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AAEM Resident and Student Association : A Medical Student/Paramedic's Perspective on COVID-19
Image credit:PexelsAuthor:Matthew CarveyOriginally published:Common SenseJuly/August 2020Medic-1 is responding to an assault in a rural location. Dispatch notifies EMS that the patient has a fever and was put on mandatory self-isolation for 14 days. On arrival, EMS dons a sterile cap, goggles, an N9
AAEM Resident and Student Association : Chronic Pain and Addiction Patients Need Us Now More Than Ever
Image credit:PexelsAuthor:Shane A. Sobrio, MDOriginally published:Common SenseMarch/April 2021Flashback to 2019. Hong Kong protests were raging on, the U.S. Women’s National Team won the world cup, Donald Trump was being impeached, and the health care battle continued to revolve around the opioid ep
AAEM Resident and Student Association : From Chaos to Clarity: Leadership in the Resuscitation Bay
Image credit:PexelsAuthor:Mary Haas, MDOriginally published:Common SenseNovember/December 2016You are managing a busy emergency department, when you hear via the overhead paging system that a new patient has arrived in your resuscitation bay. You scurry from the farthest corner of your department, w
AAEM Resident and Student Association : Resident Journal Review: Available Evidence Regarding Targeted Temperature Management (TTM)
Authors:Rithvik Balakrishnan MD; Taylor M. Douglas, MD; Taylor Conrad, MD, MS; Theodore Segarra, MD; Christianna Sim, MD, MPHEditors: Kelly Maurelus MD FAAEM, Kami Hu MD FAAEMOriginally published:Common SenseJuly/August 2020IntroductionThe ability to obtain good neurological outcomes after cardiac a
AAEM Resident and Student Association : EM Away Rotations in a Pandemic
Image credit:PexelsAuthor:Lauren Lamparter – President, AAEM/RSA Medical Student CouncilOriginally published:Common SenseMarch/April 2021For the third-year medical student, the emergency medicine residency application process starts with applying to away rotations. This year, uncertainty remains aro
AAEM Resident and Student Association : “Zooming” into a New Era of Clinical Education
Image credit:PexelsAuthor:Alexandria Gregory, MDOriginally published:Common SenseSeptember/October 2020If your residency is like most programs, your pre-COVID didactics likely consisted of several hours of in-person conference once a week. That common, traditional way of learning has been turned ups
AAEM Resident and Student Association : Optimizing Medical Surge Capacity
Image credit:U.S. Department of DefenseThis post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more.Authors:Mary Unanyan, OMS-IGregory Jasani, MD; AAEM/RSA Secretary TreasurerThe coronavirus pandemic has caused many to wonder whether our nation’s healthcare system can properly treat all of the projected critical
AAEM Resident and Student Association : Meditation in Medicine
Image credit:PexelsAuthor:Puja Gopal, MDUniversity of Illinois College of MedicineThis post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more.Recently when watching the evening news, I came across an interesting segment focusing on how teaching meditation in middle and high schools in San Francisco has led to m
AAEM Resident and Student Association : Human Trafficking: A Review for Health Care Providers
Image credit:PexelsAuthors:Nicole E. McAmis; Angela C. Mirabella; Elizabeth M. McCarthy; Cara A. Cama, MBA; and Frank H. Netter, MDOriginally published:Common SenseSeptember/October 2020BackgroundThe U.S. Department of State defines human trafficking in The Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000
AAEM Resident and Student Association : Who Will Be Their Advocate? A Commentary on Facing Illness Alone.
Image credit:PexelsAuthor:Jennifer Gemmill, MD FAAEMOriginally published:Common SenseJanuary/February 2021I am a terrible patient. I will refuse medicines prescribed to me. I will pick up my heavy 2-year-old just hours after delivering my newborn while the L&D nurses give me the evil eye. I will rem
AAEM Resident and Student Association : The Open Door
Image credit:PexelsAuthor:Lauren Lamparter – Medical Student Council PresidentOriginally published:Common SenseSeptember/October 2020One of the reasons I am drawn to and pursuing a career in emergency medicine is its open-door policy — all are welcome, regardless of their ability to pay, the color o
AAEM Resident and Student Association : Resident Journal Review: Do Adjunctive Therapies Beyond Infection Control and Appropriate Fluid Resuscitation Change Outcomes in Sepsis and Septic Shock?
Authors:Jordan Parker MD; Sharleen Yuan, MA MD PhD; Megan Donohue, MD; Robert Brown, MD; Mark Sutherland, MD; Hannah Goldberg, MD; Akilesh Honasoge, MDEditors: Kami M. Hu, MD FAAEM, Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEMOriginally published:Common SenseSeptember/October 2020IntroductionSeptic shock is an illness
AAEM Resident and Student Association : The Role of Ridesharing in Emergency Medicine
Image credit:PexelsAuthors:Jennifer Rosenbaum, MD; Nicole V. Lucas, MD; and Kraftin E. Schreyer, MD CMQ FAAEOriginally published:Common SenseJanuary/February 2021The advent and broad availability of ridesharing services, such as Lyft and Uber, are changing the way patients access medical services, a
AAEM Resident and Student Association : The Gender Gap in Medical Leadership: Glass Ceiling, Domestic Tethers, or Both?
