Iran Specialty Board - Emergency Medicine case studies

The Iranian specialty board examination in emergency medicine (بورد تخصصی طب اورژانس) is the national certification assessment that physicians must pass to be recognised as specialists in emergency medicine in Iran. It is aimed at residents who have completed accredited emergency medicine training and at practising physicians preparing for the certification cycle. The assessment is multi-stage: a structured multiple-choice written paper, a written examination component, and a clinical/oral examination in which candidates are examined on cases, procedures and clinical reasoning. Content spans the full breadth of the specialty, from resuscitation and shock, cardiovascular, trauma and toxicology, through neurologic, respiratory, paediatric and obstetric emergencies, to emergency ultrasound, prehospital and disaster medicine, ethics and medicolegal issues, and evidence-based practice and quality improvement. The Iran Specialty Board - Emergency Medicine case studies are 5 cases and about 2,632 words.