New Specialized Training for Acute and Emergency Medicine Starting June 1

"This will finally reflect a central area of care in hospitals in the training as well - to the benefit of patients throughout the country," emphasized Martin Dünser, head of the Emergency Medicine Section in the Society for Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care Medicine (ÖGARI) on Monday in a press release.

Specialized Training in Acute and Emergency Medicine

Until now, the focus in emergency medicine in Austria has been "strongly on pre-hospital care." Now, in-hospital acute and emergency medicine will be strengthened through a structured 24-month additional training. "Doctors with a completed Jus practicandi or specialist diploma and a valid emergency doctor diploma can specialize in this field in the future - including practical activities in central emergency departments and emergency-exposed hospital facilities."

The ÖGARI and the Austrian Society for Emergency Medicine (AAEM) have contributed to the implementation of the new specialization by the Austrian Medical Chamber, as emphasized in the press release. Especially for young specialists in anesthesiology and intensive care medicine, new opportunities will arise through the specialization. Doctors who have worked for at least three years in an emergency department or a comparable in-hospital facility between June 2015 and June 2025, possess a valid emergency doctor diploma, and have completed a specialty, can apply directly for the specialization under a transitional arrangement.

(APA/Red)

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