title: Emergency medicine in Peru.
abstract: Emergency Medicine (EM) is a developing specialty in Peru, as is the case in many other countries around the world. The nation's first residency training program was started in 1993 at the Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos (UNMSM). This description of the development, organization, challenges, and goals of the EM specialty in Peru is based on personal experience and communication with other specialists in the country.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Wisconsin, USA.
authors.forename: Robert C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Swanson
authors.forename: Nelson R Morales
authors.initials: NR
authors.lastname: Soto
authors.forename: Abel Garcia
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Villafuerte
mesh_terms: D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007396:Internship and Residency; D010568:Peru