Strategies for coping with stress in emergency medicine: Early education is vital

Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 64-69

  Schmitz, Gillian R ^a   Clark, Mark ^b   Heron, Sheryl ^c   Sanson, Tracy ^d   Kuhn, Gloria ^e   Bourne, Christina ^f   Guth, Todd ^g   Cordover, Mitch ^h   Coomes, Justin ⁱ  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b St Luke's/Roosevelt ^*  (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^e WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^h MISSOURI BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Education; emergency medicine; resident; wellness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857826910     PISSN: 09742700     EISSN: 0974519X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0974-2700.93117     Document Type: Article

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