Articles: emergency-medicine.
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To survey emergency medicine (EM) residents regarding moonlighting practices and perceptions for clarifying: 1) resident moonlighting remuneration; 2) any association of perceived educational debt with moonlighting income and hours; and 3) perceptions related to moonlighting (including motivations, impact on resident training, and potential medicolegal difficulties). ⋯ Education about EM practice matters including the risks of moonlighting should begin early in residency, because moonlighting is widespread. Residents are vulnerable to medicolegal action while moonlighting and have insufficient knowledge of their malpractice insurance coverage. Although educational debt is perceived as a strong motivating factor for moonlighting, there is only a weak relationship between educational debt and moonlighting hours.
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Pediatric emergency care · Apr 1995
Fellowship training in pediatric emergency medicine for graduates of emergency medicine residencies.
Candidates for fellowship training in Pediatric Emergency Medicine may be residency-trained in pediatrics or emergency medicine. The fellows who are emergency medicine-trained have different needs than those with pediatric training. Training programs for these individuals should focus on normal and abnormal development, behavioral pediatrics, pediatric subspecialties, and resuscitation of newborns and children. ⋯ All fellowships should include research methodology and protected time for research activities. Because of the variability in training, fellows with residency training in emergency medicine should receive a core curriculum with the remainder of the training time tailored to meet their specific training needs in pediatrics. This report offers a template for this training.
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This is the 31st article in a continuing series of objectives to direct emergency medicine resident experiences on off-service rotations. Neck and torso trauma accounts for a large portion of injuries, and its management is an essential part of training in emergency medicine. Due to the often life-threatening presentations of trauma victims, resident instruction may be conducted at the bedside in difficult and demanding situations. Therefore, it is essential for residents to have specific goals and objectives to guide their acquisition of knowledge required to make critical decisions for patients with major trauma.