Medical students often do ride-alongs with ambulances to gain hands-on emergency experience.

ride-alongs 是由动词 ride（乘坐）和副词 along（一起）组成的复合名词，字面意思是"一起乘车"。在医疗领域特指"跟随救护车等急救车辆进行实地观察学习"的培训方式，即"跟车实习"。