In 1991, the American Boards of Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine changed their credentialing requirements to recognize training common to both disciplines. This allowed the formation of a five‐year track for dual board eligibility. From 1995 to 1998, 28 physicians graduated from eight emergency medicine/internal medicine (EM/IM) programs. This study was an analysis of career outcomes of these graduates. Objectives: To document career outcomes of EM/IM program graduates, establish a baseline for future studies of EM/IM graduates, and elucidate the role of EM/IM graduates in medicine. Methods: The 28 EM/IM graduates were mailed a written questionnaire. Endpoints assessed included practice fields, practice environments, ongoing research, publications, academic appointments, board examination scores, career satisfaction, and career goals. Results: Surveys were obtained from 23 of 28 (82.1%) graduates. Seven (30.4%) practice EM and IM, 15 (65.2%) practice EM exclusively, and one (4.3%) practices IM exclusively. Twelve (52.2%) are involved i
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