hich oversees accreditation of U.S. medical schools, has recommended that all medical students spend some time in an ED, since every physician needs the ability to quickly assess a patient’s condition and design a treatment plan.
Following medical school, you’ll work as a resident for three or four years. Residencies in emergency medicine are highly competitive, so you’ll need excellent grades and recommendations from your medical school professors.
In order to qualify to practice emergency medicine, you must complete an emergency medicine residency approved by the Residency Review Committee. Once residency is complete, board certification requires passage of both the written and oral examinations with recertification by written exam every 10 years.
Board certification also requires advanced training in life support and a passing score on the certification exam.
American Board of Emergency Medicine
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
American Academy of Emergency Medicine
American College of Emergency Physicians
American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians
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