Specialist training of emergency medicine in a secondary care hospital

: Emergency Medicine (EM) was established as a speciality in Finland in the beginning of 2013. The training period of six years conforms to the principles of the European Curriculum for EM. We present here the first-year training in Kanta-Hame Central Hospital, located in Southern Finland. Training is not only based on "learning by doing". Lunchtime lectures covering a wide variety of topics in EM are an essential part of our weekly education day. This day also offers to the residents small group sessions with abstracts, case reports, focused lectures and ultrasound training. A successful training program of EM is achievable by good collaboration with other specialities.