Challenger Emergency Medicine for Residents,Medical Review Software

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Med-Challenger EM for Residents
Comprehensive Review and Assessment for Emergency Medicine Residents

It's not magic. It's just applied science—and a lot of legwork on our part. We have cultivated and customized, with the participation of over 200 contributing physicians, an up-to-date standard-of-care reference for Emergency Medicine. With every topic neatly arranged, 4,000 fully referenced boards-appropriate test questions , and 1,400 images covering all the essential aspects of Emergency Medicine, Med-Challenger EM is the best and most comprehensive resource of its type.

Each special area of learning and competency—from ECG interpretation and acute care radiology to trauma and critical care (and 23 other essential topical areas)—is continually peer-reviewed and adjusted with one goal in mind: protecting you from a lack of adequate preparation for assessments of your knowledge. This course prepares you completely. You must pass—or we fail!

In fact, our review method is so effective that we confidently offer a Boards-Pass Guarantee for your initial written boards exam! That's comprehensive content and study with NO RISK!

99.8% Success Rate
Compared to a 24% failure rate for certification and recertification...

The overall failure rate remains high. Why? It isn’t because physicians don’t know their stuff; it’s because the examination covers such impossibly broad topics. The test devotes 15% of its content to image interpretations, radiographs, and ECGs. It includes formulas you haven’t had to look at since medical school, and it requires knowledge of some relatively obscure areas where the standard of care is changing.

Test-taking is a science of its own, but Challenger relies on a proven 100-year-old methodology known as programmed learning to bulletproof you on these tests! Even today, the programmed learning method still yields higher cognitive exam scores in comparison to more fashionable (but less reliable) techniques. Challenger ignores fads and fashions so that we can GUARANTEE your success.

Study at Your Own Pace
And on your own schedule...

Keep time requirements under your control. Save features capture your scores from wherever you are in the course. Work in one topic in the morning, then jump to something completely different in the afternoon. You're not locked into any enforced content order, remote schedule, or lecture circuit with Challenger products, so your valuable review time is used at your discretion.

New Lifelong Learning Self-Assessment Material...
State-of-the-Art Standard-of-Care Review

Each year, as portions of the prior year's Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (LLSA) programs are incorporated into the boards test updates, they are simultaneously added to Med-Challenger EM for Residents as well.

Our newest version of Med-Challenger EM folds in expert analysis and Key Points from the 2004 and 2005 LLSA articles. In the future, the initial boards exam and the periodic ConCert exam will reflect the topics and materials from these courses.

The Largest Electronic Image Bank for Emergency Medicine
See and interact with the images as you study...

Full-color, high-resolution imagery has always been one of the hallmarks of Challenger programs. Every image is assigned to the appropriate standard-of-care topic, and most can be enlarged for detailed examination and observation. Where specific features of an image are salient for instruction, overlays point to items being illustrated.

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EM for RESIDENTS
$495.00 USD

Three steps to success on any examination...
Practice, Review, Assess, and Score

The Challenger review program is elegantly designed to promote the highest level of retention possible. Questions are written by clinical experts to emulate clinical examination standards and to enhance knowledge of current best practices. Whether you are preparing for an examination or reaffirming your knowledge, our review and testing structure will help. Our review method is so effective we even offer a Boards-Pass Guarantee!

Built-In Flexibility
Two points of access...

Don't have time to drive or fly to that Boards Prep seminar? Have it come to you. When you purchase any Challenger program, you will receive a CD-ROM and instructional help guide. You will also be automatically set up in our Challenger Online Learning Portal, so you can access your coursework material via the Web from any computer with an Internet connection. Review, study, and take assessments online just as if you were at home. This convenience is crucial, given time constraints shouldered by today's clinical professionals.

Quick and Easy CME Fulfillment
Simple instructions, multiple options...

Obtaining your CME certificates has never been easier. You can request CME credits for an additional fee, in blocks of 10, any time upon completion of whole or partial sections of content. Challenger provides multiple score submission options and simple-to-follow instructions. Just mail or fax your printed scores or submit them directly via your online Challenger account. Your scores and required evaluation form (provided) are processed immediately. Challenger works closely with our prestigious, institutional sponsors to maintain the most rewarding educational experience possible. For most of our courses, Challenger issues CME certificates on behalf of our sponsors directly from our office, speeding their delivery.

Free Technical Support
We're always there...

We'll be with you every step of the way. Should you need assistance, our technical support staff is on standby during normal business hours to assist you for FREE.

Into the Future
The changing face of medicine...

Challenger prides itself on staying up-to-date in all aspects of medicine. All courses are routinely peer-reviewed and updated. Future upgrades are provided to Challenger clients at a fraction of standard retail cost. This way, as the face of medicine changes, our valued customers can cost-effectively keep their coursework and reference library current. Of course, the best value Challenger offers is the Challenger Lifetime Subscription (CLS) -- all products and upgrades for a one-time enrollment fee. Currently over 60% of our CLS members are emergency physicians. Don't get left behind! Join today.

