Addressing the educational gap in the role of law enforcement personnel in the resuscitation bay.

Background: Health care workers are often uncertain of the role of law enforcement personnel in the resuscitation bay. A cross-sectional, quality improvement project was designed with an educational intervention to address the knowledge gaps.

Methods: There were 2 sessions for trauma surgery and emergency medicine faculty, residents, and staff.

Using Human-Centered Design to Improve a Surgery Resident Well-Being Program.

Introduction: Surgery resident mental health, burnout, and overall well-being are constantly scrutinized, and improving surgery resident well-being programs continuously requires refinement. We sought to evaluate the effectiveness of human-centered design (HCD) sprints to enhance our surgery resident well-being program.

Methods: An HCD sprint was conducted with 34 surgery residents in a single session using seven separate domains, including Mental Health/Reflection and Therapy; Mentoring or Faculty Engagement; Physical Well-being; Retreats; Scheduled Breaks or Free Time; Social Connection; and Well-being Lectures, Emails, or Curriculum.

Building a Program of Expanded Peer Support for the Entire Health Care Team: No One Left Behind.

Background: Medical errors can cause second victim syndrome (SVS) in caregivers. Literature describing the development of effective peer support programs is limited. This article describes the implementation of a peer support program for an entire health care system.

Secondary Traumatic Stress in Ob-Gyn: A Mixed Methods Analysis Assessing Physician Impact and Needs.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the incidence of secondary traumatic stress in Obstetrics and Gynecology physicians including symptoms, impact, and programmatic needs for support.

Design: This study used a mixed-methods approach comprised of an anonymous online survey and individual interviews/focus groups. IBM SPSS 24.

The Osteopathic Applicant.

The number of osteopathic students choosing emergency medicine (EM) as a specialty is continuously increasing. However, EM remains a competitive specialty. Accordingly, in this article we guide osteopathic students interested in EM through the Comprehensive Osteopathic Medical Licensing Examination (COMLEX), the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE), third- and fourth-year rotations, and the match process.