Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors
Encyclopedia
The Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD), is a scientific and educational organization
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It was formed to represent Residency Program Directors and their assistants after Emergency Medicine
became a primary board specialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties
(ABMS) http://www.aaem.org/aboutaaem/history.php.
Educational organization
Educational organization has multiple meanings according to the field and setting in which it is being applied.In educational psychology, educational organization is organization within the scope of education...
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It was formed to represent Residency Program Directors and their assistants after Emergency Medicine
Emergency medicine
Emergency medicine is a medical specialty in which physicians care for patients with acute illnesses or injuries which require immediate medical attention. While not usually providing long-term or continuing care, emergency medicine physicians diagnose a variety of illnesses and undertake acute...
became a primary board specialty by the American Board of Medical Specialties
American Board of Medical Specialties
The American Board of Medical Specialties is a non-profit physician-led umbrella organization for 24 of the 26 approved medical specialty boards in the United States...
(ABMS) http://www.aaem.org/aboutaaem/history.php.
External links
- CORD website
- http://www.aaem.org/aboutaaem/history.php