Mallika Manyapu, MD, MPH

I am applying to become the IT Chair for the Global Emergency Medicine Academy (GEMA) Executive Committee because I want to facilitate collaboration across GEMA initiatives and build partnerships by enhancing cross-institutional collaboration. As IT chair, I plan to showcase all of GEMA members’ incredible work and hopefully foster connections that can continue growth and membership. As part of the executive committee, I would be committed to supporting the momentum of GEMA’s members and advancing the shared goals of equitable, sustainable, and high-impact global emergency medicine education. I have been an active member of SAEM and GEMA since 2023, and currently serve as Co-Chair of the Basic Emergency Care (BEC) Committee and have contributed to multiple other subcommittees, including the Humanitarian Task Force. In addition, I have helped with the first large-scale hybrid WHO Basic Emergency Care course and have fostered education access to essential emergency care training across multiple countries.

I currently serve as a Clinical Instructor in Emergency Medicine at the George Washington University and am a recent graduate of the Ronald Reagan Institute Global Health in Emergency Medicine Fellowship, where I continue to serve as faculty. I earned my MD/MPH dual degree from Emory University and completed residency at Jacobi/Montefiore Medical Center, where I served as chief resident. My global health work spans India, the Middle East, and East Africa, and I serve as a visiting faculty member at the African Health Sciences University in Rwanda. My academic focus centers on simulation-based education in low-resource and humanitarian settings, including virtual resuscitation, low-fidelity models, and in-situ simulation training.