Academic Life in Emergency Medicine
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- EM Match Advice 48: Transitioning from ERAS to ResidencyCAS – Platform Features and Essential Resources (00:36:29)
Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Host, Stanford University) speaks with Dr. Tim Fallon (Maine Medical Center) and Dr. Liza Smith (UMass Baystate), both leaders of CORD's Application Process Improvement Committee, about the historic transition from ERAS to ResidencyCAS for emergency medicine residency applications in 2025-2026. Sound Engineer: Dr. Kaitlin Bowers (Campbell University) https://www.ALiEM.com/em-match-advice-48-transitioning-from-eras-to-residencycas/
- EM Match Advice 47 | EM Program Directors Reflect on the 2025 Match (00:23:56)
The Emergency Medicine (EM) Match process continues to evolve, with the specialty experiencing significant shifts in recent years. In this 47th installment of the EM Match Advice podcast series, Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Stanford EM PD) hosts the annual program director reflection on the Match with Dr. Abra Fant (Northwestern EM PD), who returns for her fourth consecutive year to share insights on the NRMP Match trends and data. Podcast sound engineer: Dr. Kaitlin Bowers https://www.ALiEM.com/em-match-advice-47-2025-em-match-by-the-numbers/
- EM Match Advice 46 | Program Directors Share Match Season Insights (00:29:16)
As interview season wraps up, medical students across the country are preparing their rank lists for the upcoming Match. EM Match Advice podcast host, Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Stanford EM Program Director) recently sat down with Dr. Melissa Parsons (University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville EM Program Director), to discuss the match process from both program and applicant perspectives. https://www.ALiEM.com/em-match-advice-46-program-directors-share-match-season-insights/ Podcast sound engineer: Dr. Kaitlin Bowers
- EM Match Advice 45: 2025 ERAS Updates - What EM Applicants Need to Know (00:13:50)
Dr. Sara Kryzyzaniak (EMMA Podcast Host and Stanford EM Program Director) gives an early heads-up for senior EM medical students who are applying to the 2025-26 residency match. There have been some key updates in the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) rules for the MyERAS application form. https://www.ALiEM.com/em-match-advice-45-2024-eras-updates/ Podcast sound engineer: Kellen Vu
- EM Match Advice 44: Approaching your EM Sub-Internship Clerkship (00:30:19)
Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by Dr. Jessica Bod (Yale EM Clerkship Director) who gives thoughtful and thought-provoking insights into the EM sub-intern clerkship. What if you decide to pivot into EM relatively late in your medical school career? What should I be thinking about after the clerkship? https://www.ALiEM.com/em-match-advice-44-sub-internship-clerskhip/
- EM Match Advice 43: EM Program Directors Reflect on the 2024 Match (00:23:58)
Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by Dr. Abra Fant (Northwestern PD) to reflect on the 2024 Match, after last year's shockingly high number (554) of unfilled positions in the match. We discuss our updated table of match metrics and help provide some context, especially as we look to the future. https://www.ALiEM.com/em-match-advice-43-program-directors-reflect-2024-match/
- EM Match Advice 42: Mid Interview Season Check-In (00:40:57)
Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by Dr. Aaron Kraut (University of Wisconsin PD) in this insightful, rapid-fire, practical episode through the lens of residency program directors. What does the ERAS data show so far? Have there been any surprises or changes during interview season? Has the program signaling option been working? What should students think about in the post-interview stage? Audio engineer: Kellen Vu EM Match Advice Series: https://www.aliem.com/em-match-advice-series/
- EM Match Advice 41: The ERAS Application - New and Improved (00:45:42)
Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by Dr. Alexis Pelletier-Bui (Cooper University Hospital Associate PD) and Dr. Elizabeth Werley (Chair of CORD Application Process Improvement Committee, Penn State Hershey). Both serve as key representatives on behalf of the EM specialty on the AAMC ERAS Supplemental Application Working Group. We discuss the changes made, why they were done, and potential sticking points for medical students while completing the application. We also do a deeper dive on "program signaling". What is it, how many programs can EM applicants list, and nuanced decisions to consider. Audio engineer: Kellen Vu
