Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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To determine the criteria used by emergency medicine (EM) residency selection committees to select their residents, to determine whether there is a consensus among residency programs, to inform programs of areas of possible inconsistency, and to better educate applicants pursuing careers in EM. ⋯ The selection criteria with the highest mean values as reported by the program directors were EM rotation grade, interview, clinical grades, and recommendations. Criteria showing the most consistency (lowest SD) included EM rotation grade, interview, and clinical grades. Results are compared with those from previous multispecialty studies.
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To identify provider-based differences in the ED assessment and management of children presenting with uncomplicated, first-time febrile seizures. ⋯ There were significant setting-based differences in the evaluation and management of children with simple febrile seizures presenting to GEDs and PEDs.
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Editorial Historical Article
Happy anniversary, ABEM! American Board of Emergency Medicine.