Zusammenfassung
German emergency departments have experienced significant development in recent years due to changes in health care policy as well as continued professionalism in emergency department medical care. The German Medical Association has taken this development into account and included an additional post residency fellowship training program in emergency medicine into their 2018 model training ...
Zusammenfassung
German emergency departments have experienced significant development in recent years due to changes in health care policy as well as continued professionalism in emergency department medical care. The German Medical Association has taken this development into account and included an additional post residency fellowship training program in emergency medicine into their 2018 model training regulation guidelines. The specialized training in emergency medicine covers the initial diagnosis and treatment of patients in the emergency department as well as medical decision making and coordination of further specialist medical care in interdisciplinary cooperation. The following article provides information about requirements, content, and duration of the fellowship training program in emergency medicine, which has now been introduced in emergency departments throughout Germany.