Emergency Management Electives

For students electing the 2 Week IDIS EM 361 Course:

  1. Present to EMED 302 students during your emergency medicine rotation a 2 hour lecture on emergency management – to be precepted by Dr. Petinaux and/or EMS/Disaster Fellow

  2. Attend four GWUH Emergency Management Committee Meetings during your fourth year of medical school (takes place @ 1 pm on the fourth Monday of every month within the Administration Board Room on the ground floor) (students are expected to attend 4 out of 12 meetings)

  3. Provide proof of your completion of the ICS online courses by the start of your Capstone course during your fourth year

  4. Participate in quarterly track meetings for two hours (journal club etc.) (students are expected to attend 3 out of 4 meetings – each quarterly meeting will be held twice for scheduling purposes)

  5. Write a 10 page referenced Emergency Management Topic Paper (see attachment for sample topics)

    **** This elective can be done asynchronously****

For students electing the 4 Week IDIS EM 361 Course:

    1. Present to EMED 302 students during your emergency medicine rotation a 2 hour lecture on emergency management – to be precepted by Dr. Petinaux and/or EMS/Disaster Fellow

    2. Attend four GWUH Emergency Management Committee Meetings during your fourth year of medical school (takes place @ 1 pm on the fourth Monday of every month within the Administration Board Room on the ground floor) (students are expected to attend 4 out of 12 meetings)

    3. Provide proof of your completion of the ICS courses by the start of your Capstone course during your fourth year

    4. Participate in quarterly track meetings for two hours (journal club etc.) (students are expected to attend 3 out of 4 meetings– each quarterly meeting will be held twice for scheduling purposes)

    5. Take a 4 week elective at an organization or work on a project in emergency management

    6. Write a 2 page paper on your elective experience

      ****This elective can NOT be done asynchronously ****