Common Sense

• Spotlight on Leaders in Emergency Medicine: Robert McNamara, MD FAAEM

  Originally Published: Common Sense, Fall 2011Original Author: Leana S. Wen, MD MSc Robert McNamara, MD FAAEM Former President of AAEM and current professor and chair at Temple University   This is a new column in Common Sense where Leana S. Wen, AAEM/RSA secretary/treasurer, interviews leaders in emergency medicine about their experiences, perspectives and insights. The […]
• How to maximize your time and get the most out your training!

  Originally Published: Common Sense, Fall 2011Original Article Author: Ali Farzad, MD The new academic year is in full swing, and all across the nation students, residents and new attendings continue adjusting to their new roles and responsibilities. During emergency medicine (EM) training, we encounter new and exciting challenges on a daily basis and must use […]
• The EM Resident as Teacher

  Originally Published: Common Sense, Spring 2011Original Author: Leana Wen, MD MScIt’s the start of your shift, and every bay is full. There are 37 patients in the waiting area. A bright-eyed third year medical student runs up to you and tells you that he has a new patient. “He’s a 40-year old with lung cancer […]
• Medical Student Council President’s Message: Simple Solutions: Medication Reconciliation

  Originally Published: Common Sense, November/December 2008Original Author: Greg Casey, AAEM/RSA Medical Student Council President An elderly man sat on the edge of his stretcher, attempting to describe his abdominal pain. He did not even need to speak. Vomiting after a few minutes, I realized that this stoic individual was truly sick. As I thought through […]
• Medical Student Council President’s Message: Teachable Moments

  Originally Published: Common Sense, March/April 2008Original Author: Michael Ybarra, AAEM/RSA Medical Student Council President As medical students, we spend four years of our lives being the lowest people on the totem pole, constantly trying to improve our level of knowledge, impress our supervisors and jump over what seems like an endless array of hurdles. What […]
• Spotlight on Leaders in Emergency Medicine: David K. Wagner, MD FAAEM

  Originally Published: Common Sense, May/June 2007  Original Author: Daniel Nishijima, MD David K. Wagner, MD FAAEM David K. Wagner is one of the biggest contributors to emergency medicine since its inception. Dr. Wagner played a lead role in the establishment of the American Board of Emergency Medicine and has been one of the greatest supporters […]

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