MGMIMass Gathering Medicine
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Four ways in. Pick the one that fits how you'll use this.

Medic

On-the-ground clinician

You staff the tent, the pit, or the response bag. Start with what the field expects of you, then the numbers that predict your caseload.

  1. 1Margolis 2021 — the position statement on MG medical care
  2. 2Arbon 2001 — the 201-event presentation-rate baseline
  3. 3Milsten 2003 — how event type multiplies the rate
  4. 4Casa 2015 — NATA position on exertional heat illness
  5. 5Learn — start Module 1
Student / Resident

Learning the field

You want the shape of the discipline and a defensible reading list. Begin with the structured rotation, then the foundational reviews and a case that changed everything.

  1. 1Learn — the rotation (start here)
  2. 2Arbon 2007 — a review of the field
  3. 3Hartman 2009 — the event stratification score
  4. 4Registry — Hillsborough, 1989
  5. 5Varon 2003 — critical presentations at an arena
Medical Director

Accountable for the plan

You own the medical plan and its defensibility. Start from the state of the evidence, then the levers that move transports, staffing, and standards.

  1. 1State of the Evidence — the domain syntheses
  2. 2Grange 2003 — on-site physician care cut transports 89%
  3. 3SGSA Green Guide — safety at sports grounds
  4. 4Calculator — planning ranges across published models
  5. 5Composer — assemble a cited plan
Event Organizer

Running the event

You are responsible for the show and everyone at it. Start with the standards, then the tools for sizing medical cover — and when to bring in a medical director.

  1. 1Guidelines shelf — the standards that apply
  2. 2ANSI ES1.9-2020 — event safety standard
  3. 3SGSA Green Guide — safety at sports grounds
  4. 4Calculator — size your medical cover
  5. 5When to hire a medical director
When to hire a medical director

Copy pending physician (BA) approval. As a placeholder: engage a physician medical director early whenever your event's predicted presentation load, crowd density, alcohol exposure, or environmental risk push it beyond a minor classification — the medical director's highest-yield work happens weeks before the gates open.

Every path ends in the primary literature.