The primary goal of emergency medicine training is to introduce the resident to emergency management principles of patients presenting to the Department of Accident and Emergency Medicine at King Abdullah University Hospital (KAUH), JUST. Through this training, the resident will have the opportunity to assess a wide variety of patients with various medical and surgical problems that he or she might be faced with  future clinical practice.

• Program Educational Objectives

• The resident will demonstrate the ability to assess critically ill patients and assess acuity level.
• The resident will demonstrate the ability to quickly determine immediate critical care interventions necessary to stabilize emergency patients.
• The resident will demonstrate the use of clinical information, paramedic information, medical records and information from other hospitals/emergency departments.
• The resident will demonstrate the use of clinical information gathered from history and physical exam, to determine patient's acuity level and develop a management plan.
• The resident will demonstrate appropriate disposition on a timely basis on patients in both high and low acuity problems.
• The resident will recognize and describe functional disorders and develop appropriate management/treatment disposition.
• The resident will demonstrate andunderstanding of appropriate use of medical, surgical, pediatrics and Obstetrics/Gynecology and other specialty consultations for patients presenting with a vast variety of clinical scenarios.
• The resident will show the ability to interview and assess patients in often difficult and stressful situations presenting to the Emergency Department.
• The resident will demonstrate the ability to rapidly assess acuity level often based on very limited information due to altered mental status and/or poor patient cooperation.
• The resident will develop a knowledge and proficiency in critical care procedures to stabilize emergency patients including endotracheal intubation, central line placement, lumbar puncture, NG tube placement, Foley catheter placement, arterial puncture and catheterization and other procedures ( through rotations in the Medical, Surgical, Critical care, Anesthesia and other departments and document their work in a case logbook)
• Residents will have the opportunity to perform minor surgical procedures including suturing, skin stapling, burn management, incision and drainage, and wound management/debridement
• The resident will assimilate a variety of ancillary data to assist in developing patient management plan including laboratory testing, EKG, x-rays, ultrasound and computerized tomography
• All procedures will be performed under the direction and supervision of the attending emergency medicine physician
• Perform initial evaluations limited to five minutes followed by a presentation to the supervising attending physician and develop a work-up treatment plan based on this assessment
• Consult the appropriate service necessary for patients that require admission or further consultation
• Complete medical records and documentation pertinent to the current patient encounter​