Emergency and critical care externship
Our hospital is a 10,000 square foot, open concept facility with two surgical suites equipped for minimally invasive procedures. We have full scoping capabilities, digital radiology, ultrasound, CT scan and a 1.5 Telsa MRI, as well as an in-house blood-banking program, high-flow oxygen therapy, and digital cytology capabilities. Current specialties include surgery, internal medicine, critical care, neurology, anesthesiology, and emergency/critical care. In addition to our two criticalists, our ER team includes 8 DVMs.
Most externs elect to work 8am-6pm Monday-Friday, but all are welcome to work after hours. Students primarily shadow ER doctors and criticalists (we try to provide a balance of exposure to managing more complex inpatient cases and receiving outpatient cases) but are expected to SOAP inpatients, and are encouraged to generate/discuss their own differentials, diagnostic recommendations, and treatment plans. Students are encouraged to assist with and/or perform procedures with DVM guidance/assistance (depending on individual skill level) and are able to scrub in on surgeries (surgery and neurology externs scrub in on all surgeries; students on ER/ECC are frequently able to follow their cases into the OR as well, pending individual interest). Externs are also expected to attend morning case rounds with our entire specialty team.
3927 W BELMONT AVE
CHICAGO, IL 60618
United States