Emergency Medicine Interest Groups

Sarah B Dubbs; Siamak Moayedi; James W Galbraith; Boris Lubavin; Amal Mattu; Micelle Haydel; Mohamad Ali Cheaito; Michael C Bond; Amin Kazzi

doi:10.1016/j.jemermed.2020.09.043

Emergency Medicine Interest Groups

J Emerg Med. 2021 Jan;60(1):e13-e17. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2020.09.043. Epub 2020 Oct 27.

Authors

Sarah B Dubbs¹, Siamak Moayedi¹, James W Galbraith², Boris Lubavin³, Amal Mattu¹, Micelle Haydel⁴, Mohamad Ali Cheaito⁵, Michael C Bond¹, Amin Kazzi⁶

Affiliations

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland.
² Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
³ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, California.
⁴ Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, Louisiana.
⁵ Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.
⁶ Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine, California; Department of Emergency Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon.

PMID: 33127263
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2020.09.043

Abstract

Emergency Medicine Interest Groups (EMIGs) serve as a bountiful resource for students interested in pursuing a career in Emergency Medicine (EM). In this article we elaborate on how medical students can get involved as members in an EMIG, discuss opportunities for leadership through these groups, detail how to make the most out of the EMIG (including a listing of important lectures, workshops/labs and opportunities for growth and advancement), provide a framework for how to institute a new EMIG when one does not exist, and discuss considerations for international EMIG groups.

Keywords: EMIG; Emergency Medicine Interest Group; leadership; medical student; residency; student resources.

MeSH terms

Career Choice
Emergency Medicine* / education
Humans
Internship and Residency*
Leadership
Public Opinion
Students, Medical*