title: Emergency Medicine Resident Rotations Abroad: Current Status and Next Steps.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  International rotations for residents are increasingly popular, but there is a dearth of evidence to demonstrate that these rotations are safe and that residents have appropriate training and support to conduct them.
  
  
  METHODS
  A survey was sent to all U.S. emergency medicine (EM) residencies with publicly available e-mail addresses. The survey documents and examines the training and support that emergency medicine residents are offered for international rotations and the frequency of adverse safety events.
  
  
  RESULTS
  72.5% of program director responded that their residents are participating in rotations abroad. However, only 15.4% of programs reported offering training specific to working abroad. The results point to an increased need for specific training and insurance coverage.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Oversight of international rotations should be improved to guarantee safety and education benefit.
authors.affiliation: University of Washington School of Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, Seattle, Washington.
authors.forename: Stephen C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Morris
authors.affiliation: North Sound Emergency Medicine, Everett, Washington.
authors.forename: Erika D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Schroeder
mesh_terms: D034742:Electronic Mail; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D014943:Global Health / Q000191:economics / Q000193:education* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D007396:Internship and Residency / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration; D010820:Physicians; D014481:United States
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