Medical Malpractice Stress Syndrome.

The majority of physicians will face at least one medical malpractice claim over the course of their careers. The stress caused by medical malpractice claims can lead to litigation stress or malpractice stress syndrome. Physicians experiencing a claim may have strained family relationships, worsening anxiety and depression, and burnout, and have higher rates of medical errors.

Calling All Curators: A Novel Approach to Individualized Interactive Instruction.

With the increasing influence of the "Free Open Access Medical Education" (FOAM or FOAMed) movement, it is critical that medical educators be engaged with FOAM in order to better inform and direct their learners, who likely regularly consume these materials. In 2012, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)/Residency Review Committee (RRC) began to permit 20% of emergency medicine (EM) residents' didactics hours to be earned outside of weekly conference, as "Individualized Interactive Instruction" (III) credits.1 We describe a digital course in EM, "Asynchrony," as an approach to FOAM to meet these III standards.