Global Emergency Medicine
Mission
Stanford Global Emergency Medicine (SEMI), founded in 2000, advances health equity by strengthening emergency care systems through education, research, and long-term partnership. SEMI works in close collaboration with in-country organizations to build local capacity and support sustainable change.
SEMI leads multi-year initiatives and long-standing partnerships in Cambodia, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Rwanda, and Uganda, and is also engaged in underserved communities across the United States.
We partner with governments, universities, nonprofit organizations, NGOs, and community-based groups to design and implement innovative programs. Our collaborations are grounded in shared values, mutual commitment to defined challenges, and a focus on long-term impact.
GLOBAL EM FELLOWSHIP
Our two-year Global EM fellowship offers opportunities to collaborate with community partners around the globe to strengthen systems, develop education and training programs, and conduct impactful research.
Key Global Emergency Medicine Projects
POINT-OF-CARE ULTRASOUND (POCUS) CURRICULUM IN RWANDA
Faculty Lead: Michelle Feltes, MD
External Partner: University Teaching Hospital of Kigali (CHUK)
SEMI faculty are partnering with Rwandan EM faculty to develop a hybrid curriculum to improve the Rwandan residents’ POCUS skills and implement a quality assurance program.
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MEDEVAC UTILIZATION IN RURAL ALASKA
Faculty Lead: Brian Rice, MD
External Partner: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
We are using machine learning to analyze medevac utilization in remote areas of Alaska where air transport is the lifeline for emergencies.
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UGHE Rwanda
Faculty Lead: Joseph Becker, MD
External Partner: University of Global Health Equity (UGHE)
We are developing an emergency medicine clerkship program for medical students, addressing the country’s evolving healthcare needs and fostering interest in emergency medicine careers.
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MENTAL HEALTH IN SAN JOSE
Faculty Lead: Jennifer Newberry, MD, JD
External Partners: Community Partners and Promotores from East San José, California
We are leading a bilingual team in a multi-year collaboration with community partners to assess and address mental health usage patterns in the East San José Latinx community.
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NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES (NCDs) IN LMICs
Faculty Lead: Christine Ngaruiya, MD
SEMI faculty work to understand the prevalence and burden of NCDs in LMICs, with the development of evidence-based interventions using implementation science approaches.
EMS IN INDIA
Faculty Leads: Matthew Strehlow, MD and Peter Acker, MD
External Partners: GVK Emergency Management and Research Institute (EMRI)
We are continuing our multi-decade collaboration to advance emergency medical services in India, focusing on developing cutting-edge training programs, improving prehospital care protocols, and conducting research into emergency medical systems.
EMS TRAINING IN KENYA
Faculty Lead: Benjamin Lindquist, MD
External Partner: Rescue.co
SEMI physicians partner with a private EMS system in Kenya to develop and implement a train-the-trainer education program for pre-hospital providers.
Global Emergency Medicine News
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Why They Lead
Drs. Christine Ngaruiya and Peter Acker, leaders of Stanford Emergency Medicine International, discuss today’s challenges and new opportunities in global emergency medicine—and share what inspires their work.
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Unveiling Child Trafficking Patterns
Preeti Panda, MD, a pediatric emergency medicine fellow at Stanford, conducts research to shed light on the socio-economic characteristics of trafficking victims, paving the way for informed policy initiatives in emergency departments.
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Using AI to Save Lives in Rural Alaska
Brian Rice, MD, uses machine learning to analyze medevac utilization in remote areas of Alaska where air transport is the lifeline for emergencies.
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Evaluating Latinx Mental Health in the Community
Jennifer Newberry, MD, JD, leads a bilingual team in a multi-year collaboration with community partners to assess and address mental health usage patterns in the East San José Latinx community.
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Teaching Ultrasound in Lower-Resource Areas
Stanford’s Department of Emergency Medicine launched an ultrasound training program for emergency medicine residents at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali in Rwanda.
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Improving Care for Mothers Around the Globe
In a global effort to increase access to quality emergency care for mothers and newborns, Peter Acker, MD an associate professor of emergency medicine is helping to improve emergency referrals.
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Stanford-developed app curriculum empowers health care providers in India
Four local facilitators in India utilized the curriculum app to train women from 54 villages in the states of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. All the women, including Nisha, successfully passed a written exam and simulated patient scenarios. Most are the first trained medical providers in their villages.The app-based curriculum already has a track record of success in Haiti, where it was first developed.
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What Digital Health Tells Us About Disease
Dr. Christine Ngaruiya uses Natural Language Processing to reveal gender gaps in noncommunicable diseases and leads global efforts linking health and climate change to drive policy and action.
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Growing Emergency Medicine in Rwanda
Joe Becker, MD, spearheads the development of a groundbreaking clerkship program in Rwanda for medical students, addressing the country’s evolving healthcare needs and fostering interest in emergency medicine careers.
Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Stanford Emergency Medicine International fellows build the skills necessary to work in developing nations and participate in a variety of ongoing international health programs.
Faculty
