Yesterday, the day before election day, the American College of Emergency Physicians sent a letter to President Biden ringing the … More
Category: Health Policy
Integrating Public Health with Emergency Department Care
“Addressing structural determinants of health has been shown to improve the health and well-being of patients and entire communities; however, … More
Rational rationing?
Rational rationing does not occur in a vacuum. Vaccine mandates are far from new. State and local public school systems, … More
Using information exchange systems to advance health equity
An innovation I would like to see in my work capitalizes on existing community-based organizations and resources. Specifically, the innovation … More
Why do hospital executives need to invest in population health?
Population health has an incontrovertible impact on patient care, costs of care, and providers and payers. Components of population health … More
ED Administration Fellowships
For those who are already considering ED Administration fellowships, I would recommend applying to Advocate Christ Medical Center’s EM residency … More
Social EM Opportunities
As applicants continue the interview process for emergency medicine programs, I wanted to share a video of a panel I … More
Amidst another surge, trying to address COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
As discussed in my last post, these last few weeks as a new attending have been tough let alone working … More
Working with the Emergency Department Practice Management Association
Being an EMRA/EDPMA scholar this past year was an invaluable experience. I learned tremendously about the active role that the … More
My reflections on COVID-19 at the Illinois College of Emergency Physician’s Chicago ED Leaders Meeting
Reflecting back on my time during the initial COVID surge, I recall some difficulties but also some great successes at … More
Tehreem Rehman, MD MPH 