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Wilderness Medicine

Management of Hypothermia from Wilderness to the ED

4/14/2014 Nicholas Daniel, DO

Management of Hypothermia from Wilderness to the ED Wilderness medicine entails the treatment of exposure-related maladies in the middle of nowhere. Well, not always. While this blossoming field of e

Global EM Fellowships

A Guide to International Emergency Medicine Fellowships

4/14/2014 Nathan Ramsey, MD , Gabrielle Jacquet, MD, MPH , Bhakti Hansoti, MBChB, MPH

A Guide to International Emergency Medicine Fellowships Finding Your Niche in the World There are over 30 International Emergency Medicine (IEM) fellowship programs, with more being added every year.

Leadership Reports , ACGME RC-EM

Council of Review Committee Residents Meeting

4/14/2014 Brandon Allen, MD

Council of Review Committee Residents Meeting It's been a busy beginning to 2014. The week after our EMRA Board of Directors retreat for strategic planning, I traveled to Chicago for the biannual Cou

Editorial , Medical Education

The Times They are A'Changing

4/14/2014 David Diller, MD

The Times They are A'Changing The world of emergency medicine education has been inundated by talk of competency-based assessments. As you may have noticed, the Milestones have arrived, and they've b

Medical Students , Osteopathic

Osteopathic EM: Two Roads, One Destination

4/13/2014 Zach Jarou, MD , Bradley Davis, DO

Osteopathic EM: Two Roads, One Destination The Changing Training Landscape In February 2014, after months of discussion, the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) and the Accreditation Council for G

Critical Care

A Brief Review of Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure

4/11/2014 Semhar Tewelde, MD , Adeleke Oni, MD

A Brief Review of Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure A 56-year-old male with a history of end stage COPD, sarcoidosis, and pulmonary hypertension comes into your ED in respiratory failure. His initial o

Curriculum Vitae

The CV Conundrum

4/10/2014 Anant Patel, DO

The CV Conundrum How is it that one document causes so much angst and stress in its creation? Perhaps it's because that one document plays such an important role in our futures. It seems unfair that

EMPower

Debra Houry, MD

3/24/2014 EM Resident

Debra Houry, MD A nationally renowned authority on violence and preventable injuries, emergency medicine physician Dr. Debra Houry has built a career devoted to public health. Although she now serv

EMPower

Steve Stack, MD

2/2/2014 EM Resident

Steve Stack, MD Dr. Steve Stack's career is quickly becoming defined by firsts. At 40, he became the youngest chairman – and the first emergency medicine physician — ever elected to the board of the

Editorial

The Leadership Pipeline: Engaging the Next Generation of Leaders

1/6/2014 Zach Jarou, MD

The Leadership Pipeline: Engaging the Next Generation of Leaders ACEP13 was a celebration of emergency medicine's tremendous past and its bright future. We commemorated those who founded and shaped