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Editor's Forum , Wellness , Workplace , Personal

Editor's Forum: The Heart of EM

1/24/2020 Priyanka Lauber, DO
Have an EM story to share? "I want to hear about your struggles, your failures, and your triumphs. Even if you tried and failed, I welcome it," says EM Resident Editor-in-Chief Priyanka Lauber.
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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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Match , Advising , Personal , Med Student , MSIII , MSIV

You Didn't Match?

4/3/2018 Jessica Willett, MD
Every year in March, there's a lot of excitement surrounding Match Week. What happens when the news you receive is not what you wanted to hear?
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Wellness , Personal

EMRA Wellness: New Year, New You!

1/4/2018 Taryn Webb, MD
EMRA Wellness: New Year, New You! The new year is upon us, and that means many of us will be setting goals for the new year. That's great! Goals are an important part of wellness. Whether professiona
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Personal , Wellness

EMRA: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

12/8/2017 Taryn Webb, MD
EMRA: It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year The holiday season is upon us! Bright lights! Festive decor! And a string of... overnight shifts?  As EM doctors, the holiday season can be a harsh remi
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Burnout , Personal

Intern Year: 6-Month Slump

12/21/2016 Andrew Pelikan, MD
Intern Year: 6-Month Slump I don't know about you all, but 6 months into intern year I found myself a little pooped. It's not the “4 a.m. on my first nightshift back—hospital coffee isn't cutting it—
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Personal , Workplace , Wellness , Compassion Fatigue , Editorial

Recognizing Compassion Fatigue: Seeing Past the Present

12/1/2016 Katie Rebillot, DO
Recognizing Compassion Fatigue: Seeing Past the Present She was constantly in the emergency department for alcohol and drug intoxication. Staff dreaded her because she was usually inebriated and aski
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Editorial , Burnout , Personal

A Personal Story of Burnout

10/2/2016 Leann Mainis, MD
A Personal Story of Burnout Up until this past week, I thought I had a good handle on burnout. I thought I had figured it out. At some point during the past year, during a string of overnight shifts
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Editorial , Personal

Can You Find the Heartbeat of a City in the ED?

6/7/2016 Shannon Graves, MD
Can You Find the Heartbeat of a City in the ED? Dear Dad,  I'm moving to Detroit.  Love, Your only daughter I'll never forget telling my family that I was moving to Detroit. My incredibly sweet, quin
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Editor's Forum , Editorial , Personal

Letter from the Editor

1/30/2016 Abby Cosgrove, MD
Letter from the Editor If you had asked my elementary school self what I wanted to be when I grew up, I would have said an astronaut. I wore space suits made of painter’s coveralls, built a paper-mâc

#FOAMed and External Sources

From Textbook to Personal Treatment

JAMA 03/30/2023

EM Stud Podcast – Personal Statements

CDEM Curriculum 07/15/2016

Personal Statement Pt 2 – Brainstorming Ideas

EM Clerkship, LLC 05/02/2022

Personal Statement Pt 1 – Dos and Donts

EM Clerkship, LLC 05/02/2022
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