Indrani A. Sheridan
College of Medicine and Department of Emergency Medicine
Elective in International Emergency Medicine
This elective is Emergency Medicine-based in both didactic and clinical content. This curriculum is designed to prompt active participation, structured learning and guided experience while abroad. Formal academic credit will be granted on successful completion of the elective, through the University of Florida College of Medicine and the Department of Emergency Medicine. It is anticipated that up to 24 medical students per year would avail of this opportunity. All electives will be conducted at academic institutions with established training programs in Emergency Medicine, and the language of instruction will be English. The students will be abroad for 4 to 6 weeks or one elective block on the academic schedule. This course will be offered on an annual basis, with planning and preparation of students in their third year of medical school, and travel abroad in their fourth year. The curriculum will be modified from year to year based on the experiences and feedback from medical students and the receiving institutions. The module is also designed to provide a product of enduring benefit to the department in which the student does their elective. At the completion of this elective, the student will have chosen a project of interest to him/her that aims to investigate, delineate, or solve a problem in the Emergency Department. The geographical areas of focus are the Caribbean, Latin America, Asia, Australia and selected countries within Europe and the Middle East.