emergency medicine
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of emergency medicine
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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Dr. Amy Zeidan, an emergency medicine doctor and associate professor at Emory University who studies immigrant detainee health outcomes, said the VA data show detained immigrants require significant medical care.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
Dr Helen Kerr, a resident doctor in emergency medicine at Altnagelvin Hospital, said doctors felt they had been "forced into this after years of sub-inflationary pay uplifts".
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
I was an emergency medicine intern the first time I watched a baby’s heart stop.
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2026
At UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine, according to reporting based on interviews with faculty members, more than 50% of students failed basic tests on family medicine, pediatrics and emergency medicine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
These skills included Cordon Bleu cooking, marksmanship, a customized blend of martial arts, emergency medicine, and information technology.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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