Taking the Financial Initiative
Nathaniel Minnick, DO, St. John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI Every year the cycle restarts. Newly appointed senior residents begin to search for jobs, comp
Taking it Slow
We all experience different things in residency and come away with different perspectives, but there are a few things we all share in training. A constant sense of pressure and the nee
Working with Nurses and Alternate Practitioners
The following is an excerpt from EMRA's popular Medical Student Survival Guide, edited by Kristin Harkin, MD and Jeremy Cushman, MD. In this chapter ab
Small Doses; Big Results
Case 1 A 37-year-old female arrives to the emergency department after a high-speed motor vehicle collision. A traction splint is applied to an open mid-shaft femur fracture.
Ultrasound Evaluation: Achilles Tendon
Case A 39-year-old male presents to the emergency department with pain and swelling in his right ankle two days after an injury he obtained while playing volley
The State of the Specialty
The RRC reviewed 32 programs and accredited two new core EM programs, six EMS fellowship programs, and one pediatric EM fellowship program. I have now completed attendance
Global Health and Emergency Medicine
Advice from experts on international emergency medicine to help you chart opportunities in projects and research — both abroad and domestic. Mention international
Confronting Failure, Building Resilience
Whether it is in the classroom — or worse, in our caring for patients — eventually we will all experience failure and disappointment. FAILURE. It's something
Life after Boards: An Interview with ABEM President James H. Jones, MD
Whether you are a first-year medical student or a graduating senior resident, standardized testing has undoubtedly been a signif
Influenza and the Flu Vaccine
Approximately 90% of children who died from influenza in 2013 were not vaccinated. An estimated 10-20% of the world's population is infected annually with influenza. Up