Browsing: August 2016

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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
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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
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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
Questions , Board Review

Board Review Questions: August 2016

8/1/2016 EM Resident
Board Review Questions: August 2016 Provided by PEER VIII. PEER (Physician's Evaluation and Educational Review in Emergency Medicine) is ACEP's gold standard in self-assessment and educational review
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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