Alexis, a first-year Emergency Medicine resident at Millborough Hospital, was studying with some of her senior residents, who could not stop talking about the various podcasts and blogs that they have been using to prepare for their rotations. Alexis, a self-proclaimed “old soul,” has gotten by just fine so far with her traditional textbook and lecture based learning, but does find them low-yield at times. She wonders whether it is worth changing her study …
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In the world of medicine, Social Media (SoMe) has arguably made the greatest impact in medical education. What started as scattered simple blog posts on random topics of interest by keen individuals, movements like FOAMed have evolved over the past few years with establishment of robust frameworks for dissemination and active discussion around medical topics (for more details have a look here and here). But is there more to SoMe beyond medical education? Information …
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To continue our FLOW Hacks series, Dr. Lucas Chartier and Dr. Timothy Josephson write about their team’s innovation called the Rapid Medical Evaluation Unit. FLOW Hacks: The Concept The FLOW (Featured Leadership & Organizational Workplace) Hacks Series highlights innovative strategies for increasing patient flow in the emergency department (ED). This series is unique given its focus on the administrative aspect of emergency medicine. We are interested in small or large interventions that increase patient flow from an …