Emergency Medicine Physicians
What they do
Make immediate medical decisions and act to prevent death or further disability. Provide immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of patients. May direct emergency medical staff in an emergency department.
Expected pay range
Expected pay range
This represents the median earnings for this career in the selected county or state. In the range shown, 25% of workers earned less than the bottom salary and 25% earned more than the top salary. Data is provided by the Texas Workforce Commission.
About emergency medicine physicians
Tasks they perform
- Analyze records, examination information, or test results to diagnose medical conditions.
- Assess patients' pain levels or sedation requirements.
- Collect and record patient information, such as medical history or examination results, in electronic or handwritten medical records.
Licenses and Certifications
How to decide which one is right? That depends on an individual’s career path, specialty, and resources.
- License Type
- Stand-alone license
- Status
- Active
- Exam
- Both state and third-party exams required
- Education
- Specific course required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required to maintain license
- Criminal record
- Background check required
- License Type
- Stand-alone license
- Status
- Active
- Exam
- Both state and third-party exams required
- Education
- Degree required
- Continuing education
- Continuing education required to maintain license
- Criminal record
- Background check required
Certifications
Certifications may be available for this career and can help build knowledge and skills in specific job roles. Explore available certifications (external link opens new tab)
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Additional career information and resources
Learn more about emergency medicine physicians with these helpful sites.
- American Academy of Family Physicians (external link opens new tab)
- American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (external link opens new tab)
- American Board of Physician Specialties (external link opens new tab)
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (external link opens new tab)
- American College of Physicians (external link opens new tab)
- American College of Surgeons (external link opens new tab)
- American Medical Association (external link opens new tab)
- American Osteopathic Association (external link opens new tab)
- Association of American Medical Colleges (external link opens new tab)
- Federation of State Medical Boards (external link opens new tab)