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Emergency Medicine

Nature of the work
An emergency medicine physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department.

Emergency Medicine physicians can receive training in the following subspecialties:

• Medical Toxicology- uses special knowledge to evaluate and manage patients with accidental or purposeful poisoning through drugs or toxins.
• Pediatric Emergency Medicine- has special qualifications to manage emergencies in infants and children.
• Sports Medicine - deals with the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of injuries sustained in athletic endeavors.

Training/residency information
The residency training program for emergency medicine is three years. Emergency physicians are trained to recognize, evaluate, care for, and stabilize a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury. Additional training from 1-2 years is required to be certified in the subspecialty areas.

Source: Careers in Medicine

For more information:

• American Academy of Emergency Medicine
• American Board of Emergency Medicine
• American College of Emergency Physicians
• Emergency Medicine Residents Association
• Society for Academic Emergency Medicine