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What is Global Health?
Welcome to Taming the SRU’s Global Health section, where our goals are to increase awareness of global health issues, discuss clinical and ethical cases, and develop opportunities for residents to participate in global health electives. We believe global health education is critical to well-rounded medical education. Global health electives (GHEs) often have a profound effect on participants at any level. One study found that 70% of students participating in GHEs subsequently entered primary care residencies or intended to work in resource-limited settings. (1) These experiences lead to enhanced clinical and communication skills, humanism, cultural competency, and understanding of alternative concepts of health and disease. GHEs help trainees foster a deeper understanding of the global collective and how one’s own health is uniquely connected to the rest of the world. (2)
Interpretation of Head CTs
In the video series below, PGY-1 resident, Dr. Gorder, leads us through the key aspects of CT head interpretation. Attention is paid to the development of a rigorous systematic approach to review and interpretation of head CTs to aid in the identification of blood, ischemia, mass, signs of increased ICP, as well as fracture. In the second video, the key anatomic features seen on head CT's are covered.
Radiation in Pregnancy
In the first of two posts preparing for Grand Rounds in the coming week, PGY-1 EM resident, Dr. Polsinelli, guides through the murky waters of radiation exposure during pregnancy. She offers a background on what radiation is, how it's measured, the effects of radiation on the fetus, and radiation doses associated with common diagnostic exams.