Browsing: October 2017

Match , Advising , Medical Students , Med Student , Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Christopher Fee, MD | University of California San Francisco

10/18/2017 Hania Flaten , Christopher Fee, MD

Program Director Interview Series: Christopher Fee, MD | University of California San Francisco Christopher Fee, MD, Program Director of University of California San Francisco (UCSF)-Zuckerberg San F

Award Winners

2017 Fall Award Winners

10/9/2017 EM Resident

2017 Fall Award Winners Congratulations the recipients of EMRA's fall 2017 awards — and thank you to everyone who participates in the process. Your accomplishments reflect the strength of emergency m

Editor's Forum

Letter from the Editor

10/9/2017 Abby Cosgrove, MD

Letter from the Editor One of my first editions as Editor-in-Chief of EM Resident featured a story about the fascinating history of space medicine. I loved this article not only because it introduced

Medical Education , Events & Activities , ACEP Scientific Assembly , EMRA Hangouts

EMRA Hangouts Go Live at ACEP17

10/6/2017 Morgan Bobb , David Carle, MD

EMRA Hangouts Go Live at ACEP17 EMRA Hangouts are designed to connect you, as an EMRA medical student, to the leaders and best faculty advisors in emergency medicine. They year, we're going LIVE with

Health Policy Journal Club , Legislation

Health Policy Journal Club: ED Visits Rise After Medicaid Expansion

10/6/2017 RJ Sontag, MD

Health Policy Journal Club: ED Visits Rise After Medicaid Expansion October 2017 More insured Americans under ACA results in more emergency department visits Does having health insurance make people

Research

Journal Club for Dummies: How Not to Be Intimidated by Evidence-Based Medicine

10/5/2017 Krystle Shafer, MD , Cynthia Peng, MD

Journal Club for Dummies: How Not to Be Intimidated by Evidence-Based Medicine Have you ever looked at a journal club article and felt overwhelmed? You are not alone! Many residents are in the same b

Career Planning , Interviewing , Match

Lessons from Interview Season: An Intern's Reflection on What Really Matters

10/5/2017 Andrew D’Alessandro, MD

Lessons from Interview Season: An Intern's Reflection on What Really Matters Interview season provides a great opportunity to meet leaders in the field of emergency medicine, build new friendships wi

Medications , Toxicology

Atrial Fibrillation after Naloxone Administration: A Rare Complication of Opioid Reversal

10/5/2017 Megan Gillespie, DO , Maricel Dela Cruz, DO, MPH , Jay Slutsky, DO

Atrial Fibrillation after Naloxone Administration: A Rare Complication of Opioid Reversal Background Naloxone is a widely used antidote critical in reversing the lethal effect of respiratory depressi

Practice Environments , Locum Tenens

Ode to Local Tenens: Lessons from the Real World

10/5/2017 Jonathan Larson, MD, MBA

Ode to Local Tenens: Lessons from the Real World The search for a job out of residency can be an extremely daunting task. Dozens of employment models and practice settings exist, and it is difficult

Clinical , ECG Challenge , Cardiology

ECG Challenge - Oct 2017

10/5/2017 Shelby Catlett, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD

ECG Challenge - Oct 2017 Case. An 81-year-old female with a history of hypertension presents with episodes of lightheadedness. What do you see in this 12-lead rhythm strip? Note: The 3 images are con