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Emergency Medicine Physicians
Make immediate medical decisions and act to prevent death or further disability. Provide immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization, and disposition of patients. May direct emergency medical staff in an emergency department.
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- Select, request, perform, or interpret diagnostic procedures, such as laboratory tests, electrocardiograms, emergency ultrasounds, and radiographs.
- Evaluate patients' vital signs or laboratory data to determine emergency intervention needs and priority of treatment.
- Perform emergency resuscitations on patients.
- Stabilize patients in critical condition.
- Perform such medical procedures as emergent cricothyrotomy, endotracheal intubation, and emergency thoracotomy.
- Analyze records, examination information, or test results to diagnose medical conditions.
- Consult with hospitalists and other professionals, such as social workers, regarding patients' hospital admission, continued observation, transition of care, or discharge.
- Conduct primary patient assessments that include information from prior medical care.
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4.2 / 7
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Skills to explore
Source-reported importance on a 1–5 scale. Try a course, project or conversation to learn what these skills involve.
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
2025-08
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
2025-08
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
2025-08
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
2025-08
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
2025-08
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
2025-08
Writing
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
2025-08
Complex Problem Solving
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
2025-08
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
2025-08
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
2025-08
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Source preparation category: Job Zone 5 of 5 · 2025-08. This category describes typical preparation, not your eligibility.
Related study fields
Source crosswalk connections are research leads, not required qualifications.
Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy →
Emergency Medicine/Anesthesiology Combined Specialty Program →
Family Medicine/Emergency Medicine Combined Specialty Program →
Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine Combined Specialty Program →
Internal Medicine/Emergency Medicine/Critical Care Medicine Combined Specialty Program →
Pediatrics/Emergency Medicine Combined Specialty Program →
Critical Care Medicine Fellowship Program →
Wilderness Medicine Fellowship Program →
Emergency Medicine Residency Program →
Disaster Medicine Fellowship Program →
Emergency Medical Services Fellowship Program →
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O*NET-SOC code 29-1214.00 · Database 31.0 · Retrieved Oct 14, 2026. Dates on individual observations describe their source periods.
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