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The Changing Landscape of Pre-clinical Medical Education
Image credit: Pexels Author: Alexandria Gregory, MDAAEM/RSA Editor Originally published: Common SenseMay/June 2020 In mid-February, the National Board of Medical Examiners (NBME) and Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) announced that the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step 1 scoring would be changed to pass/fail as early as 2022.1 Many rejoiced about the potential […] -
Resident Journal Review: Assessing Fluid Responsiveness in the Emergency Department Part II
Authors: Taylor Conrad, MD MS, Taylor M. Douglas MD, Ted Segarra, MD, Rithvik Balakrishnan MD, Christianna Sim, MD MPH Editor: Kelly Maurelus MD FAAEM, Kami Hu MD FAAEM Originally published: Common Sense March/April 2020 Clinical QuestionWhat methods are most effective at determining if a patient will be fluid responsive? The most recent Common Sense Resident […] -
Own Your Worth
Image Credit: Pexels Author: Adriana Coleska, MDAAEM/RSA Board of Directors Originally published: Common Sense March/April 2020 As emergency medicine (EM) physicians, we use humor as a way to cope with a difficult diagnosis, patient loss, or an uncomfortable consultant interaction. While those who have worked with me in the emergency department know that I thrive […] -
Letter to Our Emergency Medicine Residents and Medical Students
Image Credit: CDC Dear Emergency Medicine Residents and Students, We have reached a critical time in modern medicine with the pandemic of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Today, I wanted to take a minute to remind you just how important you are in this fight against COVID-19. Over the coming days and weeks, your efforts will be critical […] -
An Approach to Vulnerable Populations in Medical Education
Image credit: Pexels Authors: Miriam Asher; Cortlyn Brown, MD; and Faith Quenzer, DOOriginally published: Common SenseNovember/December 2019 It was in my second year of medical school and I was sitting in a room with nine of my classmates and a physician during our case-based learning class. The case presented that day was of a young man […]
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