Teresa M. Chan she/her MD, MHPE, MBA, Brent Thoma MD, MA, MSc, John T. Finnell MD, MSc, Bradley D. Gordon MD, MS, Susan Farrell MD, Martin Pusic MD, PhD, Daniel Cabrera MD, Michael A. Gisondi MD, Holly A. Caretta-Weyer MD, MHPE, Christopher Stave MLS, Felix Ankel MD
{"title":"Precision medicine within health professions education: Defining a research agenda for emergency medicine using a foresight and strategy technique (FaST) review","authors":"Teresa M. Chan she/her MD, MHPE, MBA, Brent Thoma MD, MA, MSc, John T. Finnell MD, MSc, Bradley D. Gordon MD, MS, Susan Farrell MD, Martin Pusic MD, PhD, Daniel Cabrera MD, Michael A. Gisondi MD, Holly A. Caretta-Weyer MD, MHPE, Christopher Stave MLS, Felix Ankel MD","doi":"10.1002/aet2.10983","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10983","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Precision medicine, sometimes referred to as personalized medicine, is rapidly changing the possibilities for how people will engage health care in the near future. As technology to support precision medicine exponentially develops, there is an urgent need to proactively improve our understanding of precision medicine and pose important research questions (RQs) related to its inclusion in the education and training of future emergency physicians.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A seven-step process was employed to develop a research agenda exploring the intersection of precision and emergency medicine education/training. A literature search of articles about precision medicine was conducted first, which informed the creation of future four scenarios in which trainees and practicing physicians regularly discuss and incorporate precision medicine tools into their discussions and work. Based on these futurist narratives, potential education RQs were generated by an expert panel. A total of 59 initial questions were subsequently categorized and refined to a priority list through a nominal group voting method. The top/priority questions were presented at the 2023 SAEM Consensus Conference on Precision Medicine, Austin, Texas, for further input.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Eight high-value education RQs were developed, reflecting a holistic view of the challenges and opportunities for precision medicine education in the knowledge, skills, and attitudes relevant to emergency medicine. These questions contend with topics such as most effective pedagogical methods; intended resulting outcomes and behaviors; the generational differences between practicing emergency physicians, educators, and future trainees; and the desires and expectations of patients.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Emergency medicine and emergency physicians must be prepared to understand precision medicine and incorporate this information into their “toolbox” of thinking, problem solving, and communication with patients and colleagues. This research agenda on how best to educate future emergency physicians in the use of personalized data to provide optimal health care is the focus of this article.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"8 S1","pages":"S5-S16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/aet2.10983","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141069112","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Amy Zeidan MD, Richelle J. Cooper MD, MSHS, Margaret E. Samuels-Kalow MD, MPhil, MSHP, Michelle P. Lin MD, MPH, MS, Jennifer S. Love MD, Kat Ogle MD, Pooja Agrawal MD, MPH
{"title":"Innovations to address gender disparities and support the development of emergency medicine researchers","authors":"Amy Zeidan MD, Richelle J. Cooper MD, MSHS, Margaret E. Samuels-Kalow MD, MPhil, MSHP, Michelle P. Lin MD, MPH, MS, Jennifer S. Love MD, Kat Ogle MD, Pooja Agrawal MD, MPH","doi":"10.1002/aet2.10979","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10979","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"8 S1","pages":"S43-S49"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141069174","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Stephanie N. Stapleton MD, Michael Cassara DO, MSEd, Benjamin Roth MD, Christina Matulis MD, Clare Desmond MD, Ambrose H. Wong MD, MSEd, Annemarie Cardell MD, Tiffany Moadel MD, Charles Lei MD, Brendan W. Munzer MD, Hillary Moss MD, Nur Ain Nadir MD, MEdHP
{"title":"The MIDAS touch: Frameworks for procedural model innovation and validation","authors":"Stephanie N. Stapleton MD, Michael Cassara DO, MSEd, Benjamin Roth MD, Christina Matulis MD, Clare Desmond MD, Ambrose H. Wong MD, MSEd, Annemarie Cardell MD, Tiffany Moadel MD, Charles Lei MD, Brendan W. Munzer MD, Hillary Moss MD, Nur Ain Nadir MD, MEdHP","doi":"10.1002/aet2.10980","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10980","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Simulation-based procedural practice is crucial to emergency medicine skills training and maintenance. However, many commercial procedural models are either nonexistent or lacking in key elements. Simulationists often create their own novel models with minimal framework for designing, building, and validation. We propose two interlinked frameworks with the goal to systematically build and validate models for the desired educational outcomes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Simulation Academy Research Committee and members with novel model development expertise assembled as the MIDAS (Model Innovation, Development and Assessment for Simulation) working group. This working group focused on improving novel model creation and validation beginning with a preconference workshop at 2023 Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting. The MIDAS group sought to (1) assess the current state of novel model validation and (2) develop frameworks for the broader simulation community to create, improve, and validate procedural models.