| As kids, we are all asked what we would like to be | | | | $300,000 or more. This can all depend on your |
| when we get older. The most common answers | | | | experience in the field. |
| include a doctor, lawyer, vet, actress and more. These | | | | Schooling requirements are at least 4 years of |
| are all obvious, however who knows what they want | | | | undergraduate college, 4 years in medical school and |
| to be when they get older as a kid? Emergency | | | | anywhere from 3 to 8 years in residency or internship. |
| medicine jobs are one area that not many people | | | | You should have an understanding of the body as well |
| know of, and even adults aren't even sure what it is. | | | | as diseases or conditions of the body. You are going |
| A career in emergency medicine can be very | | | | to have to be licensed in the state you wish to |
| rewarding. You are trained to give patients care when | | | | practice in. Many emergency physicians also become |
| they are suffering from surgical, medical or psychiatric | | | | board certified by the American Board of emergency |
| emergencies. You are employed in places such as the | | | | Medicine. |
| emergency department and you will be treating | | | | Emergency medicine jobs can be rewarding to |
| patients with injuries and illnesses that require | | | | physicians especially if you have a strong passion and |
| immediate attention. You will have to diagnose patients | | | | desire to work with patients. You should be able to |
| quickly and give care to help stabilize the patient. | | | | work in environments that are fast-paced and you |
| Employment as an emergency medicine physician is | | | | may have to work in stressful situations. You will have |
| expected to increase over the next few years. The | | | | hours that are flexible and should be able to work |
| average salary on a yearly basis is averaged out to | | | | even if you are called in the middle of the night. |
| be anywhere between $197,000 to as high as | | | | |