EMC GEM – Global EM is a monthly blog by Navpreet Sahsi and Hiren Patel, Toronto emergency physicians and Global Emergency Medicine experts.The goal of GEM EM is to review high yield core concepts in Global Emergency Medicine, discuss global health experiences from Canadian Emergency physicians and introduce ways to get involved in Global Emergency Medicine. EMC GEM has a vision to improve Emergency Medicine around the world.
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Global EM 3 So you want to be a humanitarian doctor?
Dr. Nav Sahsi gives us a quick primer on Doctors Without Borders, explains the difference between humanitarian work and development work and describes the motivation, personal skills, education, time commitment and flexibility required for humanitarian work for all those with an interest in Global EM...
Global EM 2: The Emergency Physician – Global Health’s Missing Piece
Dr. Hiren Patel describes the complexities of being a global health practitioner and the skillset that emergency physicians possess giving them the potential to excel in this role on EM Cases' EM GEM blog on Global Emergency Medicine...
Global EM 1: Practicing EM in Bangladesh – Build It and They Will Come
Dr. Navpreet Sahsi describes the challenges of building an Emergency Department in Bangladesh and how the experience has shaped his outlook on Emergency Medicine practice in North America on EM Cases' first Global EM blog...