GEM Centre Partner Members

We are grateful to work with many people within the global equity community. This includes from both beyond University of Toronto and outside of the field of Emergency Medicine.

 

Partner Members of the GEM Centre include those who are engaged, or who have engaged, with one or more GEM Centre projects, such as:

  • Those who hold an affiliation with another University (globally)
  • Those who hold an affiliation with a partner institution/organization, such as: Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians (CAEP), African Federation of Emergency Medicine (AFEM), World Health Organization (WHO)
  • Those who hold an affiliation with the University Toronto outside of the Divisions of Emergency Medicine
  • Patient and community partners
Claire Acton

Claire Acton MD, FRCP(EM)

Staff Physician, Foothills Medical Centre and Peter Lougheed Centre

Assistant Professor, University of Calgary

Interests: global health, POCUS, medical education

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Alicia Cundall MD, CCFP(EM), PEM

Staff Physician, Emergency Medicine, London Health Sciences Centre

Interests: women's health, indigenous health, global health, simulation, capacity building

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Matt Douglas-Vail MD, FRCPC(EM), DTM&H

Staff Physician, Emergency Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital & British Columbia Children's Hospital

Clinical Instructor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of British Columbia

Interests: social medicine, global health, POCUS

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Meghan Garnett, MD, FRCPC

Staff Physician, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre

Associate Professor, NOSM University

Interests: Infectious diseases, Sexual Assault And Domestic Violence (SADV)

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Cheryl Hunchak MD, CCFP(EM), MPH

Physician Advisor, Safe Medical Care Learning and EDI, Canadian Medical Protective Association (CMPA)

Assistant Professor, Division of EM, DFCM, UofT

Interests: global health, patient safety, resident education, continuing professional development