- EM Match Advice 40: PD’s Reflect on the 2023 Match (00:44:45)
Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by the Dr. Abra Fant (Northwestern PD) and Dr. Richard Church (University of Massachusetts PD) to debrief each other and you with what went down with the unprecedented results from 2023 EM Match. There were 132 programs with a total of 554 (18.4%) positions that went unfilled. Contrast that to our usual unfilled rates of 0-30 positions in 2015-2021. We review "The Slide" with all the numbers from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) from the past few years. We propose reasons why there were so many unfilled positions in 2023. What does this mean for the upcoming 2024 Match? Show notes and tables at: https://www.ALiEM.com/em-match-advice-40-program-directors-reflect-2023-match/ Audio engineer: Kellen Vu
- EM Match Advice 39: Mailbag Q&A as a Mid-Interview Season Check-in (00:26:12)
Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Host and Stanford University PD) and Dr. Michelle Lin (ALiEM Founder/UCSF) are joined by the always-wise Dr. Matt Pirotte (Vanderbilt University PD) to answer questions that YOU, the students, submitted to us regarding interview season. We tackle questions involving the nuances around: Preference signaling Writing letters or emails of interest Meaningfully connecting with busy program directors Also we answer the perennial question of "Really, how important IS the interview in my overall application?" Audio engineer: Kellen Vu
- ACEP E-QUAL 52: How to build a Bridge Program and pay for it | Opioid Initiative (00:25:46)
Speakers: Arianna Campbell, PA-C (Marshall Medical Center) Aimee Moulin, MD FACEP (Professor of Emergency Medicine at University of California Davis, Chief of the Division of Addiction Medicine) Host: Jason Woods, MD (Assistant Professor of Pediatrics - Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado) Audio engineer: Kellen Vu (Stanford University)
- EM Match Advice 38: Our 2 Cents | The new Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE) (00:31:18)
In this episode of EM Match Advice, our new host, Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Stanford University), already has her finger on the pulse on the 2022-23 EM residency application season. Hot off the presses, the Council of EM Residency Directors just released its Standardized Letter of Evaluation (SLOE). We are honored to have CDEM president, Dr. Sharon Bord (Johns Hopkins University) and Dr. Doug Franzen (University of Washington), walk us through the document and the behind-the-scenes thought processes. Co-host: Dr. Michelle Lin (UCSF) Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu https://www.ALiEM.com/em-match-advice-38-our-2-cents-sloe-standardized-letter-of-evaluation
- ACEP E-QUAL 51: Stroke Systems of Care (00:33:49)
Guest: Edward Jauch MD, MS (Chief of System Research, Mission Health System, Asheville, NC) Host: Jason Woods MD References: Jauch EC, Cucchiara B, Adeoye O, Meurer W, Brice J, Chan YY, Gentile N, Hazinski MF. Part 11: adult stroke: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation. 2010 Nov 2;122(18 Suppl 3):S818-28. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.971044. Erratum in: Circulation. 2011 Oct 11;124(15):e404. PMID: 20956227. Dall TM, Storm MV, Chakrabarti R, Drogan O, Keran CM, Donofrio PD, Henderson VW, Kaminski HJ, Stevens JC, Vidic TR. Supply and demand analysis of the current and future US neurology workforce. Neurology. 2013 Jul 30;81(5):470-8. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e318294b1cf. Epub 2013 Apr 17. PMID: 23596071; PMCID: PMC3776531. Kronick SL, Kurz MC, Lin S, Edelson DP, Berg RA, Billi JE, Cabanas JG, Cone DC, Diercks DB, Foster JJ, Meeks RA, Travers AH, Welsford M. Part 4: Systems of Care and Continuous Quality Improvement: 2015 American Heart Association Guidelines Update for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care. Circulation. 2015 Nov 3;132(18 Suppl 2):S397-413. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0000000000000258. PMID: 26472992. Adeoye O, Nyström KV, Yavagal DR, Luciano J, Nogueira RG, Zorowitz RD, Khalessi AA, Bushnell C, Barsan WG, Panagos P, Alberts MJ, Tiner AC, Schwamm LH, Jauch EC. Recommendations for the Establishment of Stroke Systems of Care: A 2019 Update. Stroke. 2019 Jul;50(7):e187-e210. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000173. Epub 2019 May 20. Erratum in: Stroke. 2020 Apr;51(4):e70. PMID: 31104615.
