Emergency Medicine Association of Turkey (EMAT)

MISSION To develop projects in Emergency Care Systems related fields -emergency rooms, prehospital emergency care, first aid, disaster management, emergency medicine residency training- and to support the improvement of this system in Turkey. VISSION To be a pioneer and a role model for the world by promoting the development of the entire emergency care systems in Turkey. OUR PURPOSE To identify the standards of emergency medicine residency training and take it to the highest level. To encourage emergency room doctors to engage in higher residency education and continuing professional development and, establishing the standards of these educational activities. To Encourage the training of all medical doctors and medical school students in emergency medicine and, establishing the standards of these trainings. To assess the social and economic aspects of emergency care services. To raise public awareness about emergency care services (poster, seminar, brochure, radio, magazine, television etc.). To encourage and support basic and clinical researches in emergency medicine. To Promote the rights of emergency medicine physicians to work in both private and public settings. To encourage emergency medicine physicians to be represented in both academic institutions and scientific/medical institutions. To support the leadership roles of emergency medicine physicians in prehospital emergency medical services and disaster management. To establish the quality standards of patient transfer and emergency care in institutions and organizations providing emergency care services and, promoting the coordination in between. To promote the education of entire health care team about “overall quality” in emergency care systems by explaining it philosophy. To contribute to the implementation of continuing medical education programs of emergency physicians and staff for their professional development. To promote a stable work environment that allows emergency doctors ca