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Findings</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Workshop participants completed 17 surveys for a response rate of 100%. Many simulationists have created models but few have validated them. The most common barriers to validation were lack of standardized guidelines and familiarity with the validation process.</p>\u0000 \u0000 <p>We have combined principles from education and engineering fields into two interlinked frameworks. The first is centered on steps involved with model creation and refinement. The second is a framework for novel model validation processes.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Implications</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>These frameworks emphasize development of models through a deliberate, form-follows-function methodology, aimed at ensuring training quality through novel models. Following a blueprint of how to create, test, and improve models can save innovators time and energy, which in turn can yield greater and more plentiful innovation at lower time and financial cost. This guideline allows for more standardized approaches to model creation, thus improving future scholarship on novel models.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"8 S1","pages":"S24-S35"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141069172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Al'ai Alvarez MD, David Manthey MD, Susan B. Promes MD, MBA, Mary Haas MD, MHPE, Sally A. Santen MD, PhD, Jason Wagner MD, Benjamin Schnapp MD, MEd
{"title":"Applying the master adaptive learner framework to just-in-time training of procedures","authors":"Al'ai Alvarez MD, David Manthey MD, Susan B. Promes MD, MBA, Mary Haas MD, MHPE, Sally A. Santen MD, PhD, Jason Wagner MD, Benjamin Schnapp MD, MEd","doi":"10.1002/aet2.10953","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10953","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Just-in-time training (JITT) occurs in the clinical context when learners need immediate guidance for procedures due to a lack of proficiency or the need for knowledge refreshment. The master adaptive learner (MAL) framework presents a comprehensive model of transforming learners into adaptive experts, proficient not only in their current tasks but also in the ongoing development of lifelong skills. With the evolving landscape of procedural competence in emergency medicine (EM), trainees must develop the capacity to acquire and master new techniques consistently. This concept paper will discuss using JITT to support the development of MALs in the emergency department.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>In May 2023, an expert panel from the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Medical Educator's Boot Camp delivered a comprehensive half-day preconference session entitled “Be the Best Teacher” at the society's annual meeting. A subgroup within this panel focused on applying the MAL framework to JITT. This subgroup collaboratively developed a practical guide that underwent iterative review and refinement.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The MAL-JITT framework integrates the learner's past experiences with the educator's proficiency, allowing the educational experience to address the unique requirements of each case. We outline a structured five-step process for applying JITT, utilizing the lumbar puncture procedure as an example of integrating the MAL stages of planning, learning, assessing, and adjusting. This innovative approach facilitates prompt procedural competence and cultivates a positive learning environment that fosters acquiring adaptable learning skills with enduring benefits throughout the learner's career trajectory.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>JITT for procedures holds the potential to cultivate a dynamic learning environment conducive to nurturing the development of MALs in EM.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"8 S1","pages":"S17-S23"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141069171","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matthew R. Klein MD, MPH, Maren K. Leibowitz MD, Abra L. Fant MD, MS
{"title":"Evidence-Informed Emergency Medicine Career Advising","authors":"Matthew R. Klein MD, MPH, Maren K. Leibowitz MD, Abra L. Fant MD, MS","doi":"10.1002/aet2.10969","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aet2.10969","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141066158","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Callan Fockele MD, MS, Elsa Lindgren MD, Jordan Ferreira MD, Dena Salehipour, Jamie Shandro MD, MPH, Joshua Jauregui MD
