College of Emergency Medicine
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The College of Emergency Medicine (CEM) is an organization of emergency physician
s in the United Kingdom
which sets standards of training and administers examinations for emergency physicians in the United Kingdom and Ireland
.
(FCEM), and the Membership of the College of Emergency Medicine
(MCEM). Trainees who pass the MCEM are eligible to join a specialist registrar training program in emergency medicine. Doctors who complete this training program may sit the FCEM examination and may be recommended by the College for CCT
in Emergency Medicine. The College holds annual scientific meetings for members. The current president of the College is John Heyworth.
(BAEM) for the two organizations to merge to form a new College of Emergency Medicine. The Faculty was renamed the College of Emergency Medicine as of 1 January 2006 and it merged with BAEM in February 2008. The headquarters of the new organisation moved to Churchill House
in London
on 29 August 2006, the former headquarters of the BAEM.
Emergency physician
An emergency physician is a physician who works at an emergency department to care for acutely ill patients. The emergency physician is a specialist in advanced cardiac life support , trauma care such as fractures and soft tissue injuries, and management of other life-threatening situations.In...
s in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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which sets standards of training and administers examinations for emergency physicians in the United Kingdom and Ireland
Ireland
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Entrance criteria
The College sets two examinations, the Fellowship of the College of Emergency MedicineFellowship of the College of Emergency Medicine
The Fellowship of the College of Emergency Medicine is the exit examination taken by specialists in Emergency Medicine in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The examination was previously known as the Fellowship of the Faculty of Accident and Emergency Medicine...
(FCEM), and the Membership of the College of Emergency Medicine
Membership of the College of Emergency Medicine
Membership of the College of Emergency Medicine or MCEM is a qualification awarded by examination by the College of Emergency Medicine, the organisation which has the responsibility of guiding the training and examinations of specialists in emergency medicine in the United Kingdom. The examination...
(MCEM). Trainees who pass the MCEM are eligible to join a specialist registrar training program in emergency medicine. Doctors who complete this training program may sit the FCEM examination and may be recommended by the College for CCT
Certificate of Completion of Training
CCT or Certificate of Completion of Training is the certificate that physicians in the United Kingdom receive to indicate that they have completed training in their chosen specialty and are eligible to apply for a post as a consultant or a general practitioner .This certificate is awarded by the...
in Emergency Medicine. The College holds annual scientific meetings for members. The current president of the College is John Heyworth.
History
The Faculty of Accident and Emergency Medicine was inaugurated on 2nd November 1993, and conducted the first FFAEM examination in October 1996. In late 2005, FAEM reached agreement with the British Association for Emergency MedicineBritish Association for Emergency Medicine
The British Association for Emergency Medicine was the representative body for emergency physicians in the United Kingdom.-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...
(BAEM) for the two organizations to merge to form a new College of Emergency Medicine. The Faculty was renamed the College of Emergency Medicine as of 1 January 2006 and it merged with BAEM in February 2008. The headquarters of the new organisation moved to Churchill House
Churchill House
Churchill House, London on Red Lion Square in London is the headquarters of the Royal College of Anaesthetists and the College of Emergency Medicine.-External links:*...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
on 29 August 2006, the former headquarters of the BAEM.