Emergency Medicine

Emergency Medicine

Kaitlin Casillas

Career Exploration ll

Final Project

Emergency MedicineIn the Military

Many times I get asked; “Why the Military?” When I got to high school, I dwelled on this question for some time. I wish I could give a profound story about my discovery about this career but the answer is just as simple as the question: why not. I never believed I really belonged in an office working 9 to 5. I felt as if I was put on this earth to do something bigger than myself and was created to serve and give back to all those whom have given to me.

Tasks Performed

• The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) believes that military emergency medical care should adhere to the same standards and provide the same quality emergency medical care as the civilian community, in addition to meeting the military mission of supporting overall operational readiness.

Tasks performed (cont.)

• Emergency physicians, as subject matter experts, are recognized as leaders in planning, implementing, and monitoring emergency care at all levels, from Department of Defense to individual military medical facilities. The military services should ensure that emergency physicians have a central role in emergency medical readiness training and contingency planning

Working conditions and physical demands

• The provision of emergency care and the level of emergency department (ED) staffing at military hospitals should be determined by community need, including both severity of complaints and volume of patients. At remote military sites without available civilian EDs, the military should staff and equip EDs to provide appropriate emergency care, regardless of severity of complaints or

volume of patients.

Work Hours

• Military EDs must provide 24-hour staffing with an adequate complement of emergency physicians who are certified by entities described in ACEP’s policy, "ACEP Recognized Certifying Bodies in Emergency Medicine." Nonphysician providers and non-emergency-trained physicians may augment ED coverage under the supervision of an emergency physician who is present in the ED or available for consultation.

Skills needed

• Military EDs must be staffed with appropriate numbers of trained emergency physicians, other providers, nurses, and technicians and ensure their maintenance of skills through clinical experience and continuing training

Education

• All levels of medical, nursing, and technician staff assigned to the ED must meet national and professional standards for the respective professions. Physician credentialing must adhere to the ACEP policy, "Physician Credentialing and Delineation of Clinical Privileges in Emergency Medicine." Staffing the ED by floating personnel temporarily from other clinical areas does not promote quality emergency care. Staff should be consistently assigned to the ED.

Schools offering career program

Since this career pathway is in the Military the only career program specifically meant for Emergency Medicine in the military is in the military.

Salary

• Depending on your rank in the military, your salary will flunctuate.

Outlook and Job Growth

• As you gain rank,