emergency medicine
noun
: a medical specialty concerned with the care and treatment of acutely ill or injured patients who need immediate medical attention
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That includes Peppi's handler, Susan Ryan, an emergency medicine physician at Rose.
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John Daley, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday around 1:30 p.m. Pacific time, Esther Choo, a professor of emergency medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, got an email that the National Institutes of Health study section she was slated to sit on the next day was cancelled.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: Metro Richmond ranks among the top five highest-paying U.S. cities for emergency medicine physicians and hearing aid specialists, with annual mean salaries of $420,640 and $80,490, respectively — nearly twice the national median pay.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
The crew manages to pull Brady and Jake to safety so Doc can work his magic, and by the end of the day, Denny’s equally into emergency medicine and community doctoring.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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John Daley, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
On Wednesday around 1:30 p.m. Pacific time, Esther Choo, a professor of emergency medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, got an email that the National Institutes of Health study section she was slated to sit on the next day was cancelled.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Zoom in: Metro Richmond ranks among the top five highest-paying U.S. cities for emergency medicine physicians and hearing aid specialists, with annual mean salaries of $420,640 and $80,490, respectively — nearly twice the national median pay.
—Karri Peifer, Axios, 16 Jan. 2025
The crew manages to pull Brady and Jake to safety so Doc can work his magic, and by the end of the day, Denny’s equally into emergency medicine and community doctoring.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Emergency medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20medicine. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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