Night Shift: Take a Breath
Our refrigerator used to be a collection of pictures and magnets. Drawings and papers with…
TENSION… Empyema?
A 51-year-old male with a past medical history significant for polysubstance abuse presented to the…
Student Mentorship for the Community Doc – Part 2
In part one of this series, we explored the evolving role of community-based physicians as…
Director’s Corner: 2025 Resolutions!
Happy New Year’s. Through the years, I’d like to think that I’ve consciously made professional…
The ‘Oppositional’ Conundrum Disrupting our Current Healthcare System
Rising ER wait times are just one of a host of warnings of bad things…
Student Mentorship for the Community Doc – Part 1
For community physicians, mentoring medical students is often a rewarding, one-on-one experience. Without residents or…
O’ Henry – Farewell to an EPM Icon
Yesterday I learned of the passing of Dr. Greg Henry. He meant a lot to…
Help! A koala just bit me
A 38-year-old female with no pertinent past medical history presented to the emergency department after…
Director’s Corner: Going Down the Ladder
Dear Director, I’ve been a chair/medical director for 7 years and am done. It was…
Op-Ed: Why Sensitivity Matters More Than Specificity in Identifying Pericardial Tamponade
As I was building an ultrasound lecture for emergency medicine (EM) and reviewing materials in…