Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
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Pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellows who entered training after January 1995 are required to complete three years of fellowship training. Additionally, they are required to receive instruction in related basic sciences and to demonstrate research competence. ⋯ More than half of surveyed PEM fellows and program directors perceived important deficiencies in research education within their training programs. Further research is necessary in order to evaluate the validity of these perceptions.
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To determine the prevalence and risk factors associated with motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) and near-crashes as reported by emergency medicine (EM) residents following various ED shifts. ⋯ Residents reported being involved in a higher number of MVCs and near-crashes while driving home after a night shift compared with other shifts. Driving home after a night shift appears to be a significant occupational risk for EM residents.