Evolution of Emergency Medicine in Pakistan –A Fellow’s Perspective

Emergency medicine is a dynamic specialty focused on the rapid identification, evaluation, and treatment of patients who are acutely ill or injured. Due to immense demand, this field has systematically developed and is now offered as structured training in Pakistan. As the first fellow to have attained the reputed fellowship in this field from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Pakistan, I would like to compare our nation’s training program to those of countries where emergency medicine has already been established for almost half of a century. I will also generally discuss this field for newcomers interested in pursuing it as a career.