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When Dr. Nerendra Nath Jena first became head of the Emergency/Casualty Department (ED) at Meenakshi Mission Hospital & Research Center (MMHRC) in 2008, there wasn’t much of a department for him to lead. Still a year before Emergency Medicine (EM) would become a formally recognized specialty in India, the department at that time consisted of only 5 beds, tucked into a 3 x 5 meter entry way leading to the ambulance bay outside.
Located in the Eastern District of Delhi, Max Super Specialty Hospital, Patparjan (Max PPG) serves a diverse patient population stretching from far flung rural communities to India’s densely populated capital city. Prior to 2011, patients arriving to Max PPG were received in a casualty department, where they were examined by a rotating staff of physicians, none of whom had training in Emergency Medicine (EM). In 2011 the Emergency Departments (ED) began hiring EM trained physicians, and in 2016 they partnered with George Washington University (GWU) to start an EM post-graduate residency training program.
As part of an effort to improve emergency medical care, the Ministry of Health and the University of Health Sciences in Vientiane, in cooperation with the NGO Health Frontiers, launched the Lao Emergency Medicine Residency program. The first class of 8 residents started their 3-year training in September 2017 with the second class of 9 residents starting in September 2018.
Emergency medicine is growing in Sabah State. Despite its young age, emergency medicine in Malaysia has become a rapidly growing fraternity.
A medical aid trip to Chiapas leads to a deep appreciation for the work of local humanitarian Don Sergio Castro.
Last year’s physician strike highlighted desperate working conditions in the African nation.
Emergency medicine advocates make gains in developing localized training programs as well as national EMS legislation.
France’s emergency care system has been put to the test in the wake of recent terrorist attacks, but this ever-evolving system is up to the task.
The island nation struggles to adequately staff emergency departments, but got a boost in 2016 when it hosted its first international EM conference.
