| Overview of the Specialty of Emergency Medicine Emergency medicine is the specialty which focuses on the recognition, evaluation, and care of patients who are acutely ill or injured. It is a high-pressure, fast-paced and diverse specialty that requires a broad base of medical knowledge and a variety of well-honed clinical and technical skills. The emphasis is on pre-hospital care and the acute care aspects of the other specialties. Emergency physicians treat all age groups in a myriad of conditions with varying degrees of severity. Training Requirements for Emergency Medicine Training consists of a minimum of three years of postgraduate education in one of 3 formats (PGY 1-3, PGY 2-4 with separate internship, PGY 1-4). There are 139 ACGME accredited Emergency Medicine training programs for the 2007/2008 recruitment cycle, offering over 1300 categorical/advanced positions available to US seniors. Matching Program Information and Match Statistics for Emergency Medicine Emergency medicine residency training programs participate in the NRMP. Match results through the NRMP and competitiveness information for emergency medicine residency training programs are summarized on the right. Subspecialty/Fellowship Training in Emergency Medicine Subspecialty/fellowship training following completion of an emergency medicine residency training program is available in sports medicine, pediatric emergency medicine, EMS-prehospital, disaster medicine, medical toxicology, and emergency ultrasound/imaging. Detailed information about the scope of these subspecialty training programs, number of positions offered and length of training is available in the GMED. Further information can be obtained from the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database Access page (FREIDA). Career Information FREIDA physcian workforce information for each specialty includes statistical information on the number of positions/programs for residency training, resident workhours, resident work environment and compensation, employment status upon completion of program and work environment for those entering practice in each specialty. Access FREIDA
For summary statistics and physician workforce information, click on "Specialty Statistics." | 
