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Medical Students , Workplace

Educational EMRA and ACEP Resources for Medical Students

10/22/2018 Erin Karl, MD , Ross Christensen, DO

As a medical student member of EMRA and ACEP, you have a veritable treasure trove of resources at your disposal. Find out how to use them to improve your knowledge and your practice, both on-shift and

Practice Environments , Locum Tenens , Workplace

Locums Life: So Many Choices

10/17/2018 Paul Weinberg, MD

The practice of emergency medicine is awesome: It is broad, it is intense, knowledge-based, and packed with emotion - and all of that eventually can be exhausting. But being able to pack up leave (a l

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.

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.

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.

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

Workplace

Welcome to Emergency Medicine

6/9/2018

Do you remember your very first shift as a physician?

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

Workplace , Practice Environments

What Do Residents Need to Know?

4/5/2016 Terry E. Carlisle, PA-C , Michelle Seithel, PA-C , Chadd Kraus, DO, DrPH, MPH

What Do Residents Need to Know? Emergency departments (EDs) nationwide depend on physician assistants (PAs) to assist in seeing high volumes of patients with varying complaints and complexity. In fac

Editorial , Wellness , Workplace , Personal

One Shift

2/14/2015 Samuel Zidovetzki, MD

One Shift There is something unique about being an emergency physician. There are a few other specialties who also see large breadths of pathology and some undifferentiated patients, but probably no