YEMD Section Members Election

Young Emergency Medicine Doctors’s section is recruiting! Think you’re up for it? Let’s go then! Write an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. with a short motivation why you are interested in that position. You can find below the job description of the different positions. Attach a CV with relevant work experience, extracurricular activities and a photo. To be eligible you have to be 35 years or younger. If you are older than 35 but are still in training we will consider your application. Also state whether you will be present at the upcoming EUSEM congress in Athens. It is not absolutely necessary but we do recommend that you present yourself at our section meeting which will be held in Athens during the congress on Monday 25th of September, room 3-5.

The deadline for the application is Sunday 17th of September 23h59 CET.

YEMD Chair – job description

YEMD Secretary- job description

YEMD Congress Track Lead- job description

YEMD Communications Lead- job description

YEMD Fellowship Program Lead- job description

Election procedure

There are two ways to vote:

  1. Join us at our section meeting during the upcoming congress in Athens on Monday 25th of September in room 3-5, and show your interest in our section. We will have a voting procedure during the meeting.
  2. If you are not able to attend, and if you are a EUSEM full member in training or a EUSEM full member below 35 years of age, you will receive an email in the week before the conference with voting instructions.

International Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine – applications open

Applications are now open for the next intake of the International Diploma in Expedition and Wilderness Medicine – a post-graduate course, fully credit rated by Glasgow Caledonian University.

This course provides a mix of distance and taught learning, with residential weeks based in Glasgow, Glenmore Lodge (Cairngorm Mountains), Dartington Hall (Devon), and the Atlas Mountains (Marrakech), and gives healthcare professionals a unique opportunity to develop their skills in extreme and challenging environments.

Full details about the course are available on our website: https://rcpsg.ac.uk/diploma-in-expedition-and-wilderness-medicine