ABSTRACT
In 1994 a philanthropic group, the Josiah Macy, Jr., foundation, in collaboration with emergency physicians, medical practitioners in other specialists, and public health officials, reported on the state of emergency medicine. They noted that for emergency medicine to fulfill its goal as an academic specialty, research needed to be furthered. Some suggestions were specifically mentioned, i.e., collaborative, basic science, and health services related research (1). Research in emergency asthma offers all these opportunities.
