ACMT Toxicology Visual Pearl – Master of Deceit
What venomous marine animal is pictured? Fire coral Lionfish Sea urchin Stonefish [Image from Rapheal Duprat via Wikimedia] [+]
Andrew Scott, MD
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Tangled in the Toilet
An otherwise healthy 46-year-old male presented to the Emergency Department with 18 months of diarrhea [+]
The Most Dangerous 10 Minutes of Your Shift: Mastering the ED Hand-Off
Handoffs are everywhere, from shift changes to trauma transfers. Each one is a chance for error. A standardized, structured sign-out protects patients, supports teamwork, and makes you a safer, more effective emergency [+]
SAEM Clinical Images Series: A Case of Sudden Right Arm Pain and Deformity
A 73-year-old male presented to the Emergency [+]
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Connect the Dots
The patient is a 39-year-old female with past medical history of polysubstance use disorder and seizures who presents to the Emergency Department complaining of bilateral leg pain, primarily in her joints. She states that she was seen by her PCP today and was given a shot of Toradol, but she reports that her pain has continued to worsen to the point that she has difficulty ambulating. [+]
SAEM Clinical Images Series: There’s a Bird Stuck in Your Throat
The patient is a 61-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension who presents to the [+]
SAEM Clinical Images Series: Tropical Rash
The patient is a 30-year-old female with no past medical history who presents to the Emergency Department with 2 months of non-healing ulcers on [+]
SAEM Clinical Images Series: When in Doubt, Swab It Out
A 26-year-old female with a history of atopic dermatitis presents with one week of rash that began on her lower lip but spread over [+]
EM Match Advice 43: EM Program Directors Reflect on the 2024 Match
Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (podcast host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by Dr. Abra Fant (Northwestern PD) in this discussion reflecting on the 2024 Match results, after last year's shocking number of 500+ unfilled positions. Here are the 2024 relevant numbers for Emergency Medicine, as compared to prior years. In the following podcast, we run down the numbers and what they might mean for the future. Match Fill [+]
How I Educate Series: Moises Gallegos, MD
This week's How I Educate post features Dr. Moises Gallegos, the Clerkship Director at Stanford University. Dr. Gallegos spends approximately 75% of his shifts with learners which include emergency medicine residents, off-service [+]
How I Educate Series: Fareen Zaver, MD
This week's How I Educate post features Dr. Fareen Zaver, the Deputy Head of Education in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Calgary. Dr. Zaver spends approximately 30% of [+]
How I Educate Series: Michael Gisondi, MD
This week's How I Educate post features Dr. Michael Gisondi, the Vice Chair of Education at Stanford University. Dr. Gisondi spends approximately 80% of his shifts with learners which include emergency medicine [+]
How I Work Smarter: Christopher Lloyd, DO
One word that best describes how you work? Opportunistically Current mobile device iPhone 12 Pro Computer iPhone Xr What is something you are working on now? Qualitative analysis on resident perceptions of feedback How did you come up with this Idea/Project? As a program we are continuing to look at how feedback is being delivered to residents, when it is happening, how it is received/implemented, etc. This project grew from a desire to explore the [+]
Silence is not an option: Addressing structural racism in medical education
The year 2020 has been a year of upheaval. The COVID pandemic revealed disparities in healthcare and its effects on marginalized groups such as the Black community. The pervasive effects of structural racism [+]
How I Stay Healthy in EM: Michael Paddock
Emergency medicine physicians serve on the “frontline” every time we walk into a shift but would be remiss to not acknowledge the unique challenges we have faced over the last few months, both [+]
All-EM Residency Graduation Extravaganza: Save the Date
We invite all of you to join the first-ever all-EM residency graduation event to celebrate the #EMClassof2020 who are embarking on their professional careers in an especially tumultuous time in history. Although this [+]
