EMIGcast

In Episode 15 we’re joined by Dr. Ramine Yazhari in search of answers to these questions and more: – How does the spirit of medicine relate to daily practice in the Emergency Department? – What...

According to the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NHAMCS), less than half of emergency department visits (47 percent) in 2004 were classified as either emergent (12.9 percent) or urgent (37.8 percent). This statistic is...

Overview: In this episode we talk about the rapidly growing field of international emergency medicine, and how you can get involved in this movement. Dr. Kate Douglass, a fellowship director of international emergency medicine at George Washington...

In this month’s episode I had a chance to sit down with local ED physician Dr. Evelyn Kim to talk about common thinking and processing errors seen in the ED and the tools she uses...

Overview: In this podcast, we take a glimpse into the world of wilderness medicine and learn about how it ties in with Emergency Medicine and EMS. To do this, we look at the practice of...

In Episode 10 we are fortunate enough to take a guided tour of the path to emergency medicine with Dr. Nicole Deiorio. With over a decade of experience advising medical students going into EM, Dr....

For Episode 9, we were lucky enough to sit down with Anand Swaminathan and get his top 3 Emergency Medicine myths for med students. They are listed below along with links to some of ther...

Overview This episode is a philosophical discussion about a personal interest of mine, surrounding physical diagnosis in the emergency department.  I’ve found, and I’m sure many of you listening have too, that there is some...

As a third year medical student, it often feels like there are these vast distances to cross. The distance between meeting the patient and figuring out what’s wrong. The distance between what you’re able to...

In part deux of cardiac arrest for med students we move away from algorithims and medicine and delve into learning strategies for the student resuscitationist. We talk to two EM physicians at different points in...