The Superbowl of Blogs: Vote us for "Best Clinical Sciences Blog"

Medgadget annually hosts a contest for the best medical blogs. It’s the Superbowl of blogs.

Our blog was nominated for the Best New Medical Blog last year, but got our butt kicked.

This year, we’re honored to be a finalist in the Best Clinical Sciences Blog category. That’s the great news. Unlucky for us, we are in the same category as the juggernauts EMCrit (also nominated in the overall Best Medical Blog category) and Resus.M.E. I do love the fact that the EM specialty is dominating with 3 finalists in this list of 5.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2017-03-05T14:18:34-08:00Feb 5, 2011|Social Media & Tech|

Poll: How do you recover from a night shift?

There are so many amazing things that we get to see and do as emergency physicians.

We see sick, undifferentiated patients who need our help acutely.
We have cool toys, such as ultrasounds.
We get to do great procedures.
We work on a shift-based schedule.
We work in team-based fashion with fun nurses, technicians, and staff.

However, one major down side is that almost all of us work some night shifts.

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-09-10T14:05:52-07:00May 4, 2010|Life|

What’s in your pocket on an ED shift?

I am always curious about what people carry in their scrubs and lab coat pockets. Often you can identify residents based on what they are carrying or wearing. Stereotypically, I find the following:

Long reflex hammer jutting way out of the lab coat pocket – Neurology
Plaster smears on their scrub tops and bottoms – Orthopedics
Fluffy animal on their stethoscope and/or lab coat – Pediatrics
LMP wheel – Obstetrics/Gynecology
Small textbook in lab coat pocket – a medical student

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By Michelle Lin, MD|2019-09-10T14:04:59-07:00Dec 18, 2009|Life|