Women in Emergency Medicine Residency Programs: An Analysis of Data From Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education-approved Residency Programs

Emergency medicine residency programs: the changing face of graduate medical education

Stroke Education in Canadian Emergency Medicine Residency Programs.

OBJECTIVES Stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA) are common disorders treated by Canadian emergency physicians. The diagnosis and management of these conditions is time-sensitive and complex, requiring that emergency physicians have adequate training. This study sought to determine the extent of stroke and TIA training in Canadian emergency medicine residency programs. METHODS A two-page...

Report from the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors subcommittee on graduate medical education funding: effects of decreased medicare support.

INTRODUCTION Recent changes by the Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) have resulted in decreased Medicare support for emergency medicine (EM) residencies. OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of reduced graduate medical education (GME) funding support on residency size, resident rotations, and support for a fourth postgraduate year (PGY) of training and for residents with previous trai...

Characteristics of Emergency Medicine Residency Programs in Colombia

INTRODUCTION Emergency medicine (EM) is in different stages of development around the world. Colombia has made significant strides in EM development in the last two decades and recognized it as a medical specialty in 2005. The country now has seven EM residency programs: three in the capital city of Bogotá, two in Medellin, one in Manizales, and one in Cali. The seven residency programs are in ...

Supplemental Milestones for Emergency Medicine Residency Programs: A Validation Study

INTRODUCTION Emergency medicine (EM) residency programs may be 36 or 48 months in length. The Residency Review Committee for EM requires that 48-month programs provide educational justification for the additional 12 months. We developed additional milestones that EM training programs might use to assess outcomes in domains that meet this accreditation requirement. This study aims to assess for ...