The Study In an Annals of Emergency Medicine paper, Preiksaitis et al. sought to identify program factors associated with unfilled post-graduate year 1 (PGY-1) emergency medicine (EM) positions in the 2023 Match [1]. The authors completed a cross-sectional, observational st...
Read moreHow can I keep up with so many landmark articles in Emergency Medicine (EM)? This is an often asked question we hear from interns and residents. Published in 2013 (1st edition) and 2016 (2nd edition), the "52 Articles in 52 Weeks" compendium is a compilation of 52 journal a...
Read moreEl panorama de los blogs y podcasts sobre medicina de emergencia y cuidados críticos (EM/CC) ha cambiado drásticamente en los últimos 20 años. El número de blogs y podcasts de EM/CC gratuitos y de acceso abierto se ha desplomado. Como informaron Lin y sus colegas en JMIR Ed...
Read moreCalling all who read or listen to emergency medicine/critical care (EM/CC) blogs or podcasts. In 2014, we helped to publish the master inventory of free open-access medical education (FOAMed) resources spanning the period of 2002-2013 [1]. In that publication, we demonstrat...
Read morehttps://youtu.be/jtGM-BUp_no The COVID-19 pandemic has placed incredible stress and strain on the personal work lives of emergency physicians. We have endured these almost 2 years of misinformation, PPE shortages, fear, frustration, grief, and death. So much going on in the...
Read moreBack by popular demand and thanks to a generous grant from the Government of Ontario’s eCampus initiative, the ALiEM team is delighted to announce the publication of 2 new eBook publications: Volumes 4 and 5 of the Education Theory Made Practical eBook series [ALiEM Library...
Read moreHappy new year! Make one of your new year's resolutions to accelerate your scholarly career in health professions education. The ALiEM Faculty Incubator is opening its doors to the sixth class of 30 educator-scholars. We have been thrilled by the quality of collaboration, g...
Read moreNo specialty in medicine requires “efficiency” more than Emergency Medicine (EM). Being able to seamlessly and quickly move between tasks is a necessary skill to function in the Emergency Department (ED). The controlled chaos and many moving parts can be overwhelming to new...
Read moreLa gran mayoría de los materiales de educación médica (gratuitos o con costo) están disponibles en el idioma inglés, consecuencia de su hegemonía como lenguaje de la ciencia a nivel global. En el mundo hay alrededor de 560 millones de personas que hablan español, 460 millo...
Read moreTechnology continues to integrate with our life -- for better and worse. Our team felt that the following 5 tech tools added value and joy to our lives, and so we are sharing with you. These also make great gifts for the emergency physician or healthcare provider in your li...
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