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Adolescent Medicine Allergy/Immunology Anesthesiology Cardiology Colon & Rectal Surgery Critical Care Medicine Dermatology Emergency Medicine Endocrinology Family Practice Gastroenterology General Surgery Geriatric Medicine Hematology Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine Medical Oncology Nephrology Neurology Neurological Surgery Nuclear Medicine Obstetric/Gynecology Ophthalmology Orthopedics Otolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Rehabilitation Medicine Plastic Surgery Preventive Medicine Psychiatry Pulmonary Medicine Radiology Rheumatology Sports Medicine Thoracic Surgery Urology |
Required Training 3 Years of training in Emergency Medicine Board Certified Fellowships & Qualifications/Certificates It is possible to complete a 5 year joint program in either Internal Medicine or Pediatrics and complete boards in both Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine, or Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine. Also: Medical Toxicology; Pediatric Emergency Medicine; Sports Medicine are usually 1-2 year fellowships. Average Salary Median Base Salary of approx. $200,000 (U.S. Median Base Salary; 2005) Average 1st year starting salary approx. $180,000; In practice 3+ years $210,000 5 Most Commonly Encountered Medical Issues Chronic Pain Respiratory Infections Angina Minor Trauma Fever of unknown origin 5 Most Challenging Medical Issues to Treat Acute Myocardial Infarction Trauma Chronic Pain Major Trauma Asthma/acute respiratory failure/angina or coronary heart disease Professional Organizations American College of Emergency Physicians P.O. Box 619911 Dallas, TX 75261-9911 (214) 55-0911 (800) 798-1822 American Academy of Emergency Medicine 555 East Wells Street, Suite 1100 Milwaukee, WI 53202-3823 Tel: (800) 884-2236 Fax: (414) 276-3349 American Board of Emergency Medicine American Board of Emergency Medicine 3000 Coolidge Road East Lansing, MI 48823-6319 Phone: 517.332.4800 Fax: 517.332.2234 abem@abem.org Emergency Medicine Residents Association 1125 Executive Circle, Irving, TX, 75038 (EMRA offices are located in the ACEP Building.) Phone: (972) 550-0920 Fax: (972) 580-2829 emra@emra.org Society for Academic Emergency Medicine 901 N. Washington Avenue Lansing, Michigan 48906-5137 Telephone: (517) 485-5484 FAX: (517) 485-0801 E-Mail: saem@saem.org |
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