Indiana University School of Medicine

The IU School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine residency in Emergency Medicine focuses on innovation and resident ownership. Department faculty consider residents to be primary stakeholders in their education and development of the curriculum. Residents are expected to leave their mark on the program and on the specialty of emergency medicine — during residency and well into their career.

Indiana U School of Medicine
Program Director Interviews , Medical Students , Match

Program Director Interview Series: James Waymack, MD FACEP | EM Residency Program Director at SIU School of Medicine, Springfield, IL

5/14/2021 Chiamara Anokwute
In this month’s addition to the Program Director Interview Series, we got to chat with James Waymack, MD FACEP to learn about the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Dr. Waymack tells us
EMRA Spotlight , Social EM Committee

Meet Alexander Ulintz, MD

2/26/2020 Alexander Ulintz, MD
We're pleased to introduce Alexander Ulintz, MD, vice chair of the EMRA Social EM Committee, 2020-2021.
Editor's Forum

EMRA-fied and Proud: 45 Years of Resident-Driven Publications

10/10/2019 Tommy Eales, DO
As EMRA celebrates 45 years, Dr. Tommy Eales reflects on the clinical publications that have helped EMRA make its members better doctors.
Leadership Reports

Emergency Medicine Residents Oppose ACGME Changes to the Common Program Requirements

8/12/2019 Allison Beaulieu, MD , Tommy Eales, DO , Karina Sanchez, MD , Haig Aintablian, MD , Dhimitri Nikolla, DO , Nehal Naik, MD
The future of emergency medicine hangs in the balance as the EM community grapples with the ACGME's new Common Program Requirements.
Editor's Forum

Hahnemann Closure: The Worst GME Debacle in U.S. History

8/12/2019 Tommy Eales, DO
It's time for every medical student, resident, and practicing physician to stand up against ongoing threats to GME funding. The devastating closure of Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia sho
Editor's Forum

Unsafe Nursing Ratios Incapacitate EDs, Endanger Patients

4/8/2019 Tommy Eales, DO
Decreasing the nurse-to-patient ratio immediately increases the frequency of medication errors and all-cause mortality for all patients in the ED — not only the critically ill ones who just arrived.
Editor's Forum

Price Transparency in the ED: A Murky Future

2/5/2019 Tommy Eales, DO
There's a monumental problem in how patients are billed for emergency visits. It's called surprise billing - and it's definitely not a good surprise.
Editor's Forum , Palliative Care

Quality of Life(Saving) Care in the ED

10/16/2018 Tommy Eales, DO
With current trends toward increased boarding time in the ED, emergency care has become a multi-stage event that encompasses a lot more than procedures and decision trees.
EMS , Fellowships

Factors Influencing Selection of Emergency Medical Services Fellowships: A Survey of Fellows

10/15/2018 Robert Zemple, MD , Aurora Lybeck, MD , Hayley Rose-Inman, MD , Frank W. Tift, MD , Kacey Kronenfeld, MD , Dorothy Habrat, DO , Hawnwan Philip Moy, MD, FACEP
What factors should you consider when choosing a fellowship path in EMS? Current and former fellows share their insights.
Editor's Forum , Advocacy

Resident Advocacy Matters

8/16/2018 Tommy Eales, DO
We need to pick up an important new skill, fellow residents: effective advocacy. There's a lot happening in health care policy that affects not only your patients, but also your professional future.