A Case Report of a Man with Burning Arm and Leg Weakness.

Unlabelled: A 44-year-old male presented with sudden onset of severe left arm burning dysesthesia and bilateral leg numbness and weakness for several hours. He denied any recent illnesses or trauma and was previously healthy. His exam showed decreased strength to his left upper extremity, decreased light touch sensation to bilateral lower extremities, and urinary retention.

Are You Applying to More Than One Specialty?

Although the majority of U.S. medical students predominantly apply to only one specialty, some apply to more than one.

Flipping the Classroom in Medical Student Education: Does Priming Work?

Introduction: The emergency medicine (EM) clerkship curriculum at Los Angeles County + University of Southern California Medical Center includes monthly lectures on pediatric fever and shortness of breath (SOB). This educational innovation evaluated if learning could be enhanced by "priming" the students with educational online videos prior to an in-class session. Factors that impacted completion rates were also evaluated (planned specialty and time given for video viewing).

Does the Flipped Classroom Improve Learning in Graduate Medical Education?

Background: The flipped classroom model for didactic education has recently gained popularity in medical education; however, there is a paucity of performance data showing its effectiveness for knowledge gain in graduate medical education.

Objective: We assessed whether a flipped classroom module improves knowledge gain compared with a standard lecture.

Methods: We conducted a randomized crossover study in 3 emergency medicine residency programs.

Early Aggressive Hydration Hastens Clinical Improvement in Mild Acute Pancreatitis.

Objectives: Early aggressive intravenous hydration is recommended for acute pancreatitis treatment although randomized trials have not documented benefit. We performed a randomized trial of aggressive vs. standard hydration in the initial management of mild acute pancreatitis.

Low Back Pain in the Emergency Medicine Department: A Flipped Classroom Module.

Introduction: Current residency didactic schedules that are built upon hour-long, lecture-based presentations are incongruous with adult learning theory and the needs of millennial generation residents. An alternative to the traditional lecture, the flipped classroom involves viewing a short video lecture at home, followed by an active discussion during class time. This module was developed for emergency medicine residents and rotating medical students without previous training on the subject.

The Flipped Classroom in Emergency Medicine Using Online Videos with Interpolated Questions.

Background: Utilizing the flipped classroom is an opportunity for a more engaged classroom session. This educational approach is theorized to improve learner engagement and retention and allows for more complex learning during class. No studies to date have been conducted in the postgraduate medical education setting investigating the effects of interactive, interpolated questions in preclassroom online video material.