Andrea Cruz (Texas Children’s) and Michelle Macy (Michigan) presented the best PEM-related articles of 2016 at AAP this past October. If you weren’t in the room that day, we’re going to be counting them down over here. Comparison of Prediction… Continue Reading
ALiEM.com recently hosted a Q&A on applying to PEM featuring several PEM fellowship directors from around the country. It covers topics like what exact IS pediatric emergency medicine, various career opportunities, applying from pediatrics or EM, and what makes a… Continue Reading
The White House released it’s budget proposal recently and it features a series of cuts to federal spending. While presidential budgets are not law and many lawmakers have already called it “Dead on Arrival”, it does set priorities for budget negotiations moving… Continue Reading
Maybelle Kou, MD is the PEM fellowship director at INOVA Children’s Hospital and a member of the AAP Society on Emergency Medicine Program Directors Committee. She addresses the basics of applying. So I’m interested in applying to Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Fellowships.… Continue Reading
An interesting article was released a few weeks ago regarding the “best” and “worst” states in which to practice medicine. I’m pretty happy practicing where I do and I hope you can say the same, regardless, I was curious. You… Continue Reading
Sepsis results in high rates of mortality. That is a problem. While some diagnostic and treatment guidelines for pediatric sepsis exist, some areas remain debatable. One of those debates is what is the best first-line vasoactive infusion for children with fluid-refractory shock? Continue Reading
I remember being a medical student on general surgery and drawing the short straw, the straw that meant I had to call the attending surgeon at 1am about a patient in the ED with routine appendicitis. The surgeon answered the phone, strung off a slew of expletives, and finished with the statement, “I’m on my way.” Continue Reading
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world” -Nelson Mandela The time is ripe for me to deepen my understanding of the sociopolitical environment in which I practice. Confession: I am a news junkie… Continue Reading