Browsing: Practice Environments

International , International EM

A Resident’s Current Guide to Navigating Global Health: What Now?

6/10/2022 Anisa Mughal, MD

International EM has faced challenges in recent years due to the pandemic and other factors, but with the right roadmap, it can still be done. EM physicians are finding new ways to get involved, secur

Career Planning , Practice Environments , Community , Prehospital Care

Tactical Medicine Q-and-A: Life as a SWAT Doc

10/7/2021 Sriram Venkatesan, FAWM , Capt. Yev Maksimenko, MD, MA, DiMM, FAWM, FP-C

With > 50,000 yearly SWAT deployments in the U.S. alone and tactical environments that are not optimized for medical care, the need for well-trained physician-led tactical medical teams is clear. What

Career Planning , Practice Environments

Should I Stay or Should I Go?

8/14/2019 Megan Stobart-Gallagher, DO, FACEP

Residency provides a built-in community, culture, and structure all its own. But as you look toward those early career years, how do you decide which practice environment is right for you?

Practice Environments , Locum Tenens , Workplace

Locums Life: So Many Choices

10/17/2018 Paul Weinberg, MD

The practice of emergency medicine is awesome: It is broad, it is intense, knowledge-based, and packed with emotion - and all of that eventually can be exhausting. But being able to pack up leave (a l

Toxicology , Career Planning , Practice Environments , Medical Students , Advising

Toxicology: A Unique EM Subspecialty

5/17/2018 Daniel O. Bral, DO, MPH

Toxicology is a hidden gem in the world of emergency medicine subspecialties. What exactly does a toxicologist do? You might be surprised.

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

Practice Environments , Community

Resident on the Reservation: A Month with the Indian Health Service

8/14/2017 Michael Butterfield, MD, MS, MPH, RDMS

Resident on the Reservation: A Month with the Indian Health Service Tuba City is an unincorporated town baked into the high desert of northern Arizona. With a population of 9,000, it is a major cente

Practice Environments , International EM

Central Line Training in a Resource-Limited Environment

8/14/2017 Torben K. Becker, MD, PhD , Moneer Abdo, MD

Central Line Training in a Resource-Limited Environment Medical residents in the United States have the opportunity to learn and practice procedures on simulators before ever attempting them on a rea

Non Clinical , Practice Environments

Interview with Shannon Findlay, MD

11/22/2016 Morgan Bobb

Interview with Shannon Findlay, MD Shannon Findlay is a PGY-3 and Chief Resident in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. At the 2016 Society for Acade

Match , Military Advising , Practice Environments

Military Emergency Medicine (EM) Residency Guide: Demystifying the Military Match and Application Process

11/19/2016 Sameer Desai, MD , Lucienne Lutfy-Clayton, MD , Linda Katirji, MD , Gillian Schmitz, MD, FACEP , Emily Hillman, MD

Military Emergency Medicine (EM) Residency Guide: Demystifying the Military Match and Application Process THE MILITARY BOUND MEDICAL STUDENT The military match process for emergency medicine (EM) c