emergency medicine
noun
: a medical specialty concerned with the care and treatment of acutely ill or injured patients who need immediate medical attention
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An emergency medicine physician was also deployed to the Milligan University campus to assist with on-site triage and coordination of care.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The nature of emergency medicine involves moving quickly and efficiently from patient to patient, often with little-to-no breaks or no emotional downtime.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
But after people gathered for the holidays, doctors and nurses at Kaiser San Jose Medical Center began noticing more patients sick with the flu or related complications, said Patrick Whiteley, the hospital’s chief of emergency medicine.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
Story follows the Central University Hospital’s emergency medicine associate director Zhou Cheng-jun (Huo) who accepts an average-performing medical school graduate (Tsai) on to his team of elite peers.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 5 Feb. 2026
The nature of emergency medicine involves moving quickly and efficiently from patient to patient, often with little-to-no breaks or no emotional downtime.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
But after people gathered for the holidays, doctors and nurses at Kaiser San Jose Medical Center began noticing more patients sick with the flu or related complications, said Patrick Whiteley, the hospital’s chief of emergency medicine.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 30 Jan. 2026
Story follows the Central University Hospital’s emergency medicine associate director Zhou Cheng-jun (Huo) who accepts an average-performing medical school graduate (Tsai) on to his team of elite peers.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Emergency medicine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emergency%20medicine. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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