All your Q&As answered here! Study EM dishes the dirt on life as an ED doctor and making it:
What can I do as a student to get started in Emergency Medicine?
1) Spend as much time as possible in A&E, even if you end up specialising in another area, the skills you learn in A&E will be invaluable as a Foundation Doctor.
2) Do an elective in A&E – either at home or abroad
3) Volunteer for life support courses eg. ATLS
4) Attend a RCEM careers day
5) Choose specialist study modules (SSC/SSM) in areas allied to emergency medicine, such as pre-hospital medicine and toxicology.
What can I do as a Foundation Doctor to get involved in Emergency Medicine?
1) Apply for a rotation that includes Emergency Medicine
2) Select a taster week in A&E, CED or Pre-hospital medicine
3) Chose an audit relevant to Emergency Medicine
4) Try to get involved in some research or write a BestBET (http://www.bestbets.org)
5) Ensure you attend at least an ALS course and maybe even an ATLS course
6) Complete relevant elearning modules
7) If you have some pennies left over then you could join the Royal College of Emergency Medicine. This gives you access to the Journal of Emergency Medicine and discounts on some courses and events.
