British Association for Emergency Medicine
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The British Association for Emergency Medicine (BAEM) was the representative body for emergency physicians
in the United Kingdom
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Emergency medicine
Emergency medicine is a medical specialty in which physicians care for patients with acute illnesses or injuries which require immediate medical attention. While not usually providing long-term or continuing care, emergency medicine physicians diagnose a variety of illnesses and undertake acute...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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History
It was originally known as the Casualty Surgeons Association when it formed on October 12, 1967 and later the British Association for Accident and Emergency Medicine.Merger
The organisation merged with the Faculty of Emergency Medicine of the Royal College of Surgeons in February 2008 and is now known as the College of Emergency MedicineCollege of Emergency Medicine
The College of Emergency Medicine is an organization of emergency physicians in the United Kingdom which sets standards of training and administers examinations for emergency physicians in the United Kingdom and Ireland.-Entrance criteria:...
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