{"title":"Community-engaged pedagogy in an emergency medicine clerkship: Teaching trauma-informed addiction care and harm reduction through a peer-assisted learning case","authors":"Callan Fockele MD, MS, Elsa Lindgren MD, Jordan Ferreira MD, Dena Salehipour, Jamie Shandro MD, MPH, Joshua Jauregui MD","doi":"10.1002/aet2.10989","DOIUrl":"10.1002/aet2.10989","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The impact of opioid use disorder (OUD) in the United States continues to rise, yet this topic has limited coverage in most medical school curricula. The study partnered with academic and community harm reductionists to design a peer-assisted learning case of opioid withdrawal to teach fourth-year medical students about trauma-informed OUD care and harm reduction services during their emergency medicine clerkship.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Academic and community harm reductionists iteratively codesigned this case in partnership with the research team. Community-engaged pedagogy informed this process to promote social action and power sharing through education. This case was integrated into the existing weekly peer-assisted learning curriculum (i.e., medical students teaching medical students through a structured case) for all fourth-year medical students during their required emergency medicine clinical rotation. Participants completed a postcase evaluation survey.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Sixty-four medical students completed the survey between June and November 2022. A total of 98.5% of participants found the educational session quite or extremely relevant to their medical education, and 87.5% believed the case to be quite or extremely effective in achieving the learning objectives. A total of 45.3% initially felt quite or extremely competent in talking with patients about their drug use, whereas 53.2% felt quite or extremely more competent after participating in the case. Finally, 21.9% initially felt quite or extremely competent in proposing a treatment plan for a patient who uses drugs, whereas 62.5% felt quite or extremely more competent after participating in the case.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>This study supports the feasibility and importance of incorporating the voices of people with lived and living experience into medical school curricular development. This peer-assisted learning case focused on the treatment of OUD in the emergency department was seamlessly integrated into the existing curriculum and well received by medical students. By engaging local experts, it could easily be adapted and expanded to other sites.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141066095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ivan Zvonar MD, Joshua Jauregui MD, Laura A. Welsh MD
{"title":"Posttraumatic growth for long-term success: Organizational strategies for supporting residents after medical error","authors":"Ivan Zvonar MD, Joshua Jauregui MD, Laura A. Welsh MD","doi":"10.1002/aet2.10991","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10991","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140953101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Monica K. Wattana MD, Angela Lindsay DO, Moira Davenport MD, Nicholas R. Pettit DO, PhD, Jazmin R. Menendez BSc, Ziyi Li PhD, Demis N. Lipe MD, MS, Aiham Qdaisat MD, Jason J. Bischof MD
{"title":"Current gaps in emergency medicine core content education for oncologic emergencies: A targeted needs assessment","authors":"Monica K. Wattana MD, Angela Lindsay DO, Moira Davenport MD, Nicholas R. Pettit DO, PhD, Jazmin R. Menendez BSc, Ziyi Li PhD, Demis N. Lipe MD, MS, Aiham Qdaisat MD, Jason J. Bischof MD","doi":"10.1002/aet2.10987","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10987","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Objective</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The core content of emergency medicine (EM) residency training includes the management of oncologic emergencies; however, documented knowledge gaps continue to exist in this subtopic. This study represents a targeted needs assessment as indicated by Step 2 of Kern's curriculum design to determine the specific training gaps to be addressed within the oncologic EM curriculum.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A multi-institutional cross-sectional survey of oncologists (surgical and medical) and emergency physicians (attendings and residents) was conducted during 2023 at five institutions. The voluntary survey consisted of general and specialty-specific questions exploring gaps in oncologic emergency–specific training/education topics. Descriptive statistics reported responses as frequencies and percentages.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Of the 833 surveys sent across the five sites, 302 (36.3%) were accessed by link; of these, 271 (89.7%) surveys were completed. There were no differences in the responses between early and later respondents and no differences in the characteristics of respondents between sites. A vast majority of the oncologist and EM groups (91.2% and 83.0%, respectively) reported a belief that emergency physicians would benefit from additional oncologic emergency training. Our survey identified 16 important topics for inclusion in an oncologic EM curriculum, including five topics not present on the 2022 Model of Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Based on this needs assessment, an oncologic EM curriculum should include the topics listed under oncologic emergencies in the 2022 Model of the Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine along with our respondent-identified topics of radiation therapy adverse effects, stem cell transplant complications, and the management of cancer-specific postsurgical complications, pain, and common diseases in patients with cancer.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140953098","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer Kanapickis Comer MD, Julie Cueva DO, MSEd, Lauren McCafferty MD, Julio Silvestre MD, Miguel Reyes MD, Bavani Naicker FCEM, Michael Gottlieb MD, Benjamin Schnapp MD, MEd
