Emergency Medicine
“A physician who specializes in Emergency Medicine 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. This specialist 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.” – American Board of Medical Specialties, retrieved March 1, 2026
Common Subspecialties
- Emergency Medical Services
- Disaster Medicine
- Hospice & Palliative Care
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Sports Medicine & Toxicology
Emergency Medicine Societies
- American Academy of Emergency Medicine
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- Emergency Medicine Residents Association
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Explore Emergency Medicine
- Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG)
- American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM)
- Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine (CORDEM)
- Careers in Medicine (CiM) – Emergency Medicine
- National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) Charting Outcomes Data
- Program Directors Association Guides for Residency Applications – Emergency Medicine