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.
This is the second blog post of our FemInEM Forward series, featuring blog submissions from the The FIX19 International Attendee Scholarship. The post below is written by Dr. Chantal Uwamahoro (@DrUwamahoro), the first female emergency medicine physician in Rwanda. She…
We are so excited that the Resident Student Association (RSA) has sponsored two resident attendees to FIX2019! The scholarship application called the residents to write about a personal situation or important issue surrounding women in emergency medicine. Please enjoy the…
We are so excited that the Resident Student Association (RSA) has sponsored two resident attendees to FIX2019! The scholarship application called the residents to write about a personal situation or important issue surrounding women in emergency medicine. Please enjoy the…
Belonging to a patriarchal male dominated Indian society, I dared to step into a field of medicine where a female doctor is looked upon as an absolute misfit. I hail from the state of Punjab, where the usual addressing to…
In my previous post, I gave an overview of telehealth visit training basics, why it’s important and how we framed it. While, the need for increasing and standardizing training for residents also applies to current providers, the needs are different….
I’m in the back of an ambulance rig driving 110 miles an hour down the highway with the lights and sirens blaring. The knuckles of my right hand are crushed every four minutes as my patient has contractions. She cries…
I am a Critical Care Physician and spend a good amount of time in the Emergency Room, seeing consults. As an Internal Medicine resident, we were often in the ER, admitting new patients. In my three years of residency, we…
Disclaimer: I have no financial affiliations to disclose. However, I do have a ridiculous amount of expenses to disclose. These include student loans, car insurance, health insurance, credit card payments, rent payments, gas, electricity, groceries, and so on. Also, this…
Dr. Chantal Uwamahoro 
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