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Leadership Reports , President's Message , Health Policy

Gracias. Merci. Danke schön. Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto!

10/3/2017 Alicia Kurtz, MD

Gracias. Merci. Danke schön. Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto! Random question: How many ways can you think of to say thank you? Seriously. Even if you're not multilingual, I'm sure you know the phrase

Health Policy , Advocacy

Bait and Switch: Troubling Developments in Emergency Care Coverage

10/3/2017 Rachel Solnick, MD

Bait and Switch: Troubling Developments in Emergency Care Coverage Anthem, the nation's second largest insurer, has adopted a policy under which emergency department (ED) visits could be denied cover

Neurology

Subdural Hematoma Secondary to Epidural Anesthesia

10/3/2017 Priyanka Lauber, DO , Krystle Shafer, MD

Subdural Hematoma Secondary to Epidural Anesthesia A 31-year-old multiparous woman who is 7 days postpartum after a c-section presents to the emergency department for the second time complaining of a

Diversity and Inclusion

What's the T? Caring for Transgender Individuals in the Emergency Department

10/3/2017 Hani I. Kuttab, MD

What's the T? Caring for Transgender Individuals in the Emergency Department Recently, I had my first experience caring for a transgender patient in the emergency department. The patient's chief comp

Critical Care

The Crashing Patient with Critical Aortic Stenosis

10/3/2017 Ram Parekh, MD , Mark Andreae, MD

The Crashing Patient with Critical Aortic Stenosis A 90-year-old male with a past medical history of severe aortic stenosis, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction, and chronic kidney disease p

Match , Advising , MSIV , Med Student , MSIII

Making the Most of Your Final (Medical School) Year

9/12/2017 Teimojin Tan, MS-IV

Making the Most of Your Final (Medical School) Year Application and interview season is upon us. As medical students enter their fourth year, some may ask, “How do I make the best of my final year of

Health Policy Journal Club

Health Policy Journal Club: Sharing Is Caring

9/6/2017 Louis Yu, MD, MA

Health Policy Journal Club: Sharing Is Caring Interconnected systems for information exchange might improve care and cut costs In 2009 Congress passed the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, whic

Match , Advising , Medical Students , Program Director Interviews

Program Director Interview Series: Robin Naples, MD | Thomas Jefferson University

8/29/2017 Chichen Qiu, MD

Program Director Interview Series: Robin Naples, MD | Thomas Jefferson University Robin Naples, MD, Program Director of Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program, spok

Prehospital Care

Tornado Touchdown: Mississippi Medical Students Overcome Disaster

8/29/2017 Olivia Kennedy, MS-II

Tornado Touchdown: Mississippi Medical Students Overcome Disaster In the early morning hours of Jan. 21, 2017, medical students in Mississippi were”¦ studying. Like every other first-year student, I

Recreational Drugs , Toxicology

Tripping off Trumpets: Diagnosis and Management of Jimson Weed Toxicity

8/14/2017 Henrik Galust, MD

Tripping off Trumpets: Diagnosis and Management of Jimson Weed Toxicity A 16-year-old male is brought to the emergency department for confusion and hallucinations for the past hour. Two hours prior t