course.
Course Director: 
Christopher G. Williams, MD
Contact Email: 

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Format
Format: 

The purpose of this elective is to provide the student with an experience in acute care pediatrics. The student will improve their assessment skills in caring for the acutely ill or injured child. An approach to common pediatric emergencies will be taught. Students will perform the initial evaluation of patients, necessary workup and provide appropriate therapy after consultation with the Emergency Department faculty and residents. Students will gain experience while working alongside senior residents performing procedures such as phlebotomy and IV, lumbar punctures, splinting, and laceration repair. When not working clinically, students will attend the Emergency Department’s teaching conferences. 

The course runs over a four-week period. Throughout this time, students will need to complete various required elements of the course. It will be up to the student to schedule and ensure completion of each element. These elements include:  

Completion of all clinical shifts in this rotation is mandatory. There are a limited number of “open” shifts that will serve as back-up shifts if an emergency arises. If you are unexpectedly unable to work one of your shifts, please email the coordinator in order to schedule a make-up shift. If one is unable to work a shift, it is their responsibility to find another comparable shift to work within the rotation. Like shifts may be traded with your other students pending the coordinators approval. It is the student’s responsibility to make sure the master schedule accurately reflects one's individual schedule.   

Types of shifts will include:   

  • 2 Pediatric Faculty Shifts  
  • 12 NP Resident Shifts  

Aquifer Cases – Complete cases when not on shift.  

SAEM Exam – Last day of rotation.  

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