Dhimitri Nikolla, DO, PGY-3 ACOEP-RSO President AHN Saint Vincent Hospital, Erie, PA INTRODUCTION With the widespread availability of intraosseous (IO) needles and ultrasound, emergent central lines placed with landmark-guidance (LG) are becoming a thing of the past. While IO access is faster and ul [...]
Jillian Blalock OMS-III WVSOM When I made the decision to return to my hometown of Wheeling, West Virginia to complete my clinical requirements for medical school, I did so because I already knew the area; I would not have the “transition period” or feel the need to “get settled” like many of my cla [...]
Aishwarya Sharma, OMS II OUHCOM The room is bright white, clear and aseptic. White walls, white bed, white curtains. And in the middle of it all is a sobbing woman. I watch her tear-streaked face as she assesses her surroundings, fear in her eyes. I am supposed to be getting the history and physical [...]
Welcome to the spring edition of The Fast Track! The ACOEP Resident-Student Organization (RSO) has had a busy winter planning for a busy spring! First, Spring Seminar is right around the corner April 3-7, 2018 in San Diego, CA! The majority of RSO events will be Friday, April 6th. We will have Rapid [...]
Spring is upon us! And so is a new edition of The Fast Track! This is an edition of experiences. From street medicine to domestic violence, our authors share personal experiences that shed light on issues that are not only critical to emergency medicine, but basic human rights. As residents and stud [...]
Nevertheless, it is easy to get stuck in the microcosm of the doctor-patient relationship and forget that there is a breadth of bureaucracy that allows us to do the job we love doing. There are many organizations fighting for our ability to practice emergency medicine with reliable evidence, a neces [...]
Dominic Williams, OMS-IV LECOM-Bradenton In my term as the ACOEP-RSO Student President, I had the privilege of meeting many osteopathic students from across the country: students with a passion for emergency medicine, students taking the initiative to attend events relevant to their future, students [...]
Size: 8 residents per year Program length: 3 years Institution bed size: 1,100 ED Visits per year: 240,000 ACGME accreditation status: Initial Accreditation Trauma Center? Level 2, Pending Level 1 Hospital Locations? Las Vegas, Nevada Available Fellowships? None What is unique about your program? [...]
Rochelle Rennie, OMS-IV OUHCOM This year’s ACOEP Scientific Assembly was definitely one to be remembered! In order to accommodate the busy schedule of medical students, the student events took place during the weekend from November 4th to 6th in the beautiful city of Denver, Colorado. Saturday start [...]
Olivia Reed, DO RSO Vice President Norman Regional- Oklahoma Are you thinking about entering your first FOEM competition? Not sure how to take that first step? I understand. I remember scrolling through the FOEM website feeling a little intimidated by the idea of entering a national competition. How [...]