Emergency Medicine Oral Board Review Illustrated

The accreditation process for emergency medicine in the United States is considered one of the most difficult among all medical specialties, with residents required to pass both a written and oral examination to gain certification. This book allows the reader to apply a case-based interactive approach to studying for the oral board examination, while also providing an excellent introduction to the field. Featuring more than 100 cases derived from the Model of Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine, with an emphasis on EKGs, CT scans, X-rays, and ultrasounds, this book is a model resource for the practising emergency medicine resident. The reader can easily practise cases alone or with a partner and can follow up with key points of critical actions, clinical pearls, and references. The appendix is loaded with high-yield information on subjects emphasized in the oral board examination, such as pediatric, cardiovascular, traumatic, and toxicologic disorders. This book truly allows the reader to feel actively immersed in the case.

About the Author

Yasuharu Okuda, MD, is Assistant Professor in the Departments of Emergency Medicine and Medical Education, Co-Director of the Center for Quality, Education, and Public Safety through Simulation, and Director of Medical Student Simulation at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York. Dr Okuda received his medical degree from New York Medical College and completed his emergency medicine residency at the Mount Sinai Hospital as Chief Resident.

Dr Bret Nelson has lectured on ultrasound throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia. He is co-author of the Manual of Emergency and Critical Care Ultrasound (Cambridge University Press). He is a member of the national faculty of the Sonoran ultrasound course, The Difficult Airway Course, the international faculty of WINFOCUS, and has led a number of CME conferences on basic and advanced ultrasound. He has earned teaching awards from Harvard Medical School and Mount Sinai School of Medicine and was named Attending of the Year by the Mount Sinai Emergency Medicine residents. The Mount Sinai Institute for Medical Education recently selected him as a Master Educator level member.