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How to look for a bright future in ER. M. H. Moustafa, MD, FACEP. Associate Clinical Professor David Geffen School of Medicine At UCLA. Joke of the day !. Bright future in ER. A- Tips for medical students B- Recommendations for postgraduates C- How to get your dream job
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M. H. Moustafa, MD, FACEP Associate Clinical Professor David Geffen School of Medicine At UCLA
Bright future in ER • A- Tips for medical students • B- Recommendations for postgraduates • C- How to get your dream job • D- How to change failure to success • E- Dealing with burnout • F- Other: Finance, family and your wellness
A- Tips for Medical Students • 1- Attend your didactics; lectures, labs, and all other presentations • 2- Do not be afraid to ask questions • 3- Get a standard text book • 4- Get clinical exposure
A- Tips for Medical Students • 5- Clinical Shadowing • 6- Get a mentor! • 7- Attend Local and National Conferences • 8- Join EM Interest Group
A-Tips for Medical Students • The INTERNET!! • Lectures • Very updated • Pictorials • Educational videos and Power Point presentations • Useful links
B-Recommendations for the Postgraduates • 1- Enroll in EM residency program • 2- Read about your daily clinical encounters • 3- Get a standard Text Book ( Tintinalli or Peter Rosen) • 4- Shadow with your senior • 5- Get a mentor
B- Recommendations for the Postgraduates • 6- Read one EM topic and teach it to the new interns the next day ( Mini Talk) • 7- Read about procedures. Learn and teach! • 8- Join EM Interest Groups
EM Organizations • ACEP • SAEM • EMRA • AAEM • ABEM
B- Recommendations for the postgraduates • 9- Subscribe to EM peer review journals. Bring articles to your Journal Club • 10-With your peers: Build up your ER Library; books, journals, CD and DVD
B- Recommendations for the Postgraduates • 11- Invite outside speakers • 12- attend local and international conferences • 13- Consider overseas rotation in EM • 14- ATLS, ACLS, PALS and neonatal resusciation
Acquire a New Skill! • Ultrasound • Mechanical ventilation • Noninvasive ventilation • Management of the difficult airway • Wound management • Splint and cast
Acquire a New Skill • Research • Teaching • Clinical photography • Publishing • Consider a subspecialty ; peds, tox, hyperbaric medicine, observation medicine, sports medicine etc.
Find someone who is successful and ask yourself why he/she is successful?
Nice character Helpful Compassionate Down to earth Creative Knowledgeable Has unique skills Uses Technology His/her clinic is very well kept Professional Has more qualifications Successful?
C- How to get Your Dream Job? Case:You have sent your resume’ with a cover letter to employer and you have been rejected!
What went wrong? What to do ?
D- How to Change Failure to Success Sit down and write down the main reasons you think your application has been rejected and correct your deficiencies
Some known deficiencies • C.V. not professionally written • Lack of information in the “Personal statement” • I do not have the required experience (Example: USA local experience) • I am under qualified • I am over qualified
Some known deficiencies • I do not have a good letter of recommendation • My referees are not known to the Selecting Committee • My referee cannot be reached • I am not proficient in English Language
Interview problems • Arriving late • Arriving too early • Attire • Language • Did not show interest and enthusiasm • Did not ask good questions • Did not answer to the questions
Patient overload Same job for years Long hours Night shifts No time off Politics Other causes E-Dealing with BurnoutCauses:
Solution? THINK OUTSIDE THE BOX!!
Urgent Care Medicine Administration Research Teaching Publishing Offering a consulting service Acquire new skill; US, Mechanical ventilation, peds, tox etc Consider the following
Ask yourself, “what are my weaknesses and strengths ? “ Example: Weaknesses: nights shifts, politics, administration Strengths: Teaching, publishing, clinical photography
Solution • Take clinical pictures, XR, CT etc. • Design your lecture series using the pictorials • Submit some to Peer Review Journals • Publish your own book • Publish on the Internet
Finance • Secure your future! • Retirement plan • Real Estate • Set up a business • Be a partner in a business • Convert a hobby into business
Family • Consider your family’s desire when you make a career decisions • Involve them in the thinking process
Your Wellness • Get a physical • Check your cholesterol and your BP • Quit smoking • Exercise • Take time off with family and friends !!
Please send your questions to: MhMoustafa@aol.com Visit my Web Site: www.EMquiz.com