For Residents
Stampede! The Herd Mentality of Recruiting Season
August 3rd, 2016by: Dr. Chesney Fowler
When is peak recruiting season for emergency medicine residents? It depends. Everyone knows about when it starts and roughly when it ends. The first residents to sign usually do so in the summer, and the last are usually picking up the rear sometime in January (on the East Coast, that is). But it’s that start of […]
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Becoming an Emergency Medicine Destination of Choice for Women
July 27th, 2016by: Dr. Patsy McNeil
I’ve been an attending physician in emergency medicine in or around our nation’s capital for the last 16 years. Throughout my career as an African American woman, whether in academia or in leadership meetings, I have often been the only one. I’ve been the only woman often and even more frequently the only African-American. It […]
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Should Female Emergency Physicians Embrace their Femininity?
May 4th, 2016by: Dr. Chesney Fowler
A new generation of female physicians is reshaping perceptions of our profession: what it takes to succeed, and therefore what sorts of skills, temperaments, and character types belong in our field. The changing demographics of emergency medicine physicians begs a consequential question: should female emergency physicians embrace their femininity on the job? There is the nascent […]
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Medicine and Meaning: Thoughts On Change
November 23rd, 2015by: Dr. Anoop Kumar
Ever notice how quickly things can change in the ED? One minute things seem to be well under control, the next minute several alarms are going off, three nurses are simultaneously asking for you, and there are no inpatient beds available. How’d that happen so quickly? In emergency medicine, we are experts in change – […]
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A Five-Step ACEP15 Action Plan for Job Seekers
October 13th, 2015by: Dr. Chesney Fowler
Whether it’s the first time you’ve attended or you’ve experienced that four-day long whirlwind in the past, the reality is this: ACEP is a multi-day scientific assembly like no other. There are a lot of informative classes to attend, great people to meet, top-notch dinners to enjoy—and drinks every night. And this year, ACEP takes […]
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Code Black and the Changing Culture of Emergency Medicine
September 24th, 2015by: USACS
“The romance isn’t gone. But it’s definitely going.” That was the verdict from Dr. Patsy McNeil, MEP Health’s Director of Patient Satisfaction, as we discussed the documentary film Code Black at a recent Leadership Academy meeting. The film chronicles a handful of emergency medicine residents training at one of the busiest emergency departments in the […]
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Tips for Landing Your First Job as an Emergency Physician
September 9th, 2015by: Dr. Chesney Fowler
Emergency physicians are in high demand. In fact, there are approximately twice as many jobs as there are physicians to fill them. As a recent graduate, your extensive training and youthful enthusiasm makes you a hot commodity. Just because you are a well-trained physician, though, doesn’t mean you are an expert job-seeker. Many emergency physicians […]
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A Manifesto for How to Hire Millennial Physicians
July 28th, 2015by: Dr. Chesney Fowler
What does a Millennial physician look like? And, importantly for physicians’ groups, hospitals, and health systems, how do you effectively recruit them to come work for you when they are in such high demand? Much has been written about this generation of over-educated and under-employed young people – all full of entitlement and purpose – […]
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The Story of MEP Book Excerpt: Dr. Jesse Irwin
July 2nd, 2015by: Dr. Jesse Irwin
Editor’s note: the following is an excerpt from a book of stories from USACS founding partner MEP Health. The book chronicles stories about their providers’ lives, values, motivations, and career paths. MEP Health joined USACS in December 2015. Four years of med school, five years in the Navy, and three at residency at George Washington—and […]
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The Story of MEP Book Excerpt: Dr. Chesney Fowler, Assistant Director of Recruiting
June 12th, 2015by: Dr. Chesney Fowler
Editor’s note: the following is an excerpt from a book of stories from USACS founding partner MEP Health. The book chronicles stories about their providers’ lives, values, motivations, and career paths. MEP Health joined USACS in December 2015. I can talk for hours about the Amish. As an undergraduate at Washington University in St. Louis, […]
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