Common Sense
Common Sense is a bi-monthly member magazine that reports on all AAEM activities and news from the world of emergency medicine. It is delivered to the AAEM membership* six times a year, which currently stands at over 8,000 emergency physicians, residents, and others with an interest in emergency medicine. * International members receive an online subscription only.
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Current Issue: January/February 2019
President's Message
January/February 2019
AAEM Signs On to Support AFFIRM
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On November 7, 2018 the National Rifle Association (NRA) tweeted, “Someone should tell self-important anti-gun doctors to stay in their lane...
November/December 2018
Do You Work at a CMG? AAEM Needs You!
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By now, the kids are back in school, academic centers are getting swamped with rotating medical students...
From the Editor's Desk
January/February 2019
The Gap
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AAEM completed a membership survey of the active membership in an effort to know what our members are thinking...
November/December 2018
The Tribe
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In my last article, I discussed the sadly common feeling of despair in our specialty...
Featured Articles
January/February 2019
Highlights for Scientific Assembly 2019
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We could not be more excited for Scientific Assembly 2019 in Las Vegas. Don’t gamble on missing any...
November/December 2018
Tattered Tarp or New Roof: Who Gets Included in Disaster Recovery?
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In the bend of the south Texas coast, a community comes together to reflect on a year gone by since many lost everything...
Dollars & Sense
January/February 2019
Fidelity’s Free Mutual Funds and the Resulting Fidelity Mania
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If you read financial blogs or follow the financial news, you probably read multiple articles about...
November/December 2018
Rich Grandpa, Poor Grandpa
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Unlike Robert Kiyosaki, I only have one Dad. I did have two grandfathers though...
Additional Articles
The Master of AAEM Series
- Achieving Great Outcomes in Your Discharged ED Patients - Tom Scaletta, MD MAAEM FAAEM
- AAEM: Now More Than Ever! - Larry Weiss, MD JD MAAEM FAAEM
- Welcome to the Tribe: Thoughts on Starting Out in EM - Joe Lex, MD MAAEM FAAEM
- Where Would EM be Without AAEM? - Robert McNamara, MD MAAEM FAAEM
Medical Liability - State by State
- Part 1: Alabama-Florida
- Part 2: Georgia-Maine
- Part 3: Maryland-North Dakota
- Part 4: Ohio-Rhode Island
- Part 5: South Carolina-Wyoming
- The Final Summary
Cracking the Code: Fixing the Crowded Emergency Department
- Part 1: Building the Burning Platform
- Part 2: Creating the Analytic Model
- Part 3: Implementing the Solution
