EM Intern Struggling With Notes/MDMs — Advice?
EM intern here. I feel like I’m spending way too much time worrying about finishing my notes instead of seeing more patients. I prefer documenting as I go because I really don’t want to stay after my shift finishing notes, but I feel like it’s slowing me down and affecting how many patients I’m seeing.
I’m also struggling with writing MDMs. I know I’m still early in residency, but I feel like I should be better at this by now and sometimes feel pretty dumb trying to put my clinical reasoning into words.
Any advice on getting faster/more efficient with notes and improving MDMs? What worked for you as an intern?