{"title":"How to accomplish mission-driven work for emergency medicine educators","authors":"Jennifer Kanapickis Comer MD, Julie Cueva DO, MSEd, Lauren McCafferty MD, Julio Silvestre MD, Miguel Reyes MD, Bavani Naicker FCEM, Michael Gottlieb MD, Benjamin Schnapp MD, MEd","doi":"10.1002/aet2.10966","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10966","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140952968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Monalisa Muchatuta MD MS, Shama Patel MD, MPH, Catalina Gonzalez Marquez MD, MPH, Kaushila Thilakasiri MBBS, MD, MRCEM, Sreenidhi Vanyaa Manian MBBS, Jennifer Chan MD, MPH, Ngassa Mssika DO, Taryn Clark MD, Taylor Burkholder MD, MPH, Nikkole Turgeon MD, Vinay N. Kampalath MD, DTM&H, Nivedita Poola MD, O. Agatha Offorjebe MD, Adeline Dozois MD, Gimbo Hyuha MD, Oluwarotimi Vaughan-Ogunlusi MD, Carol McCammon MD, Katie Wells MD, MPH, Megan Rybarczk MD, MPH, Maria Paula Castillo MD, Adebisi Anthonia Adeyeye MBBS, Chris A. Rees MD, MPH, Sanjukta Dutta MBBS, Stephanie Chow Garbern MD, MPH, DTM&H
{"title":"Building a framework to decolonize global emergency medicine","authors":"Monalisa Muchatuta MD MS, Shama Patel MD, MPH, Catalina Gonzalez Marquez MD, MPH, Kaushila Thilakasiri MBBS, MD, MRCEM, Sreenidhi Vanyaa Manian MBBS, Jennifer Chan MD, MPH, Ngassa Mssika DO, Taryn Clark MD, Taylor Burkholder MD, MPH, Nikkole Turgeon MD, Vinay N. Kampalath MD, DTM&H, Nivedita Poola MD, O. Agatha Offorjebe MD, Adeline Dozois MD, Gimbo Hyuha MD, Oluwarotimi Vaughan-Ogunlusi MD, Carol McCammon MD, Katie Wells MD, MPH, Megan Rybarczk MD, MPH, Maria Paula Castillo MD, Adebisi Anthonia Adeyeye MBBS, Chris A. Rees MD, MPH, Sanjukta Dutta MBBS, Stephanie Chow Garbern MD, MPH, DTM&H","doi":"10.1002/aet2.10982","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/aet2.10982","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Global emergency medicine (GEM) is situated at the intersection of global health and emergency medicine (EM), which is built upon a history of colonial systems and institutions that continue to reinforce inequities between high-income countries (HICs) and low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) today. These power imbalances yield disparities in GEM practice, research, and education.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Approach</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The Global Emergency Medicine Academy (GEMA) of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine formed the Decolonizing GEM Working Group in 2020, which now includes over 100 worldwide members. The mission is to address colonial legacies in GEM and catalyze sustainable changes and recommendations toward decolonization at individual and institutional levels. To develop recommendations to decolonize GEM, the group conducted a nonsystematic review of existing literature on decolonizing global health, followed by in-depth discussions between academics from LMICs and HICs to explore implications and challenges specific to GEM. We then synthesized actionable solutions to provide recommendations on decolonizing GEM.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Despite the rapidly expanding body of literature on decolonizing global health, there is little guidance specific to the relatively new field of GEM. By applying decolonizing principles to GEM, we suggest key priorities for improving equity in academic GEM: (1) reframing partnerships to place LMIC academics in positions of expertise and power, (2) redirecting research funding toward LMIC-driven projects and investigators, (3) creating more equitable practices in establishing authorship, and (4) upholding principles of decolonization in the education of EM trainees from LMICs and HICs.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusions</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Understanding the colonial roots of GEM will allow us to look more critically at current health disparities and identify inequitable institutionalized practices within our profession that continue to uphold these misguided concepts. A decolonized future of GEM depends on our recognition and rectification of colonial-era practices that shape structural determinants of health care delivery and scientific advancement.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":37032,"journal":{"name":"AEM Education and Training","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-05-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140953102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}