Patient Care

Before Graduation, the Fellowship requires its fellows to demonstrate proficiency in:

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• collection of data necessary for the management of a patient with multiple medical problems and, when appropriate,

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• comparing prior medical records and identifying differences between the current presentation and past presentations;

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• Creation of a pertinent differential diagnosis and show the ability to narrow the list based on available data;

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• Using diagnostic testing results to alter management;​

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• Implementation of an effective patient management plan;

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• Selection of appropriate pharmaceutical agents based upon relevant considerations, such as: allergies; clinical guidelines; intended effect; financial considerations; institutional policies; mechanism of action; patient preferences; possible adverse effects; and potential drug-food and drug-drug interactions; and effectively combining agents and monitoring and intervening in the advent of adverse effects in the emergency department;

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• Possessing the ability to manage multiple patients and resources within the emergency department.

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• Collaboration with health care professionals to provide patient-focused care;

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• Identification of life-threatening conditions and the most likely diagnosis.

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• Implementing a disposition plan that uses appropriate resources,

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• Educating patients regarding diagnosis, treatment plan, medications, and disposition instructions; 

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• Re-evaluation of patients during emergency department observation and using appropriate data and resources, and determining the differential diagnosis, treatment plan, and disposition.