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How Long Should EM Residency Be? New Studies Shed Light

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2,3 In the 2021-2022 academic year, categorical (non-combined) EM residency lengths included 221 (80 percent) PGY 1-3 and 55 (20 percent) PGY 1-4 programs. A fourth year of EM training offers additional supervised clinical and academic experience. Academic career preparation for residents – are we on the right track?

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SGEM#308: Taking Care of Patients Everyday with Physician Assistants and Nurse Practitioners

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He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. In this role, he focuses on developing and implementing new care models including telemedicine, alternative payment models, and also leads the USACS opioid programs. Reference: Pines et al. AEM November 2020.

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How Long Should an Emergency Medicine Residency Be?

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2,3 In the 2021-2022 academic year, categorical (non-combined) EM residency lengths included 221 (80 percent) PGY 1-3 and 55 (20 percent) PGY 1-4 programs. A fourth year of EM training offers additional supervised clinical and academic experience. Academic career preparation for residents – are we on the right track?

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PEM Currents – Agitation in Children – Episode 5: The Boarded ED Patient

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It is also important to recognize that the majority of children seeking ED care are treated at community sites rather than urban, academic institutions. These populations may need to be prioritized in our efforts to address this problem.

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What has gotten better and what has gotten worse since you started in medicine

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Universities have abandoned academic pursuits and desperately try to prostitute themselves to Pharma, to acquire enough cash to buy up regional practices, and further their monopoly. We are employees working for the worst administrators imaginable. ” It is a small thing, but the quality of the bedsheets has hit a new low.