Image credit:PexelsAuthors:Eveline Hitti, MD MBA FAAEMLisa A. Moreno, MD MS MSCR FAAEM FIFEMOriginally published:Common SenseMay/June 2017The number of women enrolled in medical schools has risen from less than 25% in the 1970s to over 47% today.1,2In spite of this, we continue to see striking under
AAEM Resident and Student Association : Resident Journal Review: Massive Transfusion Protocols (MTPs) in Traumatic Hemorrhage
Authors:Taylor M. Douglas, MD; Taylor Conrad, MD MS; Wesley Chan, MD; and Christianna Sim, MD MPHEditor:Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEM and Kami Hu, MD FAAEMMost, if not all, emergency medicine clinicians are familiar with massive transfusion protocols (MTP), which were developed to create a systematic met
AAEM Resident and Student Association : How to Be a Great Senior Resident
Image credit:PexelsAuthor:Alexandria Gregory, MD – AAEM/RSA Editor, Common SenseOriginally published:Common SenseJanuary/February 2021Four months after the beginning of second year, I still feel weird being called a “senior resident.” It feels like just yesterday I was the intern, lowest on the tote
AAEM Resident and Student Association : EM/IM Combined Residency: What up with that?
Image credit:secildegirmencilerThis post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more.Authors:Kyla RakoczyMS-3, University of Miami Miller School of MedicineKasha Bornstein, MD, MPHPGY-1, LSU New Orleans Internal Medicine/Emergency MedicineChoosing a specialty is one of the most daunting tasks of medical s
AAEM Resident and Student Association : Top 10 Most Read Posts of 2020
Image credit:PexelsAs 2020 comes to an end, we look forward to recognizing the year’s top 10 articles! Join me in congratulating this amazing group of authors at all levels of training and from across the United States!Additionally, I would like to thank each of the AAEM/RSA Modern Resident Blog aut
AAEM Resident and Student Association : When Do Things in Medicine Start to Become Common Knowledge?
Image credit:PexelsAuthor:Shaughnelene D. Smith, BSc (Hons); Eddie K. Maybury, BScOriginally published:Common SenseSeptember/October 2020Several weeks ago, I finished my first year of medical school and began the arborous drive from Kansas City, Missouri, to California for a summer research position
AAEM Resident and Student Association : Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio and Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio: Updates in Prognosticating Fournier Gangrene in the Emergency Department
Image credit:PixabayThis post was peer reviewed.Click to learn more.Authors:Alessandra Della Porta, EMT-B, MSIIIUniversity of Miami School of MedicineKasha Bornstein, Msc Pharm, EMT-P, MSIVAAEM/RSA Modern Resident Blog Copy EditorUniversity of Miami School of MedicineBottom Line Up Front:Fournier ga
AAEM Resident and Student Association : New Florida Law Requiring Written Consent for Pelvic Exams: Stumbling Towards Trauma-Informed Care
Image credit:FlickrAuthors:Emily Lara S. Dawra, BS, MSIIUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine MD ProgramAAEM/RSA MemberKasha Bornstein, MSc Pharm, EMT-P, MSIVUniversity of Miami Miller School of Medicine MD/MPH ProgramAAEM/RSA Modern Resident Blog Copy EditorIntroductionOn June 18, 2020, Flo
AAEM Resident and Student Association : The Brink of Burnout
Image credit:PexelsAuthor:Ryan P. Gibney, MDOriginally published:Common SenseMarch/April 2021It definitely felt different this new year. The normal buzz around town, packed stores, twinkling lights, and family gatherings uncharacteristically muted as compared to years past. I noticed a profound chan
AAEM Resident and Student Association : SBO: Seize Back Onus – Focus on POCUS.
Image credit:PexelsAuthors:Ahmed Mamdouh Taha Mostafa, MD; Kevin C. Welch, DO; and Max Cooper, MD RDMSOriginally published:Common SenseJanuary/February 2021CaseA 76-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea, diverticulitis, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis, dep
AAEM Resident and Student Association : Virtual Insanity: Adapting Curriculum to the Virtual Environment
Image credit:PexelsAuthor:Ryan Gibney, MDAEM/RSA EditorOriginally published:Common SenseNovember/December 2020The sun peaks over the bay, as the crispness evaporates from the morning air to greet, what — in any other normal time — would be the start of a new school year. The traditional morning rout
AAEM Resident and Student Association : Resident Journal Review: End-Tidal Carbon Dioxide Monitoring in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Authors:Christianna Sim, MD MPH; Taylor Conrad, MD MS; Taylor M. Douglas, MD; Wesley Chan, MDEditors:Kelly Maurelus, MD FAAEM and Kami Hu, MD FAAEMOriginally published:Common SenseNovember/December 2020Question: How can end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) monitoring guide our management of cardiac arre