The UEMS Emergency Medicine Section and Board exists to promote Emergency Medicine as a profession in Europe by:

• supporting the delivery of the highest level of training for current and future medical specialists in Emergency Medicine,
• enabling and promoting the free movement of specialist medical doctors within the European Union and beyond in Europe,
• representing the profession within the member states of the EU and its associated countries, to EU authorities and any other authority dealing with questions directly or indirectly concerning the emergency medicine profession and by influence to support the development of the specialty in countries where the specialty does not exist,
• promoting the professional interests of European Emergency Medicine specialists including support for the development of an appropriate workforce.