Renée Bacher is a freelance medical writer located in Baton Rouge, La. She is a frequent contributor to Wiley medical trade publications including ENTtoday, ACEP Now, and The Rheumatologist.
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One Response to “Despite Drawbacks, Emergency Medicine Remains a Great Specialty”
January 27, 2026
Anthony Markham, MDEmergency Medicine is not what it should be as a specialty. It should not be everything for everyone at any hour. It has been bastardized by politicians and corporations, “healthcare and private equity”.
I’m old enough to remember when the biggest problem was contract management groups. In hindsight, those were the days!
I retired a year ago after 34 years in the emergency department. Please forgive me for the quote, “Some of it was magic, some of it was tragic, but I had a good life all the way”.