EMIGcast

Today we sit down with emergency physician and our current ultrasound fellowship director at OHSU, Dr. Dan Hubbard, to discuss the use of ultrasound in the Emergency Department. We will talk about ways Dr. Hubbard...

Does the term “away rotation” or “VSAS” raise your blood pressure and induce palpitations? Don’t fret, you are not alone! Applying for away rotations can seem like a stressful task for students going into Emergency...

Shakespeare said, “Sick or not sick, that is the question.”  We’ll maybe not, but that’s what we commonly want to know in a patient with suspected sepsis.  In this episode, we interview emergency physician and...

Hey EMIGcasters! This month we have something special in store for you. In addition to Nicholas’ case we are introducing “weemig” episodes monthly in addition to our regularly scheduled content! Weemig episodes are short 5-15...

In this episode of EMIGCAST, we’re going to switch gears.  We’ve created a clinical scenario with some questions for listeners at different levels of their training and we’re going to talk through the case. We...

Emotional wellbeing is the theme for this Fourth of July on EMIGcast! We sit down with Dr. Lainie Yarris to talk about how we as medical students can learn to manage those emotional moments that come...

In emergency medicine, heroes can inspire and guide us as we chart our own path in the specialty. In comic book terminology, an origin story gives the back-story which reveals the circumstances under which a...

This month we focused exclusively on the process of applying into Emergency Medicine. We talked to two specialists in this arena, Andy Lichtenheld and Chris Rackoff, who recently matching into EM. I also included tips...

Overview: In Episode 17 we tracked down Dr. Jon Jui, 30-year veteran in prehospital medicine and EMS director for Multnomah Co. Oregon (population: 766,135). We expand upon some of the principles covered last month from...

Overview: For Episode 16 we’re joined by Dr. J Thomas Kofoed, an Emergency Medicine Physician and recent Emergency Medical Services Fellowship graduate, to better understand what it’s like to be an EMS fellow and what...