Emergency Medicine

The senior student will be given the opportunity to assist the Poison Information Specialists and Toxicologists at the Florida Poison Information Center with the diagnosis, triage, treatment and follow-up of patients exposed to toxins. The high volume of cases (over 170 patients per day) will allow the student to learn about a wide variety of toxins in both pediatric and adult patients. The clinical experience at the Poison Center will be supplemented with didactic lectures and bedside consultations for both adult and pediatric patients hospitalized at Jackson Memorial Hospital.

The goal of this elective is to provide students who are pursuing careers in emergency medicine an opportunity to experience the care of patients in the emergency room setting and provide sufficient exposure to the Emergency Medicine Residency Faculty so that they can provide a useful Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE).