Resident survival guide project

Template:Project page template Editor-In-Chief: Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief: Mahmoud Sakr, M.D. [2]; Assistant Editor(s)-In-Chief:

Overview

The resident survival guide project is a high quality collaborative effort between the editor , associate and assistant wikidoc editors with prior expertise in medical education and training in various specialties. This project is designed in a simple but efficient way to address common medical conditions encountered by medical graduates in training such as interns, residents and house staff officers. Some of the goals for this project is to enhance the abilities of medical and surgical residents in various specialties to properly evaluate, diagnose and treat patients presenting acutely with common medical problems. It also implements the evidence based approach that healthcare professionals should follow in common public health conditions.

Goals of the (Resident Survival Guide) Project

• Provide residents in various medical specialties with a quick and effective way to diagnose and treat acute medical problems without having to read a monograph during emergency situations.
• Educate medical students and resident with the newest approaches and standard of care for common acute medical emergencies.
• Reduce medical errors commonly encountered by interns and residents due to long work hours
• Implement evidence based medicine and recent guidelines