Shannon Townsend
Advanced Trainee at Australasian College for Emergency Medicine - Melbourne, Victoria, AU
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Australasian College for Emergency Medicine
Melbourne, Victoria, AU • 100 - 249 EmployeesEducation/Training
The Australasian College for Emergency Medicine is committed to the training, examination and representation of specialist emergency physicians in Australia and New Zealand.Founded in 1984 with a base of 73 Fellows, ACEM now represents over 1,800 Fellows and 2,300 trainees. Overseeing the training and written and clinical examinations of trainees is a major part of ACEM's mission, as is providing a program of continuing professional development for Fellows. ACEM has a vital interest in the quality of emergency medical care provided to the community and therefore has a wide range of subsidiary objectives relating to emergency department accreditation, policies and standards for the emergency medical system, teaching and research, publication, and those aspects of the medico political framework that have a direct impact on health outcomes for emergency patients.