How do they match: Emergency Medicine Physicians

  • Make immediate medical decisions and act to prevent death or further disability. Provide immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of patients. May direct emergency medical staff in an emergency department.

  • Communicate likely outcomes of medical diseases or traumatic conditions to patients or their representatives.
  • Direct and coordinate activities of nurses, assistants, specialists, residents, and other medical staff.
  • Identify factors that may affect patient management, such as age, gender, barriers to communication, and underlying disease.