- ACEP E-QUAL 50: tPA for Stroke and Litigation (00:33:25)
This episode is a rapid fire review of litigation issues surrounding the provision of (or lack of provision of) tPA for stroke. Guests: Latha Ganti, MD, MS, MBA Professor of Emergency Medicine & Neurology ,University of Central Florida College of Medicine Joshua N. Goldstein MD, PhD Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School Host: Jason Woods MD References: Chernyshev OY, Martin-Schild S, Albright KC, Barreto A, Misra V, Acosta I, Grotta JC, Savitz SI. Safety of tPA in stroke mimics and neuroimaging-negative cerebral ischemia. Neurology. 2010 Apr 27;74(17):1340-5. doi: 10.1212/WNL.0b013e3181dad5a6. Epub 2010 Mar 24. PMID: 20335564; PMCID: PMC2875935. Gebel JM, Sila CA, Sloan MA, Granger CB, Mahaffey KW, Weisenberger J, Green CL, White HD, Gore JM, Weaver WD, Califf RM, Topol EJ. Thrombolysis-related intracranial hemorrhage: a radiographic analysis of 244 cases from the GUSTO-1 trial with clinical correlation. Global Utilization of Streptokinase and Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Occluded Coronary Arteries. Stroke. 1998 Mar;29(3):563-9. doi: 10.1161/01.str.29.3.563. PMID: 9506593. Kass J et al. CONTINUUM (MINNEAP MINN) 2020;26(2, CEREBROvascular disease): 499-505
- ACEP E-QUAL 49: Code Stroke | Optimizing ED Stroke Response (00:38:52)
Guest: Adam Oostema, MD MS FACEP (Associate Professor of EM, Michigan State University College of Human Medicine) Host: Jason Woods MD Select References: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke rt-PA Stroke Study Group. Tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke. N Engl J Med. 1995 Dec 14;333(24):1581-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199512143332401. PMID: 7477192. Saver JL, Gornbein J, Starkman S. Graphic reanalysis of the two NINDS-tPA trials confirms substantial treatment benefit. Stroke. 2010 Oct;41(10):2381-90. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.110.583807. Epub 2010 Sep 9. PMID: 20829518; PMCID: PMC2949055. Kwiatkowski TG et al. Effects of tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke at one year. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Recombinant Tissue Plasminogen Activator Stroke Study Group. N Engl J Med. 1999 Jun 10;340(23):1781-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJM199906103402302. PMID: 10362821. Ingall TJ et al. Findings from the reanalysis of the NINDS tissue plasminogen activator for acute ischemic stroke treatment trial. Stroke. 2004 Oct;35(10):2418-24. doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000140891.70547.56. Epub 2004 Sep 2. PMID: 15345796. Emberson J et al. Stroke Thrombolysis Trialists' Collaborative Group. Effect of treatment delay, age, and stroke severity on the effects of intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase for acute ischaemic stroke: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomised trials. Lancet. 2014 Nov 29;384(9958):1929-35. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60584-5. Epub 2014 Aug 5. PMID: 25106063; PMCID: PMC4441266. Hacke W et al. ECASS Investigators. Thrombolysis with alteplase 3 to 4.5 hours after acute ischemic stroke. N Engl J Med. 2008 Sep 25;359(13):1317-29. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa0804656. PMID: 18815396. Alper BS et al. Thrombolysis with alteplase 3-4.5 hours after acute ischaemic stroke: trial reanalysis adjusted for baseline imbalances. BMJ Evid Based Med. 2020 Oct;25(5):168-171. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2020-111386. Epub 2020 May 19. PMID: 32430395; PMCID: PMC7548536. Powers WJ et al. Guidelines for the Early Management of Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke: 2019 Update to the 2018 Guidelines for the Early Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Guideline for Healthcare Professionals From the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association. Stroke. 2019 Dec;50(12):e344-e418. doi: 10.1161/STR.0000000000000211. Epub 2019 Oct 30. Erratum in: Stroke. 2019 Dec;50(12):e440-e441. PMID: 31662037.
- EM Match Advice 37: Program Directors Reflect on the 2022 Residency Match (00:43:48)
In this episode of EM Match Advice, our panel tackles the hot topic of making your rank list for residency match, which includes the shocking news of so many SOAP positions this year (over 200!) as well as the upcoming preference signaling being employed in the 2022-23 Match season. In this podcast, Dr. Mike Gisondi and Dr. Michelle Lin host an all-star panel of 3 program directors, Dr. Sara Krzyzaniak (Stanford University), Dr. Abra Fant (Northwestern University), and Dr. Bonnie Kaplan (Denver Health). Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu Go to the EM Match Advice blog posts on ALiEM.
