So I hope everyone paying attention is seeing the forest. Cutting medicare reimbursements for doctors. Check. Capping nursing salaries check. Preventing insurance companies from posting BILLIONS of dollars in profit PER QUARTER. No check. What's going wrong here? CMSGov ?

A light on this dark day: the future of medicine is bright with these minds. This was the first residency class I saw through entirely as their APD. We all grew so much together, and I am so honored to have had this experience with you! Best of luck UMass Emergency Med!!

I used to post my comics only on facebook and today fb reminded me that I drew my favorite comic from medical school this time 3(!) years ago on my gyn onc rotation. (My comics were way more scribbly back then)

🧵of 🧵 We've covered several sutures now. Next is Monocryl (or poliglecaprone 25). It was designed for skin and subcutaneous tissues, and is still used mostly for that, but is also used in a number of other settings. We will go over properties, uses, etc (the usual things...)

Congratulations to Cassandra Mackay, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine UMass Chan Medical School & first author of "How do emergency medicine applicants evaluate residency programs in the post–COVID-19 era?" published AEM Journal! Read the article here: doi.org/10.1002/aet2.1…

What sources do post-COVID EM applicants use to choose a residency program? Resident morale and virtual presence. Cassie Mackey Anne Messman onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ae…

I can’t say enough about the need to perform a good skin exam and sometimes as in the case you might need to re-evaluate the skin! #MedTwitter #foamed UMass Emergency Med Richard Church Academic Life in EM

Excited to share my essay published in the Annals of Emergency Medicine this month! authors.elsevier.com/a/1gH6-ib7EEYA…

How a valuable possession slowly damaged a young man's nerve 1. 30-year-old Sidh consulted me with severe sharp shooting #pain from right buttock to the leg & foot for 3 months. Pain was more while sitting and lesser while standing or walking. Pain increased on lying down.

Congrats are in order for Dr. @kavitababu, this quarter’s Josie King Hero Award recipient! She has tirelessly championed for opioid-use reduction and worked to reduce the incidence of overdose in our communities. 👏 JosieKingFoundation #UMassMemorial

Why EM: when we chose medicine as a career we wanted to treat all-comers, that’s still our focus in EM and will be moving forward. #FOAMed #MedTwitter

#FirstFiveJobsForDocs 1. Babysitter 2. Cashier 3. Lifeguard 4. Tutor/TA 5. Scribe

And we are off! 23-24 cohort of the Faculty Incubator! An in-person launch and a virtual one! Let the #meded fun begin!

Dr. Kapil Sharma teaching about plasticizers and giving practical advice about decreasing exposures and endocrine disrupting effects from plasticizers. #foamtox #ToxTuesday UTSW Emergency Medicine

Join us for our next webinar! Title: Navigating Simulation Fellowships What: A panel of simulation fellowship directors and experts to answer all of your questions. When: March 30th at 6 pm CST. Please register at: saem.zoom.us/meeting/regist….

What consultants see when they come down to the emergency department

1/ A 28 yo W with rapid-onset, severe weakness. In the ED she is barely able to lift her head; CNs are intact. She has severe symmetric upper & lower weakness (3/5 prox, 2/5 distal) with normal reflexes. Normal sensation. CSF protein=normal. A #continuumcase

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Chief Opioid Officer at #UMassMemorial, Dr. @kavitababu, participated in a Capitol Hill roundtable hosted by the U.S. House of Representatives Bipartisan Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Task Force, focused on substance use disorders & reducing stigma.

Old school cool vs new school rules? Weighing the gold standard: the breadth of emergency medicine core content covered by textbooks. What do you recommend to your learners? Faculty Incubator SAEM AEMETOnline #foamed #emcorecontent #meded onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ae…