Browsing: Wellness

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Burnout , Opinion-Editorial

A Difficult Investment: Lessons from a Burned-Out You

8/19/2018 Perrin Nimlos, MD
Sometimes the best investment you can make in your career is also the hardest: it's an investment of time.
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Workplace , Burnout

Burnout in the Emergency Department: An Interview with Zachary Olson, MD, Creator of EM Clerkship Podcast

8/7/2018 Christopher Borowy, MSIV , Jonathan Kelley, DO
Want to beat burnout? There's plenty of general advice available. But sometimes you need real-life perspective. For that we spoke with Zachary Olson, MD.
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ERAS & Residency Application , Medical Students , Personal

Time Out: Things to Consider When Taking a Year Off from Medical School

8/7/2018 Kate Anderson, MD
Taking a leave of absence from medical school may be exactly what you need to do your best in residency. But be prepared to prove the benefits of a gap year.
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Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Insurance

Health Policy Journal Club: Myths About ED Overuse By The Uninsured

8/6/2018 Jennifer Nath, JD, MS
Uninsured patients use the ED as often as the insured yet use other care much less.
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Medical Students , Advising , Workplace , Medico Legal , Burnout

When the Dust Settles: A Look After the Match

6/11/2018 Gregory Tanquary, DO, MBA , Chichen Qiu, MD
Preparing for the Match can be all-consuming. But what happens afterward? This 3-part series will explore a few key topics. We addressed housing and finances, and now we tackle professional life.
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Workplace , Wellness

Applying Cognitive Load Theory to Emergency Medicine Handoffs

6/10/2018 Danielle T. Miller, MD , Matthew Klein, MD, MPH
What's the best way to approach handoffs at the end of a busy shift? Try incorporating cognitive load theory to help improve the process.
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Workplace , Wellness

Emotional Intelligence in the Emergency Department

6/10/2018 Stephen Donnelly, MD , Brian J. Levine, MD, FACEP
An emergency physician must be able to react appropriately to any injury that arrives in the ED. It requires vast amounts of knowledge - but it also demands a skill that serves as the cornerstone of s
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Workplace

Welcome to Emergency Medicine

6/9/2018
Do you remember your very first shift as a physician?
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Advising , Match , MSIV , PGY1 , Financial , Personal Finance , Loan Refinancing

When the Dust Settles: A Look After the Match

5/16/2018 Gregory Tanquary, DO, MBA , Chichen Qiu, MD
Preparing for the Match can be all-consuming. But what happens afterward? This 3-part series will explore a few key topics. We addressed housing, and now we tackle finances.
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Burnout , Compassion Fatigue , Wellness , Editorial

Wellness in All Forms: The Daddy Dance

4/18/2018 Eric McDonald, MD
When a particularly rough shift ends, do you have a way to leave it behind you?