EM residents are expected to hit the ground running when it comes to seeing and managing patients with lacerations. It is one of the defining skills of emergency medicine and we take pride in our ability to repair lacerations. All interns will have done at least one EM rotation and possibly a...

Prior to going to medical school, I worked as  a tech in the emergency department of a large teaching hospital. Prior to starting, I had no idea what emergency medicine was. I was quickly thrown into the hustle and bustle of an urban teaching hospital, busy Level 1 trauma center. I fell in...