GEM News
New Publication > CAEP position statement on improving emergency care for persons experiencing homelessness: executive summary.
CAEP position statement on improving emergency care for persons experiencing homelessness: executive summary is the latest publication which includes the input of many GHEM members. Read the full statement here:…
Health Equity Committee student work featured by Department of Family and Community Medicine
David Wiercigroch, 2nd year medical student at the University of Toronto, completed a CREMS (Comprehensive Research Experience for Medical Students) studentship this past Summer 2018 with Drs. Jennifer Hulme and Hasan…
International Women’s Day 2019
GHEM is proud to represent a team of many women physicians and global health professionals. The women in our network consistently rise to the top of their fields, advocate for…
TAAAC-EM and AAU Graduates Publish in AfJEM
Graduates and leaders of the TAAAC-EM program and EM residency at Black Lion Hospital, Drs. Menu Sultan, Gelila Mengistu, Finot Debebe, Aklilu Azazh, and Indi Trehan, published a research paper…
New Publication > “My job is to get pregnant women to the hospital”: a qualitative study of the role of traditional birth attendants in the distribution of misoprostol to prevent post-partum haemorrhage in two provinces in Mozambique
“My job is to get pregnant women to the hospital”: a qualitative study of the role of traditional birth attendants in the distribution of misoprostol to prevent post-partum haemorrhage in…
GHEM Open Meeting Event Oct.17: Speaker Dr. Kerry Bowman
GHEM is excited to announce our 2018 Open Meeting Event hosted by the GHEM Health Equity Committee, with special guest speaker Dr. Kerry Bowman. Title: From the Amazon to the Ebola…
TAAAC-Dentistry “Africa Talk” Series, Featuring Dr. Megan Landes and Dr. Cheryl Hunchak
The Dentistry group of the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration (TAAAC) is hosting an “Africa Talk” series for the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry and other who would like…
Dr. Don Melady awarded prestigious grant for his work Geriatrics in the Emergency Department
Exciting news for Dr. Don Melady, GHEM Member and former volunteer in Addis Ababa, as well as a leading figure in Geriatric ED, and researcher and physician at the Schwartz/Reisman Emergency…
Madeline McDonald awarded 2018 MSERG
Madeline McDonald, a first year medical student at the University of Toronto, has been awarded one of four Open Medical Student Education Research Grants (MSERG) for this Summer 2018, to support her…