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Editor's Forum , Editorial , Wellness

The Level One Commitment

8/1/2015 Nathaniel Mann, MD

The Level One Commitment I'm writing this article inside a tent. Lying on my thinning mattress pad, I can occasionally feel a refreshingly cool and crisp mountain breeze seep in through my partially

Leadership Reports , ACGME RC-EM

Programs and Mergers: Uniting Residents

8/1/2015 Leonard Stallings, MD

Programs and Mergers: Uniting Residents Hello, my fellow emergency medicine residents! I am your new representative to the Residency Review Committee – Emergency Medicine (RRC-EM), stepping into the

Career Planning , Practice Environments , International

Q & A: Blazing International Trails with Dr. Haywood Hall

8/1/2015 Joseph Reardon, MD

Q & A: Blazing International Trails with Dr. Haywood Hall International medicine is an ever-growing and expanding specialty within emergency medicine and other medical fields. Amid all of the growth,

EMRA , Leadership Reports , President's Message

One Year Gone: Reflections on EMRA One Year Out of Residency

8/1/2015 Matt Rudy, MD

One Year Gone: Reflections on EMRA One Year Out of Residency With this month, I have now officially been an attending emergency physician for one year. Residency graduation seems like it was just ye

Health Policy , Advocacy , Affordable Care Act

A Report on Access to Health Care for Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP Patients Under the ACA

8/1/2015 Kristen Cadden Swann, MD

A Report on Access to Health Care for Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP Patients Under the ACA Access to health care is a key issue the U.S. government targeted for improvement through the Affordable Car

Health Policy , Events & Activities , Leadership and Advocacy Conference

Wrap-up: ACEP Legislative Advocacy Conference

8/1/2015 Jasmeet Dhaliwal, MD, MPH, MBA , E. Page Bridges, MD

Wrap-up: ACEP Legislative Advocacy Conference This year's iteration of the ACEP Legislative Advocacy Conference and Leadership Summit (LAC) took place May 3-6 and was exceptional. For many in emergen

Med Student , Medical Education

Making the Most of Patient Presentations

7/9/2015 Michael Yip, MD , Aditi Mitra, MD

Making the Most of Patient Presentations EMRA and CDEM this week launched "Patient Presentations in Emergency Medicine," a new training video for medical students. Demonstrating how to tell a compell

Health Policy , Advocacy , Affordable Care Act

Supreme Court Upholds ACA

6/26/2015 Jasmeet Dhaliwal, MD, MPH, MBA

Supreme Court Upholds ACA The Supreme Court on June 25 ruled in the case of King v. Burwell, upholding a major provision of the Affordable Care Act. In a 6-3 decision, the court sided with Secretary

Risk Management Pitfalls , Medico Legal , Clinical , Critical Care , Shock

Diagnosing and Managing Shock

6/15/2015 EM Resident

Diagnosing and Managing Shock From the March 2014 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, “Diagnosis and Management of Shock in the Emergency Department.” Reprinted with permission. To access your EMRA

Clinical , Visual Diagnosis

Blue Leg

6/15/2015 R. Jason Thurman, MD, FAAEM , Lawrence Stack, MD

Blue Leg The Patient A 46-year-old male presents to the emergency department complaining of excruciating right leg pain. The pain began with a mild aching the day prior to admission along with some d