Education and Operations Research

The importance of innovating and evaluating within the TAAAC-EM program has been paramount. Discussions around new ideas and areas for improvement are built into the collaboration. This has created the opportunity for staff and residents with a research or program idea to explore them within the collaboration. This has included projects around curriculum development, telesimulation, a resident-faculty mentorship program, a trauma registry and program evaluation, as well as various needs assessments and faculty surveys. 

 

While these initiatives often don’t represent an entire program of work, they are critical to the growth of TAAAC-EM and the specialty of emergency medicine within Ethiopia.

Publications, Presentations & Media

PUBLICATIONS

  1. Nowacki A, Kebede S, Thompson M, McKnight A, Azazh A, Ritchie LM. The Addis Ababa toxicology curriculum project: educational needs assessment for the toxicology modules of an emergency medicine training program. International Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2024 Oct 2;17(1):131.
  2. Meshkat N, Fremes E, Burke-Bajaj J, Kebede S, Hunchak C. Perceptions and reflections of early graduates the first emergency medicine residency program in Ethiopia: A qualitative study. African Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2022 Mar 1;12(1):7-11. https://cutt.ly/hIr4O2O
  3. Bryan JM, Beyene T, Kebede S, Kaufman A, Jiru T, Maskalyk J, Landes M, McKnight A, Fremes E, Cheung E. Maintaining a global health partnership during the COVID-19 pandemic: a road map from the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine. Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2021 Mar;23(2):242-4. https://cutt.ly/SxJhrjJ
  4. Meshkat N, Teklu S, Hunchak C, TAAAC-EM and the Global Health Emergency Medicine (GHEM) organization at the Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto. Design and Implementation of a postgraduate curriculum to support Ethiopia's first emergency medicine residency training program: the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine (TAAAC-EM). BMC medical education. 2018 Dec;18:1-8.
  5. Tubman M, Maskalyk J, Mackinnon D, Venugopal R, Fremes E, Ritchie LM, Azazh A, Landes M. Tackling challenges of global health electives: resident experiences of a structured and supervised medicine elective within an existing global health partnership. Canadian Medical Education Journal. 2017 Apr 20;8(2):e4.
  6. Kuipers M, Eapen A, Lockwood J, Berman S, Vaillancourt S, Maskalyk J, Azazh A, Landes M. Examining critical factors affecting graduate retention from an emergency training program in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a qualitative study of stakeholder perspectives. Canadian Medical Education Journal. 2017 Apr 20;8(2):e61.

 

PRESENTATIONS

  1. Cheung E, Beyene T, Dahir M, McKnight A, Girdler H, Fremes E, Engida H, Zewdu T, Azazh A, Debebe F, Bryan J. An evaluation of the Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine partnership.  ICEM 2025. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 2025 May 26. (Moderated Poster Presentation)
  2. Stefan A, Hulme J, Beyene T, Khatib N. Tools of the trade: Global Health and Equity success stories. ICEM 2025. Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 2025 May 26. (Educational Marketplace)
  3. Alavian S, Cheung E, Debebe F, Landes M, Maskalyk J, Stefan A, Wytsma J. Emergency Medicine for All: 15 Years of Emergency Medicine in Ethiopia and the TAAAC-EM Partnership. Grand Rounds, Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 November 7. (Oral Presentation)
  4. Nowacki, A., Kebede, S., Thompson, M., McKnight, A., Azazh, A., and Puchalski Ritchie, L. An educational needs assessment for the toxicology modules of an emergency medicine training program at Addis Ababa University. CAEP Conference 2023. 2023 May 28. (Poster Presentation)
  5. Abicho, T., Bryan, J., Cheung, E., Aspler, A., Girdler, H., Nowacki, A. and Fremes, E. Collaborations in advancing EM beyond boundaries. CAEP Conference 2023. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2023 May 29. (Workshop Presentation)
  6. The Addis Ababa Toxicology Curriculum Project: Educational Needs Assessment for the Toxicology Modules of an Emergency Medicine Training Program. ICEM 2022. 
  7. Nowacki A, Kebede S, Thompson M, McKnight A, Azazh A, Puchalski Ritchie L. The Addis Ababa Toxicology Curriculum Project: Educational needs assessment for the toxicology modules of an Emergency Medicine Training Program. Richard K Reznick Wilson Centre Virtual Research Week, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. 2020 Oct 28-30 (Poster Presentation)
  8. SithamparapillaiA, Frames E, Maskalyk J, Landes M. Canadian faculty experience of participating in a global health partnership working to build emergency medicine capacity in Ethiopia. CAEP Conference 2019, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. DATE (Poster Presentation)
  9. Hunchak C, Teklu S, Meshkat N, Meaney C, Puchalski Ritchie LP. Patterns and predictors of early mortality in the Tikur Anbessa Hospital Emergency Department in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A prospective study. AfCEM 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. DATE(Poster Presentation)
  10. Hunchak C. Introduction of a Resident-Faculty Mentorship Program: The Toronto-Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine (TAAAC-EM) Experience. AfCEM 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Poster Presentation)
  11. Hunchak C, Landes M, Maskalyk J, MacKinnon D, Puchalski Ritchie LM, Venogpal R, Azaj A, Teklu S, Meshkat N. Development and Implementation of an Emergency Medicine Residency Training Curriculum: The Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine (TAAAC-EM). ICRE 2014, Toronto, Ontario, Canada DATE (Poster Presentation)
  12. Austin E, Landes M, Meshkat N, Maskalyk J, Okrainec A, Miller P, Azazh A. ‘Telesimulation’ in Emergency Medicine: connecting Canadian faculty to Ethiopian residents to provide procedural teaching. CAEP Conference 2014, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. DATE (Poster Presentation)
  13. Lockwood JR, Azaj A, Berman S, Vaillancourt S, Maskalyk J, Landes M. Examining the current health care milieu of the new Ethiopian emergency medicine system: A qualitative analysis of Ethiopian Emergency Medicine Residents. CAEP Conference 2014, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. DATE (Poster Presentation)
  14. Hunchak C, Landes M, Maskalyk J, MacKinnon D, Puchalski Ritchie LM, Venugopal R, Azaj A, Teklu S, Meshkat N. Partnering to Develop and Implement an Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program Curriculum: The Toronto Addis Ababa Academic Collaboration in Emergency Medicine (TAAAC-EM). DFCM Conference 2014, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. DATE (Poster Presentation)
  15. Austin E, Landes M, Meshkat N, Maskalyk J, Okrainec A, Miller P, Azazh A. ‘Telesimulation’ in Emergency Medicine: connecting Canadian faculty to Ethiopian residents to provide procedural teaching. DFCM Conference 2014, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. DATE (Poster Presentation)
  16. Lockwood JR, Azaj A, Berman S, Vaillancourt S, Maskalyk J, Landes M. Examining the current health care milieu of the new Ethiopian emergency medicine system: A qualitative analysis of Ethiopian Emergency Medicine Residents. DFCM Conference 2014, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. DATE (Poster Presentation)
  17. Lockwood JR, Azazh A, Berman S, Maskalyk J, Landes M. Examining the current health care milieu of the new Ethiopian emergency medicine system: A qualitative analysis of Ethiopian Emergency Medicine Residents. Resident Academic Day, Division of Emergency Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto. DATE (Oral Presentation)

Funding

We are very grateful for the continued financial support from the following donors and granting agencies (in alphabetical order):

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