Emergency Medicine (BS)

Format(s)
On-campus, Online
Degree Type
Bachelor of Science
Duration

Junior Entry: 2 years
(4 terms)
Degree Completion: 1 year
(2 terms)

Format(s)
On-campus, Online
Degree Type
Bachelor of Science
Duration

Junior Entry: 2 years
(4 terms)
Degree Completion: 1 year
(2 terms)

Curriculum

Pitt’s undergraduate program in Emergency Medicine (EM) is one-of-a-kind. Students enjoy curriculum themes and courses in:

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  • Paramedic training including:
    • Adult and pediatric medical emergencies
    • Cardiology
  • Patient assessment
  • Pharmacology
  • Senior Year – Critical care
  • Legal and professional issues in health care
  • Senior year internship experiences in health care

 

Students enter the EM program after earning 60 prerequisite and general education credits and are afforded the opportunity to develop clinical skills during the junior year at facilities external to the University.

The EM program junior year curricula consists of required courses that are offered only once during the academic year. Any deviation from completing the courses in the planned sequence will result in the delay of progressing through the curriculum and the year of graduation.

Year 1 – Junior Entry

Fall Term

  • Foundations of Emergency Care
  • Pathophysiology
  • Medical Administration Lab
  • Introduction to Physical Assessment
  • Physical Exam Lab
  • Cardiology and Respiratory
  • Clinical 1

Spring Term

  • Pharmacology
  • EMS Operations
  • Cardiology Lab
  • Adult Medical Emergencies
  • OB/GYN, Newborn and Pediatric Care
  • Assessment Based Management Lab
  • Clinical 2

Year 2 – Junior Entry or Year 1 for On-Campus Degree Completion

Fall Term

  • Legal Issues in Health Care
  • Senior Internship
  • Critical Care Medicine 1
  • Elective 1 – Select from the list below; must be approved by your advisor and the program.
  • Elective 2 – Select from the list below; must be approved by your advisor and the program.

Spring Term

  • Professional Issues
  • Critical Care Medicine 2
  • Select from the list below; must be approved by your advisor and the program.
  • Select from the list below; must be approved by your advisor and the program

Emergency Medicine Electives

View all the available electives for the emergency medicine program below.

  • Critical Care Clinical Experience 1
  • Issues in Health Care
  • Issues in Health Care Education
  • Health Care Research
  • Finance and Accounting for Health Care
  • EMS Special Response Situations
  • Leadership in Health Care
  • Senior Seminar
  • Health Care Management
  • Beyond the Body – WEB
  • Certified Ambulance Coder – WEB
  • Organizational Theory – WEB
  • Independent Study
  • Introduction to Community Health
  • Mobile Integrated Health Care
  • Cognitive Psychology of Decision-Making

Electives Outside of Emergency Medicine Discipline

  • Human Anatomy and Physiology 1 with Lab NUR 0002 *
  • Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 with Lab NUR 0003 *
  • Human Anatomy with Lab REHSCI 1201
  • Human Physiology with Lab

These electives outside of the EM program (in the nutrition or rehabilitation science disciplines) shall be reviewed by your advisor and approved by the program

*Nursing Anatomy and Physiology courses are not available to Degree Completion Students.

Online Option for Degree Completion Program

These courses are available 100% online and can be completed asynchronously.

Fall Term

  • Issues in Health Care – WEB
  • Issues in Health Care Education – WEB
  • Health Care Research – WEB
  • Legal Issues in Health Care – WEB
  • Finance and Accounting for Health Care – WEB
  • Beyond the Body – WEB
  • Introduction to Community Health – WEB

Spring Term

  • Leadership in Health Care – WEB
  • Health Care Management – WEB
  • Professional Issues – WEB
  • Critical Care Management – WEB
  • Senior Seminar – WEB
  • Mobile Integrated Health Care – WEB