Emergency Department
Emergency Department rotations provide the vital experience of initial
patient assessment, triage, and management while building cooperative ties
with our colleagues in the ED. Interns rotating through the Emergency
Department will interview, assess, and evaluate new patients presenting
to the ED following initial nursing triage. Interns and residents in
Internal Medicine, like ED interns and residents, work directly with a
senior ED resident and an ED attending. In addition, Emergency Department
rotations provide an opportunity to perform procedures which would
otherwise be done by the procedure service on the general medicine and
cardiology floors. Interns and residents working in the ED have the
opportunity to perform lumbar punctures, paracenteses, arthrocenteses, and
central line placements under the supervision of a senior ED resident or
attending. In addition, the ED provides a unique opportunity to perform
procedures done less commonly on the inpatient floors including incision
and drainage, suturing, and stapling.