Our residents have 15 weeks of elective time during their training (4 weeks as an R3, 11 weeks as an R4). Example elective opportunities are listed below. Residents may potentially develop new electives (pending approval of curricula, training affiliations, etc).
Electives (UCSF, ZSFG, or UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco):
- Advanced Ultrasound
- Clinical (Emergency Medicine) Pharmacy
- ECG
- Education
- ICU
- Palliative Care
- Pediatric Anesthesia
- Quality Improvement & Patient Safety
- Sports Medicine
- UCSF Pathways to Discovery
- Training in Clinical Research
- Global Health
- Health Equity and Racial (HEAR) Justice
- Health Professions Education
Domestic/International Away Electives (must apply in advance, limited to maximum of 4 weeks per resident):
- Domestic
- Shiprock - Northern Navajo Medical Center (Indian Health Services Emergency Medicine, Shiprock, NM)
- St. Helena Clearlake Hospital (Rural/Critical Access Emergency Medicine, Clearlake, CA
- International
- Hospital San Carlos, Chiapas, Mexico (Emergency Medicine)
- Grand'Anse province of western Haiti (Seattle-King County Disaster Team [SKCDT] humanitarian medical clinics)
- Commonwealth Health Center, Saipan (Emergency Medicine)
- Muhimbili National Hospital, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania (Emergency Medicine)
- World Health Organization Emergency and Trauma Care (Emergency Medicine Policy, requires application process)