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“Here are all the pens I could find,” I said as I eagerly dumped a fist full of black ink onto the check-in table. Just as quickly as the pens left my hand, they were picked up and put to…
GROW focuses on professional growth for FemInEMs. We will highlight different career paths, obstacles facing promotion and ways to build your network of mentors and mentees.
“Here are all the pens I could find,” I said as I eagerly dumped a fist full of black ink onto the check-in table. Just as quickly as the pens left my hand, they were picked up and put to…
Telehealth and Telemedicine seem to be everywhere in conversation lately; I haven’t met anyone without an opinion whether that it’s great and could be a panacea for all our ills in EM or will cheapen and cause destruction to the…
FemInEM is excited to welcome AAEM/RSA members to FIX 18 this week! The American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association held a photo essay contest to find two fantastic residents to send to the conference. Applicants were asked to submit…
Yes, this is a piece on observation medicine as the expansion of our specialty. My oh my, have things changes since my days of training where I learned to care for all comers irrespective of their money, background, color or…
I am often asked why I decided to go into medicine in my forties. It’s a natural question, since many suburban soccer moms choose to disrupt their families to the extent required to make the transition. As many times as…
The year, 2017, was a big year for women in medicine. It marked the first time that the number of women enrolling in US medical schools exceeded the number of men – 50.7% of the matriculating classes of 2017 to…
“It seems like you’re telling me that there have only been a few people who have succeeded, and you’re saying that I really won’t be able to follow any of the paths that led to their success.” This statement summed…
Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick is one of the most eye-opening books that I’ve cracked open recently. Maya Dusenbery does a great job at sharing perspectives that had me…