With the Challenger Lifetime Subscription you never have to worry about the time demands of education again. No more year-end rush to get CME hours, no more thrashing around for materials to study for recertification, no more hit-and-miss purchases of study guides for skills enhancement and refresher training. It's all here in one place for one price, good for as long as you practice medicine…at a cost of less than $400 per year over the life of your practicing career!

Pricing Information

EM for RESIDENTS
$495.95 USD

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1-800-745-4557

Quotes

"I used Med-Challenger in my residency to prepare for the initial certification test in emergency medicine. One real advantage was that I was well-prepared for the test format as well as the clinical content. The Challenger method really works!"
--Edward Small, MD

"After Hurricane Katrina, we ended up being the sole provider for the city of New Orleans's emergency care. All of our resources for in-service and training were destroyed, so it was an enormous relief to learn that Challenger would replace their materials for us free of charge! This program is such a high-yield study and can really make a difference for us....Thanks so much again for all that Challenger is doing...."
--David Ulick, MD
Chief Resident in Emergency Medicine
Charity Hospital
New Orleans, Louisiana

"I used the MD Challenger series (I still have the floppies if you can believe that) when I initially took my boards in 1994 and it was the only study guide I used. It was fabulous. I am looking forward to seeing how things have advanced as I prepare for my recertification boards."
--Sharolyn Rhees Medina, MD, FACEP

"I used the On-Line Course. I found it very useful and relevant. I have a fairly busy life, with work, 3 kids, and a husband who travels, so needless to say the flexibility of your program was perfect for me. I received my Board Score this week and passed successfully, and basically the only program I used was yours and one other Test Booklet."
--Mary Engrav, MD

"I use a variety of medical software, this is unequivocally the best."
--M. Dallas, MD

"One-third the cost of most board review courses, but more effective."
--Anthony Russo, MD

"I love this program!"
--Mark Harding, MD

"I utilized the Challenger EM program as my primary study aid for the EM boards. I found the immediate feedback supplied by the program especially helpful for targeting those areas requiring further study."
--Kenneth Holbert, MD

"The best EM review available for computer home-based system. Cadillac of EM."
--Randall A. Howell, MD

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Course Contents

Allergy, Rheumatology & Dermatology
Cardiovascular Disorders
Endocrinology
Enviromental Injuries
Eye, Ear, Nose & Throat
Gastroenterology
Gynecology & Obstetrics
Hematology & Oncology
Infectious Diseases
Law & Ethics
Life-Threatening Signs & Symptoms
Musculoskeletal Disorders
Nephrology & Urology
Neurology
Pediatrics
Psychiatric & Behavioral Disorders
Pulmonary Disorders
Resuscitation: Arrhythmias
Resuscitation: CPR & Ventilation
Resuscitation: Fluids & Electrolytes
Resuscitation: Pediatric
Toxicology
Trauma: Extremity & Orthopedic
Trauma: Stabilization, Head & Neck
Trauma: Trunk
Wound Management

Product ID: EM

Accreditation Statement
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Challenger Corporation.

The University of Colorado School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Certification Statement
The University of Colorado School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 280.0 Category 1 credits toward the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those credits he/she actually spent in the activity.

Disclosure Policy
It is the intent of University of Colorado School of Medicine to assure that its educational mission, and continuing medical education activities in particular, should not be influenced by the special interests of individuals associated with its programs. Having an interest in or an affiliation with any corporate organization does not necessarily influence a faculty's presentation, but the relationship must be made known to the program audience in accordance with the Standards of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.

Disclosure of Proprietary Interests
According to CME guidelines, authors must disclose all associations with proprietary entities that may have a direct relationship to their subject of discussion. All authors of this program have signed disclosure forms indicating any associations with proprietary entities related to their subjects of discussion.

Activity Dates
Date of Original Release: 1992
Most Recent CME Review/Update: June 1, 2006
Edition Release Date: June 1, 2006
Expiration Date: December 1, 2008

Copyright Statement
Med-Challenger EM. Copyright © 1992 by Challenger Corporation. All rights reserved.

Editor/Contributing Author:
Kevin Coonan, MD
Assistant Professor
Division of Emergency Medicine -and-
Department of Medical Informatics
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah

Contributing Authors:
Fitzgerald Alcindor, MD
Attending Faculty
Department of Emergency Medicine
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York

Mary Jo A. Bowman, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Ohio State University College of Medicine
Attending Physician, Emergency Department
Columbus Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

Yi-Mei Chng, MD
Resident
Harvard Medical School
Boston, Massachusetts

Daniel Cohen, MD
Section of Emergency Medicine
Columbus Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

William H. Cotton II, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, Ohio

Mark E. Deutchman, MD, FAAFP
Professor, Department of Family Medicine
Director, Advanced Training Track
Director, Rural Health Track
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, Colorado

Arthur L. Diskin, MD, FACEP
Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine
Mount Sinai Medical Center
Miami Beach, Florida

