Emergency Medicine Workforce

Dr. David Levin started to notice some problems in his emergency room - loss of resources and personnel, patient safety issues, losing specialty coverage. It's not an uncommon problem that we all face, but Dr. Levin decided to do something about it. Tune in to hear how he's led the ED unionization efforts and what his journey has been like so far.

About Our Guest:
Dr. David Levin is an Emergency Medicine Physician at Pro...

If you are into emergency medicine innovation, you either know Dr. John Dayton or you wish you knew him, because John is involved in everything.  Today he shares his journey, including founding MedForums in 2017, getting involved in the HealthTech investment community, and becoming the first Medical Innovation Fellow at Stanford.

About Our Guest:
Dr. John Dayton a physician consultant, venture capitalist, and digital hea...

Today, Dr. Jamila Goldsmith shares her journey into emergency medicine and discusses why she chose to pursue a career as a Locum Tenens physician. She highlights the benefits of Locum Tenens work, including the ability to have more control over her schedule, the financial advantages, and the opportunity to limit exposure and prevent burnout. 

Dr. Goldsmith also addresses the downsides of Locums work, such as contractual cha...

Nancy Scott is a remarkable expert in healthcare leadership and coaching. Today, she takes us on a transformative journey, from her days as a scholarship athlete to her pivotal accident that led her to pursue an MBA and become an industrial and organizational psychologist.

On this episode, you'll discover her three-phase approach to leadership development, the power of feedback, and why coaching is an underutilized yet ess...

US Acute Care Solutions has grown rapidly since its founding in 2015. Today, we have the opportunity to speak with Chief Medical Officer Dr. Amer Aldeen about how it all works.

About Our Guest:
Dr. Amer Aldeen is the Chief Medical Officer at US Acute Care Solutions.

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Today we're sharing an episode of the Emergency Medicine NP & PA Podcast, hosted by Ivy Clinicians' Omar Nava - this episode specifically because many physicians are concerned about how to manage early career EM PAs & NPs in their departments. So let's find out what's going on.
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When students are applying to PA school, we're praying to get in.

When we get in, we can't wait to get out.

And when we'...

"There's nothing more upsetting than maybe spending your life growing up to be a physician in emergency medicine. And 5, 10, 15 years into your career, you suddenly wake up one morning and say, 'I hate my life. I hate my job.' How does one change direction at that time in your life?"

But how can you make a change?  Or are there ways to feel not so burned out?

About Our Guest:
Dr. Harry Severance is from Duke Universit...

When most people think of industries that are especially vulnerable to hackers, banking and insurance are usually the first that come to mind. But most financial institutions have security on lockdown, so the criminals realized that patient records could be much more valuable than a credit card, AND healthcare security is a mess. So healthcare has become a major target.

About Our Guest:
Jon Sternstein is the Founder ...

Let's talk about recruiting emergency medicine physicians - how it all works, the impact it can have, the fees involved, and NES+ Health's focus on rural communities.

About Our Guest:

David Bienkowski is the VP of Talent Acquisition and Provider Services at NES+ Health. Dave was the former National Director of Recruiting at Alteon Health, and the creator of Smart Physicians Recruiting.

In this episode, we explore the fol...

If you're listening to this podcast, you know that locum tenens providers work at healthcare facilities on a temporary basis to fill gaps in care or occupy vacant positions until a full-time provider can be found.  You also know that it can be great work - but it’s also challenging to find the right match for the provider, the practice, and the hospital.

About Our Guest:

Today's guest is Dr. Hamad Husainy, founde...

Following the Emergency Medicine match where 554 spots were left unfilled, Dr. Jessica Adkins Murphy wrote EMRA's Response to the 2023 EM Match: Strengthening the Specialty from All Sides.  Today, she joins us to discuss:

• Why an EMRA response was necessary
• The supply and demand factors that caused the spots to go unfilled
• Solutions
• How NPs and PAs fit in

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Today's guest is Dr. Gary Tamkin, Vice President of Provider Development at US Acute Care Solutions. In addition to being the Vice President of Provider Development at US Acute Care Solutions, he’s also the Medical Director of the California Highway Patrol, a SWAT team physician, Chairman of the National Emergency Services Clinical Council, and occasional expert witness. Gary is a multi-talented dude. So I...

Dr. Debbie Fletcher didn’t plan to be engaged in the policy and politics side of emergency at all, until about four years ago. That's when her community hospital contract was taken over by a corporate management group - and they decided to replace the part-time physicians with non physicians.

That's when Dr. Fletcher was driven to fight for the rights of physicians, and her advocacy has opened up the questions of, “What is ...

When we ask physicians, PAs, or nurse practitioners about credentialing in general, we get the same responses - it’s a mess. It’s horrible. I hate it.

No question, it’s a very arcane process.  But today, Dr. Keel Coleman tells us how the blockchain can save clinicians and hospitals from credentialing nightmares.

About Our Guest:

Dr. Keel Coleman is an emergency physician and co-founder of ArchiveCore.

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On February 7th, 2023, the FTC announced its intent to prohibit non-compete agreements between an employer and employee. The ban has the potential to completely change the landscape of the physician workforce.

 
In this episode, we explore:

• Non-competes, non-disclosures, and non-solicitations
• What non-competes have historically meant for the EM workforce
• What the FTC announcement means for physicians
• Why a non-compete ba...

Today we explore the stories of two military veterans - Dave Driskell and Omar Nava - who have transitioned into the field of emergency medicine physician assistants. We dig into their personal experiences and why they changed careers and the history of military veterans and the PA movement. 

About Our Guests:

Omar Nava is an Emergency Medicine Physician Assistant, VP of Advanced Practice Provider Services at Ivy Clinici...

There are so many upsides to scaling an emergency medicine business - better managed care rates, more streamlined standard procedures, and better pricing on billing to name a few.  But the potential downside of a big ED practice is a loss of personal touch with the patients and pressure to meet investors' demands.  So what can we do about it?
 
In this episode, we explore:

• Why Dr. Boykin Robinson started Core Clin...

From VACEP23, Dr. Leon Adelman had a chance to catch up with Drs. Todd Parker and Christopher Kang to discuss ACEP, workplace violence, legislation on keeping everyone safe in the ER, and bringing joy to emergency physicians at work.

About Our Guests:

Dr. Todd Parker is the President of the Virginia College of Emergency Physicians.
Dr. Christopher Kang is the President of the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Conne...

Early in his career, Dr. McNamara's goal was to be a leader in academic emergency medicine, and he was in line to run for the Board of Directors of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine - until he picked up a book that would completely change his life and career.
 
In this episode, we explore:

• The impact the book The Rape of Emergency Medicine had on Dr. McNamara and AAEM
• The AAEM lawsuit against Envision He...