Building a framework to decolonize global emergency medicine.
Monalisa MuchatutaShama PatelCatalina Gonzalez MarquezKaushila ThilakasiriSreenidhi Vanyaa ManianJennifer ChanNgassa MssikaTaryn ClarkTaylor W BurkholderNikkole TurgeonVinay N KampalathNivedita PoolaO Agatha OfforjebeAdeline DozoisGimbo HyuhaOluwarotimi Vaughan-OgunlusiCarol McCammonKatie WellsMegan RybarczkMaria Paula CastilloAdebisi Anthonia AdeyeyeChris A ReesSanjukta DuttaStephanie Chow GarbernPublished in: AEM education and training (2024)
Understanding the colonial roots of GEM will allow us to look more critically at current health disparities and identify inequitable institutionalized practices within our profession that continue to uphold these misguided concepts. A decolonized future of GEM depends on our recognition and rectification of colonial-era practices that shape structural determinants of health care delivery and scientific advancement.