LoRezSkyline Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 On board for the above - y'all just pick a time, and Jimani it is! I only just started reading the board again, but several of you (Febrifuge, TA) have been around since I was a wee pre-PA. Looking forward to meeting everyone. Out of curiosity - anyone else taking the CAQ while they're down there? Any of you who have taken it already have wisdom/guidance for those of us who are planning to - within the bounds of what you are allowed to divulge, of course?!? I'm just shy of 3 years out of school and have been in the ED the whole time at a Level 1 academic trauma center which has been a good place to learn. Worked as an ED tech beforehand, have met all the basic requirements, feel reasonably well prepared but every day I'm confronted with how much there is to learn in EM! Had considered waiting longer, but made the most sense career-wise to go ahead and take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Febrifuge Posted March 22, 2014 Author Share Posted March 22, 2014 Oh, and if anyone decides to to the Twitter thing and follow me @UrgentCareBear, send me an@ so I know you're there. I will follow back, making DM a possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Febrifuge Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 Morning, everyone. This is the part of the conference when I realize I only remember what one or two of y'all look like, For what it's worth, today I'm carrying around my black raincoat and my black-and-tan messenger bag. I've got a striped blue shirt on. I'm white, middle-sized, and bald. Feel free to say hi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoRezSkyline Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 7 PM ok by you all? Half an hr after last lecture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator True Anomaly Posted March 24, 2014 Moderator Share Posted March 24, 2014 I'll be looking for you Feb. I think 7 pm is also good I'm wearing a long-sleeve gray shirt, very short haircut , khaki slacks and tan boots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnelson Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 7 sounds good to me, gives me time to drop my stuff off at my hotel first. Are we meeting in the conference lobby, then heading over or all meeting there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoRezSkyline Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Meeting there ok? It's literally right around the corner - that way we can go ahead and grab a beer, order something if anyone's running late or wants to come later? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Febrifuge Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share Posted March 24, 2014 Yeah - if we have a huge crowd for some reason, at least New Orleans allows for walking around with one's beer. We'll see how many show up around 7, and if we need to we can go in search of a new hangout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnelson Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Sounds great! See everyone tonight. Btw...I'm short, dark hair, wearing an olive green shirt, white sweater and jeans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taotaox1 Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 Looking forward to meeting everyone. I have short hair and am wearing a light blue Polo, jeans, and green Nike free runs. Feel free to say hi. Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoRezSkyline Posted March 24, 2014 Share Posted March 24, 2014 I'll prob change into black jeans, gray sweater/pullover and gray shoulder bag - see you all there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Febrifuge Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share Posted March 25, 2014 Hey guys, that was fun. Thanks. I'm taking it easy this afternoon, but if there are any big ideas for tonight or Wednesday, let's keep using this thread... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taotaox1 Posted March 27, 2014 Share Posted March 27, 2014 Hey everyone, just wanted I really enjoyed getting to meet everyone and appreciated the support. Got a couple of phone screening interviews for next week for some EM jobs. Hope to get to see everyone again next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator True Anomaly Posted March 27, 2014 Moderator Share Posted March 27, 2014 Good to hear tao! So great to see everyone again, and for those of you who I got to meet for the first time, it's always good to put faces to names- and share some drinks while doing it. The Jimani kicked major ass Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnelson Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Was great meeting/seeing everyone again! And great to hear taotaox! Great conference as already, and was nice to get to explore a new city Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Febrifuge Posted March 28, 2014 Author Share Posted March 28, 2014 It was snowing when my plane landed in Minneapolis. (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Lots of fun, good company, great to meet the newer peeps. Thanks everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajnelson Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 Oh no! I'm almost back to high 80s weather. It was nice to be able to wear long sleeves for a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medic25 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 It was great to see everyone; looking forward to seeing everyone at Disney next year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyblu Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I need emed CMEs for my CAQ. Do you guys recommend the SEMPA conference lectures? I can't find on their site how many credits I can get if I buy the whole conference. Thoughts? Was it good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator True Anomaly Posted April 11, 2014 Moderator Share Posted April 11, 2014 I think it'd be worth it, particularly because your CME should more than cover the whole virtual conference. I believe you can get something like 26 hours of Cat 1 CME from it. And yes, there were some stellar lectures this year. Rick Cantor's lectures were worth the price of admission on their own Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyblu Posted April 12, 2014 Share Posted April 12, 2014 Awesome, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoRezSkyline Posted April 14, 2014 Share Posted April 14, 2014 I got some random email from NCCPA saying the status of my CAQ app had "been updated" a few days after getting back - at first I thought they might have already posted the results, but that seemed way too soon! Logged to NCCPA and the CAQ section on only to find no changes/updates that I could note. Called NCCPA to ask if I was missing something, person I spoke with there wasn't sure why the email went out but thought it might be something that was just triggered/sent automatically to all applicants. When I then asked her when we might be able to expect to hear something, she said results should be back in "about a month." The printout from Pearson & their website had both said December which threw me for a loop - I think that's just the default for folks that take it in Sept, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taotaox1 Posted May 20, 2014 Share Posted May 20, 2014 Hey, just want everyone I met at SEMPA to know I got a very nice job offer at an ED in Oregon though contacts I made at the conference. Not sure if I am going to take it as it will be very tough for my wife to find work there (small town), and we still really want to go to Alaska (and I unofficially have an FM job lined up in anchorage) but I am excited nonetheless. Thanks again for all the advice and the good company. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator True Anomaly Posted May 21, 2014 Moderator Share Posted May 21, 2014 Anytime! We had a great time; glad to hear we didn't steer you wrong- just wish it would work out better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taotaox1 Posted May 21, 2014 Share Posted May 21, 2014 The nice thing is that it pays well enough I could take the job even without the wife employed. Even so, we have dreamed of living in AK, and now is the best chance we would ever have of doing it (no house, no kids, changing jobs/location anyways). The AK FM job is urgent care/PC mix and would be a 4 day work week. If/When we move back to the lower 48 I can pretty easily go back to trying to work in EM, where as if I give up living in Alaska to do EM now, I may never get the chance to live in AK. Dunno though, have a month to make a decision so we shall see, I may still take it. #Firstworldproblems Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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