Can J Emerg Med
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Comparative Study
Impact of a teaching attending physician on medical student, resident, and faculty perceptions and satisfaction.
To determine if a dedicated teaching attending for medical student education improves medical student, attending physician, and resident perceptions and satisfaction. ⋯ The addition of select teaching attending physician shifts had the greatest effect on medical student and faculty perceptions and satisfaction, with some improvements for residents.
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Comparative Study
Bedside ultrasonography detects significant femoral vessel overlap: implications for central venous cannulation.
Our goal was to gain a better understanding of the femoral vessel anatomy as it relates to central venous cannulation. The primary objective of this study was to use bedside ultrasonography to determine the amount of exposed femoral vein at three sites corresponding to surface anatomy of the landmark-based procedure. ⋯ This study demonstrates significant overlap of the femoral vessels at sites where landmark-based femoral vein cannulation is often attempted. Our results suggest that ultrasound guidance would be beneficial as femoral vein cannulation may be difficult or impossible in certain individuals owing to anatomic variations.
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Comparative Study
Emergency medicine training in Canada: a survey of medical students' knowledge, attitudes, and preferences.
The objective of this study was to assess medical students' knowledge of and attitudes toward the two Canadian emergency medicine (EM) residency programs (Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada [FRCPC] and Certificant of the College of Family Physicians-Emergency Medicine [CCFP-EM]). Additionally, medical students interested in EM were asked to select factors affecting their preferred choice of residency training program and their intended future practice. ⋯ This is the first survey of Canadian medical students to describe disparities in factors influencing choice of EM residency stream, perceptions of postgraduate work life, and anticipated practice environment.