7 05, 2018

How Competitive was Emergency Medicine in the 2018 Match? The answer might surprise you.

2018-05-07T20:53:08+00:00

May 7th, 2018 | EM Match Advice, Medical Education |0 Comments

By: Michael Gisondi, MD

The National Residency Matching Program® (NRMP) recently published its annual Results and Data for the 2018 Main Residency Match®. How competitive was emergency medicine (EM)? Spoiler alert: not much changed! But to understand the full picture, we need to dive into the numbers, which look a lot different from last year. Below is a summary of the most pertinent results for EM, trended from 2011-2018. You will notice some striking differences in the data between the 2017 Match and the 2018 Match.
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2 04, 2018

The 2018-19 Chief Resident Incubator enrollment opens TODAY

2018-04-01T01:03:22+00:00

April 2nd, 2018 | Incubators, Medical Education |0 Comments

By: Tanner Gronowski, DO

We are incredibly proud and excited to announce the launch of the 2018-19 ALiEM Chief Resident Incubator. Emergency medicine (EM) Chief Residents have recently been selected across North America to help shape and lead EM residency programs. The “CRincubator” will be enrolling its fourth class, building quickly on lessons learned and ongoing feedback from the membership. Led by Dr. Tanner Gronowski (Chief Operating Officer) and Dr. Robert Cooney (Chief Strategic Officer), this group will also feature legacy advisors, senior advisors, all-star cast of returning alumni champions, several surprise virtual mentors. Thanks to our exclusive sponsors EBSCO Health / DynaMed Plus.

Who’s with us? Read more and enroll on our CRincubator home page. We are kicking it off strong on April 16, so sign up before then. Don’t miss out on the launch.

13 03, 2018

Nuts and Bolts of Competency-Based Medical Education: Interviews with Drs. Sherbino, Cooney, Chan, and Hamstra

2018-03-11T22:58:17+00:00

March 13th, 2018 | Faculty Development, Incubators, Medical Education |0 Comments

By: Sara M. Krzyzaniak, MD, FACEP, Jennifer Mitzman, MD and Andrew King, MD FACEP

Are you confused about competency-based medical education (CBME)? Look no further! The Faculty Incubator conducted 2 Google Hangouts with 4 experts on the subject: Dr. Stanley Hamstra, the ACGME Vice-President of Milestones Research and Evaluation, and Drs. Teresa Chan, Robert Cooney, and Jonathan Sherbino. We summarized some of the key points from this robust discussion, which is available to you both in podcast and video formats. Enjoy!

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22 02, 2018

Discovering How We Learn: A Conversation with Dr. Geoff Norman

2018-03-18T09:10:56+00:00

February 22nd, 2018 | Faculty Development, Medical Education |0 Comments

By: Anne Messman, MD

We’re taking a look back at the first ever Faculty Incubator Talk with Experts. This Google Hangout session with the legendary Dr. Geoff Norman is an incredible treasure that has been unearthed from the Faculty Incubator Vault! You may be asking yourself, “what does a PhD in nuclear physics know about medical education?” The answer is “plenty!” With Dr. Norman’s help, Drs. Teresa Chan and Jonathan Sherbino (both from McMaster University) take a deep dive into how the brain processes information and how this knowledge can be used in our educational practice.
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12 02, 2018

Perspectives on Program Evaluation: Interview with Drs. Megan Boysen-Osborn, Dara Kass, and Andrew King

2018-02-11T16:31:24+00:00

February 12th, 2018 | Faculty Development, Incubators, Medical Education |0 Comments

By: Andrew King, MD FACEP, Asit Misra, MD and Jennifer Mitzman, MD

As part of the ALiEM Faculty Incubator Professional Development Program, Drs. Megan Boysen-Osborn (Program Director at University of California-Irvine), Dara Kass (Editor-in-Chief FeminEM), and Andrew King (Assistant Program Director at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center) participated in a Google Hangout where they provided perspectives and expert advice on program evaluation. Their perspectives and wisdom are summarized below.

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31 01, 2018

Winners of the 2018 ALiEM-EEM Fellowship Contest: Drs. Puja Gopal, Liz Fierro, and Natasha Li

2018-01-31T00:24:53+00:00

January 31st, 2018 | Medical Education |0 Comments

By: Derek Monette, MD and Michelle Lin, MD

After receiving numerous high-quality submissions, we are proud to announce the winners of the 2018 Essentials of Emergency Medicine (EEM) Education Fellowship Contests! Dr. Puja Gopal from the University of Illinois at Chicago has won the blog post competition. Her winning post, selected by a blinded EEM voting panel, highlights a mnemonic for taking care of patients with tracheostomies, and is featured on the blog today! Dr. Liz Fierro and Dr. Natasha Li have co-won the visual design competition for their submission, Pocket PEM. They were among 4 worthy semifinalist submissions selected by a blinded EEM voting panel, and the winners were ultimately selected by 2,687 ALiEM readers. We look forward to meeting these fellows in Las Vegas in May 2018 at the 3-day event. Thank you to everyone who submitted their work!

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24 01, 2018

ALiEM-Essentials Visual Design Competition: Top 4 Semifinalists | Need Your Vote

2018-01-28T02:11:36+00:00

January 24th, 2018 | Medical Education |0 Comments

By: Michelle Lin, MD and Derek Monette, MD

The ALiEM-Essentials of EM (EEM) Visual Design Competition kicks into high gear this week as the EEM team selected 4 semifinalists from a myriad of high quality submissions. YOU will decide who wins this competition, and becomes the next EEM Fellow with an all-expense paid trip to the 2018 meeting in Last Vegas! Voting closes January 27 at 5 pm PST.
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