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EMRA Match  Medical Student Pearls Questions or Comments	ACEP Scientific Assembly 2008 October 24th-29th at the Hyatt Regency McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois. This annual event is a great way to meet leaders in emergency medicine and to join in daily EMRA events. The EMRA Medical Student Governing Council Meeting will be held Saturday, October 25th from 1pm-5pm, and all medical student members are invited to attend. Check out the complete EMRA schedule of events here.   National EM Residency Fair at ACEP Scientific Assembly 2008 Did you book your tickets yet to Chicago for EMRA’s National Medical Student Forum and Residency Fair? Sunday, October 26th, 2008 from 8am to 5pm will be the annual medical student forum and residency fair. Don’t miss great topics by national leaders discussing anything from the application process to a great interview. This forum is free to all EMRA medical student members.   EMRA on Facebook Want to network with other EMRA medical student members, discuss ideas for a successful EMIG project, or talk to fellow students about all things EM? Now it’s easier than ever with the brand new EMRA Facebook page! Check out the EMRA Facebook page here.   Planning your EMIG Programs for the Up-Coming Academic Year Keeping interest and enthusiasm going is a never-ending concern for any EMIG. There are many ways that can be fun and exciting, but all take some time to plan properly. Now is the time to start planning projects for your EMIG for the up-coming year. Some great ideas for projects or programs are ambulance ride-alongs, talks by local EM physicians, and “hands-on” skills clinics that include activities such as suturing, splinting, or intubation. These programs can be supervised by residents and faculty advisors in EM.   The Medical Student Survival Guide, 2nd edition by Kristin E. Harkin, MD, Jeremy T. Cushman, MD, MS This new edition, with more than 75 chapters, is the comprehensive guide to the specialty of emergency medicine. Written specifically for medical students, it’s a great resource for anyone who needs to be familiar with all aspects of emergency medicine including history, lifestyle and wellness, careers, training, research, fellowships, subspecialties and much more. Order it now! ED Visits Hit All-Time High According to a recent report from the CDC, emergency department visits hit an all-time high of over 119 million visits in 2006, up from 115 million visits in 2005. Between 1986 and 1996, there was a 32 percent increase in the total number of ED visits, with an annual increase of approximately 3 million visits during that period. This increasing demand for services coupled with the decrease in total hospitals has resulted in longer wait times for patients and has placed tremendous resource strains on existing EDs.   Get Published Write an article for the Medical Student section of EM Resident and be published in Emergency Medicine. Writing for EM Resident is an excellent way to be involved in EMRA and to build your resume as well. Submissions are accepted throughout the year. If you are interested in writing and don’t have a topic or want to know where to start, contact Chadd Kraus at studenteditor@....   _________________________________________________________ Emergency Medicine Residents' Association  1125 Executive Circle, Irving , TX 75038-2522  800.798.1822 www.EMRA.org _________________________________________________________   Editor: Christopher Scott  Medical Student Governing Council Chair  The George Washington University School of Medicine Send e-mail or address changes to the EMRA Membership Department. Send comments regarding EMIG News. Copyright © 2008 by the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association  Rep Update will occasionally include links providing direct access to internet  sites other than EMRA.org. The Emergency Medicine Residents' Association  takes no responsibility for the content or information contained on those sites and does not exert any editorial control over them.
ACEP Scientific Assembly Chicago, IL October 27-30, 2008 SAEM Conference New Orleans, LA May 14-17, 2009 ACEP Scientific Assembly Boston, MA October 5-8, 2009