Site Visit Summary

Similar to my other site visits, I was tasked with handing in 3 H&Ps, ten drug cards, and one journal article with a summary. Both meetings were held on zoom rather than in person. I find that virtual site evaluations are better as they save time from commuting; we are able to finish the meeting and go right back to work as opposed to having to travel to our sites again so I appreciate my site evaluator for making both visits online. For the mid-site evaluation, we handed in 2 H&Ps and 5 drug cards. My classmates and I took turns presenting our drug cards and our evaluator commented on the way these drugs are used in his emergency department, and provided clear reasoning as to why. I appreciated this feedback as it deepened my understanding of the drugs used in the ED. For instance, we learned that hydromorphone tends to be used over morphine in certain hospitals because it makes patients more euphoric versus dysphoric. This is something I never really considered but I am happy to have learned. Next, we presented our cases. We read our HPI and went over the pertinent ROS, and physical exam findings. We also made sure to talk about social habits if this was relevant to our assessment and plan. Presenting our cases in this way allowed for us to quickly talk about our patients while remaining comprehensive. For our final site evaluation, we submitted 1 H&P, 5 drug cards, and the journal article with a summary. We presented our drug cards and our cases in a similar fashion and then asked questions about our journal article after we presented it. Overall, the site visits went smoothly and I was able to learn a lot from the evaluator as well as my classmates.

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