Ann Marie Dietrich, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics
Ohio State University
Attending Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Columbus Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

Lubomyr Domeshevsky, MD
Clinical Attending
Department of Emergency Medicine
Quality Assurance Director
Mercy Medical Center
Oshkosh, Wisconsin

Jeffrey Druck, MD
Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, Colorado

Andrea Cecilia Eberly, MD, FAAEM

Libby Edwards, MD
Chief of Dermatology
Department of Internal Medicine
Carolinas Medical Center
Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology
Bowman Gray School of Medicine
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

William R. Fraser, DO, FACOEP
Director of Emergency Medical Education
Doctor's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

Martin Herman, MD
Associate Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Associate Director, Southern Poison Center
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Memphis, Tennessee

Adam Hessel, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine (Dermatology and Dermatopathology)
The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Columbus, Ohio

Robert Hickey, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Pediatrics
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Jeffrey M. Hoffman, MD
Attending Physician, Emergency Department
Children's Medical Center
Dayton, Ohio

Andrea Igel, MD

Kenneth V. Iserson, MD, MBA
Professor of Surgery and Director, Arizona Bioethics Program
University of Arizona Health Sciences Center
Tucson, Arizona

Daniel R. Jones, MD
Challenger Corporation
Memphis, Tennessee

Ziad N. Kazzi, MD, FAAEM
Medical Toxicology Fellow
Clinical Instructor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Paul John Kostyniak, PhD
Chairman
Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology
School of Medicine and Biophysical Sciences
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

Marc Leder, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio

David C. Lee, MD
Director of Research
Department of Emergency Medicine
North Shore University Hospital
Manhasset, New York

Allison McBride, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Hospitalist
Brenner Children's Hospital
Clinical Instructor in Pediatrics
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Scott McIntosh, MD
Research/EMS Fellow
Division of Emergency Medicine
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, Utah

Gregory P. Moore, MD, FACEP
Attending Physician and Associate Clinical Professor
Emergency Medicine Residency
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis, Indiana

James E. Nicholson, III, MD
Southeastern Acute Care Specialists
Rocky Mount, North Carolina

George S. Novalis, MD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Opthalmology
University of Arizona Medical Center
Tucson, Arizona

John Patka, PharmD, BCPS
Clinical Pharmacist
Department of Pharmacy and Drug Information
Grady Health System
Atlanta, Georgia

Cynthia A. Pristach, MD
Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
State University of New York at Buffalo
Erie County Medical Center
Buffalo, New York

Mubadda A. Salim, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Cardiology
University of Tennessee College of Medicine
Memphis, Tennessee

Daniel Scherzer, MD
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
The Ohio State University
Attending Physician
Section of Emergency Medicine
Columbus Children's Hospital
Columbus, Ohio

Andrew J. Schuman, MD
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Dartmouth Medical School
Hanover, New Hampshire

William W. Scott, Jr., MD
Associate Professor of Radiology & Orthopaedic Surgery
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland

Stewart Shofner, MD
Mid-State Medical Center
Nashville, Tennessee

Jonathan I. Singer, MD, FAAP
Professor of Emergency Medicine & Pediatrics
Wright State University School of Medicine
Dayton, Ohio

Cedric M. Smith, MD, Professor
Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology
School of Medicine and Biological Sciences
State University of New York at Buffalo
Buffalo, New York

Richard M. Sobel, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

Lawrence B. Stack, MD, FACEP
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee

Ernest E. Sullivent, III, MD, FAAEP
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston, Texas

Target Audience
Med-Challenger is intended for practitioners of Primary Care or Emergency Medicine or clinicians otherwise involved in the diagnosis and treatment of acute or emergent medical problems.

Educational Objectives
The objective of the Med-Challenger continuing medical education program is to provide an interactive review of the knowledge base of acute care and emergency medicine. After completing this course, the participating clinician will be better equipped to:

Confidently manage the broad spectrum of acute and emergent medical problems encountered in the practice of primary care and emergency medicine.
Formulate appropriate differential diagnoses for patients presenting with acute medical problems of uncertain etiology.
Efficiently initiate therapeutic and diagnostic procedures for patients presenting with acute medical disorders.
Cope effectively with the uncertainty that is inherent in the initial treatment of acute and emergent disorders, effectively stabilizing critical patients while refining the differential diagnosis.
Handle efficiently the spectrum of common disorders involving all organ systems. In particular, the physician will be better equipped to resuscitate seriously ill patients and to diagnose and treat acute: cardiovascular disorders; diseases of the eye, ear, nose, throat, skin and soft tissues; endocrinologic disorders; traumatic and environmental injuries; gastrointestinal diseases; gynecologic and obstetric disorders; hematologic and oncologic problems; immunologic, allergic and rheumatologic diseases; infectious diseases; life-threatening signs and symptoms; musculoskeletal disorders; pulmonary diseases; and intoxications and poisonings.
Demonstrate mastery of the knowledge and cognitive skills required to achieve objectives 1-5 by scoring at least 80% on all topics studied for CME credit.

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