The Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG) of MUSC, exists to provide medical students an understanding of the specialty of emergency medicine and the lifestyle and practice of an emergency physician. With fifty or more MUSC student members annually, the popularity of our EMIG programs contribute to its consistent rank as the College of Medicine’s largest student interest group.
EMIG activities include: Procedure labs teaching skills such as: airway management, intubation, laceration repair, intravenous catheter placement, electrocardiogram interpretation and theuse of ultrasound in the emergency setting Lecture presentations, including a Wilderness Medicine talk Ride-along experiences with local EMS
EMIG takes an active role in assisting students in pursuing residency application in emergency medicine by providing career advisement, field trips to regional EM residency programs, and talks by MUSC EMIG alumni who have been successful in securing residency positions in emergency medicine.
