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
Blacksburg, VA 24060-701707/12/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Blacksburg, VA 24060-701707/12/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Rocky River, OH 07/12/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Rocky River, OH 07/12/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Fishers, IN 0809607/12/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Fishers, IN 0809607/12/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Miami, FL 3313607/12/2026
Physician Assistant | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Miami, FL 3313607/12/2026
Physician Assistant | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Columbia, SC 2920907/12/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Columbia, SC 2920907/12/2026
Nurse Practitioner | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Buckeye, AZ 9458807/12/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Buckeye, AZ 9458807/12/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Show Low, AZ 8590107/11/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Show Low, AZ 8590107/11/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Maryville, MO 64468-265507/11/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Maryville, MO 64468-265507/11/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Aberdeen, SD 57401-450207/11/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Aberdeen, SD 57401-450207/11/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Medford, WI 5445107/11/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Medford, WI 5445107/11/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Centreville, AL 35042-291807/11/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Centreville, AL 35042-291807/11/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Tucson, AZ 85712-231607/11/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent
Tucson, AZ 85712-231607/11/2026
Physician | Emergency Medicine | Permanent