TAAAC-EM Resident Elective

The TAAAC-EM Resident Elective provides senior emergency medicine residents from the University of Toronto a structured opportunity to gain exposure to the development and practice of emergency medicine (EM) in a global setting. The elective takes place in conjunction with TAAAC-EM's Teaching Trips, which occur in November, February and May of each academic year. Each elective is one month long and typically runs from the beginning of the calendar month to the end.

Goals of the TAAAC-EM Resident Elective

• To appreciate and participate in the development of our speciality and of an EM training program in a low-resource setting.
• To appreciate the differences in the practice of EM in a low-resource setting.
• To appreciate the various unique determinants of health in a low-resource context.
• To facilitate the collegial learning and teaching of EM in an international context where both local and international actors have knowledge, skills and experience to share.
• To encourage the EM trainee to seek out additional international EM experiences as their training and career progresses.