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
Lessons from the ED
Finding humility, a servant's heart, and the ability to smile through adversity. It still feels like yesterday when I wrote my farewell to residency. Since then I have worked coun
Across the Pond: A Comparison of Emergency Medicine in the US and the UK
By sharing EM knowledge internationally, we can integrate new and effective methods of delivering emergency care domestically.
Emergency Department Bradydysrhythmias
From the September 2013 issue of Emergency Medicine Practice, “Evaluation And Management of Bradydysrhythmias in the Emergency Department.” Reprinted with perm
Electrical Injuries in Children
From the September 2013 issue of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Practice, “An Evidence-Based Approach to Electrical Injuries in Children.” Reprinted with permission. To
The Ethics Dilemma
Regular discussions of difficult ethical encounters can better prepare training physicians to deal with what are often the most challenging cases. There are fundamental flaws in ho
Gillian Schmitz, MD
Dr. Schmitz graduated from the Loyola Stritch School of Medicine in 2004. During residency at the University of North Carolina, where she was chief resident, she served as the a
What's the Diagnosis?
Case 1. The Patient A 44-year-old male with a history of upper extremity DVT and MRSA positivity presents with a constant, throbbing left wrist and forearm pain. He denies any t