Medical and PA Student Elective

Welcome to NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens for your emergency medicine rotation. Emergency medicine is an active, growing field with tremendous opportunities.The attending and resident staff at NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens will provide you with a solid framework to learn and experience emergency medicine in a busy, academically vibrant environment.

Rotation Overview

You will interview patients, document their history and physical exam, establish a differential diagnosis and initiate therapy under the guidance of a resident and an attending emergency physician. You will work one-on-one with an attending emergency physician-lead team on every shift, in one of the areas of the Emergency Department including pediatrics and urgent care.

You will have the opportunity to conduct procedures appropriate for your level of training. These include phlebotomy, vascular access, nasogastric tube placement, laceration repair, wound care, foley catheter placement, splinting of fractures or sprains, and participation in BLS and ALS resuscitations. All procedures will be conducted under the direct supervision and guidance of a resident or attending physician. If you do not have experience conducting these procedures, one of our residents or attendings will be happy to teach you.

You are also encouraged to participate in medical and trauma resuscitations to the best of your ability under the guidance of an attending physician.

Schedule

• 12-14 shifts will be scheduled in a 4-week block.
• You will be expected to do at least 1 urgent care (fast-track) shift, 2 pediatric shifts, 2 critical care/resuscitation bay shifts, the remainder of your shifts will be adult emergency department shifts.  
• Night and weekend shifts will be included in your schedule to give you the full experience. You will be asked to provide scheduling requests prior to your rotation, and we do our very best to accommodate such requests.
• Ultrasound shifts can be specially scheduled with Dr. Poonam Desai, Director of the NYP/Queens Division of Emergency Ultrasound.

The schedule is meant to provide some flexibility. We are happy to accommodate you to the best of our abilities if you have special circumstances or requests.

Conference

There is a mandatory didactic conference weekly for the residents and medical students on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in Classrooms 1 & 2 on the courtyard level of the hospital. On select Wednesdays, students will also receive extra didactic sessions by Emergency Department physicians.

Reading

Students will be provided with a reading curriculum at the beginning of their rotation. Suggested texts include Tintinalli and Roberts/Hedges. You will also receive handouts during lectures.

How To Apply

NYP/Queens uses the AAMC's Visiting Student Application System (VSAS). We receive and review applications on a rolling basis. We recommend applying as early as possible especially for rotations during the summer and early fall.

To find our rotation on VSAS :

1.       Go to the VSAS Search for Electives form

2.       Select Weill Cornell Medicine from the Institution Menu

3.       Select NewYork Presbyterian-Queens from the Site Menu

4.       Click Search

Our Fourth year EM elective is designated EMER.8304.NYQ (Sub-internship in Emergency Medicine at NewYork Presbyterian-Queens) 

For more information please contact 

Alla Bardash, MD

NYPQueensEMStudent@gmail.com

Director of Undergraduate Education
NYP/Queens Department of Emergency Medicine