Emergency medicine insights
Physician-led articles on emergency medicine, AI implementation, simulation, and operational leadership.
AI Risk & Governance
July 19, 2026 · Chester Shermer, MD, FACEP
A practical governance checklist for deploying ambient AI documentation in the ED without creating polished, dangerous chart errors.
Simulation & Training
July 17, 2026 · Chester Shermer, MD, FACEP
The skills most likely to kill a patient when fumbled are the ones we practice least. A HEMS medical director's evidence-based framework for EMS simulation training that actually transfers to the street.
ED Management
July 15, 2026 · Chester Shermer, MD, FACEP
A meaningful share of the patients you admit never needed an inpatient bed — they needed 15 hours of protocolized care. A 25-year EM physician's playbook for building an ED observation unit that actually fixes boarding.
AI in Emergency Medicine
July 12, 2026 · Chester Shermer, MD, FACEP
A practical ED playbook for training clinicians to catch and manage AI errors before automation bias turns them into patient harm.
AI in Emergency Medicine
July 5, 2026 · Chester Shermer, MD, FACEP
A practical ED playbook for catching, documenting, and governing AI-driven triage errors before they harm patients.
AI in Emergency Medicine
June 24, 2026 · Chester "Chet" Shermer, MD, FACEP
Master AI in emergency medicine with our practical framework. Learn essential clinical decision support tools and human-in-the-loop governance for…
AI in Emergency Medicine
June 21, 2026 · Chester "Chet" Shermer, MD, FACEP
Telemedicine AI is now expanding the de facto scope of every clinician on the platform. The regulatory frameworks are not catching up. The ED institution has to.
AI in Emergency Medicine
June 14, 2026 · Chester "Chet" Shermer, MD, FACEP
The DHA rolled ambient AI to every military hospital this year. DARPA wants autonomous battlefield medics by 2028. Civilian EM is the downstream.
AI in Emergency Medicine
June 7, 2026 · Chester "Chet" Shermer, MD, FACEP
A 2026 Lurie Children's study of 74,000 pediatric ED visits found Black, Hispanic, and Spanish-preferring kids were systematically undertriaged.
AI in Emergency Medicine
May 31, 2026 · Chester "Chet" Shermer, MD, FACEP
The Joint Commission released AI guidance in 2025. The AMA passed AI literacy policy in November 2025. Most hospitals still have no AI privileging framework.
AI in Emergency Medicine
May 24, 2026 · Chester "Chet" Shermer, MD, FACEP
Struggling with night shifts? Learn how to optimize your sleep schedule, manage the circadian trough, and thrive in emergency medicine as a nocturnist.
Leadership
May 24, 2026 · Chester "Chet" Shermer, MD, FACEP
Struggling with imposter syndrome in the ED? Learn how to manage the impostor phenomenon, reduce burnout, and build confidence in your clinical…
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