Emergency Medicine is a specialty with high variety and pressure and a mix of primary care and procedures. Like many other specialties, Emergency Medicine has seen a surge of competitiveness over the last few years. The specialty is a trendsetter in residency applications as it is the only specialty to require its own unique Letter of Recommendation called the Standard Letter of Evaluation (SLOE). Emergency Medicine was also the first specialty to implement the Standardized Video Interview (SVI) as a part of its application. Emergency Medicine training is typically three to four years and can follow any of three formats: PGY 1-3, PGY 2-4 with separate PGY-1 internship, or PGY 1-4. Residency applicants interested in applying to Emergency Medicine programs will want to do well in their audition clinical rotation and join as many Emergency Medicine organizations as they can to get further guidance.
Every specialty has unique factors they want each candidate to have in their residency application. NRMP conducts regular Program Director surveys to identify which parts of the residency application are most important in differing specialties. Among the information gathered, Program Directors were asked to cite factors they used to select candidates for interviews. They were also asked to rate each factor on a scale from 1 (least important) to 5 (most important).
Total Training | 3 years |
Average Residency Salary | $61,500 |
Average Physician Salary | $332,000 |
Average Work Week | 46.4 Hours |
Peak Interview Months | November, December |
Key Organizations and Societies: | Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine Residents Association American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) American Academy of Emergency Medicine Royal College of Emergency Medicine Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors Emergency Medicine Residents Association Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Society for Academic Emergency Medicine: Medical Student |
Program Track | PGY-1 |
Participating Programs | 5 |
Filled Programs | 4 |
Positions Available | 11 |
Filled Positions | 10 |
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