Organizations:

American College of Emergency Physicians:               www.acep.org

ACEP is the national professional organization for Emergency Medicine, active in multiple levels including position statement and policy formation, education, legislation and research.  The website includes a section for students and residents.

American Academy of Emergency Medicine:                www.aaem.org

A national Emergency Medicine professional organization with strong national voice on pertinent EM issues such as residency training, board-certification and democratic practice issues; also with a resident/student section.   Especially useful is the link for Emergency Medicine: AAEM's Rules of the Road for Medical Students.  The Guide for a Career in Emergency Medicine.

Emergency Medicine Residents Association:               www.emra.org

An excellent organization and web resource with a special students section “Road to Residency” with several articles and links regarding pursuing residency and a career in Emergency Medicine, as well as resources for Emergency Medicine Interest Groups.

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine:                 www.saem.org

National EM organization dedicated to academic EM issues including faculty development, student and resident education and research.   SAEM’s website also has an excellent student section including a “Virtual Advisor” program for students.

South Carolina College of Emergency Physicians:      www.sccep.org/

To promote the availability of high quality emergency medical services to all patients within the state of South Carolina, and to advocate for our members, our patients, and our specialty.

Books:

            Emergency Medicine:  The Medical Student Survival Guide

                        Author:  Kristin E. Harkin MD

                        Publisher:  EMRA, 2001

            Emergency Medicine:  A Comprehensive Study Guide

                        Author:  Judith E. Tintinalli MD (editor)

                        Publisher:  McGraw-Hill Professional, 2003

            The Blood of Strangers:  Stories from Emergency Medicine

                        Author:  Frank Huyler MD

                        Publisher:  Owl Books, 2000

            Emergency Doctor

                        Author:  Edward Ziegler MD

                        Publisher:  Perennial Currents, 1987

            Emergency Medicine:  Topics and Problems for Students

                        Author:  George A Jelinek MD

                        Publisher:  Blackwell Science Ltd, 1999

            First Aid for the Emergency Medicine Clerkship

                        Author:  Latha G. Stead MD

                        Publisher:  College Book Service, 2001

            Pocket Emergency Medicine

                        Author:  Ron Walls MD

                        Publisher:  Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2003

Journal Articles

            Glaspy JN. Ma OJ. Steele MT. Hall J. Survey of emergency medicine resident debt status and financial planning preparedness. [Journal Article] Academic Emergency Medicine. 12(1):52-6, 2005 Jan

            Carius M. Avoiding "training toxicity"--staying human during residency.[see comment]. [Journal Article] Annals of Emergency Medicine. 38(5):596-7, 2001 Nov

            Reiley DG. Guldner GT. Leinen AL. "You are commanded to appear": The subpoena and the emergency medicine resident. [Review] [5 refs] [Journal Article. Review. Review, Tutorial] Annals of Emergency Medicine. 42(6):843-6, 2003 Dec

            Pollack CV Jr. Hollander JE. O'Neil BJ. Neumar RW. Summers R. Camargo CA Jr. Younger JG. Callaway CW. Gallagher EJ. Kellermann AL. Krause GS. Schafermeyer RW. Sloan E. Stern S. ACEP Research Committee. Status report: Development of emergency medicine research since the Macy Report. [Review] [42 refs] [Journal Article. Review. Review, Tutorial] Annals of Emergency Medicine. 42(1):66-80, 2003 Jul

            Heins A. Keehn C. Financial crisis for medical students and residents. [Journal Article] Annals of Emergency Medicine. 41(5):733-5, 2003 May

            Pitre CJ. The unique educational value of emergency medicine student interest groups.[see comment]. [Journal Article] Journal of Emergency Medicine. 22(4):427-8, 2002 May

            Kaji A. Stevens C. Moonlighting and the emergency medicine resident.[see comment]. [Review] [12 refs] [Journal Article. Review. Review, Tutorial] Annals of Emergency Medicine. 40(1):63-6, 2002 Jul

            Moorhead JC. Gallery ME. Hirshkorn C. Barnaby DP. Barsan WG. Conrad LC. Dalsey WC. Fried M. Herman SH. Hogan P. Mannle TE. Packard DC. Perina DG. Pollack CV Jr. Rapp MT. Rorrie CC Jr. Schafermeyer RW. A study of the workforce in emergency medicine: 1999.[see comment]. [Journal Article] Annals of Emergency Medicine. 40(1):3-15, 2002 Jul

