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Medical School

Specialty Choices for Burned Out Medical Students

We’re increasingly hearing about physician burnout, with roughly 50% to 60% of doctors⁠ exhibiting signs ... Read more

Sylvie Stacy, MD, MPH

Updated March 12, 2025 by Sylvie Stacy, MD, MPH

Physician Q&A

Dr. Jossie Carreras Tartak: Young Physician Profile

Dr. Jossie Carreras Tartak is a physician currently completing her residency in Emergency Medicine at ... Read more

Laura Turner

Updated June 22, 2022 by Laura Turner

Medical School

16 ED Procedures Medical Students Should Know

Emergency medicine draws many students towards it because of the lifestyle-friendly aspect, shift work, and ... Read more

Emily Millet

Updated June 24, 2022 by Emily Millet

Pre-Medical

Working as a Paramedic to Gain Clinical Experience

Importance of Medical/Healthcare Experience as a Medical School Applicant Healthcare is a broad field with ... Read more

Emily Millet

Updated June 24, 2022 by Emily Millet

Physician Q&A

Q&A with Adaira Landry, MD, MEd, Harvard Emergency Medicine Assistant Residency Director

Adaira Landry, MD, MEd, is the Assistant Residency Director for the Harvard Emergency Medicine Residency. ... Read more

Student Doctor Network

Updated August 23, 2022 by Student Doctor Network

Physician Q&A

Q&A with Dr. James Dahle, Emergency Medicine, Founder of White Coat Investor

Dr. James Dahle is a practicing emergency physician and founder of White Coat Investor, a ... Read more

Gloria Onwuneme

Updated June 25, 2022 by Gloria Onwuneme

Medical

A State of Emergency: Exploring the Specialty of Emergency Medicine

Perhaps no single aspect of medicine is more visible to the public, especially in stories, ... Read more

Brent Schnipke

Updated March 10, 2025 by Brent Schnipke

Medical

Quiz of the Week: Painful urination, a swollen knee, and eye pain—what’s the cause?

A 31-year-old female presents to the emergency department with a two-day history of pain on ... Read more

Figure 1

Updated March 10, 2025 by Figure 1

Money

DIY Exit Strategy: How I Stitched Together My Own Golden Parachute

Over a decade ago, I was seated in the emergency department with a colleague when ... Read more

Michelle Finkel

Updated June 26, 2022 by Michelle Finkel

Physician Q&A

Q&A with Jonny Kim, MD, NASA Astronaut Candidate

When the 12 members of NASA’s 2017 Astronaut Candidate Class report to Johnson Space Center ... Read more

Student Doctor Network

Updated June 26, 2022 by Student Doctor Network

Physician Q&A

When Doctors Listen: A Conversation with Dr. Leana Wen

Dr. Leana Wen was on a roll. The Washington University medical student was president of ... Read more

Suzanne Barston

Updated June 27, 2022 by Suzanne Barston

Residency and The Match

Emergency Medicine: Can a Sizzling Hot Specialty Burn You to a Crisp?

The high rate of emergency physician burnout indicates that students matching to emergency residencies don't know what they're getting into.

Michelle Finkel

Updated June 27, 2022 by Michelle Finkel

Healthcare News and Policy

Why Disaster Victims Don’t Need Your Blankets or Your Band-Aids

November 21, 2012 By Alison Hayward In the wake of Hurricane Sandy earlier this month, ... Read more

Alison Hayward

Updated June 27, 2022 by Alison Hayward

Residency and The Match

The Successful Match: Getting Into Emergency Medicine

The Successful Match discusses getting into an Emergency Medicine residency with Dr. Jamie Collings of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.

Rajani Katta and Samir Desai

Updated June 27, 2022 by Rajani Katta and Samir Desai

Physician Q&A

20 Questions: Gary Flashner, MD [Family Medicine]

An interview with Dr. Gary Flashner, family physician and Vice President of Medical Content for ExitCare, LLC, whose experience includes serving as staff physician at Yosemite Medical Clinic in Yosemite National Park, California.