Exchange program general information
A NEW BEGINNING
After a hiatus due to COVID-19, EMGLEX is proud to announce that our flagship exchange program has returned as of January, 2023! We encourage residents and young attendings interested in learning more about emergency medicine around the world to apply for this valuable opportunity next year! See the link at the top of the page to apply.
Please note, we do occasionally have last minute openings in the schedule, so please contact us if you would like to be on a waiting list if such a spot should open up!
As before, clinical shifts will be observation only, but as a member of a small care team consisting of either an attending alone, or with a resident as well. Participants will also benefit from a rich collection of didactics, simulation, and other special opportunities detailed below. See FAQ!
CHICAGO Based Exchange Program
Our one-month exchange program consists of the following clinical experiences:
(Please note that all shifts will be observation-only due to US licensing regulations):
- Clinical shifts distributed between a number of Chicago area hospitals with a wide variety of environments, from inner-city public to suburban community and everything in between
- Shifts working directly with Dr. Asrow
- Trauma shifts
- Pediatric EM shifts
- Pre-hospital shifts
- Urgent Care
- Toxicology
- More experiences being added all the time!
And so much more...
Participants are also invited to weekly didactic conferences with EM residents from multiple area residency programs
Participants will also attend one-on-one SIM lab procedure training sessions, special SIM sessions depending on academic calendar, toxicology conferences, citywide resident conferences, the Illinois College of Emergency Medicine Annual Conference, the American College of Emergency Physicians Annual National Scientific Assembly, and more based on availability.
The fun part!
Finally, participants will enjoy meals, concerts and social events, as well as some time off to explore the city and travel!
Participants live together in our lovely, recently gut-rehabbed EMGLEX apartment, which is fully furnished, all-inclusive, centrally located, and reserved for our use indefinitely. Program participants are required to stay in this apartment in order to keep costs reasonable for everyone.
How it works
Our Approach
Our Approach
Our Approach
- Multi-directional
- Clinical observation
- Educational direction
- Experiential learning
- On-site didactics
- Apply experience
- Observe/Learn
- Discuss/Simulate
- Bring it home
"See one, do one, teach one"
->Accelerate and guide the
development of EM
What We Do
Our Approach
Our Approach
- Clinical observational shifts
- Simulation cases/procedures
- Weekly conferences
- Journal club
- Toxicology conferences
- Special conferences (ACEP/ICEP)
- Social outings/lots of food!
- Trips
- Reunions
- Friendships for life!!!
Where We Go
What We Learn
What We Learn
- Multiple Chicago area hospitals with a wide variety of practice settings, patient populations, and resources, ranging from large university, inner-city public, suburban community, and more
- Sim labs
- Toxicology conference
- Urgent Care
- Trauma
- Journal Club
- Special events/conferences
- Visits to conferences and universities around the world to teach and share
- Our very own "adult summer camp" style, all inclusive EMGLEX apartment where you become a part of our incredible international community!
What We Learn
What We Learn
What We Learn
- Clinical skills
- Department management
- Department throughput
- Interpersonal skills
- Patient management
- Procedural skills (sim lab)
- Includes: Intubation, difficult airway, central line, lumbar puncture, chest tube, cricothyroidotomy, transvenous pacer, IO, delivery, sim-man cases, and more
- Radiology interpretation
- Familiarization with US residency programs
- Resource utilization
- ***What is the identity of Emergency Medicine *** Where does the job start and end, what is the scope, what does it mean to be an Emergency Physician