Posts in Education
RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT: An Evaluation of Emergency Medicine Core Content Covered by Podcasts

Emergency Medicine (EM) resident trainees utilize EM podcasts as part of their EM education. Some podcasts are designed to cover EM core content, and others tackle more nuanced topics such as multi-specialty debates, equity in medicine, and procedural skills. There is some debate regarding EM educational podcasts…

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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHT: Wild SIM Research Study

Goldflam et al. found that a majority of emergency medicine residencies teach wilderness medicine content. Of those programs, greater than 80% create their own curriculum. The American Board of Emergency Medicine has a framework of wilderness medicine topics that are covered on emergency medicine board examinations. How these topics are taught, and…

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Motivation in Education

“…the learner could have chosen a career in finance. It would have paid more. But someone must do it…we need doctors…so how do you encourage a student or resident to remain motivated, to learn, and to persevere, especially when faced with difficulty?

This post asks us to reflect on what motivates learners, how to sustain motivation, and what kind of students and future doctors we would like…”

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At The Bedside

Read the HPI and think about the questions on the title slide before watching the video. Put yourself at the bedside of this patient and form your own diagnostic and management plan. Designed to help you actually rehearse what you’re going to say and do at the bedside of a sick patient, keep tuning in each week for the same format but new and high yield Emergency Medicine pearls…

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At the Bedside

Read the HPI and think about the questions on the title slide before watching the video. Put yourself at the bedside of this patient and form your own diagnostic and management plan. Designed to help you actually rehearse what you’re going to say and do at the bedside of a sick patient, keep tuning in each week for the same format but new and high yield Emergency Medicine pearls…

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