Browsing: October 2014

EMIG , MSIV , Med Student , Medical Students , Editorial

Choosing EM: The Value of Supporting Student Interest Groups

10/15/2014 EM Resident

Choosing EM: The Value of Supporting Student Interest Groups Joshua Feblowitz, MS, MSIV, Former EMIG President, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA The contributions of emergency medicine residents an

Leadership Reports , Speaker Report , Editorial , Wellness , Leadership , Career Planning

Reflecting on the Journey

10/15/2014 Ije Akunyili, MD, MPA

Reflecting on the Journey I remember that day in 2012 so well, when at ACEP's Scientific Assembly in Denver I took my seat amongst the EMRA board as your new vice speaker. These past two years have c

Clinical , Orthopedics

Talk to the Hand: Perilunate Dislocations

10/15/2014 EM Resident

Talk to the Hand: Perilunate Dislocations Sarah Espinoza, MD, Resident Physician, UC San Diego, San Diego, CA Background: Perilunate dislocation with transcaphoid fracture Lunate and perilunate dislo

Career Planning , Contracts , Job Search , Practice Environments , Wellness , Financial

What? I Have to Leave Residency? Planning for Your ""Real World"" Future

10/15/2014 M. Shayne Ruffing, CLU, ChFC, AEP

What? I Have to Leave Residency? Planning for Your ""Real World"" Future It happens every late fall and accelerates into spring; graduating residents start to stress about the move into practice. Not

Health Policy

The Roll-Out of Health Insurance Exchanges: From Disaster to Success

10/15/2014 Sarah Hoper, MD, JD, FACEP

The Roll-Out of Health Insurance Exchanges: From Disaster to Success On October 1, 2013 U.S. health insurance exchanges opened to enrollees. Individuals were eligible to use the exchanges if they wer

EMRA , Leadership Reports , President's Message

Value of Service: Giving Your Time

10/15/2014 Jordan Celeste, MD

Value of Service: Giving Your Time As I approach the end of my year as EMRA president, I think it's natural to get a bit sentimental. And while yes, I do have one year remaining as immediate past-pre

Clinical , Pediatric EM , Medications , Toxicology

Small, but Deadly: Nine Pediatric Toxic Ingestions that Can be Fatal at Low Doses

10/15/2014 Jason Chu, MD , Danish Malik, MD

Small, but Deadly: Nine Pediatric Toxic Ingestions that Can be Fatal at Low Doses Part 1. Single-Pill Killers Introduction In this issue of EM Resident we present Part One in a two-part series on tox

Clinical , Toxicology , Toxins

Dangerous Elements: The Story of Lead and its Toxic Effects

10/15/2014 John Morrison, MD , Elizabeth Gorbe, MD

Dangerous Elements: The Story of Lead and its Toxic Effects A brief history In the roaring twenties, New York City was known to have the United States' premier forensic toxicology lab. Appointed in 1

MSIV , MSIII , Match , Advising , ERAS & Residency Application

Tips for the Interview Trail

10/1/2014 Zach Jarou, MD

Tips for the Interview Trail Congratulations, EM residency applicants! The toughest part of medical school is behind you. You've taken Step 1 (and most likely, Step 2), you've completed your pre-clin