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Match , Advising , Personal , Med Student , MSIII , MSIV

You Didn't Match?

4/3/2018 Jessica Willett, MD

Every year in March, there's a lot of excitement surrounding Match Week. What happens when the news you receive is not what you wanted to hear?

Critical Care , Airway , Critical Care Alert

Critical Care Alert: Comparing Early APRV and LTV in ARDS Patients in ICU

3/27/2018 Sean M. Hickey, MD

Our March 2018 Critical Care Alert compares early use of APRV and LTV in ARDS patients in ICU.

Health Policy Journal Club

Health Policy Journal Club: Nobody Likes Surprises

3/4/2018 Cameron J Gettel, MD

Good news! There are fewer surprise bills now than a decade ago. A surprise medical bill is one a patient receives from an out-of-network provider after seeking care at a facility considered "in-netw

EMS , Medical Students , Advising

The Impact of EMS: What EMS Can Teach Medical Students about Patient Care

2/7/2018 Randall Beaupre

The Impact of EMS: What EMS Can Teach Medical Students about Patient Care Over the hum of the diesel engine, a call came through the radio: “131…We have a Code 3: 25-year-old white female, possible h

Medical Education , Medical Students

Step 1/COMLEX | Exam Survival Guide

2/6/2018 Michael Messina, DO

Step 1/COMLEX | Exam Survival Guide Congratulations! Welcome to one of the most exciting times of your medical school career: preparing for your first big exams. Although it may not seem like it now,

Health Policy , Health Policy Journal Club

Health Policy Journal Club: 30 Million Outside the “Golden Hour”

2/6/2018 Louis Yu, MD, MA

Health Policy Journal Club: 30 Million Outside the “Golden Hour” Certain communities appear cut off from the nation’s best trauma care. In the U.S., cohesive trauma systems began to coalesce in the 1

Program Director Interviews , Match , Medical Students

Program Director Interview Series: Linda Regan, MD, FACEP | Johns Hopkins Emergency Medicine Residency Program

2/1/2018 Chichen Qiu, MD

Program Director Interview Series: Linda Regan, MD, FACEP | Johns Hopkins Emergency Medicine Residency Program Linda Regan, MD, FACEP, is the program director at Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency

Clinical , Cardiology , ECG Challenge

ECG Challenge - Feb 2018

2/1/2018 Jason Stankiewicz, MD , Jayram Pai, MD , Jeremy Berberian, MD

ECG Challenge - Feb 2018 Case. An otherwise healthy 35-year-old male presents with 1 week of intermittent palpitations associated with substernal chest discomfort and dyspnea. What is your interpreta

Editorial , Burnout , Wellness

Lessons on Burnout from a Fire Chief

2/1/2018 Eric McDonald, MD

Lessons on Burnout from a Fire Chief When the fire of residency is burning you up, remember to stay calm, stay low, keep your head up, and focus on what matters most. It was a dark, calm night at t

Clinical , Visual Diagnosis

Diagnose this Condition

2/1/2018 Natalie Cazeau, MSc, MSIII , Erica Roman Hernandez, MSIII , Kinza Ijaz , Amy Scheuermann, MSIII , Ahmed Raziuddin, MD

Diagnose this Condition The Case. A 43-year-old man presented to the ED with a 3-week history of a rash in a C7 dermatomal pattern that was burning and painful in nature. The rash began 3 weeks prior