Carol Rivers passes away

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This has been forwarded to members of my group via TCEP (Texas College of Emergency Physicians). Sad loss for the EM community. She'll be missed.

E-mail as forwarded to us:


It is with great sadness that I share with you the death of my dear friend Carol Rivers, MD.
Carol died tonight much as she lived, teaching till the very end.
Carol had a ventral septal myomectomy on May 6th. From the first things got complicated. After 13 days in the ICU with every system failing for a day or two, we finally thought she would make it, all organs and limbs intact.
Sadly to say, at 2300 on May 18, 2010 the single person most responsible for thousands of boarded emergency physicians, who while studying for the boards learned better medical skills, died a sudden death, making her own diagnosis at the end.
She had every complication the residents could learn from, and then some, teaching us all how to be better physicians even while fighting for her life.
Please notify your membership that Carol has died. Still a leader, she is the first icon of the second generation, the trained in EM generation, to lead to the next life. A leader in this world, she has now set off on a journey we all will follow in time.
I have asked ACEP to reserve a room and time during the SA for Maine, Michigan, and Ohio to hold a memorial service in her honor, so all emergency physicians, who held her dear, may mourn and celebrate her life with each other.
While the world has lost Dr. Carol Rivers, many of us have lost Carol Rivers, dear friend and mentor.

Thank you for helping me through this great loss.
Sincerely,
Pam
Pam Bensen
Buffalo Junction, VA 24529

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Here's the body of the Ohio ACEP email that went out today​
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It is with great sadness that we share with you the death of
Ohio Chapter member, Carol Rivers, MD.​
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[FONT=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]Dr. Rivers passed away Tuesday evening, after complications from heart surgery two weeks ago. After thirteen days in the ICU with every system failing for a day or two, those close to her finally thought she would make it, all organs and limbs intact. Sadly to say, at 2300 on May 18, 2010, Dr. Rivers passed away.
A colleague noted that Dr. Rivers was the first icon of the second generation, the trained- in- EM generation. Dr. Rivers devoted her life to the improvement of the emergency medicine profession, and one physician at a time, she improved patient care through her educational efforts. Internationally known for her dedication to emergency medicine and her devotion to assisting residents and physicians to learn better medical skills and pass the board exams, her passing is a loss to the emergency medicine community.
Ohio ACEP continues our plans to honor Dr. Rivers as the Emergency Physician of the Year at our Annual Meeting on June 9, 2010 and acknowledge her leadership and service to emergency medicine with the establishment of the Carol S. Rivers, MD, Endowment for Emergency Medicine Resident Education, intended to grant financial awards to assist EM residents. Plans for the Endowment continue and Dr. Rivers' long time colleague and business partner has asked that memorial donations to the Endowment be made through Ohio ACEP.
Ohio ACEP will also be preparing a memorial resolution for consideration by the ACEP Council this fall.
The emergency medicine world has lost a leader, a teacher, a mentor, and a friend.​
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In memoriam​
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Dr. Carol S. Rivers​
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May 18, 2010​
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