The Critical Care & Emergency Medicine Required Clerkship will provide students with clinical exposure to high-demand, life-threatening conditions requiring immediate intervention. Students will develop the knowledge, experience, and competencies necessary to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care for patients with acute medical and traumatic conditions. This required clinical clerkship includes experiences in diverse critical care settings, including, but not limited to: Medical ICU (MICU), Surgical ICU (SICU), Neuro ICU (NICU), Cardiac ICU (CICU), Burn ICU, Trauma ICU, Pediatric ICU (PICU), Neonatal ICU (NICU), Respiratory ICU (RICU), or emergency medicine settings including but not limited to General ER, Pediatric ER, Trauma Center ER, Cardiac ER, Urgent Care, Express or Fast-Track ER, Psychiatric ER, Observation Unit or Clinical Decision Unit. Audition rotations completed in these settings can also fulfill this requirement.
Preclinical coursework completion and passing the COMLEX Level 1. OMS III core, required, and selective clerkships must also be completed prior to enrollment in CCE 4001. No student may be assigned to a family member for the purpose of assessment or evaluation of performance. If the student is inadvertently assigned to a family member, the student must report the relationship to the Assistant Director of Clinical Education Resources.