In health care, we are hard wired to do all we can to minimize error and avoid failure. The journey of training and practicing medicine rests on the premise of perfection. And yet, perfectionism and shame are thought to be…
As we go through our careers, we are given the responsibility of educating the next generation of students and residents to become proficient and competent in medicine. In telehealth, which also requires training my colleagues, is it necessary? If so,…
My daughter, Eliza, is five years old. She loves purple AND pink, riding horses, and, of course, unicorns. She is the oldest of my three, by one minute over her twin brother, and she was born with spina bifida. She…
Without question, the interconnectivity created by social media is a plus when it comes to talking about physician burnout, suicide and policies affecting our practice of medicine. We are no longer in independent silos with the surgeons suffering in one…
Dear Feminem Readers, Whether you’re a resident, an early career or more seasoned emergency medicine physician we have exciting opportunities for you to build your leadership skills, engage with colleagues, and earn CME. Presenting the Academy of Women in Academic…
Dear PGY3 Emergency Medicine Residents, My name is Dr. Tara Coles and I am an Emergency Residency Graduate from the Class of 2005. I was also a Chief Resident during my PGY4 year. After completing residency, I was an Academic…
A curated collection of excellent talks by Jenny Beck-Esmay, MD and Teresa Chan, MD There are countless fantastic TED Talks out there, making it easy to dive down a rabbit hole watching one great one after another. We have compiled…
Homeschoolers are often portrayed as awkward social outcasts, products of a homeschooling community that is bizarre if not positively cultish (see: the opening scene from Mean Girls). So why do the parents of over two million children in the United…
Sonali Mantoo, MD 
Aditi Joshi MD, MSc, FACEP 
Cori Poffenberger, MD, FACEP 
Bande Virgil, MD 
Elizabeth Goldberg, MD 
Tara Coles, MD 
Teresa Chan, MD 
Jennifer Beck-Esmay, MD 
The Parents Shenvi