Institution: Rhode Island Hospital / Brown Medical School
Preceptor(s): Elizabeth Sutton, MD
Department of Emergency Medicine
55 Claverick St, 2nd floor
Providence, RI 02903
E-mail:  ElizabethSutton@brown.edu
Phone: 401-793-3100
Fax: 401-444-6662
Presence of EM:    YES
Rotation Length:  4 weeks
Starting Dates: (rotation following calendar month only; starting any Monday, etc.) Follows Brown Medical School's 4-week master schedule available at: http://med.brown.edu/students/curriculum/year3and4
Months available:  all 12 months
Rotation Shift Schedule:
Hours/Shifts: 8
Shifts/Months:  16
Type of Hospital: Urban, teaching, level I trauma center Patient Volume:  110,000/yr
Patient Variety: (few kids? high trauma volume?) excellent mix of medical and trauma
Ambulance ride along: yes  Helicopter ride along: no
Housing Availability/Location/Cost: yes; $500/month
Scheduled Student Conferences: yes, 3 small group sessions/week
Reading materials (required/provided?): Tintinelli and select reading provided
Exams required: noneMalpractice provided? no
Prerequisites: Limited to senior medical students with prerequisites in Medicine and Surgery
Specialty Opportunities (Pediatrics, Toxicology, EMS, etc.):  EM ultrasound and pediatric EM electives available
Other unique opportunities (research elective, Ultrasound training, etc.):  opportunities for research, simulation and disaster medicine involvement