Faculty hero: Ernest Wang (part 2)
Clinical Assistant Professor, NorthShore University HealthSystemAcademic Director, Center for Simulation Technology & Academic Research (CSTAR)Associate Program Director, University of Chicago EM Residency [+]
Director of Growth, Strategic Alliance Initiative, Center for Innovation and Digital Health
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Faculty hero: Ernest Wang (part 1)
Ernest Wang, MD Clinical Assistant Professor, NorthShore University HealthSystem Academic Director, Center for Simulation Technology & Academic Research (CSTAR)Associate Program Director, University of Chicago EM Residency [+]
Director of Growth, Strategic Alliance Initiative, Center for Innovation [+]
Faculty highlight: Dr. Lisa Moreno-Walton
A large part of the reason why I love academics so much is that I get to meet really inspiring emergency physicians, who are passionate about their cause. I can't imagine a more dedicated person than my friend Dr. Lisa Moreno-Walton, who is the Associate Program Director at LSU in New Orleans. Dr. Lisa Moreno-Walton Associate Program Director, Emergency MedicineAssistant Professor, Louisiana State Univ Health Sciences Ctr, New Orleans Clinical Research Scholar, Tulane University Lisa, I know that you have your hand in lots of areas within Emergency Medicine, but what would you call your niche? My academic niche is [+]
Free videos and podcasts from "All LA Conference"
I recently discovered a little gem of a website, which houses video and podcast recordings of joint conferences by the Los Angeles EM residency programs since 2007. http://AllLAconference.com/ [+]
Director of Growth, Strategic Alliance Initiative, Center [+]
Work in Progress: Visual Aid Project is back on!
My poor camera is finally back from the Canon service shop. With now $211 less in my bank account, my Canon Eos Rebel XTi is back! Apparently SLR cameras don’t do well when bounced off the floor. In my defense, it was small bounce… [+]
TGIF: The "caffeine nap"
A common problem that emergency physicians share and struggle over is the circadian “dysrhythmia” of working random morning, afternoon, and night shifts. Shift work is the blessing and curse of our profession. I have yet to figure out the best way to adjust back to the daytime world after night shifts. Do you have any tricks? [+]
TGIF: Collaborating creatively with great people
What part of your job do you love the most?In academic emergency medicine, nothing energizes me more than brainstorming with creative, like-minded, and motivated people. From my experience, most of my past major projects have all started in similar informal, small-group settings.For instance, the CDEM organization was built when a small group of undergraduate medical educators went to dinner during a SAEM conference. We conspired to build something bigger and better. Two years later now, we now have over 100 members and are a new member of the major interdisciplinary organization Alliance for Clinical Education.1. This week, I got a [+]
Hot off the press: Podcast on ED crowding and education
Dr. Rob Rogers (Univ Maryland) has come up with yet another podcast edition for the EMRAP Educator’s Edition website. In this recording, Rob interviews EM faculty about education issues. Go to EMRAP Educator’s Edition website to listen to podcast. [+]
A Lexicon for the Workplace
We have many Research Associate volunteers who staff the SF General Emergency Department collecting research data. They are often ask "what did you mean when you said..." or "what does that mean on the patient census whiteboard". When I answer their questions, they often chuckle. This then made me realize that we routinely use terms and phrases that aren't part of the usual medical vocabulary and are unique to the SF General ED. HACito: For acutely agitated patients (often under the influence of one or more intoxicants), we commonly use Haldol, Ativan, and Cogentin in a single syringe to inject [+]
Three phases of educational technology in the classroom
I recently encountered a thought-provoking video about how technology is transforming education in the classroom setting. We are slowly experiencing a culture shift in how learners are learning. It follows that this should affect how teachers should be teaching. Briefly, the author lays out the progression of educational technology in 3 phases. [+]