Posts Tagged ‘Emergency Medicine Residency Positions’

Are you a person who is driven to help others, and thrives on challenges and a relentless pace? If so, you might be considering a career in emergency medicine. Doctors that work in emergency medicine make split second, life or death decisions on a daily basis. An emergency medicine physician gets a chance to be a real hero, solving medical mysteries quickly and deciding on the right course of action. The chaotic environment of the emergency room makes this one of the most stressful careers in medicine, but it is also one of the most exciting and rewarding.

The path to a career as an emergency physician is a long one. First you must be accepted into a pre-med undergraduate program. As an undergrad, you must do well enough to be accepted into medical school, and you will spend at least four years there. During these years, the student trains to be an emergency physician. Part of your training includes taking rotations in a hospital emergency department.