Learning Information Management instead of Evidence Based Medicine?

Keeping up with the literature these days is quite a daunting task. Medical information has increased exponentially over the past few decades and continues to do so. We spend a great deal of time and energy memorizing information which soon may become obsolete (see excerpt from the book The Half-Life of Facts by Arbesman).

Expecting physicians to keep a busy practice AND keep up with all the most current literature is impractical. By the time textbooks are published, the information is already a few years old and this puts us at risk of not practicing the most up to date and best evidence practice. We also know that with the increasing volume of information there has been new development on statistics on how to evaluate this vast amount of data. Most physicians are not properly equipped with the necessary statistical skills or time to analyze this vast amount of information.

So how DOES a practicing physician keep up with the most current, evidence-based medicine (EBM)? (more…)

By Javier Benitez, MD|2026-06-16T16:01:42-07:00Apr 22, 2013|Medical Education|

Poll: Disability Insurance – Yes or No?

I am set to graduate residency this June 2013 and among all the other things on my to-do list such as credentialing paperwork for my future employer is to explore disability insurance. Because I know very little about insurance, I decided to do some research.

What is disability insurance?
Why should I get it?
Do I need it as a physician?
Do I need it as an emergency physician?

Take a poll and see the crowd-sourced results…

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By Nikita Joshi, MD|2026-06-16T16:01:44-07:00Apr 19, 2013|Medical Education|

Sim Case Series: Perimortem C-Section

Case Writer: Clare Desmond, MD
Peer Reviewer and Editor: Nikita Joshi, MD

Keywords: Cardiac arrest, Perimortem C-section

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By Nikita Joshi, MD|2018-01-30T02:24:40-08:00Apr 17, 2013|Medical Education, Ob/Gyn, Simulation|

Sim Case Series: Incorporating ABEM Milestones

In this week’s simulation case, you will notice the addition of a table which is a description of ABEM Milestone #9 – General approach to Procedures (PC9). I created this table after attending a workshop from Dr. Danielle Hart (Assistant Residency Director and Director of Simulation at Hennepin County Medical Center). During the 2013 CORD assembly in Denver, Dr. Hart held a session in which she described a novel method by which to incorporate the ABEM milestones into simulation cases. This would accomplish two things:

Provide an evaluation tool for the learners
Easily incorporate milestones to evaluate residents

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By Nikita Joshi, MD|2016-11-17T12:34:30-08:00Apr 17, 2013|Medical Education, Simulation|

Be a great speaker: 10 practical pearls (part 5 of 5)

For the CORD Distinguished Educator’s Coaching Program, Dr. Gus Garmel has kindly offered to share his top 50 points to improve one’s speaking skills. These tips are great for anyone who plans to do public speaking. Thus far, this “be a great speaker” series has reviewed 40 pearls.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-12-21T11:54:58-08:00Apr 13, 2013|Medical Education|

10 Tips to Success as a Junior Faculty in Academic Medicine

As I am getting into my 3^rd year of practice as a faculty in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, I have begun to wish I had a better framework for success in academic medicine. Currently, almost on a daily basis, I have to answer about 100 emails, decide if I want to be on different committees, develop curricula, give lectures, do research, work clinically, mentor residents/medical students, and have a work-life balance. Does this sound familiar, and at the same time overwhelming?

Recently I read several articles on this very topic and thought maybe I would give some perspective on useful strategies to succeed in academic medicine, get recognized, and still have that healthy work-life balance.

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By Salim Rezaie, MD|2026-06-16T16:01:46-07:00Apr 8, 2013|Education Articles, Medical Education|

Writing content for social media? Protect yourself!

In the past few months, this blog has been successful in working with Google to remove pirating sites, which directly cut and paste all of our content (including PV cards!) directly into their own blog as their own. This broaches the greater question of disclaimers, copyright, and privacy.

Last month, Dr. Steve Carroll (EM Basic) nicely summarized these issues and constructed nice language for anyone’s social media productions. In fact, with his permission, I have incorporated much of the wordings into this blog’s disclaimer section (bottom of About Us). (more…)

By Michelle Lin, MD|2016-12-20T11:19:42-08:00Apr 7, 2013|Medical Education, Social Media & Tech|