Browsing: EMRA

Op-Ed , Medical Students , Medical Student Council , Away Rotations

Barriers to U.S. Visiting Student Rotations for Overseas Applicants

3/25/2023 Kelsey Mercedes Morgan, RN-BSN, CEN, PMHN , Erin Karl, MD
International medical students face several challenges when they seek rotations in the United States. EMRA, along with our Medical Student Council, worked with relevant stakeholders — including EM pro
Op-Ed , Patient Interactions , OB/GYN

Pilot Study: Evaluating Education Targeting Intimate Partner Violence, Human Trafficking in an EM Residency

1/30/2023 Codee Champney, DO , Jordan Wells, MD , Luke He, MD , Grace Klanderud, MD , Megan L McElhinny, MD
IPV and HT are major causes of morbidity and mortality in the United States. Many victims will seek medical care, often in the ED. This puts emergency physicians in a position to identify and help vic
Palliative Care , Op-Ed

Palliative Care in the ED: Past, Present, and Future

1/30/2023 Alice Chang, DO
Palliative-care training and education, quality improvement, and research within EM has surged in the past decade. As a result, the practice paradigm for seriously ill patients in the ED has begun to
President's Message

EM residency applications are down. What does this mean for our future?

1/30/2023 Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD
Based on recent ERAS data, medical student applications to EM residencies are significantly decreasing for the second year in a row. This is likely a ripple effect of underlying issues mounting in eme
Op-Ed , Patient Interactions

Words Matter: The Importance of Communication in Medicine

1/30/2023 Robert Allen, MD
The next time you or I see a patient, let’s take a second to confirm the patient can adequately understand us. That may mean speaking slower, speaking louder, or making sure the patient has hearing ai
Op-Ed , Behavioral Health , Patient Interactions

The Betty Bubble: A Week at the Hazelden Betty Ford Addiction Treatment Center

1/30/2023 Brittany Ladson, DO
Addiction is a disease that responds to treatment. We must offer services to all patients no matter how many times it takes them to accept help. Who’s to say that attempt number 30 isn’t the one that
Op-Ed , Pediatric EM , Ultrasound

Yes, We Scan: Change Core US Requirements to Include Pediatrics

10/10/2022 Jenn Purcell, DO , Justin Hanson, DO , Jacob Pope, DO , Sarah Kleist, MD , Casey Wilson, MD
If pediatric abdominal ultrasound is routinely and deliberately taught to EM residents, a cultural shift away from obtaining abdominal CTs in children would be the desired outcome.
Op-Ed

Possessive Eponyms: Removing the Apostrophe from Medical Diagnoses

10/10/2022 Jessica Mason, MD , Whitney Johnson, MD , Stuart Swadron, MD
Medical eponyms like “Grave’s disease” and “Bell’s palsy” suggest, misleadingly, either a sense of ownership or perhaps a personal affliction of the individual named. Additionally, eponyms complicate
Op-Ed

One Health and Climate Change: Why EM Physicians Should Pay Attention

8/10/2022 Alison Neely , Kyle Denison Martin, DO, MPH
As emergency physicians, it is imperative to understand how environmental factors affect our practice of medicine. Climate change and its effects can feel daunting and out of our control; however, we
Wellness , Op-Ed , Legislation

Dr. Lorna Breen Act: One Step in the Right Direction for Physician Wellness

8/10/2022 Leyanet Gonzalez, MD, MBA , Nicholas Melucci, MPH , Leena Owen, DO
Although burnout and mental health challenges can be driven by a multitude of diverse triggers, this crisis among healthcare providers needs to be assessed on various organizational levels to develop

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EMRA Hangouts

Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD) Blog 10/06/2016

EMRA Trauma Guide

Annals of Emergency Medicine 01/01/2023

The EMRA Antibiotic Guide

EMRA*Cast 03/15/2019

EMRA Ortho Guide

Annals of Emergency Medicine 11/01/2022
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