Is the DEM involved in undergraduate, graduate, or postgraduate training?
Yes. The DEM faculty teach the “Introduction to Emergency Medicine” elective to first and second year UCSD medical students and the fourth year elective “Subinternship in Emergency Medicine.” In addition, all EM residents will become ACLS instructors and both PALS and ATLS providers by the completion of the residency. The DEM also conducts courses for nurses, other house officers, San Diego paramedics, lifeguards, the Coast Guard, Fire Department agencies, and the San Diego Police Department SWAT Team. Residents will be asked to participate in these training sessions as time permits.
