2W: Practical Skills for Medical Students

School of Medicine

To become a competent resident physician, both a sound knowledge base and a basic competency in several practical skills are necessary. Practical skills such as venipuncture, intubation, IV starts, and IO catheterization are a large part of day-to-day life as a resident, and can increase your utility as a medical student. In addition, graduating medical students are expected to have basic procedural skills upon day 1 of internship, as stated by the AAMC's EPA 12 (perform general procedures of a physician). In this course, students will spend 2 weeks learning through classroom didactic lectures, simulations in CELA, and rotations with nurses and resident physicians to gain hands-on experience in a variety of practical skills. This course is designed for second-year medical students regardless of prior practical experiences in the clerkships.