Didactics and Conferences
Emergency Medicine Journal Club typically occurs on the last Thursday of each month, when residents and attendings gather to discuss journal articles over dinner. These sessions begin with a review of a basic research or statistical topic, followed by the presentation of three articles selected to address a particular clinical question. Journal Club is attended by faculty with a wide variety of research and clinical interests, allowing residents to draw on multiple experiences and viewpoints as they learn to navigate the medical literature.
Internal Medicine Journal Clubs take several formats. One format focuses on an in-depth analysis of a single article using the McMaster’s EBM format. The intent of this journal club is to teach skills of critical appraisal. The second format is a current literature potpourri. In this format, residents break into small groups, read several timely articles and summarize them for their colleagues. The intent of this format is to help residents remain abreast of the current literature. Lastly, we have a “rapid” fire journal club in our outpatient clinic that reviews a select group of recent journals and how they will impact on our practice of medicine.
Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine journal clubs occur semiannually. Residents from both specialties are encouraged to attend to discuss articles on topics both applicable and high-yield between the specialties. Faculty from both divisions as well as pulmonary and critical care medicine are invited to facilitate discussions.
Recent skills labs have included the following:
- Obstetrics: Residents reviewed and practiced first trimester ultrasound on a phantom model, as well as third trimester ultrasound on a pregnant volunteer. A station covering both normal and complicated deliveries was led by an OB/GYN faculty member with an interest in education.
- ENT: Epistaxis treatment was discussed and then practiced using a low-fidelity model. Drainage and treatment of auricular hematomas was reviewed with the use of a cadaveric model. Finally, residents were given the opportunity to perform nasopharyngoscopy on a volunteer under the direction of a speech therapist and ENT resident.
- Airway: Residents gained familiarity with a variety of adjunct/rescue airway devices and technique using both mannequins and cadavers, all under the direction of experienced emergency medicine faculty.
For basic science research projects, the faculty are actively involved in interdisciplinary research within the university. In addition, ongoing pre-hospital and emergency department clinical research projects provide an opportunity for residents to participate in robust nationally recognized clinical studies. Residents are encouraged to publish and present at regional or national meetings during their training. Emergency medicine residents gain an understanding of evidence-based medicine principles and learn to critically review literature under the guidance of our research faculty.
Emergency Medicine Didactics and Conferences
Pre-hospital care is emphasized throughout the residency program. The curriculum is both longitudinal and concentrated in a dedicated two-week block in the PGY-2 year under the direction of EMS faculty and fellows. In addition to accompanying paramedic teams on emergency calls, residents will be directly involved in the planning and operation of the EMS systems.
Since 2004, the Center for EMS at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center has been dedicated to improving outcomes for cardiac arrest, trauma and other patients in our community. A cooperative effort between the Department of Emergency Medicine, Ohio State's Wexner Medical Center and the Center for EMS (CEMS) seeks to provide an educational and research resource to the central Ohio EMS community. By uniting the efforts of the pre-hospital provider with the hospital-based team, the CEMS is dedicated to providing everyone in the community the best opportunity for survival and improved quality of life.
MedFlight of Ohio is the critical care transport service serving central Ohio and operated by The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Grant Medical Center and Akron General Hospital. Howard Werman, MD, serves as Medflight’s medical director and also is an active member of our Ohio State Wexner Medical Center’s Emergency Medicine faculty. Online medical control for the helicopter and mobile ICU is provided by the emergency department at Ohio State. Residents may also elect to participate in patient transports with the crew of MedFlight and will participate in physician medical direction of the program.
We highly value our small group sessions for multiple reasons. The small group format emphasizes a personal approach to education that we regard highly at Ohio State. We firmly believe that, as adult learners, residents should have a certain amount of control over what they learn, and the small group format affords us this curricular latitude. There is no set small group curriculum, and groups are encouraged to be creative in their exploration of the nuances of emergency medicine. Additionally, residents are able to draw not only on the experiences of faculty members, but also work collaboratively to teach one another, enhancing our "residency family" environment.
Internal Medicine Didactics and Conferences
emergency medicine presentations.
All residents present one prepared lecture per year. These lectures are drawn from a variety of appropriate topics chosen at the beginning of each year. While these lectures are modeled after traditional one-hour PowerPoint presentations, an emphasis is placed on discussion and audience participation. Accordingly, residents are encouraged to be creative in their approach to presenting their topic. Recent examples include expert panels of both emergency medicine and non-emergency medicine faculty, and the use of social media to solicit real-time audience input.