Emergency Medicine Advanced Elective Clerkship

The Stanford School of Medicine and the Department of Emergency Medicine recognize the power of diversity and its impact on the future of healthcare. To support this, we collaborate with the Office of Medical Student Affairs to offer visiting medical students an exceptional opportunity to apply to the Stanford Clinical Opportunity for Residency Experience (SCORE) program.

SCORE applications open in VSLO for Periods 1–3 on February 13, 2026!

If you would like to be considered for both the SCORE program and the standard visiting clerkship, please note that there are 2 separate applications in VSLO. Please apply to the EMED 313A – SCORE (Emergency Medicine Clerkship) as well as the EMED 313A – (Emergency Medicine Clerkship).

Please visit the EM SCORE website for additional deadlines and details.

Construct a clinical management approach to the critically ill patient


Demonstrate excellent clinical skills and patient care

Develop strong foundational skills 

Build interpersonal and communication skills

Model professionalism

Throughout the rotation, students will have access to a number of supporting educational events outside of the emergency department. Students will attend weekly core curriculum conferences with the Stanford Emergency Medicine residents, as well as a monthly journal club. Rotators will also have dedicated, learner-centered educational sessions focused on bedside ultrasound, laceration repair, and other procedures.  Rotators will also engage in a series of interactive, faculty-led case discussion

A student-only simulation experience at Stanford's innovative Center for Immersive and Simulation-Based Learning early in the rotation will help faculty and students develop specific learning plans.

The rotation culminates in a final written exam. 

Students will work 14 eight-hour clinical shifts during the rotation. Rotators will have the opportunity to play an integral role on the care team, learning to take full responsibility for ensuring their patients receive high-quality emergency care. Students will lead the initial assessment of each patient, performing complaint-directed history and physical exams, developing a focused differential diagnosis, and then designing and implementing a targeted care plan with input and support from the attending physician. Students will also learn essential communication skills, acting as the primary contact between the care team, patients, patient’s families, consultants, and hospital staff.

Total of 14 eight-hour clinical shifts (Adult and Pediatric)

Night and weekend shifts will be included in your schedule

1 Emergency Critical Care shift

The Stanford EMED 313A Coaching program will pair EM-bound medical students with experienced junior faculty to improve the medical students' experience during the clerkship and facilitate their entry into the field of Emergency Medicine. The goal of the relationship is to focus on improving clinical skills. The coaches were chosen specifically from faculty not on the clerkship or residency program teams so that students feel comfortable discussing areas of growth. Coaches and students will meet virtually or in person before, during, and at the conclusion of the rotation to discuss feedback, work on clinical presentations, and plan their interesting cases.