Emergency & Critical Care Specialties

Explore 3 medical specialties in the Emergency & Critical Care category. Complete salary information, requirements, and career pathways for New Zealand.

Emergency Medicine
High Demand

Acute assessment, treatment and care of patients with urgent and emergent medical conditions.

$200,000 - $350,000

Annual salary range

Hospital emergency departments, trauma centres, retrieval medicine

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Intensive Care Medicine
High Demand

Management of critically ill patients requiring intensive monitoring and life support.

$220,000 - $380,000

Annual salary range

Intensive care units, high dependency units, cardiac care units

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Retrieval Medicine
Medium Demand

Pre-hospital emergency care and patient transport by helicopter, fixed-wing aircraft, and ambulance.

$210,000 - $360,000

Annual salary range

Helicopter emergency services, ambulance services, retrieval teams

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