Emergency Medicine Around the World: Analysis of the 2019 American College of Emergency Physicians International Ambassador Country Reports.
Andres M PatinoJeffrey ChenElizabeth L DeVosJ Austin LeeKate AndersonMichaela BanksKimberly HerardRamu KharelSean KivlehanChristian ArbelaezPublished in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2022)
Most surveyed countries recognized emergency medicine as a specialty. However, numbers of emergency medicine RTPs were small, particularly in lower income countries. Most surveyed countries reported an EMS system and emergency access number. Lack of resources, burnout, and poor pay were major threats to emergency medicine growth.