Open AccessTHE SPECIALTY OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE IN CHILE: 20 YEARS OF HISTORY
Author(s) -
WK Mallon,
Rolando Valenzuela,
RJ Salway,
JM Shoenberger,
SP Swadron
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
revista médica clínica las condes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2531-0186
pISSN - 0716-8640
DOI - 10.1016/j.rmclc.2017.04.002
Subject(s) - specialty , latin americans , christian ministry , public health , political science , medicine , blueprint , health care , situated , family medicine , medical education , nursing , engineering , law , mechanical engineering , artificial intelligence , computer science
Chile is uniquely situated to be a leader in South American development of the specialty of Emergency Medicine. Chilean emergency medicine has successfully transitioned from a novelty training idea to a nationally and internationally recognized entity with serious public health goals. There are more residency training programs in Chile than in any other South American or Latin American country, and the specialty is formally recognized by the Ministry of Health. Chilean emergency medicine thought leaders have networked internationally with multiple groups, intelligently used outside resources, and created durable academic relationships. While focusing on locally important issues and patient care they have successfully advanced their agenda. Despite this, the specialty faces many new challenges and remains fragile but sustainable. Policy makers and the Chilean MOH need to be acutely aware of this fragility to preserve the progress achieved so far, and support ongoing maturation of the specialty of Emergency Medicine
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