ALiEM’s Greatest Hits for Interns: A Curated Collection of High-Yield Topics

Congratulations, you’ve made it! On July 1, thousands of medical students across the country made the transition to becoming Emergency Medicine residents. It was a particularly competitive year for Emergency Medicine, with 99.7% of first-year spots filled despite a whopping 2,047 positions being offered in 2017 (up by 152 spots compared to last year).¹ Now begins the most crucial 3 or 4 years of your medical training that will prepare you for the rest of your career in Emergency Medicine.

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By Jeffrey Shih, MD, RDMS|2026-06-16T16:11:58-07:00Jul 21, 2017|Cardiovascular, Critical Care/ Resus, Gastrointestinal, Medical Education, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Pediatrics, Tox & Medications, Ultrasound for the Win|

MEdIC Series: Case of the Competency Conundrum – Expert Review and Curated Community Commentary

Our final case of this season, The Case of the Competency Conundrum, outlined a scenario of residency competency committee members who are divided in their approach to a superstar R4 resident, Josh, who has already completed the requirements of his training program. They struggle with competing opinions surrounding competency based medical education (CBME) early advancement principles and the importance of continued exposure/service.

This month, the MEdIC team (Drs. Tamara McColl, Teresa Chan, Sarah Luckett-Gatopoulos, Eve Purdy, John Eicken, Alkarim Velji, and Brent Thoma), hosted an online discussion around this case with insights from the ALiEM community. We are proud to present to you the curated community commentary and our expert opinions. Thank-you to all participants for contributing to the very rich discussions surrounding this case!

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By Tamara McColl, MD FRCPC|2026-06-16T16:11:53-07:00Jul 14, 2017|MEdIC series|

MEdIC Series: The Case of the Competency Conundrum

Welcome to season 4, episode 9 of the ALiEM Medical Education in Cases (MEdIC) series! Our team (Drs. Tamara McColl, Teresa Chan, John Eicken, Sarah Luckett-Gatopoulos, Eve Purdy, Alkarim Velji and Brent Thoma) is pleased to welcome you to our online community of practice where we discuss the practice of academic medicine!

This month, we present a case of a residency competency committee that has competing opinions surrounding competency based medical education (CBME) advancement principles when faced with a superstar resident who has met the requirements of his program and may complete his training ahead of the usual trajectory.

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By Tamara McColl, MD FRCPC|2019-03-30T21:46:42-07:00Jun 30, 2017|MEdIC series|

Academic Primer Series and Curated Collections for Educators: Important Papers for Medical Educators

Members and mentors of the inaugural, 2016-17 ALiEM Faculty Incubator authored 9 narrative reviews in the Academic Primer Series and Curated Collections for Educators on several important medical education topics, which highlight the most important literature and their defined importance for junior educators and faculty developers. To ensure broad compendiums of articles were obtained on each subject, collections of papers were augmented via an open call for additional papers using Twitter. Subsequently, a selection panel comprised of both junior and seasoned educators utilized a 3-round modified Delphi process to identify the best, most relevant papers for medical educators.

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By Andrew King, MD FACEP|2017-10-13T15:06:00-07:00Jun 21, 2017|Incubators, Medical Education|

MEdIC Series: Case of the Failure to Fail – Expert Review and Curated Community Commentary

The Case of the Failure to Fail outlined a scenario of an attending emergency physician who was frustrated with the ingrained “failure to fail” culture amongst his colleagues when faced with a resident who had significantly underperformed throughout his emergency medicine rotation.

This month, the MEdIC team (Tamara McColl, Teresa Chan, Sarah Luckett-Gatopoulos, Eve Purdy, John Eicken, Alkarim Velji, and Brent Thoma), hosted a discussion around this case with insights from the ALiEM community. We are proud to present to you the curated community commentary and our expert opinions. Thank-you to all participants for contributing to the very rich discussions surrounding this case!

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By Tamara McColl, MD FRCPC|2019-03-30T21:43:50-07:00Jun 16, 2017|MEdIC series|

EM Fellowship Match Advice: Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship

The second season of our EM Fellowship Match Advice Series launches with this insightful discussion with Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Fellowship Directors from across the United States talking about the nuances of applying into this ACGME fellowship, particularly through the lens of EM-trained residents. Hosted by Dr. Michael Gisondi, listen to the podcast version for details.

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PEM Fellowship Director Panelists

Dr. Maybelle Kou: Altieri PEM Fellowship at Inova Fairfax Children’s Hospital
Dr. Paul Ishimine: University of California, San Diego Rady Children’s Hospital
Dr. Peter Auerbach: Oregon Health Sciences University Randall Children’s Hospital

Read more on the PEMNetwork blog post by Dr. Maybelle Kou on applying for a PEM fellowship.

Listen to all the episodes of the EM Match Advice Series

By Michelle Lin, MD|2021-07-01T10:28:35-07:00Jun 8, 2017|EM Match Advice, Podcasts|

EM Match Advice: The Standardized Video Interview

It is not very often that the ERAS application process for residency positions changes from year to year. In 2018, there is going to be a new component added – the Standardized Video Interview (SVI) launched by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). All EM applicants in the 2018 application season are required to complete this interview during June 6 – July 31, 2017. Because it is such a new process, we invited key various stakeholders to the virtual table. The discussion was hosted by Drs. Michael Gisondi (Stanford) and Michelle Lin (UCSF/ALiEM).

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Panelists

Mrs. Renee Overton: Senior Director, Residency & Fellowship Program Solutions (AAMC)
Dr. Rebecca Bavolek: EM Program Director (UCLA-Olive View EM residency)
Dr. Rahul Patwari: Assistant Dean (Rush Medical College) and CDEM President

Listen to all the episodes of the EM Match Advice Series

Update July 1, 2021: The Standardized Video Interview is no longer a required element for the EM residency application.

By Michelle Lin, MD|2021-07-01T10:30:22-07:00Jun 3, 2017|EM Match Advice, Podcasts|