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==Background==
[[File:Aaem-rsa.png|thumb|215px|Proudly Supports the WikEM Elective]]
This page outlines the use of WikEM as a reading elective and/or asynchronous learning platform for medical residency programs.  The project is organized by [[OpenEM Foundation]] and the "WikEM Elective" is officially endorsed by the [[AAEM|American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident Student Association]].  Residency programs across the globe are encouraged to participate.

===Rationale===
Many emergency medicine and other medical specialty residency programs offer "reading electives" for several weeks of their curriculum and/or have asynchronous learning activities (aka “individualized interactive instruction”).<ref>Alternatives to the conference status quo: summary recommendations from the 2008 CORD Academic Assembly Conference Alternatives workgroup.  Sadosty AT, Goyal DG, Gene Hern H Jr, Kilian BJ, Beeson MS
Acad Emerg Med. 2009 Dec; 16 Suppl 2():S25-31</ref>  The U.S. Emergency Medicine Residency Review Committee (RRC) allows residents to use asynchronous learning for up to 20% of educational time.<ref>Frequently Asked Questions: Emergency Medicine. Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education Review Committee for Emergency Medicine; 2012. Available at: http://www.acgme.org/acgmeweb/Portals/0/PDFs/FAQ/110_Emergeny_Medicine_FAQs.pdf</ref>

However, these activities can be difficult to monitor, leading to numerous problems in documentation and performance.  The WikEM Elective and its asynchronous learning platform allows residency programs to better supervise residents as they study topics of their own choosing.  

Additionally, all contributions are then in the [[WikEM:Copyrights|open domain]] as part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_access open access movement], thus benefiting medical practitioners around the globe, as well as being immediately available to the contributor, their fellow residents, and their residency program via the [[Main Page|WikEM website]] and its [[WikEM:Mobile Apps|native mobile applications]].

===Benefits===
*WikEM serves as a [[WikEM:Mobile_Apps|point of care]] source of medical information for practitioners around the world and resident contributions are read by tens of thousands of people!
*By editing and writing content, residents engage in active learning and synthesize the medical literature into "need to know" bedside pearls and treatment information.
*By referencing work, residents will stay current with evidence based medicine.
*Residents can become a [[WikEM:About|WikEM editor]] through our [[WikEM editorial levels|open and transparent promotion process]].

{{Getting started}}

==Requirements==
===Tracking the Contribution Score===
*For asynchronous learning documentation, each '''0.5 contributions points = 1 hour'''
*Residents are responsible for achieving a '''[[Special:ContributionScores|contribution score]] of 20''' for every one week of WikEM Elective
*Progress is easily tracked at on the [[Special:ContributionScores|Contribution Score]] page

===Documentation===
*WiKEM software tracks all edits residents make and can serve as proof of activity during the WikEM elective.  
*For a history off all edits, go to to: '''<nowiki>http://www.wikem.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/YOUR-USER-NAME</nowiki>'''
**For example, for username = Ostermayer: http://www.wikem.org/wiki/Special:Contributions/Ostermayer
**''You may want to print out this page for your residency program director''
*Contact '''info@wikem.org''' if you need an official certificate for a residency elective.

==Goals and Objectives==
{{WikEM elective goals and objectives}}

==Contact Info==
Contact info@wikem.org if you have questions.

==See Also==
*[[WikEM elective goals and objectives]]
*[[WikEM editorial levels]]

==References==
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