GEMC:Global Emergency Medicine Curriculum (Main)

Background

The goal of the Global Emergency Medicine Curriculum Project is to become the go-to place for emergency medicine curriculum development. Like any Wiki, it is open to all who wish to contribute. The emphasis is on Free Open Access Medical Education (FOAMed). This is NOT a textbook of emergency medicine. It is a catalog of on-line resources. To read and contribute to the open-access textbook, go to [WikEM Portal Page]. The Global Curriculum Project is a living resource in constant flux as new data becomes available and older data becomes obsolete.

Instructions

• Please include "GEMC: Note Name" before the name of each GEMC note (to keep them easily separate from quick treatment notes). WikEM does not currently support video or PowerPoint presentations, so the GEMC notes should include external links to video or presentations hosted elsewhere.
• See Updating and Creating Notes on WikEM for general information on creating and editing notes on WikEM
• This is the current template outline for GEMC

Topic Areas

1. Chief Complaints / Case-Based Slide sets
2. Abdominal and Gastrointestinal Disorders
3. Cardiovascular Disorders 1: Congenital Abnormalities / Disorders of Circulation / Disturbances of Cardiac Rhythm / Hypertension
4. Cardiovascular Disorders 2: Acquired Diseases of the Myocardium / Diseases of the Pericardium / Valvular Disorders / Endocarditis / Tumors
5. Cutaneous Disorders
6. Endocrine, Metabolic, & Nutritional Disorders
7. Environmental Disorders
8. Head, Eye, Ear, Nose, & Throat Disorders (not trauma)
9. Hematologic & Oncologic Disorders
10. Immune System Disorders
11. Systemic Infectious Disorders
12. Nontraumatic Musculoskeletal Disorders
13. Nervous System Disorders
14. Obstetric & Gynecologic Disorders
15. Psychobehavioral Disorders
16. Renal & Urogenital Disorders
17. Thoracic & Respiratory Disorders
18. Toxicologic Disorders
19. Traumatic Disorders 1: Head / Neck / Spine / Chest / Abdomen
20. Traumatic Disorders 2: Soft Tissue / Eye / Ear / Face / Genitourinary / Musculoskeletal / Pregnancy / Geriatric / Pediatric
21. Procedures & Skills 1
    1. Vital Signs and Patient Monitoring Techniques
    2. Respiratory & Airway Procedures
    3. Cardiac Procedures
    4. Vascular Techniques and Volume Support
    5. Anesthetic and Analgesic Techniques
22. Procedures & Skills 2
    1. Soft Tissue Procedures
    2. Gastrointestinal Procedures
    3. Musculoskeletal Procedures
    4. Genitourinary, Obstetric, and Gynecologic Procedures
    5. Neurologic Procedures
    6. Ophthalmologic Procedures
    7. Otolaryngologic Procedures
    8. Emergency Dental Procedures
    9. Procedures Pertaining to Hypothermia and Hyperthermia
    10. Bedside Laboratory and Microbiologic Procedures
    11. Standard Precautions and Infectious Exposure Management
    12. Educational Aspects of Emergency Department Procedures
    13. Physical and Chemical Restraint
    14. Noncardiac Implantable Devices
    15. Radiation in Pregnancy and Clinical Issues of Radiocontrast Agents
23. Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Resuscitation and Critical Care
24. Pediatric Emergency Medicine
25. Geriatric & Palliative Emergency Medicine
26. Ultrasonography in Emergency Medicine
27. Emergency Radiology & Computerized Tomography
28. Risk Management, Medical Error & How We Think
29. Interpersonal & Communication Skills
30. Practice-Based Learning & Lifelong Improvement
31. Medical Professionalism, Ethics, & Fiduciary Relationships
32. Emergency Pharmacology / Pain Management
33. EKG Interpretation
34. Fundamentals of Research
35. Reading the Medical Literature / Starting and Maintaining Journal Club
36. Prehospital / Disaster / Mass Casualty Medicine

BONUS

1. Adult Learning Principles / Teaching Emergency Medicine
2. Simulations in Emergency Medicine
3. FOAMed - What Is It?
4. Medical History

1. Other Miscellaneous Topics

For GEMC Section leader information see GEMC: Section Leaders

See Also

• Emergency Medicine Resources (Main)
• GEMC: Section Leaders