title: Undergraduate clerkship in emergency medicine: experience from Pakistan.
abstract: Although Emergency Medicine (EM) is an integral part of undergraduate medical curriculum in many countries, it has not been included formally in the MBBS curriculum in Pakistan. Medical graduates are supposed to be able to handle common as well as life threatening emergencies but little has been done to ensure the process to achieve this competence. The development of an undergraduate EM curriculum is important but challenging task. Implementation of standard curriculum will ensure that medical graduates have gained competence in assessing and managing acutely ill patients and dealing with common emergencies. This paper shares the features of an undergraduate EM clerkship which can be used as a template by other medical institutions.
authors: Department of Emergency Medicine, Aga Khan Iniversity Hospital, Karachi.
authors: Amber
authors: A
authors: Mehmood
authors: Syed Muhammad
authors: SM
authors: Baqir
authors: Muhammad
authors: M
authors: Shahid
authors: Junaid Abdul
authors: JA
authors: Razzak
mesh_terms: D002982:Clinical Clerkship / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D004504:Education, Medical, Undergraduate; D004521:Educational Measurement; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010154:Pakistan; D013337:Students, Medical