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YourED spoke to ACEM’s South Australia Censor Dr Peter Bruce and trainees Dr Charlotte Stone and Dr Steven Chiang about ACEM’s training program and what drew them to South Australia and a career in emergency medicine. FACEM Dr Bruce gave us his perspective on statewide training developments and how the College is supporting trainees, while Dr Stone and Dr Chiang shared their experiences in their own words, reflecting on what it's like to train in South Australia.
As an ACEM trainee from Aotearoa New Zealand, Dr Olly Aughton has worked in the hustle and bustle of metropolitan EDs in Auckland and Wellington. However, he said it was when he stepped away and embraced his placements in RRR settings that he learned about the power of practicing emergency medicine with a human touch.
ACEM EM specialist trainee Kathryn turned an Intensive Care placement in Alice Springs into four-year family caravanning adventure exploring Australia by road. Thanks to ACEM's flexible RRR training policies, Kathryn has since undertaken ACEM training in Albany, Perth, Geraldton, Broome and Kununurra. She was awarded ACEM’s Buchanan Prize, has successfully completed her fellowship examinations, has recently been elected to Fellowship, and is still travelling.
As we commemorate International Women’s Day and its 2026 theme ‘Balance the Scales’, ACEM spoke to two FACEMs who have recently published medical textbooks to learn about their experiences and how we can bridge the gender gap in medical publishing.
ACEM supports the cutting edge of EM research through its Clinical Trials Network (CTN), which facilitates and promotes investigator-initiated, collaborative, multicentre clinical research programs and trials in EM throughout Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Surfing Doctors describe themselves as ‘a group of like-minded doctors with an interest in surfing, medicine, continuing medical education and service.’ Their mission is to provide medical care in remote surf locations where healthcare access is limited and difficult to provide.
Associate Professor Carmel Crock travelled to Geneva, Switzerland to attend the World Health Organization (WHO) global consultation for World Patient Safety Day 2024. Read her reflections on the event one year later, including how emergency departments can optimise diagnostic safety and excellence.
Emergency physicians with trauma skills have always been highly valued in the emergency department, and ACEM is looking to further build and enhance opportunities for ED physicians to develop their trauma managements skills and expertise. Programs and openings in hospitals across Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia are creating pathways for growing numbers of FACEMs to specialise, study, research and teach trauma medicine both within and outside of the ED.
Dr Ajith Thampi has made the journey from International Medical Graduate to FACEM. With a deep commitment to supporting international and local medical graduates, Ajith draws meaning from the many stories shared by the doctors he mentors.
When Dr Olufemi Onikola passed a serious car accident on his way home, the new skills he had just learned at an Emergency Medicine Education and Training (EMET) session helped save the patient’s life.
Progress PoCUS workshops support trainees and FACEMs who are pursuing ACEM’s training and recommended ultrasound credentialing pathway to use point of care ultrasound in the ED.
ACEM’s Emergency Medicine Education and Training (EMET) provides education, training and supervision to doctors and other health professionals who are not specifically trained in emergency medical care – but it relies on funding to keep going.
Participants in ACEM's Mentor Connect program describe it as a positive way to reinforce knowledge and training, share mutual support, and build a foundation of genuine friendship.
Dr Deepak Sharma considers himself fortunate that he has been able to learn and deliver learning to others in Fiji and the Pacific as part of his training.
The collaborative release of a two-part report exploring the impact on climate change on EDs is the result of a partnership between ACEM and the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).
The new edition of ETEK has updated information on a range of topics, including decision-making, the effect of bias at triage, communication with patients and support people, care for older people, responding to psychological distress and recognising early signs of sepsis.
Since Maureen Williams was diagnosed with Addison’s Disease 45 years ago, she’s become a committed advocate for sharing information about the condition in the hope it may help raise awareness amongst medical professionals to recognise the symptoms and offer helpful support and advice – “a mission that goes into overdrive during Addison’s disease awareness month each May”.
What’s in a name? For those who have battled preconceptions about their International Medical Graduate (IMG) designation, FACEM Dr Ajith Thampi believes it can be quite a lot.
Communicating ideas, creating meaningful connections and learning from her emergency department colleagues and patients help FACEM Dr Nicola Cunningham find joy in medicine.
Contrary to her expectations, FACEM Dr Kristin Boyle discovers that attending an ACME event does, in fact, change her life.
