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.
The emergency physician 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. A high-pressure, fast-paced, and diverse specialty, emergency medicine is primarily hospital emergency department-based, but with extensive pre-hospital responsibilities for emergency medical systems. The care provided by the emergency physician is episodic in nature and involves a full spectrum of physical and behavioral conditions. The care provided is needed due to the patient requiring immediate medical attention. The types of treatments and procedures performed by a physician in emergency medicine vary on the injury of a patient. Accidents are always happening. There will always be the need for physicians to specialize in emergency medicine.
Median Salary: $320,419 per year
Projected Growth: 24% from 2014-2024
Griffin, GA 3022407/17/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Columbus, GA 3190107/17/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Columbus, GA 3190107/17/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Centre, AL 3596007/17/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Houston, TX 7551507/17/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Branson, MO 65616-205207/17/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Hartford, KY 42347-161907/17/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Fountain Valley, CA 9270807/17/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Visalia, CA 9329107/17/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Gaylord, MI 49735-159207/17/2026
Physician Assistant | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Gaylord, MI 49735-159207/17/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Miami, FL 3319607/17/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Griffin, GA 3022407/17/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Roswell, GA 3007607/17/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Grovetown, GA 3081307/17/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Springfield, MO 6580407/17/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Springfield, MO 6580407/17/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Aventura, FL 3318007/16/2026
Physician Assistant | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Aventura, FL 3318007/16/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent