Since its formation in 2016, the primary focus of our International Emergency Medicine Division has been on sustainable emergency medicine specialty development. We also combine with multiple other divisions (including EMS, Critical Care and Ultrasound) to provide cross-disciplinary opportunities and training.
Our projects currently span four continents and include:
Guatemala:
We have been supporting the development of Emergency Medicine through newly created residency programs in Guatemala. The residencies are in Guatemala City at the Instituto Guatemalteco de Seguridad Social (IGSS) and Hospital San Juan de Dios. We collaborate closely with partners at Wayne State University, University of Pennsylvania, UC Fresno, UCLA, Universidad the Chile, University of New Mexico, and EMRAP to provide clinical bedside teaching, didactics, and Point of Care Ultrasound education to the pioneering EM Residents in Guatemala.\
Dominica:
With our colleagues in the Division of Ultrasound, and partners from the University of Vermont, University of Miami, and Baylor Scott & White in Temple, TX, we provide hands on Point of Care Ultrasound education and training to the doctors at the Dominica China Friendship Hospital in Roseau, Dominica
Mozambique:
Stony Brook University Hospital has a bilateral agreement with the Hospital Central in Maputo to provide support in medical training across multiple medical specialties, including Emergency Medicine. With our partners in the Stony Brook University Center for Global Health Equity, we are working to support the development of the field of Emergency Medicine in Mozambique by providing education and training to our Mozambican partners. We have created a bilateral exchange program for residents, fellows, and faculty, and are proud to welcome residents from Mozambique for 8-week rotations in our Emergency Department.
Madagascar:
Stony Brook University has long been involved in Madagascar with a focus on lemur and anthropological studies. With the recent creation of the Stony Brook Global Health Institute and the appointment of Dr. Peter Small (former Deputy Director of the TB Delivery Program for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), the emphasis has shifted toward exploring global health opportunities in the country using the existing Centre ValBio.
Chile:
The division has been instrumental in the development and recognition of emergency medicine as a specialty in Chile. The division is intricately involved in the annual Conceptos educational conference and has provided many different speakers.
Brazil:
Emergency medicine was only recently recognized as a specialty in Brazil in 2015 and there are currently only two established residency programs. The DIEM at Stony Brook is currently focused on establishing formal ties with these programs to increase bilateral educational opportunities for residents and faculty from both countries. We were also heavily represented at the ABRAMEDE conference, with Dr. Peter Viccellio providing the keynote address.
Saint Lucia:
We are working with the largest academic institution in Saint Lucia, where we are working to train physicians working in the Emergency Room, as well as with residents at the newly formed Emergency Medicine residency. We are also working in coordination with the Emergency Medicine Ultrasound Division to bring training in Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) education to the region.
Costa Rica:
Our division is partnering with several institutions in San Jose, Costa Rica, where emergency medicine is in its nascency. In addition to lectures and curriculum development, we are collaborating with our peers in Costa Rica to establish a medical Spanish educational rotation for Stony Brook medical students, residents, nurses and faculty.
South Korea:
The division works with Cheju-Hall/ Stony Brook Emergency Education Center in Korea, developing and refining ECC, EMT and Paramedic programs. We also host Korean EMS providers and academic emergency medicine professors at Stony Brook.
Nicaragua:
In Nicaragua, we have worked with the National University in Leon to develop resuscitation and ultrasound programs for several years. We continue to develop first aid training for indigent rural communities there.
Italy:
Faculty from the Department of Emergency Medicine teaches a course on the difficult airway in Milan each year.
Peru:
Each summer, Stony Brook Emergency Medicine faculty, residents and medical students join Case Western Reserve Medical School on a mission to provide general medical care and ophthalmology/cataract surgery to the Sacred Valley of Peru.
