Department of Emergency Medicine Medical Student Rotation

Welcome to your rotation in emergency medicine at Lehigh Valley Health Network.

The attending staff and residents of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Lehigh Valley Health Network recognize their responsibility to rotating students and visiting residents. We are committed to assisting each learner in attaining a relevant, useful and valuable clinical experience in emergency medicine.

Your rotation provides for direct supervision by our attending physician staff, physician assistants and senior emergency medicine residents. You will have access to a variety of procedure labs and have the option to experience an autopsy, EMS ride-along, and practical ultrasound and toxicology experiences. 

You will spend a shift with a nurse, complete a final exam and be evaluated on your overall performance. Please review the orientation handbook and the four orientation podcasts on the homepage of the student website prior to the start of the rotation. 

All the best,

Deepak Jayant, DO, Clerkship Director
484-862-3232
Deepak_A.Jayant@lvhn.org

Andrew Koons, DO, Assistant Clerkship Director
610-804-0774
Andrew.Koons@lvhn.org

Getting started

1. First view and print the checklist that pertains to the rotation that you are participating in. This checklist must be completed and turned in with all your requirements.

Orientation handbook (for medical/PA students and visiting residents)

2. Watch our orientation podcasts for guidance through the website and an overview of the rotation. 

Shift responsibilities  

Educational objectives

Clerkship survival pearls

Evaluations

Directions to facilities

Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH)-Cedar Crest: 1200 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown

• Kasych Computer Lab: LVH-Cedar Crest, located on the first floor of the Kasych Pavilion across from the library
• Morgue (autopsy): LVH-Cedar Crest, in the basement of Kasych Pavilion; 610-402-8144
• Surgery Education Center (suture lab): LVH-Cedar Crest, in the basement of Kasych Pavilion. Take the Kasych service elevator to level B. The Surgery Education Center will be immediately to your right. Alternatively, you may take the Kasych public elevator to level B and follow the directional signs to the Surgery Education Center.

LVH-Muhlenberg: 2545 Schoenersville Road, Bethlehem

• Chiefs' office: use orange elevators at end of hallway, to the fifth floor
• Fourth-floor classroom: use orange elevators at end of hallway, make left off elevators at fourth floor
• Residency suite/fifth-floor classroom: South building - use orange elevators at end of hallway, make left off elevators at fifth floor

LVH-17th Street: 1627 W. Chew St., Allentown

Allentown EMS: 723 Chew St., Allentown; 610-437-7531
Northampton EMS: 1525 Canal St., Northampton; 610-262-0800
Division of Education (DOE): 1247 S. Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown
Emergency Medicine Institute: 2100 Mack Blvd., Allentown
LVHN-Mack Boulevard: 2100 Mack Blvd., Allentown