ALIEM Bookclub: A Few Short Notes on Tropical Butterflies

A Few Short Notes on Tropical Butterflies [1] is the brilliant debut collection of stories by physician turned-author John Murray. Inspired by his background in science and medicine, the novel focuses on the lives of researchers, physicians, nurses, explorers and collectors, who share a love for detail and scientific explanation. Murray’s stories are a wonderful balance of fiction and facts, which take the reader to the most enthralling places around the globe: from the slums of Bombay during a Cholera epidemic to remote areas of the key west; from the peaks of the Himalayas to a United Nations refugee camp in Africa. Entomology, microbiology, and neuroscience are among the areas of expertise described in this book. Despite an obsession by each of Murray’s characters to categorize and create order of the world through their field of study, the core of the stories deals with an emotional hurdle that requires the protagonist to respond to a more chaotic inner and personal world. (more…)

By Jordana Haber, MD|2016-11-11T19:47:52-08:00Jan 8, 2016|Book Club|

ALiEM Socks: Online sales open for our remaining 100 pairs

aliem socks Every year, we try to get a unique gift for many of our core team members to show our appreciation for them, their tireless enthusiasm and dedication to education, and pioneering spirit. It is only a small token of our appreciation. A few months ago, we have expanded to giving out such gifts to members of our Chief Resident Incubator as well. Inspired by custom socks that the Slack company made for its employees, I thought — why not ALiEM socks?

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-01-28T21:42:11-08:00Jan 7, 2016|Sales|

APPLY NOW: 2016 Essentials of Emergency Medicine (EEM) Education Fellowship Program

The Essentials of Emergency Medicine (EEM) conference named the Cosmopolitan Hotel (Las Vegas, NV) its new home as of October 2015. The 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 U.S. EM residents to serve as an EEM Fellow for the next EEM conference in May 10-12, 2016.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-01-28T21:42:20-08:00Jan 6, 2016|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|

Top 5 Reasons to Join the ALiEM Fellowship Incubator: The “Fincubator”

We are thrilled to announce our newest project in the Incubator series, the ALiEM Fellowship Incubator! Modeled after and building on lessons learned from the Chief Resident Incubator, the “Fincubator” is aimed at all Fellows in Emergency Medicine, regardless of what subspecialty they are pursuing, with the goals of promoting mentorship, scholarship, and innovation.

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By Glenn Paetow, MD|2018-01-30T01:55:29-08:00Jan 4, 2016|Incubators, Social Media & Tech|

ALiEM 2015 Annual Report

It’s been another amazing year here at ALiEM. The beginning of a new year is a time to reflect about where we have been and where we are hoping to go! In the past year, we have continued to see a rapid growth of innovations and projects. Under the leadership of Dr. Michelle Lin, the ALiEM team has grown to become an international organization with over 50 volunteers all helping to not only write for the blog (such as the new Healthy in EM series), but also to create new projects like our Chief Resident incubator (affectionately known as the “CRincubator”), 60-Second Soap Box, and ALiEMU!

Thanks to the leadership and design expertise of our ALiEM Digital Fellowship team, we have assembled an annual report to update everyone on our projects this year. We are proud to present our 2015 Annual Report, which highlights many projects and collaborations, as well as some behind the scenes insights.

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By Teresa Chan, MD, MHPE|2017-01-20T12:31:07-08:00Dec 31, 2015|Academic, Annual Report|

What is International Emergency Medicine?

First and foremost, international emergency medicine (IEM) is a big tent. We’ve got clinicians with an interest in tropical medicine and trauma, systems experts, inventors, educators, missionary families, public health experts, thrill-seekers, and policymakers. A disaster response specialist who has a “go bag” packed at all times ready for deployment belongs in this tent, as does an epidemiologist based in the U.S. who analyzes data on cholera outbreaks in refugee camps. Because it’s a relatively new specialty there is the occasional squabble about what does and does not constitute IEM, but generally we agree that we are working together to improve the state of health for people in our world. Our specialty allows us to work in a multitude of settings and clinical environments, something that no other specialty can do.