Emergency Medicine Doctor
Whatever comes through the door, in whatever order it arrives — stabilise first, diagnose fast, decide where the patient goes next.
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- Typical pay
- €42k–€85k
- Usual education
- Medicine degree + emergency medicine training
- Outlook
- Recognised as its own specialty in Spain since 2024; high demand.
A day in the life
Triage, resuscitation, fractures, chest pain, overdoses and a waiting room that never empties. Shift work, including nights and weekends.
Ways in
- Medicine degree
- MIR exam
- Emergency medicine residency (or family medicine plus emergency experience)
- Hospital emergency departments, 112 / SAMUR services
What to study at 16
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Spain
Bachillerato de Ciencias y Tecnología
Portugal
Ciências e Tecnologias
France
Bac général — spécialités
Germany
Oberstufe — Leistungskurse
Italy
Liceo scientifico
Netherlands
Profiel Natuur & Gezondheid
Exams you'll need
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Best courses to take
The study routes that lead most directly into this career.
Degree in Medicine
Six years, the highest entrance marks in the country, and the only route to becoming a doctor of any specialty.
Then emergency or family medicine training.
Helpful school subjects: Anatomy, Physiology, Biochemistry, Pathology, Pharmacology, Clinical rotations
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Amsterdam UMC
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Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka
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Charité — Universitätsmedizin Berlin
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Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João
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CHUV Lausanne
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Clínica Universidad de Navarra
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Comunidad de Madrid
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Elsan
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