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Emergency Medicine Elective Impact On Third-Year Medical Student Specialty Choice, Nathan Lewis
Emergency Medicine Elective Impact On Third-Year Medical Student Specialty Choice, Nathan Lewis
Health Sciences Education Symposium
Emergency Medicine (EM) is a competitive, sought-after specialty among medical students (1). National standardized curricula have been developed for both third-year (M3) and fourth-year (M4) rotations (2-3), however, there is variability in course implementation (4). Additionally, it is unclear to what extent earlier rotations help students choose a specialty. We developed a two-week elective course to allow M3 students exposure to EM earlier than previously allowed at our medical school. Students were asked to complete an entry survey describing their specialty interests and sources of influence. During the course, students were encouraged to observe the environment and speak to providers, …