The Job Market in Emergency Medicine: Perspectives of Graduating Residents in 2023
The emergency medicine workforce is an important issue with ramifications for physicians relocating or retiring, medical students...
ACEP Now: Vol 42 – No 09 – September 2023
Texas Residency Program Unexpectedly Announces Closure
The CHRISTUS Health-Texas A&M Spohn Emergency Medicine Residency Program announced Friday that its program will close in June 2026...
Four Perfect Days in Philly at ACEP23
Philadelphia offers rich history, but it is also a food lover’s dream and a cultural cornucopia. While...
Residency Spotlight: MetroHealth Emergency Medicine Residency
What does your program offer that residents can’t get anywhere else? Our program pairs training at one...
Readers Respond: Antibiotics for Diverticulitis, Fecal Occult Blood Testing, and Deaf Patient Considerations
Re: 'Stop Prescribing Antibiotics for Diverticulitis' Many of us do [prescribe antibiotics for diverticulitis]. There is evidence...
VisualDX Question: What Is the Source of This Girl’s Neck Pain?
Question: A four-year-old girl presents with neck pain. A lateral neck radiograph is shown. What is the...
Key Victories for Emergency Medicine at the State Level
Part of the ACEP mission is to expand and strengthen state advocacy. Chapter initiatives are making a...
How to Grow Your Professional Network at ACEP23
Networking and making new friends in the specialty is one of the best parts about ACEP events...
ACEP to Host Stakeholder Summit to Address ED Boarding Crisis
A confluence of challenges is renewing the urgency to address one of emergency medicine’s seemingly intractable issues:...
Creative Careers: Joe Scott, MD, FACEP
Joe Scott, MD, FACEP, a longtime emergency physician in South Florida, was first introduced to cruise ship...
2023–2024 Emergency Physician Compensation Report
Nearly two years since COVID disrupted the emergency medicine job market, things are finally looking up. The...
Emergency Physician Climbs the Seven Summits
Ben Mattingly, MD, tries to live by the adage, “One should be adventurous and daring, but not...
Intranasal Fentanyl for Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Pain
Intranasal Fentanyl for Sickle Cell Vaso-Occlusive Pain Case A 15-year-old female with sickle cell disease (SCD) presents...
Tips for Diagnosing Cerebral Venous Thrombosis in the Emergency Dept.
Headache is a very common chief complaint in emergency department (ED) presentations. Of these patients, 98 percent...
How To Safely Incorporate Ultrasound Into Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation
Running an effective and evidence-based cardiac arrest resuscitation is a core skill for all emergency physicians. To...
VisualDX Answer: d) Retropharyneral Abscess
Answer: The correct answer is retropharyngeal abscess (d). A retropharyngeal abscess (RPA) is an uncommon but serious...
Diagnosing Acute Rheumatic Fever in Kids
Question: What is the incidence of rheumatic fever in children in the United States? Acute rheumatic fever...
Is Splenic Dysfunction Correlated with Sickle Cell Anemia in Kids?
Question 2: At what age do children with SCA become functionally asplenic? The spleen is important in...
September 2023 News from the College
You vs. Your Brain—A Session to Make You Think Kick off your ACEP23 experience with an exciting...
Is it Time to Take Another Look at the State of Emergency Care in the U.S.?
It’s the 20th anniversary of the formation of the Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the...
American Physican Partners’ Closing Raises Questions
When American Physician Partners (APP) of Brentwood, Tenn., one of the country’s largest physician staffing firms, announced...
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