Summary: <p>In this episode, we interview Emergency Medicine physician Dr. Mark Cichon on the recent ACEP report regarding potential Emergency Medicine physician job shortages over the next decade. This has been a hot topic among medical students and emergency medicine residents. Dr. Cichon clears the air on this report and gives great insight into the world of emergency medicine. </p> <p>Dr. Cichon is a Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Department of Cell and Molecular Physiology, and has been a member of the Loyola University Chicago faculty since joining the institution in 1996. Dr. Cichon is the Medical Director for Loyola University Medical Center – Emergency Medical Services System where he oversees the licensing, education, policy and procedures for the 3000 "Pre-Hospital" personnel in the Loyola System. As Medical Director, Dr. Cichon has overseen the establishment and organization of disaster preparedness. As Faculty at the Loyola’s Stritch School of Medicine, Dr. Cichon mentors and teaches in the existing curriculum during the sophomore pathology program and during the clerkship years, and he has developed a curriculum in Disaster Medicine for the medical students. Dr. Cichon has held several other leadership positions and greatly impacted the field of Emergency Medicine, the before mentioned are just a few of his several achievements!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Episode produced by: Aaron Deng and Lauren Hekman</p> <p>Episode recording date: 4/11/22</p> <p><a href="http://www.medicuspodcast.com/"><u>www.medicuspodcast.com</u></a> | <a href="mailto:medicuspodcast@gmail.com"><u>medicuspodcast@gmail.com</u></a> | Donate: <a href="http://bit.ly/MedicusDonate"><u>http://bit.ly/MedicusDonate</u></a></p> --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/medicus/message
