Medical Career Advising Resources Project - emergency medicine
Professional Description
An emergency 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. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.
Association Contact Information
- American College of Emergency Physicians
PO Box 619911
Dallas, TX 75261
888.817.2237
Website - Emergency Medicine Residents' Association
4950 W. Royal Lane
Irving, TX 75063
844.381.0911
Website
Source: American Medical Association. Graduate Medical Education Directory 2011-2012