Introducing the First Qbank for Lifelong Learners in Emergency Medicine

Ben Franklin said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” As a practicing emergency physician, now is the time to invest in yourself—and your future patients—by keeping up to speed in medicine and in your life outside of work. 

Introducing Rosh Scholar EM, the first monthly Qbank for your most crucial learning experience yet: the rest of your career.

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Among the range of emotions you felt when you graduated from residency, the question “Now what?” may have risen as well. 

You’ve dedicated much of your adult life to becoming a practicing emergency physician, and now that you’re here, you might be wondering how to maintain your precious knowledge base while transitioning into your own practice—oh, and have a life outside of medicine, too.

Rosh Scholar EM is a monthly Qbank subscription designed specifically for lifelong learners in emergency medicine. The first of its kind, Rosh Scholar EM works similar to a digital “book-of-the-month” club: you’ll get new questions in your Qbank account each month to support your continuing education as an emergency physician, ranging from core emergency medicine practice content to personal finance and wellness. You’ll also receive CME credits for each year as a Rosh Scholar. 

Who is a Rosh Scholar?

You’ll get the most out of Rosh Scholar EM if you resonate with these statements:

• I’m a lifelong learner: I recognize the importance of ongoing learning in medicine and value self-development in my personal life
• I’m a board-certified emergency medicine physician who wants to maintain my knowledge base from residency without the stress of exam scores
• I want to be responsible to my patients by staying informed about new research
• I want to provide better care and improve my practice by learning how to best manage a team, reduce my risk of malpractice, and hone my clinical skills
• I want to improve my general quality of life by learning about personal finance, work-life balance, mental wellness, and other important skills that I wasn’t able to master during medical school or residency

How does Rosh Scholar work?

On the first day of each month, your Qbank account will autopopulate with 25 new questions each month covering a range of topics. These questions will function just like any Rosh Review Qbank with multiple-choice questions, detailed explanations, images, and hyperlinked references.

Since Rosh Scholar counts as continuing education, you’ll also receive 50 AMA PRA Category 1 CME credits each year, downloadable right from your account!

What kind of content is featured in Rosh Scholar EM?

Lifelong learning isn’t just about your career in medicine—it’s also about helping you thrive as a person. Each monthly module contains questions from a range of subjects including medical knowledge, on-the-job knowledge, and life knowledge.

Medical knowledge: refresh your knowledge from medical school and residency while keeping up to date on new research.

• Core content (review bread and butter topics based on ABEM’s EM Model)
• New advances (stay informed about changes in practice that impact you and your patients)
• Journal club (stay current with practice-changing articles)
• Pediatrics (refresh your knowledge on fever workups and other classic pediatric presentations)
• Pharmacology (stay up to date about new drugs and indications)
• Toxicology (review the presentation and management of common overdoses)
• Trauma (stay sharp with basic and ATLS review, fracture management, and all things trauma)

Example question: Core content

A 63-year-old man presents to the ED with back pain and difficulty urinating. He has a history of prostate cancer status post transurethral urethral prostatectomy. He also reports progressive leg weakness over the last few days. What physical exam finding is consistent with cauda equina syndrome?

A. Hyperreflexia
B. Overflow incontinence
C. Positive ankle clonus
D. Priapism

Answer B

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On-the-job knowledge: learn clinical, administrative, and practical skills to jumpstart you into a career in emergency medicine—and everything that comes with it—that you would otherwise learn on the job.

• Billing and coding (learn how to boost your RVUs and reimbursement)
• Law and medicine (learn behaviors that are associated with decreased lawsuits)
• Leadership (learn how to build and run an organization)
• Book reviews (learn the best takeaways from books on personal and professional development)
• Name that rash (distinguish the most common rashes seen in the emergency department)
• ECG interpretation (review common and uncommon rhythms, heart blocks, and STEMI presentations)
• Doorway diagnosis (make the diagnosis with a simple glance)
• Radiology (fine-tuned radiographic interpretation of plain films and CT scans)
• Ultrasound (basic and advanced ultrasound skill review)

Example question: Law and medicine

You are on shift in the ED and a patient with handcuffs is escorted by police officers into one of the bays. The officers state that during a strip search, they witnessed the patient remove rocks of crack cocaine hidden in the patient’s rectum, place the crack rocks in his mouth, and then swallow them. The officers tell you that they would like the patient’s stomach pumped. The patient states that under no circumstances does he want his stomach pumped. The officers insist you comply or they will arrest you for obstruction of justice. The patient is profoundly hypertensive, has a heart rate in the 150s, and is diaphoretic and agitated. How would you proceed?

A. Call hospital CEO
B. Call the chief of police
C. Call your lawyer
D. Restrain patient and proceed to pump his stomach

Answer D

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Life knowledge: get up to speed on the areas of life where you may need extra support.

• Personal wealth (basic and advanced finance to help you reach your financial goals)
• Retirement (introduction to 401K, Roth IRA, and retirement plans)
• Mental wellness (stay mentally balanced throughout your career in medicine)
• Fitness (exercise tips and routines to keep yourself physically fit)
• Nutrition (keep your body nourished and healthy with dietary tips and recommendations)

Example question: Retirement plans

Which of the following is a tax-exempt retirement account?

A. 401(k)
B. Roth IRA
C. Simplified Employee Pension (SEP) IRA
D. Traditional IRA

Answer B

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How do I become a Rosh Scholar?

You can start your lifelong learning journey and become a Rosh Scholar at any time during your career in emergency medicine. Learn more about Rosh Scholar EM and cancel anytime.