Emergency medicine ACTING INTERNSHIP
 Adeline Dozois, MD
Clerkship Director
Welcome, students! We plan to accept visiting students for our EM Acting Internship beginning in June 2024! Students may apply through the AAMC Visiting Student Learning Opportunities (VSLO) platform. Note that our rotation is hosted by Wake Forest University School of Medicine, and is listed under the Campus “Wake Forest – Charlotte.” For All Scholarship: We believe that all students should have the opportunity to participate in the Emergency Medicine Acting Internship at Carolinas Medical Center. To help support students who may have special circumstances that would traditionally limit participation in away rotations, we offer a limited number of scholarships, up to $1000 amount for completing our Acting Internship (AI) in EM (4AIM361 on VLSO). The amount awarded will be based on the distance of the student's home institution from CMC. These funds require a separate application and are meant to offset the cost of travel and housing for the AI. Learn more about the AI scholarship from Wake Forest University School of Medicine” |
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EM Acting Internship Details:
- Clerkship Director: Adeline Dozois, MD
- Coordinator: Claudette Batton
- Address: Department of Emergency Medicine, 1000 Blythe Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28203
- Contact Email: [email protected]
- Phone: 704-355-5300
- Fax: 704-355-8356
- Rotation length: 4 weeks
- Starting dates: per Wake Forest School of Medicine fourth-year academic calendar (see below)
- Rotation shift schedule: 8 hour shifts. 15 total shifts; includes shifts in Adult and Children's ED (approx. 1/3 of shifts)
- Patient volume: 120,000+
- Housing available/cost: Dedicated housing for in-state students
- Out-of-state: a variety of housing options are available at a reasonable cost including staying with residents.
- Student conferences: Yes, during peak months dedicated lectures for medical students only on Wednesdays from 8-10 AM. In addition, medical students attend the resident block conference on Thursday from 8 AM to noon.
- Reading material: Provided; includes readings and Emergency Medicine podcasts.
- Prerequisites: Students must have completed all core clinical clerkships at their home institution.
- Malpractice provided: No, malpractice coverage from your home institution is required to rotate (minimum of $1 million per instance, and $3 million in total).
- Other unique opportunities:
- Every month, there are dedicated "teach shifts" for senior residents on Mondays and Tuesdays. During these shifts, they have no clinical responsibilities other than to work one-on-one with medical students in the ED. There may also be a senior resident participating in a medical education elective and providing additional teach shifts throughout the month.
- Students will have the opportunity to learn about social services available in Mecklenburg County and participate in a service learning day with a local organizations.
- All students completing an AI will also be required to complete a brief self-directed learning project involving independent study of clinical question.
Come see if you like us! Each year, roughly 1/3 of our residency class is comprised of former rotators.
Applications are due five weeks before the start of the rotation and may be submitted through VSLO. The following information will be required:
- Certificate of medical liability insurance
- CV
- USMLE Step 1 transcript (to confirm pass so you can treat patients)
- Brief note of your interest in the specific AI at CMC
- Personal statement
- Copy of transcript (to ensure you are in good standing with your medical school)
- 2 letters of recommendation (preferably from a writer in Emergency Medicine, though others accepted).
More information about opportunities for medical students at Wake Forest University School of Medicine can be found here.
Important dates for 2024:
March 1st, 2024 - VSLO Catalog Opens for viewing
March 25th, 2024 - VSLO Opens for applications
April 1st, 2024 - Our department can begin offering visiting students rotations
April 4th, 2024 - WF reviews departmental offers - This is the earliest you will hear from us about possible rotations.
September 2nd, 2024 - VSLO Closes for new applications
2024 Block Schedule:
Block # |
Start Date |
End Date |
Last Day for Visiting Student Application Decisions |
4 |
6/10/24 |
7/7/24 |
4/15/24 |
5 |
7/8/24 |
8/4/24 |
5/13/24 |
6 |
8/5/24 |
9/1/23 |
6/10/24 |
7 |
9/2/24 |
9/29/24 |
7/8/24 |
8 |
9/30/24 |
10/27/24 |
8/5/24 |
9 |
10/28/24 |
11/24/24 |
9/2/24 |
10 |
11/25/24 |
12/20/24 |
9/30/24 |
11 |
1/6/25 |
2/2/25 |
11/11/24 |
12 |
2/3/26 |
3/2/25 |
12/11/24 |
