Is Emergency Medicine the Right Choice for Me?
burnout
emergency medicine
expectations
medical students
stress
Journal
The Journal of emergency medicine
ISSN: 0736-4679
Titre abrégé: J Emerg Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8412174
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Mar 2019
Mar 2019
Historique:
received:
29
10
2018
accepted:
09
11
2018
entrez:
27
3
2019
pubmed:
27
3
2019
medline:
16
7
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
One of the hardest decisions a medical student has to make is the choice of specialty. Many studies have explored what influences the choice of emergency medicine (EM) as a specialty. In this article, we elaborate on the most important incentives, including the diversity in patients' presentations, having a defined and flexible schedule, the plasticity in choosing and changing a practice location, and the acuity of care and trauma experience. Additionally, we tackle some of the challenges that emergency physicians face. For instance, having to follow a different thought process than most other physicians, as well as the patients' quality and expectations. We also address some of the concerns regarding the specialty, specifically burnout, stress, and the fear associated with maintaining a career in EM. Finally, we provide students interested in EM with some resources that can provide them with further guidance to decide whether EM is the right choice for them.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30910064
pii: S0736-4679(18)31116-8
doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2018.11.001
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e35-e38Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2018 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.