Scandinavian Emergency Medicine – A toddler steadily walking but still not running
2008
The Development of Emergency Medicine in Scandinavia
Commentary
Author Information
Author(s): Castrén Maaret
Primary Institution: Karolinska Institutet
Conclusion
Emergency medicine is evolving in Scandinavia, with a strong push towards establishing it as a recognized specialty.
Supporting Evidence
- Emergency medicine is not yet taught as a discipline in Scandinavian universities.
- There are only a few professors of emergency medicine in Norway and Sweden.
- Emergency medicine officially became a subspecialty in Sweden in 2006.
- Scandinavian countries are collaborating to strengthen emergency medicine.
Takeaway
Emergency medicine is getting better in Scandinavia, and doctors are working together to make it a real specialty.
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