Educator's blueprint: A how-to guide for creating high-quality slides.

Didactics are the primary modality in which educators disseminate knowledge. The accompanying slides are a critical element, which can enhance or distract from the corresponding presentation. This Educator's Blueprint provides 10 strategies for creating high-quality presentation slides.

Characterizing the Adoption and Experiences of Users of Artificial Intelligence-Generated Health Information in the United States: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study.

Background: OpenAI's ChatGPT is a source of advanced online health information (OHI) that may be integrated into individuals' health information-seeking routines. However, concerns have been raised about its factual accuracy and impact on health outcomes. To forecast implications for medical practice and public health, more information is needed on who uses the tool, how often, and for what.

Decision-Making During Asynchronous Electives: Insights From Emergency Medicine-Bound Medical Students.

Introduction While asynchronous learning is gaining popularity, little is known about learners' decisions regarding compliance with assigned asynchronous material. We sought to explore how medical students make decisions about the use of their time when engaging in asynchronous learning during the residency interview season.  Methods After implementing a four-week blended elective for emergency medicine-bound fourth-year medical students, we conducted a mixed methods study with an explanatory sequential design.

FOAM authorship: Who's teaching our learners?

Background: Free open-access medical education (FOAM) is extremely popular among learners and educators despite lacking the traditional peer review process. Despite the potential for inaccurate, low-quality, or biased content, little has been published describing FOAM authors.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional analysis of 12 months of content from the top 25 blogs in the 2020 Social Media Index from August 2020-2021.

Educational Podcasts: Effect of Content Delivery Timing on Knowledge Acquisition and Retention.

Purpose: This study examined whether the order of podcast content influenced knowledge acquisition and retention among emergency medicine (EM) resident physicians.

Method: This preplanned secondary analysis of 2 large, multicenter trials included a randomized, crossover trial conducted from November 2019 to June 2020 of 100 residents that compared driving and seated condition for two 30-minute podcasts and a randomized, crossover trial conducted from September 2022 to January 2023 of 95 EM residents that compared exercise with seated condition for the same two 30-minute podcasts. Each podcast contained 6 journal article reviews, with the segments recorded in forward or backward order.

A Randomized Trial Assessing the Effect of Exercise on Residents' Podcast Knowledge Acquisition and Retention.

Purpose: Podcasts are commonly used by residents as part of their learning, with many listening concomitantly with other activities (e.g., driving and exercise).

Bilateral Infectious Extensor Tenosynovitis: A Case Report.

Introduction: Infectious extensor tenosynovitis is a rare infection spreading along the extensor tendons of the extremities. It presents a diagnostic challenge in the emergency department (ED) given the nonspecific signs and symptoms, as opposed to the more common flexor tenosynovitis that is diagnosed by the classic Kanavel signs on physical exam.

Case Report: Here we present a case of bilateral extensor tenosynovitis in a 52-year-old female denying past medical history who presented to the ED with two days of bilateral dorsal hand swelling and pain.

An Evaluation of Emergency Medicine Core Content Covered by Podcasts.

Introduction: Podcasts are used broadly for learning in emergency medicine (EM); however, there is concern about the potential for knowledge gaps for learners who rely on podcasts for their learning. The extent to which EM podcasts cover the core curriculum of EM is not known; thus, we sought to quantify the extent to which podcasts represent the core content of our specialty.

Methods: We performed a retrospective review of all EM podcast episodes published in 2019.

Is it worth it? A qualitative analysis of the impact of medical education fellowships on careers.

Objectives: Medical education fellowships provide training in teaching, assessment, educational program administration, and scholarship. The longitudinal impact of this training is unknown. The objective of this study was to explore the impact of medical education fellowships on the careers of graduates.

A workforce study of emergency medicine medical education fellowship directors: Describing roles, responsibilities, support, and priorities.

Introduction: Despite emergency medicine (EM) medical education fellowships increasing in number, the position of the medical education fellowship director (FD) remains incompletely defined. The goal of this study was to characterize the roles, responsibilities, support, and priorities for medical education FDs.

Methods: We adapted and piloted an anonymous electronic survey consisting of 31 single-answer, multiple-answer, and free-response items.

"Everybody in this room can understand": A qualitative exploration of peer support during residency training.

