USACS Scholars Tackle Physician Wellness at the Workstation
by: USACS
The USACS Scholars Program has many uses, from training the next generation of leaders in acute care to deepening relationships between USACS clinicians across regions and sharing information and best practices back to the site levels. Perhaps an underappreciated benefit, however, is the ability of a new group of leaders to look on old problems […]
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An Incubator for Leadership, USACS Hatches Second SEMPA President in Four Years
by: USACS
US Acute Care Solutions employs a large portion of Emergency Medicine PA workforce, says Dayna Jaynstein – likely significantly more than its fair share relative to other acute care groups. The group’s Physician to APP ratio is almost exactly 2:1. So perhaps it’s not surprising that Jaynstein makes the second SEMPA president to come out […]
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For a Hospitalist Career, Call Me When You’re Ready to be Happy
by: Dr. Angela Aboutalib
There’s a particular conversation I’ve had with fellow hospitalist colleagues. I’ve had it so many times it’s almost like a tape recorder. Here’s how it goes: Them: Angie, I’m done. I’ve had it. I want to quit Me: Oh? Them: Yea. I’m going to look for another job. Me: Ok , I understand and I […]
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EM Residents: Here’s How To Do An Apples-to-Apples Comparison of Multiple Contract Offers
by: USACS
It’s decision time. There you are, a soon-to-graduate resident, at your disposable kitchen table in the apartment you’ve been renting for the past three or four years, with a blank yellow notepad in front of you. You draw a line in the middle of the page and start comparing the two offers you’ve received. On […]
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Opioid Treatment in the ED: A Revolving Door, or an Open Door?
by: USACS
Last year, Ariana Sampson treated a young man for opioid addiction in the emergency department of Marshall Medical Center in Placerville, California. His family told her that he’d been a golden child and a star athlete in high school. But after a football injury, he had been prescribed the painkiller Norco. Within six months of […]
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