A Doctor’s Reflections on Being a Patient and Patient Advocate
After almost 40 years as a physician, with a career as an emergency physician, quality-assurance reviewer, and…
New Spin
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A Doctor’s Reflections on Being a Patient and Patient Advocate
After almost 40 years as a physician, with a career as an emergency physician, quality-assurance reviewer, and... -
Emergency Medicine Deserves to “Re-Brand” Itself as a Cost Saver
Emergency medicine (EM) has evolved over time and has long passed a crossroads where previously unachievable capabilities... -
Is There a Place for TikTok in Emergency Medicine Practice?
In the midst of a busy emergency department (ED) shift, it’s common for an emergency physician to...
Emergency Medicine Deserves to “Re-Brand” Itself as a Cost Saver
Emergency medicine (EM) has evolved over time and has long passed a crossroads where previously unachievable capabilities…
Is There a Place for TikTok in Emergency Medicine Practice?
In the midst of a busy emergency department (ED) shift, it’s common for an emergency physician to…
Tips for Dealing with Difficult Patients
We wrote such beautiful essays and personal statements on our medical school and residency applications. But, over…
Recognizing Human Trafficking Victims as Patients in the Emergency Dept.
Sex trafficking—as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000—is the “recruiting, harboring, transporting, providing, obtaining,…
New Mindset Helps Manage Hard Times
I recently had brunch with an emergency medicine colleague who told me she felt dread going into…
Quarantine the Oral Boards
Doctors are good at standardized tests. It remains unclear whether those tests are good for the doctors….
Mental Health Crisis Shows Emergency Physician the Importance of Getting Help
I’ve been in emergency services for years. I’ve done CPR on infants after a drowning and children…
Other Nations Deserve Their Shot
The pandemic is splitting in two. In the United States, case numbers have plummeted, thanks to a…
Opinion: Let’s Give Vaccination Programs a Shot
The COVID-19 pandemic has proven, yet again, that U.S. emergency departments are a critical part of the…