Template for Writing a Successful Journal Manuscript

Across the health professions, it is often assumed that medical students, residents, and faculty inherently absorb the knowledge on how to construct a successful journal manuscript. That is a fallacy. Crafting a clear and logical message that presents one’s data and conclusions can be incredibly challenging. Dr. Craig Newgard, Oregon Health & Sciences University (OHSU), shares his recipe for success in an itemized fashion. He also reviews this template in a recent podcast with the SAEM Research Learning Series.

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2019-01-28T21:34:38-07:00

November 6th, 2017 | Medical Education, Professional Development

By: Michelle Lin, MD

Introducing the SAEM Research Learning Series Podcasts: An ALiEM-SAEM Collaboration

ALiEM is teaming up with the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), which now offers live online education on emergency medicine research topics through its Research Learning Series. The ALiEM podcast team will work with SAEM content experts to deliver this high-yield research content in audio form! Check out the first example of this collaboration (“Being a Good Research Mentor and Mentee”) and be sure to listen to our next installment later this month.

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2019-03-28T20:01:20-07:00

October 20th, 2017 | Medical Education, Professional Development

By: Derek Monette, MD

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

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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2019-01-02T16:05:51-07:00

August 18th, 2017 | Incubators, Medical Education, Professional Development

By: Teresa Chan, MD

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

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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2017-08-09T03:14:28-07:00

August 9th, 2017 | Incubators, Medical Education, Professional Development

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

10 Tips on How to Succeed Your First Year Out After Residency Graduation

If you are graduating from an EM residency this year, you may be feeling nervous (or petrified) about your first shift out on your own. You’re wondering how you can gain the trust of the nurses and doctors at your new hospital. Perhaps you are wondering how you will keep learning without the residency leadership forcing articles and lectures on you.

In this post we will give you our top 10 tips, each with a practical pearl, for how to succeed your first year out. These keys to success will help keep you from making common mistakes, blowing your chance at a good first impression, and also help keep you out of deep, troubled waters when it comes to HIPAA violations and keeping your medical license.

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2017-05-25T23:27:37-07:00

May 24th, 2017 | Professional Development

By: Christina Shenvi, MD PhD and Nikki Binz, MD

2017-18 ALiEM Faculty Incubator: 6 reasons why we are excited about Round 2!

We simply have been unable to contain our excitement! You may have heard whispers on the internet, but we can now confirm that indeed, the rumors are true… The ALiEM Faculty Incubator will be accepting applications for next year’s class effective immediately! Applications are now open for the new 2017-18 ALiEM Faculty Incubator for educator-scholars ready to take their careers to the next level — from theory to application. Applications are open NOW.

Here are the 6 reasons we are incredibly excited about this year’s version of the “Facubator”.
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2017-01-20T12:30:40-07:00

January 14th, 2017 | Incubators, Professional Development, Social Media & Tech

By: Teresa Chan, MD

5 Tips for Battling Academic Writer’s Block: Insights from the ALiEM Faculty Incubator

Academic writing is a core competency for any faculty member. As much as we hate to all admit it, professional advancement (and dissemination of your hard work) still heavily relies on academic publications – in a variety of formats original research, review papers, case reports, simulation cases, blog, and website writing. It is important to prioritize writing just as consistently as you do staying up-to-date with all the latest practice-changing evidence as a habit early in your health professions education career.