MS3 Lavinia Turian sits down with the Medical Director of the Oregon, Alaska, and Guam Poison Centers, Dr. Zane Horowitz to discuss the topic of toxic hydrogen peroxide while going over a patient encounter involving...

Join OHSU class of Med 22 students Dana Button and Meghan Vandewettering as they discuss the topic of sexual assault evaluation with Nicole Broder, long time advocate and sexual assault registered nurse.

Chatting with Blaze about interfacing with air ambulance flight crews

In this episode, third-year medical student Kate Rodman discusses the physiology and initial assessment of acute stroke, as well as current treatment recommendations. Tune-in for interesting facts and tips that will come in handy on...

In today’s episode Tristen Zimmerman talks subpoenas in emergency medicine with Dr. Becky Tuttle, an OHSU Emergency Medicine in Portland, Oregon. Recalling personal experiences as well as accounts from coworkers, Dr. Tuttle takes us through...

In this episode, second-year medical student Mary Ryan talks with Dr. Brittany Arnold, a Portland ED physician, about all things snakes— from managing a bite first in the field and later in the hospital to...

In this episode, second-year med student Thomas Merlin sits down to talk with three guests about their transitions from being Emergency RN’s to medical school students. In addition to learning a bit about our guests’...

Tate sat down with EM applicant Forrest Wells at the end of last year’s interview season to talk about lessons learned on “the trail”. The episode was recorded in that sweet spot after Forrest had...

We are so fortunate to have Dr. Judith Tintinalli, founding chair of the Emergency Department at UNC-Chapel Hill from 1991-2007, president of the American Board of Emergency Medicine from 1989 to 1990, Editor-in-Chief of Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine as...

For her first EMIG Podcast, Shelby Van Leuven (Med 22) sat down and spoke with Dr. Rebecca Marshall, a pediatric psychiatrist at Doernbecher Children’s Hospital in Portland, OR, USA about the field of emergency pediatric...

In her first episode with EMIGcast, OHSU first year medical student, Tristen Zimmerman, talks rural emergency medicine with Dr. Anthony Ferroggiaro. Dr. Ferroggiaro is an OHSU Emergency Medicine faculty member and the medical director for...

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a life saving treatment that in recent years has shown to be effective for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome, cardiogenic shock, and other conditions involving cardiopulmonary compromise. In this episode,...

Trends in EM Matching Sam here. I like numbers and stats. A lot. As many of you might be aware, March marks a special time for medical students everywhere as this is the pinnacle of...

A clinical presentation of abdominal pain, n/v, increased thirst and incontinence in a young female her first week of college. Take a listen to figure out what’s going on, how to diagnose and treat this...

On this episode, Kate Rodman (MS-2) and Will Hockett (MS-3) discuss advances in the treatment of opiate use disorder in the Emergency Department. Opioid misuse and addiction have been on the rise ever since opioid...

A quick clinical pearl reviewing thyroid storm pathophysiology and treatment with your host Will Hockett (MS-3)

Kick off your new year with this short clinical episode on Hyperkalemia. MS3 Gabby Gioia from OHSU sits down with Dr. Corey Slovis, Chairman of Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University to talk diagnosis, complications and...

On this episode, Lavinia Turian (MS2) discusses with Dr. Martin Smilkstein about what it is like practicing medicine on the Navajo Reservation at the Chinle Comprehensive Health Care Facility as part of the Indian Health...

“Interest & career longevity & staving off burnout are absolutely reasons people consider and do go on to do fellowships. Fellowships are certainly a great opportunity. They are a training that make you a specialist...

Ally Gallagher (MS3) sits down with Dr. Blake McKinney and Dr. John Dutton of CirrusMD, a telemedicine company that provides remote acute care to patients across the country. Drs. McKinney and Dutton discuss the expanding...

Long before EM was established as a profession, Family Medicine was the predominate force in the Emergency Room. The state of affairs was a sad one merely 50 years ago with funeral directors and morticians...

Welcome to EMIGcast. For this episode, Connor Hambelton (MS4) sits down with Dr. Michael Cromeans, who has been exclusively working the night shift in the emergency department for the past 18 years! Dr. Cromeans discusses...

Will Hockett (MS3) sits down with Dr. Eric McCoy for the second half of the episode on how to succeed on the wards. If you’ve enjoyed the tips given in this two part series, or...

In this episode Dr. Eric McCoy sits down with Will Hockett (MS-3) and shares some of his tips on how to have a massive impact on clinical rotations. Helpful information for all of us, but...

This summer was filled with sunshine here in PDX, meaning kids were out playing, having fun and breaking bones! Have you ever wondered what an ED resident is responsible for when managing and consulting on...