ECREM|talks - EM R1 Survival Guide - Part 1- Meet the team, The First Month and Learning on Shift

Hey everyone, and welcome to the ECREM talks! I’m your host Soniya Shivnani PGY2 from Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City and today we’re diving into the glorious chaos that is your first year of EM residency, September is around the corner and we’ll all be welcoming a new batch of R1s, so we thought what better time than now to give you guys tips for your first year, from night shifts, to notes, to the consults and navigating imposter syndrome. We're joined today by 4 EM residents from different programs across Abu Dhabi, to share with you some of their tips and wisdom.

Part 1: Introducing the team, Tips for the first month, and Learning on shift

00:00 Introducing the team
03:37 Why did we choose emergency medicine?
10:00 Tips for the first shift and month
20:55 Learning on the shift

Thanks for listening to this episode of ECREM talks, we hope you found some of these tips, helpful, be sure to tune in for part two where we dive into tips on consults, efficiency tips on shift and the notorious Night Shift, if you have any questions or suggestions please feel free to email us on the email provided in the show notes, thank you once again for tuning in and see you on your next shift

Participants: Dr Fatima Alahbabi R4 from Sheikh Shakhbout Medical City (SSMC) graduating soon, Mohamed Amin Bakiro R2 from Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, Shaikha Alahjeri R1 from SSMC and Suhaila Najaash R1 from Zayed Military Hospital

Host: Dr Soniya Shivnani

Music by: Dr Basel Debal @Baseloud

For suggestions or queries: ecrem557@gmail.com