ALiEMU 2.0 relaunches with a flexible coached team model

After listening to feedback from educators, and specifically residency directors, who use the ALiEMU platform for asynchronous conference credit, we have decided to reconfigure our learning management system (LMS) platform to accommodate more fluid and diverse teams in flexible fashion. Residents and medical students within the same “class”? No problem. Pharmacy students doing peer-teaching around the world? No problem. Your program is not listed in our drop-down menu? We got rid of that requirement to form teams. The possibilities are endless.
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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-01-28T21:33:56-08:00Oct 15, 2018|ALiEMU, Medical Education|

Teaming Tips Case 2: Resistance to Change | ALiEM Faculty Incubator

Many of you are asked to take a leadership role within your department: managing a research team, joining your administration, or spearheading a clinical effort. It is easy to feel unprepared for these roles, and there are many pitfalls waiting to sabotage your team’s productivity. The ALiEM Faculty Incubator has created a series of 10 case-based teaming problems to provide you with evidence-based advice and solutions for tackling some of the more common problems encountered in our professional team experiences.

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By Alexandra Mannix, MD|2018-10-11T22:27:25-07:00Oct 12, 2018|Incubators, Medical Education, Professional Development|

APPLY NOW: 2019 Essentials of Emergency Medicine (EEM) Education Fellowship Program

The 2019 Essentials of Emergency Medicine (EEM) conference is in May, but opportunities start NOW. This conference is one of the largest live EM educational conferences in the world with over 2,000 attendees. The conference organizers, led by Dr. Paul Jhun, are again offering an amazing opportunity for EM residents anywhere in the world to serve as an EEM Fellow for the next EEM conference May 14-16, 2019.
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By Derek Monette, MD|2019-09-06T10:42:19-07:00Oct 11, 2018|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

IDEA Series: Utilizing On-Shift Shared Google Docs as an Interactive Digital Whiteboard

The Problem

Despite the importance of on-shift teaching, finding an effective and efficient method can be challenging when juggling the multiple simultaneous demands of the emergency department. Various EM educators have recently shared their innovative methods for on-shift teaching. Dr. Amal Mattu has championed the #WhiteboardTeaching movement on Twitter, and Drs. Michelle Lin and Rob Cooney have championed the use of post-it notes paired with educational pearls.^1,2 Computers, however, have become an inescapable part of ED workflow. Physicians may spend more time in front of computers than talking to patients.³ Perhaps computers, which are readily available at most physician work-stations, can be utilized as a clinical teaching tool in order to engage residents and students.
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By Megan Stobart-Gallagher, DO|2018-10-01T21:17:37-07:00Oct 2, 2018|IDEA series|

Teaming Tips Case 1: Project Leadership Pyramid | ALiEM Faculty Incubator

Many of you are asked to take a leadership role within your department: managing a research team, joining your administration, or spearheading a clinical effort. It is easy to feel unprepared for these roles, and there are many pitfalls waiting to sabotage your team’s productivity. The ALiEM Faculty Incubator has created a series of 10 case-based teaming problems to provide you with evidence-based advice and solutions for tackling some of the more common problems encountered in our professional team experiences.

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By Megan Stobart-Gallagher, DO|2018-10-11T19:28:46-07:00Sep 28, 2018|Incubators, Medical Education, Professional Development|

EM Fellowship Match Advice: Ultrasound Fellowship

The EM Residency Match Advice Series is back with its latest installment! We put the focus on emergency ultrasound fellowships, and our sage panel walks us through some of the changes to this year’s application cycle. For the first time, Ultrasound Fellowship Programs will participate in the NRMP match program. The Society for Clinical Ultrasound Fellowships (SCUF) provides the fellowship application service (similar to the role of ERAS, but shorter!) for the residency match. Hosted by Drs. Michael Gisondi and Michelle Lin, watch the video or listen to the podcast to learn about important changes to the application process and hear tips from our experts on what to consider when pursuing a career in emergency ultrasound.

Podcast

Ultrasound Fellowship Program Director Panel

Dr. Jeremy Boyd (Vanderbilt University)
Dr. Matt Fields (Kaiser Permanente San Diego)
Dr. Arthur Au (Thomas Jefferson University)

Listen to all the episodes of the EM Match Advice Series

By Michael Gisondi, MD|2021-07-01T10:18:11-07:00Sep 10, 2018|EM Match Advice, Podcasts, Ultrasound|

5 Tips to Developing the Daily Habit of Writing in Academia

As newly-minted education fellows, we are expected to be productive writers, and we wanted to share what we’ve learned so far about developing the daily habit – yes, habit! – of writing. For some people, writing seems easy. But not everyone can write non-stop, like they’re running out of time. Writing productively is an important skill to learn, especially if you have your sights set on an academic career. Here are 5 tips to get you started!

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By Cynthia Peng, MD|2019-04-20T10:44:14-07:00Sep 9, 2018|Medical Education|