Emergency Medicine Wellness Week

Each year, we want you to take time out for yourself and to recharge.  The long hours and difficult days make it even more important to take time for your own wellness.

EMRA Wellness Guide

EMRA Wellness Guide

Published: March, 2018

Residency 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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Wellness Committee

Tired? Burned out? Enjoy being well? Join the Wellness Committee to learn ways to combat burn out and interact with like-minded individuals. Get involved with major organizations that have joined forces with EMRA to help fight against physician burn out. Please explore our wellness resources!

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Wellness Ideas

Wellness Blogs and Hangouts

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

Wellness

Mindfulness Meditation: How to Stay Focused in Med School and Beyond

A Difficult Investment: Lessons from a Burned-Out You

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

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

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

Financial

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

When the Dust Settles: A Look After the Match

EMRA Resident Forum and ACEP15: Make the Most of It!

It's Never Too Early

Radical Financial Gains

#FOAMed and External Sources

I am Dr. Daniel Lakoff, Associate Residency Director: How I Promote Wellness in EM

Christina Shenvi, MD PhD
ALiEM 5/26/2017
Promoting wellness is a team sport. It takes more than one individual to champion it at any institution. In medicine, when a team is formed to effect change, it is called a committee. Dr. Dan Lakoff

3rd Annual Emergency Medicine Wellness Week | 2018 Highlights

Sarah Mott, MD
ALiEM 3/16/2018
We are set to wrap-up the 3rd Annual Emergency Medicine Wellness Week. The ALiEM Wellness Think Tank (WTT) collaborated with CanadiEM, ACEP, and the Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP

Highlights from Second Annual EM Wellness Week

Nicole Battaglioli, MD
ALiEM 1/27/2017
The second annual Emergency Wellness Week is coming to a close. This week we featured wellness initiatives that you can use to boost wellness in your emergency department, talked about the importance

EBSCO Health/DynaMed Plus EM Residency Wellness Grant winner: Dr. Kory Gebhardt

Michelle Lin, MD
ALiEM 1/31/2016
A few months ago, the ALiEM Chief Resident Incubator launched a nation-wide competition to find the best EM residency wellness ideas out there. Today we announce the winner, Dr. Kory Gebhardt and the

What are you doing for ACEP Wellness Week 2017?

Jay Khadpe MD
Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD) Blog 1/25/2017
Submitted by DANIEL LAKOFF, MD, FACEP (ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI) and CHRISTINA SHENVI MD, PHD (UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA) on behalf of the CORD Resilience Committee January 22nd -

3rd Annual Emergency Medicine Wellness Week | March 11-17, 2018

Sarah Mott, MD
ALiEM 3/12/2018
In 2016, Emergency Medicine led the national charge to promote physical, mental, and emotional health of physicians. The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) promoted the first EM Wellness