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 Notes by Category in the left column. The Global Curriculum Project is a living resource in constant flux as new data becomes available and older data becomes obsolete.

GEMC Community

Join in shaping the discussion of the curriculum by joining the Google Group and mailing list gemc-editors@googlegroups.com

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

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

BONUS

• Adult Learning Principles / Teaching Emergency Medicine
• Simulations in Emergency Medicine
• FOAMed - What Is It?
• Medical History

• Other Miscellaneous Topics

For GEMC Section leader information see GEMC: Section Leaders

See Also

• Emergency Medicine Resources (Main)

Authors

Ross Donaldson