Hello, med students. My name is Zach Olson and thank you for downloading this week's

episode of the EM Clerkship Podcast. It's the final week, at least with our first attempt

at coming up with a list of specific actionable tips that you can use to impress your

attendings and your

residents and get a really good slow.

Last week was really, really important.

All this stuff has been important.

You've spent so much energy up to this point.

I'm just going to recap the tips so far.

Introduce yourself to your team.

Stay humble and confident. Stay focused. Do your learning,

your core learning before your rotation. And then remember, it's all about teamwork. Find ways that

you can contribute to your team. Repeat your name over and over to the patient. Explain every little thing to your patient.

Keep them comfortable.

Try to keep things moving quickly for them.

Use the language line.

Get four descriptors for each complaint.

Find out why the patient is in the department today and what their biggest concerns are.

Make sure you hit every single red flag, jot down the name of their doctors,

and then at least have an organized medical history for when you're attending asks for more detail.

Maybe put the three biggest things in

your presentation. Recheck that heart rate and that respiratory rate. Do a thorough exam of

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