20 Years of Learning Together: Indo-US Emergency Medicine Journey

Emergency medicine (EM) is a big deal in many places, but it's fairly new in India. It only became its own thing in 2009. Before that, doctors without special training handled emergencies. To help them learn more, the Indo-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative started yearly meetings in 2005. These meetings included something called clinico-pathologic case (CPC) competitions. It's like a quiz where doctors share tricky cases and learn from each other. Pretty cool, right? Later, the World Academic Council of EM was created. This made the CPC competitions go global. Now, doctors from all over the world can join in and learn together. The Indo-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative has been around for 20 years now. It's amazing to see how it grew from small meetings to something big and international. It's all about learning and improving emergency care.But here's a thought: Why did it take so long for EM to become official in India? Other countries had it figured out way earlier. Maybe India could have started sooner if there was more focus on emergency care. Still, it's great that they're catching up now. The CPC competitions are a big part of this journey. They help doctors share knowledge and learn from each other. It's like a big study group, but for doctors. And now, with the World Academic Council of EM, it's even bigger. Doctors from all over the world can join in and learn together. It's been 20 years, and the Indo-US Emergency and Trauma Collaborative is still going strong. They've come a long way from those first meetings. It's all about making emergency care better, one competition at a time.