Emergency Medicine Student Rotations
Learn about everything our department has to offer.
Highlights of the Program Heading link
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Emergency Medicine Interest Group at UICOMP
The Emergency Medicine Interest Group of UICOMP seeks to build awareness within the student body of issues related to emergency medicine, both as a career and as a community service. We are student run and faculty mentored and our doors are open to anyone who is
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EM Shadowing
The EM shadowing program is designed to introduce second and third year medical students to emergency medicine early in their medical school training. Meet physicians and get a sense for whether you might want to spend your career in the ED. It does not require a formal commitment. You will need to contact Janet Kupferschmid at kupster2@uic.edu schedule a shadowing time.
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Changing the Future of Emergency Medicine
We are the cutting edge of innovation in emergency medicine. With educational innovation, Life Flight, JUMP simulation, and Tactical Medicine (to name a few) we are leaders in emergency medicine.
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These rotations are four-week blocks. Blocks always begin on a Monday. The rotation dates are based on our predetermined four-week block schedule. Check with Academic Affairs for exact dates.
The ED shifts are 8 hours long, and students will work 14 shifts. These shifts will be divided between the different triage zones of our Emergency Department.
Requests for days off are accepted.
Please expect:
- 5 hours of conference each week
- 5 hours of orientation
- A procedure lab
- 3 hours of simulation didactics
- A required exam to be given at the end of the rotation
70% of your grade will be from clinical evaluations and 30% is from your rotation exam.
Hospital Setting
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center is a Level I Trauma Center and community teaching hospital. The patient volume is approximately 80,000/year. You will see a wide variety of patients, with 25-30% being Pediatrics.
Housing, Food, and Parking
A list of housing will be provided prior to your rotation with us and free meals are provided while on duty to visiting students. Parking is also available for $10 per month.
Visiting Students
You must be in your fourth year of medical school and have completed the following clerkships:
- Internal Medicine
- General Surgery
- OB/Gyn
- Pediatrics
We accept students from LCME or Osteopathic accredited schools only. For both allopathic and osteopathic students planning a rotation at our institution, we require a copy of your USMLE transcript (Step 1 score OR Step 2 CK score OR both). For osteopathic students we also request that you submit a copy of your COMLEX transcript.
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Director of Medical Student Education
Send an email to Matthew Fischer, MD at mfische2@gmail.com.
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Assistant Director of Medical Student Education
Send an email to Lee Raube, DO at lraube@atsu.edu.
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Student Coordinators
Send an email to Janet Kupferschmid at kupster2@uic.edu or Christie Perry at cperry09@uic.edu.