Specialty training in Medicine

Aspects of training important to future physical and rehabilitation medicine physicians and our specialty training.

There is no universal training curriculum for Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine (PRM) physicians. While PRM claims no organ system or tissue impairment, it specializes in maximizing function. It is imperative that we train excellent physicians who are experts in the evaluation of the nervous and musculoskeletal systems. However, we need to develop a more globally uniform curriculum with resp...

Emergency medicine-the specialty.

The perception of emergency medicine as a defined specialty may vary widely in different locations around the world. While no single emergency medical system can fulfil the needs of all countries, there are three main models of delivery: the European model, the Anglo-American model, and the neglect model. This article reviews aspects of emergency medical systems around the world and compares th...

Getting into Specialty Training

This book is aimed at trainee paediatricians and radiologists preparing for membership and fellowship examinations. It is written by 4 consultant radiologists and 1 consultant paediatrician. It opens with 8 short chapters outlining a system of image interpretation for the chest radiograph, a brief explanation of renal nuclear medicine, an example of normal fluoroscopy of the upper GI tract and ...

Emergency Medicine specialty May Improve Patient Satisfaction

Rural medicine: its own specialty?