EM Education Podcasts and Websites
This is a short episode on the EM podcasts and websites that I recommend to further your education. Since I take no money from anyone, these are my unbiased opinions of the best podcasts and websites out there. There are many more podcasts and websites out there- these are the ones that I like. If you have suggestions for podcasts or websites to add, please email me and I’ll add them to the list.
EM Education Podcasts and Websites
Here are the links to the podcasts and websites that I talk about with a short description:
Paid Podcasts:
EM:RAP (Emergency Medicine Reviews and Perspectives): The gold standard in emergency medicine education, join ACEP and EMRA for 55 bucks a year to get it for free
EMA (Emergency Medical Abstracts): A fast paced monthly review of the literature, also free with ACEP and EMRA membership, both EM:RAP and EMA are available through the EMRA website
EMCast: Monthly reviews from Dr. Amal Mattu and company on emedhome.com. Costs 30 bucks a year as a resident but totally worth it
Free Podcasts:
EMCrit: Emergency medicine critical care topics from Dr Scott Weingart. Use with caution if you’re a beginner but its really cutting edge stuff. Free in iTunes and on his website at emcrit.org
ERCast: A community emergency medicine doc getting curbside consultation from all sorts of specialists. A great practice based podcast. Free on iTunes and on his website at ercast.org
SMART:EM: Deep dives on the literature behind basic things we do in medicine. Once again, use with caution if you’re a beginner but you won’t find information like this anywhere else. Free on iTunes and at smartem.org
Free websites:
Resus.me: Made by Dr. Cliff Reid, an EM doc in Australia. Summarizes EM relevant literature from all over the globe
Life in the Fast Lane: EM docs in Australia that have their own mix of education and humor that’s hard to beat
EMTOC: Made by Dr Wes Baber, a third year senior resident at Brooke Army Medical Center. A central hub for the SAUSHEC EM residency but also full of EM educational videos that are really slick.
EMdose:Made by Dr. Michael Bellamy, a 2nd year resident a Brooke Army Medical Center. A brand new blog that focuses on TwoADays- two emergency medicine facts published 5 days a week. Get your “jab of medical knowledge” here. Subscribe to the RSS feed or email updates to get them delivered right to your device or email.
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