Browsing: August 2016

Mentorship

EMRA Mentorship Program

8/19/2016 Joshua Davis, MD

EMRA Mentorship Program Check out EMRA's mentorship program! Many believe that having a physician mentor is one of the most valuable resources for medical students interested in becoming a successful

Match , Program Director Interviews , Advising , MSIII , MSIV

Program Director Interview Series: Mary Westergaard, MD, FACEP | University of Wisconsin

8/19/2016 Morgan Bobb

Program Director Interview Series: Mary Westergaard, MD, FACEP | University of Wisconsin This month we interviewed Mary Westergaard, MD, FACEP, Program Director at the University of Wisconsin Emergen

Leadership and Advocacy Conference

LAC 2016: Informative and Engaging

8/4/2016 Patricia Yang , Joshua Enyart, DO

LAC 2016: Informative and Engaging On May 15-18 this year, more than 500 emergency physicians from around the country joined together in Washington, D.C., at the premier event for learning about and

Critical Care , Pain Management , Health Policy

Introducing the ALTO Alternatives to Opioids Program

8/1/2016 Katrina D’Amore DO, MPH , David Traficante, DO , Alexis M. LaPietra, DO, FACEP

Introducing the ALTO Alternatives to Opioids Program Steven Stack, MD, FACEP, an emergency medicine physician and immediate past-president of AMA, confronted the crisis in an open letter to America's

President's Message , Editorial

It's Time to Take a Stand

8/1/2016 Ramnik “Ricky” Dhaliwal, MD, JD

It's Time to Take a Stand On June 12, 2016, the United States was again shaken to its core and reminded of the devastation that guns can cause. In a span of 3 hours, more than 50 young people were ki

Diversity and Inclusion , Leadership Reports , Speaker Report

Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine

8/1/2016 Vidya Eswaran, MD , Tiffany Jackson, MD

Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine As our country grows more diverse, tackling health disparities is imperative to improving patient outcomes. After all, human experiences and cultural per

Editorial , Compassion Fatigue

How Becoming a Patient's Family Member Changed Me as a Doctor

8/1/2016 Thaer Ahmad, MD

How Becoming a Patient's Family Member Changed Me as a Doctor How on earth did patients and loved ones who have no formal training in health care or medicine manage to keep their composure when battl

Research

Taking the Plunge: Lessons from ACEP's EMBRS Workshop

8/1/2016 Cara Bergamo, MD

Taking the Plunge: Lessons from ACEP's EMBRS Workshop Interested in pursuing a fellowship that will require research? Better yet, interested in a career in emergency medicine research? ACEP's Emergen

Editor's Forum , Editorial

Letter from the Editor

8/1/2016 Abby Cosgrove, MD

Letter from the Editor I cried the first time I read general surgery resident Dr. Joshua Corso's Facebook post about his blood-stained shoes in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting. It went somethin

EMPower

Mel Herbert, MD, MBBS, BMedSci, FACEP, FAAEM @MelHerbert

8/1/2016 EM Resident

Mel Herbert, MD, MBBS, BMedSci, FACEP, FAAEM @MelHerbert The incomparable Mel Herbert will serve as a judge for EMRA's 20 in 6 Resident Lecture Competition in Las Vegas. As one of the highly acclai