M.D. Emergency Medicine

Participate actively in pre-hospital care; provide direct patient care or interact with pre-hospital medical providers; assimilate information from pre-hospital care into the assessment and management of the patient.

Conduct primary assessment and take appropriate steps to stabilize and treat patients.

Performance of focused history and physical examination

Communicate effectively to interpret and evaluate the patient’s symptoms and history.

Identify relevant risk factors in the patient’s history; provide a focused evaluation

Interpret the patient’s appearance, vital signs and condition; recognize pertinent physical findings

Perform techniques required for conducting the exam

Recognize age, gender, ethnicity, and barriers to communication, socioeconomic status, underlying disease, and other factors that may affect patient management. Professional and legal issues

Understand and apply principles of professionalism, ethics, and legal concepts pertinent to patient management

Select and perform the most appropriate diagnostic studies and interpret the results

Develop a differential diagnosis and establish the most likely diagnoses in light of the history, physical, interventions, and test results.

Perform procedures and non pharmacologic therapies, and counsel

Select appropriate pharmacotherapy, recognize pharmacokinetic properties, and anticipate drug interactions and adverse effects

Evaluate and re-evaluate the effectiveness of a patient’s treatment or therapy, including addressing complications and potential errors; monitor, observe, manage, and maintain the stability of one or more patients who are at different stages in their work-ups.

Collaborate with physicians and other professionals to evaluate and treat patients, arrange appropriate placement and transfer if necessary, formulate a follow-up plan, and communicate effectively with patients, family, and involved health care members.

Apply epidemiologic information to patients at risk; conduct patient education; select appropriate disease Documentation

Communicate patient care information in a concise manner that facilitates quality care and coding

Prioritize multiple patients in the emergency department in order to provide optimal patient care; interact, coordinate, educate, and supervise all members of the patient management team; utilize appropriate hospital resources; have familiarity with disaster management and injury prevention techniques