For IMG dreamers out there looking to be inspired, the 3 leaders of the historic xenotransplanted kidney press release below are all IMGs. Never give up on your dreams no matter how far they may seem. Impossible is nothing
Please join @nyemsc for our first event of the year! Weโll be hosting a Research in EM Panel this Thursday at 7:30pm EST to hear from EM Physician-Researchers in the NY area!
RSVP at https://t.co/IIHcoJk6gX
Overheard in clinic:
Front desk: Mr. Jones, your doctor retired. Dr. Igwe replaced him.
Mr. Jones: What kind of name is that?? Where are all the Johnsons and Smiths?
FD: They didnโt get into medical school but if youโd like to see a doctor, Dr. Igwe will be happy to see you.
This just in: Congress has EXPANDED residency slots for only the second time in 25 years.
Congress has approved 200 additional residency slots for 2023. This is progress, but we still need a lot more. Itโs projected weโll be short 124,000 physicians by 2034.
Data: @AAMCtoday
At the #ACEP22 Leon L. Haley, Jr. Lecture, Vonzella A. Bryant, MD, FACEP (@vonzellab96) discussed diversity in emergency medicine, techniques to improve it, and what benefits greater diversity has for care teams and patient outcomes.