- The Leader’s Library 6: New Rules of Work (00:03:19)
Join us in the sixth installment of ALiEM's The Leader's Library, which is a professional development book club for health professionals. Led by Dr. Dina Wallin and a team of renowned educators, the featured book is New Rules of Work: The Muse Playbook for Navigating the Modern Workplace by Alexandra Cavoulacos and Kathryn Minshew. Come sign up! https://www.aliem.com/leaders-library-new-rules-of-work-sign-up-book-club/
- ACEP E-QUAL 48: Supporting New Buprenorphine Providers (00:19:37)
In this episode from ACEP E-QUAL, we feature Dr. Jeanmarie Perrone (@JMPerroneMD), Professor of Emergency Medicine and the Director of the Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy at the University of Pennsylvania. Host: Jason Woods, MD Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu
- ACEP E-QUAL 47: Harm Reduction in the Emergency Department (00:24:16)
In this episode from ACEP E-QUAL, Dr. Bill Soares is an Associate Professor of EM and Director of Harm Reduction Services in the Deptartment of Emergency Medicine at Bay State Medical Center. He also serves as a Fellow at the Institute of Health Care Delivery and Population Science at the University of Massachusetts Chan School of Medicine. Host: Jason Woods, MD Sound Engineer: Kellen Vu
- EM Match Advice 36: It is Time to Make Your Rank List (00:35:07)
In this episode of EM Match Advice, our panel tackles the hot topic of making your rank list for residency match, which includes "love letters" to programs and second look visits. In this podcast, Dr. Mike Gisondi and Dr. Michelle Lin host an esteemed panel of 3 program directors, Dr. Emily Fisher (University of Oklahoma), Dr. William Paolo (SUNY Upstate), and Dr. Michael Van Meter (University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston).
- ACEP E-QUAL 46: Opioids and Social Emergency Medicine (00:23:38)
In this episode from ACEP E-QUAL, Dr. Elizabeth Samuels discusses a social emergency medicine approach to opioid use disorder. Guest: Elizabeth A. Samuels, MD MPH MHS, Brown Emergency Medicine Host: Jason Woods MD Select references: Weiner SG, Baker O, Bernson D, Schuur JD. One-Year Mortality of Patients After Emergency Department Treatment for Nonfatal Opioid Overdose. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 Jan;75(1):13-17. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2019.04.020. Epub 2019 Jun 20. PMID: 31229387; PMCID: PMC6920606. Wakeman SE, Larochelle MR, Ameli O, et al. Comparative Effectiveness of Different Treatment Pathways for Opioid Use Disorder. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(2):e1920622. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.20622 Larochelle MR, Bernson D, Land T, Stopka TJ, Wang N, Xuan Z, Bagley SM, Liebschutz JM, Walley AY. Medication for Opioid Use Disorder After Nonfatal Opioid Overdose and Association With Mortality: A Cohort Study. Ann Intern Med. 2018 Aug 7;169(3):137-145. doi: 10.7326/M17-3107. Epub 2018 Jun 19. PMID: 29913516; PMCID: PMC6387681. Kilaru AS, Xiong A, Lowenstein M, et al. Incidence of Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Following Nonfatal Overdose in Commercially Insured Patients. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(5):e205852. Published 2020 May 1. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.5852 D'Onofrio G, O'Connor PG, Pantalon MV, Chawarski MC, Busch SH, Owens PH, Bernstein SL, Fiellin DA. Emergency department-initiated buprenorphine/naloxone treatment for opioid dependence: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA. 2015 Apr 28;313(16):1636-44. doi: 10.1001/jama.2015.3474. PMID: 25919527; PMCID: PMC4527523. Hawk KF, D’Onofrio G, Chawarski MC, et al. Barriers and Facilitators to Clinician Readiness to Provide Emergency Department–Initiated Buprenorphine. JAMA Netw Open. 2020;3(5):e204561. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.4561
- EM Match Advice 35: Where did all the jobs go, and did the applicants follow? (00:30:49)
In this episode of EM Match Advice, our panel takes on the tough issues of 2021. Specifically we discuss the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Workforce Study that projects fewer jobs for emergency physicians and the hot-off-the-press ERAS data showing a drop in the number of EM residency applicants, compared to 2 years ago. Did one cause the other? In this podcast, Dr. Mike Gisondi and Dr. Michelle Lin host an esteemed panel of 3 program directors, Dr. Cassandra Bradby (East Carolina University), Dr. Adam Kellogg (Baystate Health), and Dr. Craig Krausz (Saint Louis University).
- INFODEMIC 01: Introduction and COVID-19 Update (00:15:17)
This session for the INFODEMIC Conference features speakers, Dr. Seema Yasmin and Dr. Yvonne Maldonado. INFODEMIC is a Stanford conference on social media and COVID-19 misinformation in 2021, has released open access podcasts of their discussions.
- INFODEMIC 02: Vaccine Confidence (00:05:46)
This session for the INFODEMIC Conference features speaker, Dr. Heidi Larson. INFODEMIC is a Stanford conference on social media and COVID-19 misinformation in 2021, has released open access podcasts of their discussions.
- INFODEMIC 03: Vaccine Hesitancy (00:41:17)
This session for the INFODEMIC Conference features speakers, Drs. Agnes Binagwaho, Aida Habtezion, and Gloria Giraldo, and moderated by Dr. Seema Yasmin. INFODEMIC is a Stanford conference on social media and COVID-19 misinformation in 2021, has released open access podcasts of their discussions.