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Emergency Medicine
The Department of Emergency Medicine offers Tufts medical students a variety of clinical experiences in emergency medicine.
During the first and second years, students may take a selective in emergency medicine at one of several Tufts affiliated hospitals, including New England Medical Center, St. Elizabeth's Medical Center, Holy Family Hospital, Brockton Hospital, and Malden Hospital.
During the third and fourth years, students may choose an elective in one of the Tufts affiliated hospitals' emergency departments. These are the most popular rotations for medical students and offer an opportunity to experience the fast-paced, exciting field of emergency medicine. Emergency department rotations are offered at Baystate Medical Center (ED yearly census 105,000), Tufts Medical Center (ED yearly census 29,000), St. Elizabeth's Medical Center (ED yearly census 31,000), Faulkner Hospital (ED yearly census 22,000), and Newton-Wellesley Hospital (ED yearly census 33,000).
Under direct faculty supervision, third- and fourth-year medical students participate in the clinical care of acutely ill and injured patients of all ages who present with virtually any imaginable (or sometimes unimaginable) problem. Teamwork and collaboration with multiple medical specialties, nursing staff and ancillary services are key to managing these acutely ill patients and their families in a competent and caring way.
In addition to clinical care, students participate in emergency medicine conferences and ongoing emergency medicine research. Students from all four years are also encouraged to participate in the Emergency Medicine Interest Group. This group is comprised of students interested in pursuing careers in emergency medicine who meet regularly with the departmental leadership to discuss and share information about the specialty of emergency medicine.
A three-year, fully-accredited residency in emergency medicine is offered at Baystate Medical Center. During this rotation, students work alongside residents in emergency medicine and learn first-hand what a residency in emergency medicine offers. Students interested in emergency medicine as a career should strongly consider doing this rotation.
