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SIUEM Presents Scholarly Projects at CORD EM

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SIUEM residents Rik Austin (pictured) and Sven Steen as well as faculty members Rebecka Lopez and Chinmay Patel presented scholarly projects at the 2017 Council of Residency Directors for Emergnecy Medicine in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.  Projects included improving the reporting of errors, an innovative chest escharotomy model, multidisciplinary simulation and patient involvement in the quality improvement of healthcare delivery.  

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