            Phelps MA. Lubavin B. You're interested in emergency medicine...now what? A year-by-year guide. [Journal Article] Journal of Emergency Medicine. 21(1):99-100, 2001 Jul

            Girzadas DV Jr. Harwood RC. Delis SN. Stevison K. Keng G. Cipparrone N. Carlson A. Tsonis GD. Emergency medicine standardized letter of recommendation: predictors of guaranteed match. [Journal Article] Academic Emergency Medicine. 8(6):648-53, 2001 Jun

            Lubavin B. Phelps M. Pearls of wisdom for your emergency medicine rotation. [Journal Article] Journal of Emergency Medicine. 20(2):211-2, 2001 Feb

            Martin-Lee L. Park H. Overton DT. Does interview date affect match list position in the emergency medicine national residency matching program match?. [Journal Article. Multicenter Study] Academic Emergency Medicine. 7(9):1022-6, 2000 Sep

            Houry D. Shockley LW. Markovchick V. Wellness issues and the emergency medicine resident.[see comment]. [Review] [28 refs] [Journal Article. Review. Review, Tutorial] Annals of Emergency Medicine. 35(4):394-7, 2000 Apr

            Keim SM. Rein JA. Standardized vs narrative letters for residency applicant evaluation.[comment]. [Comment. Letter] Academic Emergency Medicine. 6(7):768-70, 1999 Jul

            Marco CA. Ethical issues of resuscitation. [Review] [96 refs] [Case Reports. Journal Article. Review. Review, Tutorial] Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 17(2):527-38, xiii-xiv, 1999 May

            Finkel MA. Adams JG. Professionalism in emergency medicine. [Review] [19 refs] [Journal Article. Review. Review, Tutorial] Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. 17(2):443-50, 1999 May

            Terregino CA. Levitt MA. Lopez BL. Eskra BD. Arnold GK. A national profile of resident research experience. [Journal Article] Academic Emergency Medicine. 6(4):351-6, 1999 Apr

            Levitt MA. Terregino CA. Lopez BL. Celi C. A national profile of resident research programs in emergency medicine. [Journal Article] Academic Emergency Medicine. 6(4):348-51, 1999 Apr

            Dacey MJ. Managing the unstable patient. The first 10 minutes often set the course. [Review] [12 refs] [Journal Article. Review. Review, Tutorial] Postgraduate Medicine. 105(4):69-72, 75, 78, 1999 Apr

            Balentine J. Gaeta T. Spevack T. Evaluating applicants to emergency medicine residency programs. [Review] [32 refs] [Journal Article. Review. Review, Tutorial] Journal of Emergency Medicine. 17(1):131-4, 1999 Jan-Feb

            Reinhart MA. Munger BS. Rund DA. American Board of Emergency Medicine Longitudinal Study of Emergency Physicians. [Journal Article] Annals of Emergency Medicine. 33(1):22-32, 1999 Jan

            Counselman FL. Griffey RT. Fourth-year elective recommendations for medical students interested in emergency medicine. [Letter] American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 17(7):745-6, 1999 Nov

            deLahunta EA. Bazarian J. University and community hospital medical student emergency medicine clerkship experiences. [Journal Article] Academic Emergency Medicine. 5(4):343-6, 1998 Apr

            Blumstein HA. Cone DC. Medical student career advice related to emergency medicine. [Journal Article] Academic Emergency Medicine. 5(1):69-72, 1998 Jan

            Holliman CJ. Wuerz RC. Chapman DM. Hirshberg AJ. Workforce projections for emergency medicine: how many emergency physicians does the United States need?[see comment]. [Journal Article] Academic Emergency Medicine. 4(7):725-30, 1997 Jul

            Goldberg R. Boss RW. Chan L. Goldberg J. Mallon WK. Moradzadeh D. Goodman EA. McConkie ML. Burnout and its correlates in emergency physicians: four years' experience with a wellness booth. [Review] [37 refs] [Journal Article. Review. Review, Tutorial] Academic Emergency Medicine. 3(12):1156-64, 1996 Dec

            Sklar DP. Tandberg D. The relationship between National Resident Match Program rank and perceived performance in an emergency medicine residency. [Journal Article] American Journal of Emergency Medicine. 14(2):170-2, 1996 Mar