RAMS @ SAEM23: The “Can’t Miss” List

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Didactics

SAEM23 offers more than 150 didactic sessions on wideranging topics. These innovative and interactive presentations are designed to teach on a particular subject and can vary in structure from lecture and flipped classroom formats to panels and small group discussions. For full descriptions, search for any of the titles below in the “Didactics” section of the SAEM23 Program Planner.

• A Fun Acting and Theater-Focused Didactic to Improve Connectedness With Yourself and Your Patients

• Key Concepts in Operations and Management: A Primer for Residents, Medical Students, Fellows, and Early Career Faculty

• Exploring the Evolving Landscape of Resident Unionization

• Firearm Injury Prevention From the Bedside

• Speed Mentoring

• Cocktails with Chairs

• Residency and Fellowship Fair

• AWAEM and ADIEM Luncheon

• RAMS Party at Maggie Mae’s

Join In Some “Friendly” Competition

Don’t miss these energetic, experiential learning competitions!

• SonoGames®

• Dodgeball

• SimWars

• SAEM RAMS Austin Scavenger Hunt

Explore Cutting-Edge Education Forums

Educational forums focus on leadership skills and practical applications for all career stages, with two developed especially for medical students and residents:

• The Emergency Medicine Job Market: Putting the 2020 Workforce Report Into Perspective

• Taking Your Didactics to the Next Level: Best Practices in Didactic Design

• What’s Your Cup of Tea? An Interactive Infusion of Leadership Skills for Women, Learner Edition

• Making the Most of Your SAEM Membership

• Thinking about a Fellowship? What Residents Need to Know

• Early Career Planning: Avoid Pitfalls and Achieve Success for Residents and Junior Faculty

• Too Much Good Stuff: When, Why, and How To Say No

• Emergency Medicine 2068: Divining the Future of Anyone, Anything, Anytime Medicine

• The Art of Asking Questions as a Gateway to Effective Feedback

• Allyship and Advocacy in #SoMe: Amplifying Voices

• Promote Yourself: Writing Strong Letters

• Outside-In and Inside-Out: Incorporating Wilderness Medicine into Medical Education

• Challenging Conversations When Time Is (Always) Tight: 3 Communication Frameworks to Use in a Pinch

• The FOAM Showcase

• Making Sense of All Those Numbers in Research Papers

• Best Practices for Ensuring High Quality Care for Incarcerated Patients: Patients’ Rights and Our Responsibilities

• Emergency Medicine in the Post-Roe Era: Emergency Department Management of Abortions

• Medical Student Symposium

• Chief Resident Leadership Forum

Advanced EM Workshop Day

Choose from among 18 full- and half-day educational sessions that focus on techniques, skills, and practical aspects of emergency medicine and strengthen knowledge and skills in specific topic areas. Here are a few to consider adding to your agenda:

• Figuring Out Fiberscope

• Ultrasound-guided Nerve Block

• SAEM Grant Writing Workshop

• Beyond Microaggressions: Upstander Training for Allyship

• The Dobbs Decision and the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act Implications for the Emergency Physician

• Pearls and Pitfalls of Rapid Goals of Care Discussions in the Emergency Department

• Stand Up! An Introduction to Upstander Training to Address Microaggressions in the Emergency Department

• Data Sources in Emergency Medicine: How to Leverage Existing National Datasets for Your Research Projects

This list was compiled by Hamza Ijaz, MD, president of RAMS and Wendy Sun, MD, past president of RAMS and resident member of the SAEM Board of Directors.