Sat.Aug 17, 2024

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Hustling at Work: What's the difference between a TechBro and a Junior Faculty Member in Medicine

Sensible Medicine

A few years ago, a colleague of mine was applying for, and eventually received, a grant to study lung cancer screening in a vulnerable population. One day, we were having coffee, and she mused. “Look at these 20 year old tech start up people. 8 of them living in a house. Spending day and night coding. All dreaming that they will make it big. It’s sad to watch, knowing how few will succeed.

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SGEM Xtra: The Final Countdown – To IncrEMentuM 2025

The Skeptics' Guide to EM

Date: August 13, 2024 Guest Skeptics: We have two guest skeptics for this SGEM Xtra episode. Dr. Palma Dr. Francisco Campillo Palma is an Emergency Medicine doctor. He works in prehospital (EMS and HEMS), and at Morales Meseguer Hospital in public medical service in Murcia, Spain. Franciso has postgraduate Master's degrees in emergencies and urgent care, clinical ultrasound, and emergency and disaster management, from the University of Elche, the University of Madrid, and the University of Ovied

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Journal Feed Weekly Wrap-Up

EMDocs

We always work hard, but we may not have time to read through a bunch of journals. It’s time to learn smarter. Originally published at JournalFeed , a site that provides daily or weekly literature updates. Follow Dr. Clay Smith at @spoonfedEM , and sign up for email updates here. #1: TNK Up to 24 Hours for Stroke? Spoon Feed In patients with large vessel occlusions(LVO) presenting 4.5-24 hours after onset, without access to endovascular thrombectomy (ET), tenecteplase(TNK) administration bested

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