Note:This post on resident life is not a peer-reviewed article. Those that know me know I do a lot of cooking. It was actually one of the careers I was choosing between when I decided to leave engineering and go into medicine. So for me it is especially important to Read more…
They say Emergency Medicine has one of the highest rates of burnout among any medical specialty. This is likely due to demanding nature of our work in the ED, as well as our erratic shift hours. However, working endless shifts in a busy ED isn’t the only option for emergency Read more…
February’s Food & Journal Club (FJC) article was chosen by one of the senior residents to open up a discussion regarding evaluation of chest pain in the ED and the utility of the HEART score in our patient population. The gracious Dr. Stetz hosted, the venerable Dr. Wiener presided, and Read more…
February Journal Club: This month we ate tacos in Fort Green and met to discuss Patterson et al’s paper on in-situ Simulation. This article was selected mainly to help to introduce the topic of in-situ simulation to the Kings County/SUNY Downstate Emergency Medicine residency, as in-situ simulation will be introduced Read more…
By Angela Cai, Rushabh Shah, Gururaj Shan As she walked out of her last shift at Kings County Hospital, many of her colleagues and trainees had no idea she was leaving. Even fewer knew the incredible journey she had been on over the last few years which culminated in her Read more…
Congratulations to Dr. Noah Berland, aka Julia Man-Child, for this month’s Save of the Month. Dr. Berland was in Fast Track getting peppered with Shetty trivia when a middle-aged man came in complaining of headache and pain in his right leg after having what appeared to be minor trauma a Read more…
With the increase in interest and participation in hospital administration, the mini-fellowship held an alumni mixer. Recent and older alums who have found their way into an administrative role shared their experiences with the current residents of County. The representative alumni offered a diverse background from which they Read more…
We are excited to announce the reinstatement of the Administration Mini-Fellowship with our meeting last month. The Administration Mini-Fellowship will be a learning and networking group advised by Dr. Ninfa Mehta, SUNY Downstate’s ED Medical Director. At our first meeting we discussed physician leadership & hospital performance from 2 articles: Read more…
Welcome to our weekly Wednesday Wrap-Up from our academic conference today: Dr. Jesus Granados discussed how to eat better as residents: Add fiber (salad) to your meals (pizza) to slow your metabolism Prep a large meal at the beginning of the week Actually eat during a shift Dr. Sage Wiener Read more…
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