What is the Behavioral Resus Blog About?
The Fields of Emergency Medicine and Critical Care already have an incredible array of Podcasts and Blogs. At the top of my blog/podcast list is EMCrit by Scott Weingart, who on a podcast round-up pointed out that if any more blogs are to be started in EM or Critical Care, they should probably fill a specific niche.
Although this blog will address topics in Medicine, Critical Care, and Emergency Medicine that I just find really cool, the emphasis will be on Behavioral Science; in how it relates to Emergency Medicine - an area somewhat neglected in the EM world, but ripe for exploration to improve patient outcomes, and decrease provider frustration.
I think of myself as an emergency resuscitationist in training, so I will certainly approach topics on resuscitation in addition to behavioral topics, but from purely a learning perspective, as I'm still making my way through Tintinalli, and drying the ink on my Michigan Limited License.
Finally, I can't promise that this blog will not act as an occasional - hopefully entertaining (yet-HIPAA-compliant) outlet for the frustrations of Residency (or residual ones from medical school).
Who is the Author?
My name is Mitch Li. I'm a #FOAMed and #FOAMcc enthusiast who graduated from UMass Medical School in 2013 with an MD, completed a prelim Internal Medicine year at the University of Maryland, and am currently a PGY-1 Emergency Medicine resident at St. John Hospital in Detroit, MI.
In undergrad, I studied Health Science at Northeastern University which opened my eyes to Healthcare Systems, Public Health, and Healthcare Policy. While in Medical School, I co-founded WooFood, a non-profit organization committed to improving eating behaviors of the Worcester population through behavioral economics by engaging and certifying local restaurants.
Initially training as a Wilderness EMT at SOLO Wilderness Medicine, and then working several years as an EMT-Basic in a busy urban center, I learned that I could never let go of high-stakes clinical situations with occasional adrenaline bolus, so I pursued my MD, and at the end of medical school, trained at the International School of Tactical Medicine in Tactical Medicine.
This blog is part of my attempt to combine my otherwise disparate interests in behavior and clinical EM/IM/CC and engage in the FOAMed and FOAMcc communities for lifelong learning and sharing of knowledge and experience.
Let me know how I'm doing! Shoot me an email at mitchell.j.li@gmail.com
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