World Health Organization Basic Emergency Care Course Using a Training of the Trainers Model (GEMA Sponsored) #2
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Naz Karim, MD, MHA, MPH
Brown University
In a time where our global endeavors may be questioned and challenged, it is important now more than ever for GEMA to voice the importance of global collaboration and serve our members by promoting equitable access to membership, collaborating with global colleagues in our academic mission, and supporting mentorship opportunities for faculty at various stages in their careers.
As President elect, I hope to strengthen our academic mission by:
• Assessing the needs of our members and community
• Increasing grant funding opportunities
• Encouraging consensus papers in collaboration with global colleagues
• Supporting mentorship opportunities for all faculty in various stages of their careers
• Promoting equitable access to membership
• Creating a Think Tank that encourages innovation and develops new strategies to promote our mission
Over the past several years I have taken on various roles within our Global Emergency Medicine Academy that serve to improve global delivery of emergency care through research, leadership, education and mentorship. As the GEMA-AWAEM liaison, I helped increase funding for the global physician award that allows our global colleagues to attend SAEM conferences. In my role in the executive committee as a Member at Large, I served as a liaison, provided a unique perspective of member needs, increased our membership, and helped connect members to the wealth of opportunities provided by the Global Emergency Medicine Academy. This year I served as lead author on our GEMA – GEMFC collaborative whitepaper, “COVID 19 Pandemic Prompts a Paradigm Shift in Global Emergency Medicine: Multi-Directional Education and Remote Collaboration”. In addition, I organized and led the GEMA didactic workshop called “Hacks in Austere Environments” in collaboration with our global colleagues. Presently, as Chair of the BEC Committee, we successfully organized the very first GEMA sponsored WHO Basic Emergency Care Training of Trainers (BEC TOT) course, an educational initiative offered to GEMA and SAEM members who will then obtain further certification to train providers in emergency care throughout the world. In an effort to promote global collaboration, the course also included facilitators and participants from various countries.
As president elect, I hope to continue to strengthen our collaboration with global colleagues in a time where multidirectional learning and partnership has become a point of paramount significance. Together we can strength our mission to improve global delivery of emergency care through research, education and mentorship.