The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
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J Assoc Physicians India · Oct 2008
White paper on academic emergency medicine in India: INDO-US Joint Working Group (JWG).
Emergency Medicine (EM) is a new discipline for India. As Medical Council of India (MCI) makes progress in recognizing the need to develop EM residency training programs in India it is important that there exist an established training model for future faculty, residents and medical students. ⋯ The contents of this white paper address the overall scenario and are not targeted towards a person, physician, body, hospital or any other associated entity. This paper emphasizes the importance of MCI recognized training in Emergency Medicine for physicians in India.