The future of emergency medicine.
Physician shortages are being projected for most medical specialties. The specialty of emergency medicine continues to experience a significant workforce shortage in the face of increasing demand for emergency care. The limited supply of emergency physicians, emergency nurses, and other resources is creating an urgent, untenable patient care problem. In July 2009, representatives of the leading emergency medicine organizations met in Dallas, TX, for the Future of Emergency Medicine Summit. This consensus document, agreed to and cowritten by all participating organizations, describes the substantive issues discussed and provides a foundation for the future of the specialty.
Schneider
Sandra M
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sandra_schneider@urmc.rochester.edu
Gardner
Angela F
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Weiss
Larry D
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Wood
Joseph P
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Ybarra
Michael
M
Beck
Dennis M
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Stauffer
Arlen R
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Wilkerson
Dean
D
Brabson
Thomas
T
Jennings
Anthony
A
Mitchell
Mark
M
McGrath
Roland B
RB
Christopher
Theodore A
TA
King
Brent
B
Muelleman
Robert L
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Wagner
Mary J
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Char
Douglas M
DM
McGee
Douglas L
DL
Pilgrim
Randy L
RL
Moskovitz
Joshua B
JB
Zinkel
Andrew R
AR
Byers
Michele
M
Briggs
William T
WT
Hobgood
Cherri D
CD
Kupas
Douglas F
DF
Kruger
Jennifer
J
Stratford
Cary J
CJ
Jouriles
Nicholas
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