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Medical Ethics & Emergency Medicine

Inside the ER: Ethics & Emergency Medicine

Step into the trauma bay alongside the staff of an overwhelmed Pittsburgh ER. Each episode anchors a real clinical decision — triage under scarcity, end-of-life conversations, mass casualty protocols — that you'll work through with practicing emergency physicians.

IntermediateProfessional development

Modules

Module 1

Triage Under Scarcity

Anchor scene

S1E1 — The opening shift

In this module

  • ESI and START triage frameworks
  • Resource allocation when the waiting room outnumbers the beds
  • Documentation and handoff

Course outcomes

  • Apply current triage frameworks to high-acuity, resource-limited scenarios
  • Navigate informed consent and surrogate decision-making
  • Recognize and respond to physician burnout and moral injury
  • Lead difficult conversations with patients and families