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Career planning … international EM?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 May 2015

Ivy Cheng
Ivy Cheng*
Affiliation:
Emergency Medicine, 5th post-graduate year, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ont.

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An informal discussion of the possibilities of combining emergency medicine and international work during a residency program. A brief summary of emergency medicine related illness in the international setting is presented. An example of a successful combination of international work during residency is given. A list of tips and a starter’s list of resources are provided.

Type
Resident Issues • Préoccupations des Résidents
Information
Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , April 1999 , pp. 48 - 50
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians 1999

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