University of Kentucky

The University of Kentucky is a 3-year, fully accredited Emergency Medicine residency training program, based at the A. B. Chandler Medical Center, and is approved for 12 residents per class. The most basic goal of residency education is to instruct physicians-in-training to practice in an unsupervised environment. Going several steps further, the University of Kentucky strives to train its residents to be outstanding practitioners.

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Editor's Forum

Miscarriage of Justice

6/10/2022 Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD

Share your clinical experiences with legislators, friends, and family. Tell the de-identified stories of patients who have suffered from ectopic and high-risk pregnancies. Talk about your patient with

Editor's Forum

Building Trust Through Integrity

4/10/2022 Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD

We are confronting an ethical dilemma in emergency medicine that has been brewing for years. It impacts patients' health while business executives and shareholders, far removed from the patients they

Editor's Forum

Kindling the Fire

2/12/2022 Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD

As the snow settles into a downy blanket over my little home in Lexington, Ky., I get to spend a few hours nestled on the couch with my big, sweet dog, the fireplace glowing, doing one of my new favor

Editor's Forum

New Year, New View

12/12/2021 Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD

This December 31, many of us will be working. The ball may drop while you’re running a trauma or placing a central line. But I hope at some point you have time to reflect on the past year and renew yo

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EMRA Board of Directors , Leadership

Get to Know Your Secretary/Editor-in-Chief: Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD

12/12/2021 Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD

EMRA Secretary of the Board/EM Resident Editor-in-Chief Jessica Adkins Murphy is ready to elevate the voice of emergency medicine through print and digital outreach.

COVID-19 , Airway , Critical Care , Ventilator Management

Management of the COVID-19 Airway

4/8/2021 Connor Greer, MD , Robert Razick , Joel Hamm, MD, FACEP

There are many perspectives available and early data to guide management of COVID-19 patients who present with respiratory failure. This article will review practice-altering data and the approach use

Infectious Disease

A Pause to Consider Strongyloides Stercoralis in the ED

6/10/2020 Rebecca Teague, MD , Joel Hamm, MD, FACEP

Strongyloidiasis is an infection of the parasitic nematode, Strongyloides stercoralis. This condition is well-known in global health as a concern among immigrants and refugees, but it is also present

Ophthalmology , Toxicology

Managing the Effects of Riot Control Agents

6/5/2020 Peter D. Akpunonu, MD , Haedan Eagar , Ben Doty

As protests have turned violent in response to the death of George Floyd, riot control agents have gained national attention. Exposures are now commonplace, and it's important for emergency physicians

Ultrasound , Cardiology

Differentiating Acute Versus Chronic Right Heart Failure with Bedside Echocardiography

8/13/2019 Andrew Pellet, MD , Amy Zeidan, MD , Jacob Avila, MD

While there are a number of quantitative and qualitative assessments that can be used to evaluate right heart function, 2 measurements in particular can help differentiate acute versus chronic right h

Sports Medicine

Emergency Management of Heat-Related Illness

10/16/2018 Wes Troyer, DO , MAJ John Kiel, DO, MPH, CAQ-SM

The best treatment for heat-related illnesses is public education and prevention. How can you help from your ED?

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