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Nowacki, A. K., Landes, M., Azazh, A., & Puchalski Ritchie, L. M. (2013). A review of published literature on emergency medicine training programs in low- and middle-income countries. International journal of emergency medicine, 6(1), 26. https://doi.org/10.1186/1865-1380-6-26
Nowacki, Anna K, et al. "A review of published literature on emergency medicine training programs in low- and middle-income countries." International journal of emergency medicine vol. 6,1 (2013): 26. doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/1865-1380-6-26
Nowacki AK, Landes M, Azazh A, Puchalski Ritchie LM. A review of published literature on emergency medicine training programs in low- and middle-income countries. Int J Emerg Med. 2013 Jul 17;6(1):26. doi: 10.1186/1865-1380-6-26. PMID: 23866095; PMCID: PMC3718616.
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Int J Emerg Med. 2013 Jul 17;6(1):26. doi: 10.1186/1865-1380-6-26.

A review of published literature on emergency medicine training programs in low- and middle-income countries.

International journal of emergency medicine

Anna K Nowacki, Megan Landes, Aklilu Azazh, Lisa M Puchalski Ritchie

Affiliations

  1. Department of Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada. [email protected].

PMID: 23866095 PMCID: PMC3718616 DOI: 10.1186/1865-1380-6-26

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The objective of this review is to identify and critically evaluate the published literature on emergency medicine (EM) training programs in resource-limited health-care settings in order to provide insight for developing EM training programs in such health systems.

METHODS: A literature search was conducted up to the end of April 2011 using MEDLINE, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library, EBM Reviews, Healthstar and Web of Science databases, using the following search terms: Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Services, Education Training Residency Programs, Emergency Medical Systems and Medical Education, without limitation to income countries as outlined in the World Bank World Trade Indicators classification 2009-2010 (World Trade Indicators Country Classification by Region and Income, July 2009-July 2010). As the intent of the review was to identify and critically evaluate the literature readily available (published) to LMICs developing EM programs, the gray literature was not searched.

RESULTS: The search yielded 16 articles that met the final inclusion criteria. As the majority of articles provide a narrative description of the processes and building blocks used in developing the residency programs reported, we present our results in narrative format. By providing a summary of the lessons learned to date, we hope to provide a useful starting point for other resource-limited settings interested in establishing emergency medicine specialty training programs and hope to encourage further information exchange on this matter.

CONCLUSIONS: The results of the review indicate that EM training is in its infancy in resource-constrained health-care systems. There are few detailed reports of these programs successes and limitations, including efforts to optimize graduate retention. Despite the paucity of currently published data on the development of EM residency training programs in these settings, this review demonstrates the need for encouraging further information exchange to aid in such efforts, and the authors make specific recommendations to help guide future authors on reporting on such efforts.

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