The four-week emergency medicine (EM) rotation is intended to familiarize the fourth-year student with the broad spectrum of emergency medicine, ranging from pre-hospital care to the stabilization, diagnosis, and treatment of patients in the emergency department and the subsequent patient disposition. The rotation should allow the student to gain an understanding of a systems approach to the practice of medicine, as emergency medicine utilizes all aspects of the health care system to deliver care to patients. In addition, the students should obtain a broad range of clinical and procedural experiences from the various patient encounters. Further, the students should be able to apply their osteopathic skills to participate in the diagnosis and treatment of emergency department patients.