Emergency Medicine Challenges in Ecuador

Introduction: Emergency medicine (EM) was recognized as a specialty in Ecuador in 1993. Currently, there are two four-year EM residency programs and an estimated 300 residency-trained emergency physicians countrywide. This study describes the current challenges in EM in Ecuador. Methods: We conducte...

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Main Authors: Andrés M. Patiño, Santiago Cantillo-Campos, Alexis S. Kearney, Sean M. Kivlehan, Augusto Maldonado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2020-09-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:https://escholarship.org/uc/item/08f4v1xj