The Emergency Medicine Residents' Association Medical Student Committee is appointed by the President to promote emergency medicine as a career choice for medical students.
Emergency medicine is the fastest growing field in medicine.
Formally recognized in 1970, it is one of the newest specialties and offers unlimited opportunity for energetic individuals. Emergency medicine combines the excitement and challenge of acute care of a diverse population with unparalleled opportunities for community service. The Medical Student Committee concept grew out of an idea from residents and practicing emergency physicians to provide information about and generate enthusiasm for the specialty of emergency medicine and to attract the nation's best students to emergency medicine residencies. To these ends, the Committee is working to promote interest and knowledge by encouraging students at all medical schools in the United States and Canada to establish emergency medicine interest groups. The EMRA Medical Student Committee is appointed by the EMRA President based on letters of interest submitted each April by medical student members of EMRA who wish to participate.