The snowball nomination fun has begun! Originally I nominated Rob Woods, when then nominated Aaron Sibley from Dalhousie University (Halifax, NS). Rob is currently an examiner for the RC exams, but he has kindly sent along some really good tips for studying that do not violate the terms of his confidentiality re: the exams. – TChan p.s. Also, we are still waiting on previous nominees… Heather Murray Chris Hicks *** Name: Aaron Sibley, Survivor of …
CaRMS Personal Letters: You in 500 words or less
Originally posted on September 16, 2013. Staff Review added on October 1, 2014. More than any other component of the Canadian Residency Matching Service (CaRMS) process, personal letters seem to give medical students trouble. Most people find it hard to define themselves in general, let alone in a 500 word essay written for a critical audience with their career hanging in the balance. However, this reflective exercise is a right-of-passage for Canadian medical …
Counterpoint: Don’t use Steroids for Tinea!
Following the publication of the recent Boring Question: Steroids for Tinea? piece, Dr. Erin Dahlke, an FRCPC dermatologist from Toronto, put together the following counterpoint. Please give her a warm BoringEM welcome and join in on the discussion. What do you think? – TChan
Management of Hyperkalemia with ECG Changes
Editors Note: We are very excited to have our first professor of Nephrology guest blog with us here at BoringEM. He kindly asked one of his residents to write up the “C BIG K DROP” mnemonic (see Tiny Tip from September 22, 2014), but he also obliged us with an expert review of the topic. The association of electrocardiogram (ECG) changes in the setting of hyperkalemia is a medical emergency. As with most emergent …
CaRMS CVs: Writing them Right
Originally published by Brent Thoma on August 31, 2013. Expert reviewed and re-published on September 23, 2014. How time flies. About 4 years ago at this time I was in Edmonton on an Emergency Medicine elective when the CaRMS website opened to applicants. The next few months were a blur of an empty word document in need of a personal letter, many frantic e-mails to my references (that I tried to make sound …
Tiny Tip: C BIG K DROP (Management of Hyperkalemia with ECG changes)
Editors Note: As you know, BoringEM has never shied away from controversy. In this Tiny Tip, we present to you a mnemonic for the management of hyperkalemia with ECG changes – wrought with several interesting suggestions with which MANY will avidly jump to post-publication peer review. We welcome the opportunity to engage with you and your comments below. Of note, please stay tuned for the official “debrief” in this discussion on Thursday, September …