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EMResident<br />
the Official publication of the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association<br />
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<br /<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=1">Not forhumanconsumptiontOxicOlOgy cOrNerPag</a> Not forhumanconsumptiontOxicOlOgy cOrNerPag<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=2">Signature SponsorsPlatinumSponsorsP</a> Signature SponsorsPlatinumSponsorsP<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=3">UpcomingeventsDecember 7, 2011January 3, 201</a> UpcomingeventsDecember 7, 2011January 3, 201<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=4">President’smessage Don Stader, M</a> President’smessage Don Stader, M<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=5">“non-urgent” complaints such as chestpain, vagin</a> “non-urgent” complaints such as chestpain, vagin<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=6">Editor’sforumStephanie Krema, M</a> Editor’sforumStephanie Krema, M<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=7">science geek (I hold no passion forgeology); it’</a> science geek (I hold no passion forgeology); it’<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=8">Meet YourCameron Decker, MD, EMRA President-Elec</a> Meet YourCameron Decker, MD, EMRA President-Elec<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=9">New Board MembersChadd Kraus, D0, MPH, Academic </a> New Board MembersChadd Kraus, D0, MPH, Academic <a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=10">Advocacycornercontinued from coverA fight for </a> Advocacycornercontinued from coverA fight for <a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=11"> </a> <a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=12">RRC-EMupdateJonathan Heidt, MDD</a> RRC-EMupdateJonathan Heidt, MDD<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=13">“If these positions are lost, we may havesignific</a> “If these positions are lost, we may havesignific<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=14">ACEPrepresentativeupdate“What future will we c</a> ACEPrepresentativeupdate“What future will we c<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=15">“Without options for primary care, where dopatie</a> “Without options for primary care, where dopatie<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=16">Can’tmissECGsLeft ventricular aneurysm morphol</a> Can’tmissECGsLeft ventricular aneurysm morphol<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=17">“In contrast to LVA, patients with acute STEMI wh</a> “In contrast to LVA, patients with acute STEMI wh<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=18">Can’tmissECGscontinued from page 17tPA had ti</a> Can’tmissECGscontinued from page 17tPA had ti<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=19">SpeakerreportStewards of the checkboxFor those</a> SpeakerreportStewards of the checkboxFor those<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=20">MedicalstudentnewsDan Stein, MSIVMedical Studen</a> MedicalstudentnewsDan Stein, MSIVMedical Studen<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=21">Medical students develop EM Futures program in Te</a> Medical students develop EM Futures program in Te<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=22">MedicalstudentnewsAustin Dennard, MSIIIEMRA Eas</a> MedicalstudentnewsAustin Dennard, MSIIIEMRA Eas<a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=23">The decision mainly came from myexperience with </a> The decision mainly came from myexperience with <a title="EM Resident Dec 2011/Jan 2012 page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/56e688e9?page=24">Toxicologycorner Jill A. 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