18 08, 2017

Education Theory Made Practical (Volume 1): An ALiEM Faculty Incubator eBook Project

2017-08-16T17:17:58+00:00

August 18th, 2017 | Faculty Development, Incubators, Medical Education |0 Comments

By: Teresa Chan, MD

education theory made practical cover page The ALiEM Team is happy to announce yet another eBook publication: the first volume in the Education Theory Made Practical series. This book was a labor of love written by the inaugural 2016-17 Faculty Incubator class. We are so very proud of all our Faculty Incubator alumni who made this happen. Their hard work has been compiled in this FREE, peer-reviewed eBook. We sincerely feel that it will be useful for all the educators out there, wrestling with the issue of integrating theory into practice.

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16 08, 2017

Welcome our ALiEM Deputy Editor in Chief: Dr. Derek Monette

2017-08-16T16:02:56+00:00

August 16th, 2017 | Non-Clinical, Social Media & Tech |0 Comments

By: Michelle Lin, MD

It is with distinct pleasure that we announce our newest ALiEM team member, Dr. Derek Monette. Derek is a senior EM resident at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency program, newsletter editor for the 2017-18 ALiEM Chief Resident Incubator, and made his EM Match Advice debut talking about changing specialties in EM. Today we announce that he has accepted the newest role as the 2017-18 ALiEM Deputy Editor in Chief (EIC).

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13 08, 2017

Team-Focused CPR: Bringing Prehospital Success to the ED

2017-08-13T21:45:38+00:00

August 13th, 2017 | Cardiovascular, Critical Care/ Resus, Expert Peer Reviewed (Clinical) |0 Comments

By: Blake Johnson, MD and David Pearson, MD |Editors: Scott Kobner, MD

High-quality chest compressions and early defibrillation are the cornerstones of effective cardiac arrest care.¹ When implemented correctly these two interventions enhance patient outcomes and improve overall survival.² However, despite simplified advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) algorithms and extensive training of providers, cardiac arrest scenarios in the emergency department (ED) are still high-stress and mortality rates remain high.^3,4

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11 08, 2017

HOT OFF THE PRESS | ALiEM MEdIC Series Book, Volume 3

2017-08-03T00:04:41+00:00

August 11th, 2017 | MEdIC series |0 Comments

By: Teresa Chan, MD

It has been 4 years since we launchd the ALiEM Medical Education in Cases (MEdIC) Series, and we are very proud to have had 4 years of excellent engagement and participation from the FOAM audience with our interactive monthly discussions. This season has been a whirlwind. Together, we have explored challenging patient, learner, physician wellness, ethical, and assessment conundrums. We want to thank all of those who have written cases, acted as experts, and commented on the cases.

We are thrilled to announce that a compilation of the third MEdIC season (last year’s cases) is available for free download.

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9 08, 2017

Finish Strong: Top 10 Things to Master Before Graduating EM Residency

2017-08-09T03:14:28+00:00

August 9th, 2017 | Faculty Development, Incubators, Medical Education |0 Comments

By: Derek Monette, MD and Aileen Newmyer, MD |Editors: Allison Trop, MD

If you are a senior resident, this post is for you! Right now you’re juggling an array of responsibilities. From adjusting to your new leadership roles in the Department to applying to jobs and fellowships, it’s easy to let that pesky procedure you have always struggled with or confusing ECG finding slip by you. To help you solidify your skills this year, we have come up with a list of things to master before the end of the academic year. Take a look, and tailor this list to your background and training. Come up with a list of your own, share it with your mentors, and check off each one. Graduation will be here before you know it!
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7 08, 2017

Building a Cohesive Residency Program: Top 10 Strategies to Engage Residents

2017-08-05T20:11:29+00:00

August 7th, 2017 | Incubators, Medical Education |0 Comments

By: Katie Wells, MD MPH, Adeeb Saleh, DO and Mansoor Siddiqui, MD |Editors: Tanner Gronowski, DO

Welcome to the beginning of the most exciting and terrifying time in your residency — the start to a new year! To help start the year off right a group of chief residents from across the country, through the ALiEM Chief Resident Incubator, have gotten together and compiled a list of ways for chief residents (and other resident leaders) to engage residents early to hopefully make this the best year yet of residency.

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4 08, 2017

ALiEM’s Greatest MEdIC Hits for New Academic Faculty: A Curated Collection of 8 Cases

2017-08-03T02:03:54+00:00

August 4th, 2017 | MEdIC series |0 Comments

By: Teresa Chan, MD, Brent Thoma, MD MA, Alkarim Velji, Tamara McColl, MD FRCPC MEd(c) and S. Luckett-Gatopoulos, MD MSc

Ok, while we congratulated the senior residents in our last piece, but let’s be honest, YOU (the junior faculty members) are the ones who TRULY should be congratulated. You’ve survived residency, and now you’re the boss!

You’re probably sighing with relief at the moment. But eventually, you’ll ask yourself: “Now, what’s next?” Well, yet again, the ALiEM MEdIC team has some resources for you!

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