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7 Tips for Residents When Evaluating an Emergency Medicine Practice
By Shilpa Amin, MD, FACEP Fall is here, and recruiting season is in full effect for graduating and, in some cases, junior residents. As you start your search for the perfect job in emergency medicine,...
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Simple Tips for Staying Healthy in the Emergency Department
By Megan McGrane, PA We all know the basics of staying healthy while working, such as good hand washing and appropriate safety precautions. But sometimes while focusing on taking care of others, we...
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The Perks of Being an Urgent Care Physician
By Kurt Perry, MD A short while ago, when I was working full-time in the emergency department of our local hospital, we would get those days when it seemed we just could not keep up with the flow of...
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The Value of Emergency Medical Associates
By Shilpa Amin, MD, FACEP When Emergency Medical Associates (EMA) is integrated into a hospital system, we ensure the highest standards of service on many different levels. EMA was founded in 1977 and...
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Quick Tips with Dr. Marc Milano
By Marc Milano, MD, FACEP Topic: Patient Satisfaction As a physician in the ED you are in continual struggle to provide the finest care but deliver an expected level of efficiency. The clock is always...
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10 Tips for Success for Healthcare Newbies
By Kathleen Gardell As a child I longed to be a dancer. When deciding on a college major, I opted for dance. After an injury and many talks with my parents, I decided to switch majors and graduated...
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How to Make the Most of Your Emergency Medicine Residency
By Shilpa Amin, MD, FACEP Dr. Seuss said it best: “Congratulations! Today is your day. You’re off to great places! You’re off and away! You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes, you...
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Medical Research: All Evidence Isn’t Created Equally
By Phillip M. Stephens, DHSc, PA-C The “research police.” It’s a title every medical provider needs to embrace these days. Our evidence-based medical system is increasingly overwhelmed with data, and...
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Quick Tips with Dr. Marc Milano
By Marc Milano, MD, FACEP Topic: Patient Satisfaction As emergency physicians, we find each day different from the last. We are constantly faced with new patients, new illnesses and new challenges....
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Mindful Solutions to Dealing with Patients
By Megan McGrane, PA What do you know about mindfulness? Jon Kabat-Zinn, the father of the modern mindfulness practice, is a professor at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. He...
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My Experience Filming ‘Untold Stories of the ER’
By Anthony Brutico, DO From the emergency room to television, it certainly was an interesting journey. As an emergency physician, I have a lot of patient stories. Some are sad, some will bring a smile...
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4 Qualities for Practicing Emotional Intelligence in Emergency Medicine
By Marc Milano, MD We meet new people and interact with those we already know in varied situations every day. And as emergency department providers, we encounter more new people in more diverse and...
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How to Better Understand the Needs of Your Patients
By Anthony J. Brutico, DO One of the most important things we can do as emergency department providers is to always be aware of “the show.” Dr. Greg Henry describes the emergency department as “show...
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How to Tap Into Your Emotional Intelligence in the ED and at Home
By Marc Milano, MD, FACEP Our last discussion left off defining the key aspects of emotional intelligence (EI). It should be clear that a strong supply of emotional intelligence can make one’s...
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How Being a Scribe Will Prepare Me for a Career in Healthcare Administration
By CarolAnn Sudia As a recent college graduate, I’m often asked, “What do you do?” I reply with pride, “I’m a clinical information manager.” Ordinarily, I get one of two reactions: a simple nod, where...
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Innumeracy & its Consequences in Emergency Medicine
Employing the Rules of Statistics – Not Mathematics – Will Provide More Accurate Metric Measurement in Emergency Medicine By Phillip Stephens, DHSc, PA-C “Math” and “fun” rarely appear in the same...
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Emotional Intelligence: Getting to Know Your Stress
By Marc Milano, MD, FACEP As you may recall, my last post discussed how to start building one’s emotional intelligence. Over the next few posts, I will address each of the major skills you will need to...
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ED Staffing for Success: An Economics-Based Approach for Improving Throughput
By Eric Bachenheimer, MBA, MHSA, FACHE It has been about three years since CMS enacted its first emergency department-specific metrics that would become part of the mandatory reporting for U.S....
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Oh the Places You’ll Go: Tips to Avoid EM ‘Rust Out’
By Shilpa Amin, MD, FACEP I was recently at a conference at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and learned about the term “rust out.” It’s a fairly new concept described as your...
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Medical Education: Tips for Precepting Students
By Phillip Stephens, DHSc, PA-C Medical education is a vital component of medicine, and medicine is becoming increasingly complex. As emergency departments become busier, clinical education must often...
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