Objectives: Though peer support groups are often utilized during residency training, the dynamics, content, and impact of social support offered through peer support are poorly understood. We explored trainee perceptions of the benefits, drawbacks, and optimal membership and facilitation of peer support groups.

Methods: After engaging in a peer support program at an emergency medicine residency program, 15 residents and 4 group facilitators participated in four focus groups in 2018.

Training Leaders in Trauma Resuscitation: Teacher and Learner Perspectives on Ideal Methods.

Introduction: Effective leadership improves patient care during medical and trauma resuscitations. While dedicated training programs can improve leadership in trauma resuscitation, we have a limited understanding of the optimal training methods. Our objective was to explore learners' and teachers' perceptions of effective methods of leadership training for trauma resuscitation.

Continuing Medical Education Delivery Preferences Among Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers in Emergency Medicine.

Study objective We investigate the continuing medical education delivery preferences among emergency medicine providers, both physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs), within a large, national emergency medicine group. Methods A survey was sent via email to all emergency medicine health care providers in the practice group, including questions evaluating both delivery method and topic preference for continuing education. The study was sent to providers whom the group employed from October 2019 through January 2020.

Medical Students' Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Justice-Involved Health.

Despite the demonstrated need for sustainable and effective carceral health care, justice-involved medical education curricula are limited, and it's unclear if informal clinical education is sufficient. Investigators aimed to quantify medical student involvement with carceral populations and explore how students' knowledge of and attitudes towards justice-involved patients changed over the course of their training. A survey was designed by the investigators and sent to all current medical students at a single United States medical school.

Outcome assessment of medical education fellowships in emergency medicine.

Objectives: Medical education fellowships in emergency medicine (EM) provide training in teaching, assessment, educational program administration, and scholarship. The longitudinal impact of this training is unknown. Our objective was to characterize the career outcomes of medical education fellowship graduates.

What Are the Real-World Podcast-Listening Habits of Medical Professionals?

Introduction Educational podcasts are increasingly being utilized by health professionals for continuing education, but how they are being used remains poorly understood. Given their extensive reach, they represent a phenomenal opportunity for researchers to engage in knowledge translation of their scholarly works. The design, study, and effectiveness of these resources should be informed by a deeper understanding of their pragmatic usage.

Maximizing the Morning Commute: A Randomized Trial Assessing the Effect of Driving on Podcast Knowledge Acquisition and Retention.

Study Objective: Emergency medicine residents use podcasts as part of their learning process, often listening while driving. It is unclear how driving while listening to a podcast affects knowledge acquisition and retention. This study evaluated the knowledge gained from listening to podcasts while driving compared to that gained from undistracted listening.

"I Have Nothing Else to Give": A Qualitative Exploration of Emergency Medicine Residents' Perceptions of Burnout.

Phenomenon:: Resident physicians experience high degrees of burnout. Medical educators are tasked with implementing burnout interventions, however they possess an incomplete understanding of residents' lived experiences with this phenomenon. Attempts to understand burnout using quantitative methods may insufficiently capture the complexities of resident burnout and limit our ability to implement meaningful specialty-specific interventions.

Residents' Perceptions of Effective Features of Educational Podcasts.

Introduction: Educational podcasts are used by emergency medicine (EM) trainees to supplement clinical learning and to foster a sense of connection to broader physician communities. Yet residents report difficulties remembering what they learned from listening, and the features of podcasts that residents find most effective for learning remain poorly understood. Therefore, we sought to explore residents' perceptions of the design features of educational podcasts that they felt most effectively promoted learning.

Independent and Interwoven: A Qualitative Exploration of Residents' Experiences With Educational Podcasts.

Purpose: Educational podcasts are an increasingly popular platform for teaching and learning in health professions education. Yet it remains unclear why residents are drawn to podcasts for educational purposes, how they integrate podcasts into their broader learning experiences, and what challenges they face when using podcasts to learn.

Method: The authors used a constructivist grounded theory approach to explore residents' motivations and listening behaviors.

Curriculum Design and Implementation of the Emergency Medicine Chief Resident Incubator.

Background Chief residents receive minimal formal training in preparation for their administrative responsibilities. There is a lack of professional development programs specifically designed for chief residents. Objective In 2015, Academic Life in Emergency Medicine designed and implemented an annual, year-long, training program and virtual community of practice for chief residents in emergency medicine (EM).