Category Archives: Life of a medical student
The Rationale
I am writing this to you, the interviewer at my future program, your program, although I don’t yet know who you are. You are looking for us. You are currently in the process of interviewing an endless stream of fresh-faced highly qualified applicants. You are looking for the ones that stand out from the crowd …
Post-Interview Feedback for Programs
Dear (Program Coordinator), First: I really appreciate that you asked for feedback, and I hope that the feedback I give is useful to you. I do not feel that there is any reason for the feedback to be anonymous in my case and so if you have any questions, please email me at ewarkus@hawaii.edu. I …
Dancing
Research Posters and Videos
X: Play for Your Life – An interactive, role-playing board game to cultivate COGNITIVE EMPATHY in clinical practice ePoster for Council of EM Residency Directors (CORD) Conference 2023 https://youtu.be/qhwHAq_52Z4 PDF of slides: warkus.erica_x.pdfDownload Resident-Led Wellness: Fostering the Skills Emergency Medicine Residents Need to Thrive Using an Innovative Longitudinal Mentorship Model ePoster for Council of EM …
Sidesaddle Digital Intubation Technique
Improving on the traditional digital intubation technique with the “sidesaddle” technique Rarely taught, because rarely used now that laryngoscopy is the gold standard…BUT…Still useful technique and important skill to know as EM physician or any kind of emergency first responderRequires minimal equipment or training3Laryngoscopy requires adequate visualization of the vocal cords or there is a …
Erica Warkus, M.D., Ph.D. 