This unique text provides medical students, residents, fellows and attending physicians with a comprehensive guide to be successful in a career in emergency medicine. Sections include the history of emergencymedicine, choosing a career in emergency medicine from a medical student¿s point of view, pursuing fellowship and additional training, community and academic careers in emergency medicine, career options in emergency medicine, critical skills in emergency medicine, research/scholarship, being a teacher, and carving a path in emergency medicine. All chapters are written by experts in the field, representing emergency departments throughout North America.

Robert Olympia, a native of the greater Philadelphia area, completed his General Pediatrics residency at the DuPont Hospital for Children and his Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore. Although proud of the almost 20 years spent at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center working clinically in the emergency department as well as his role as an educator, researcher, and mentor, he is most proud of his family - wife Jodi, and daughters Abigail and Madelyn.  

Elizabeth Barrall Werley, MD, Departments of Emergency Medicine, Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, USAJeffrey Lubin completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at Brown University and his Emergency Medical Services Fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. In addition to clinical work in the Emergency Department, he has spent his career in a variety of leadership positions, including as a Prehospital Division Chief, Director of an MD/MPH Dual Degree program, Director of Quality, and Research Director. 
Kahyun Yoon-Flannery, DO, MPH, FACS is the Co-Director of the Janet Knowles Breast Cancer Center and the Director of Quality and Process Improvement at MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper in Camden, NJ. Dr. Flannery also serves as the Vice Chair of the Membership Committee for the American Society of Breast Surgeons as well as a site reviewer for the National Accreditation Program of Breast Centers (NAPBC) and the Society of Surgical Oncology. She lives with her husband of almost 20 years, Peter, and their 4 kids, Ella, Leo, Max and Nathan, who remind her everyday that family is above allelse.