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EMRA Wellness Guide
Published: March, 2018Residency is one of the most challenging times in the career of a physician. In addition to the stressors of working in a fast-paced, high-acuity, and information-poor setting, emergency medicine (EM) residents also have limited autonomy when it comes to shift scheduling, clinical responsibilities, and even financial support. Our vision was to create an on-the-go and easy-to-use resource tailored for EM residents, who may not have the time or experience to know where to find answers to questions like, “How can I make my night shifts more bearable?” or “How do I recover and continue to take care of patients after a bad case?”
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TOPIC: "Wellness in Emergency Medicine”
Arlene S. Chung, MD, MACM
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and An Associate Program Director for the Mount Sinai Emergency Medicine Residency Program in New York City
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EM Resident Wellness Articles
What are you doing for ACEP Wellness Week 2017?
Jay Khadpe MDCouncil of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD) Blog 1/25/2017
Staying Well in the Face of COVID
Melissa Parsons, MDFemInEM 3/30/2020
Beating Burnout
Annahieta Kalantari, DOFemInEM 5/22/2018
By the Numbers: Physician Burnout
ACEP NowACEP Now 11/1/2022
Spiritual Wellness
Jay Khadpe MDThe Vocal CORD 3/26/2018
Why We Shouldn’t Teach Doctors to be Well
Arlene Chung, MD, MACMFemInEM 2/13/2019
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