Sometimes You Just Need to Quit
January in the hospital is difficult for most. The days are short, the weather is cold, and resources are stretched thin as the hospital fills to capacity. The hope of feeling the sun on your skin for just a moment…
WORK focuses on how we do our jobs as FemInEMs. We will discuss gender dynamics in the emergency department, communication challenges and effective strategies to be successful in workplace.
January in the hospital is difficult for most. The days are short, the weather is cold, and resources are stretched thin as the hospital fills to capacity. The hope of feeling the sun on your skin for just a moment…
I always knew I wanted to practice Emergency Medicine. It started with riding ambulances as an EMT in college. The adrenaline, the excitement, the ability to process large amounts of information and keep all the spinning plates in the air….
My first day on the trauma service was my worst day of intern year. Our trauma rotation was a 24 hour shift, 24 hours on, 24 off. It took place at a large urban academic level 1 center also known…
We live in incredible times. A time when a Millennial with a YouTube account clears six-figures a year (sometimes, seven figures!) with just a computer and a webcam. A time when a small-town girl with a love of fashion and…
Editor’s Note: This is the first in a two part series. Many of you may have heard the term Imposter Syndrome. Dr. Jaime Hope gave an incredible lecture on this topic at FIX in 2017. I first had the pleasure…
Healthcare providers fighting the opioid epidemic should be alarmed by a growing trend amongst states to adopt work requirements for Medicaid eligibility. On May 7th, New Hampshire joined a growing number of states now authorized to include a work requirement…
Whether it is Women in EM (WiEM), AWAEM, FeminEM or Shemergency, women in emergency medicine are uniting to advance shared goals, including equal pay and access to leadership opportunities. This comes at a time when women across many disciplines, from…
I stood on the stage at a FemInEM FIX17 event in NYC and stared out to a sold out crown. I was there to deliver one of the many ‘Aha’ moments. While speaking, I noticed the faces in the audience transform…