Browsing: August 2016

Mentorship

EMRA Mentorship Program

8/19/2016 Joshua Davis, MD

EMRA Mentorship Program Check out EMRA's mentorship program! Many believe that having a physician mentor is one of the most valuable resources for medical students interested in becoming a successful

Match , Program Director Interviews , Advising , MSIII , MSIV

Program Director Interview Series: Mary Westergaard, MD, FACEP | University of Wisconsin

8/19/2016 Morgan Bobb

Program Director Interview Series: Mary Westergaard, MD, FACEP | University of Wisconsin This month we interviewed Mary Westergaard, MD, FACEP, Program Director at the University of Wisconsin Emergen

Leadership and Advocacy Conference

LAC 2016: Informative and Engaging

8/4/2016 Patricia Yang , Joshua Enyart, DO

LAC 2016: Informative and Engaging On May 15-18 this year, more than 500 emergency physicians from around the country joined together in Washington, D.C., at the premier event for learning about and

Board Certification , Medical Education

In-Service Exams, E-Orals, and a New Emergency Medicine Dual Specialty

8/1/2016 Alison Smith, MD, MPH

In-Service Exams, E-Orals, and a New Emergency Medicine Dual Specialty Updates from the American Board of Emergency Medicine Today's emergency medicine residents are more tech-savvy than ever, and th

Cardiology , ECG Challenge

ECG Challenge

8/1/2016 Zachary S. Wilson, MD

ECG Challenge Case. A 75-year-old male with a history of systolic congestive heart failure, hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presents with shortness o

EMPower

Mel Herbert, MD, MBBS, BMedSci, FACEP, FAAEM @MelHerbert

8/1/2016 EM Resident

Mel Herbert, MD, MBBS, BMedSci, FACEP, FAAEM @MelHerbert The incomparable Mel Herbert will serve as a judge for EMRA's 20 in 6 Resident Lecture Competition in Las Vegas. As one of the highly acclai

Med Student , Editorial

EndStep2CS, Gun Violence Research, GME Funding, and More

8/1/2016 Sean Ochsenbein, MSIV , Arnab Sarker, MD, MBA

EndStep2CS, Gun Violence Research, GME Funding, and More EM Updates from the 2016 AMA Annual Meeting The American Medical Association (AMA) met in Chicago June 11-15 to discuss key issues pertaining

Toxicology , Medications

Bupropion: Skinny Happy Drug or Toxicologic Menace?

8/1/2016 Roxanne Thomas, MD , Joshua Shulman, MD , Anthony Pizon, MD

Bupropion: Skinny Happy Drug or Toxicologic Menace? A 24-year-old woman with a history of bulimia and depression is brought to the emergency department by ambulance. The patient is agitated and unab

Editorial , Compassion Fatigue

How Becoming a Patient's Family Member Changed Me as a Doctor

8/1/2016 Thaer Ahmad, MD

How Becoming a Patient's Family Member Changed Me as a Doctor How on earth did patients and loved ones who have no formal training in health care or medicine manage to keep their composure when battl

Pediatric EM

Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Infective Endocarditis

8/1/2016 Andrej Pogribny MD, MPH

Diagnosis and Management of Pediatric Infective Endocarditis Pediatric infective endocarditis (IE) is a diagnostically challenging infection in children, as it often presents with vague or subtle sig