Expressions of interest are open
Emergency physicians, residents and students across Egypt and abroad can now tell us they are interested in joining EAEM. Express interest here.
الرابطة المصرية لطب الطوارئ
One network for emergency medicine in Egypt
The Egyptian Association of Emergency Medicine is being founded by and for the emergency physicians of Egypt. Tell us you are interested in joining and we will keep you informed as the Association takes shape.
Why Egypt needs a national association
Emergency departments are where most Egyptians first meet the health system in a crisis. The physicians who staff them deserve a professional home that represents them, trains them and gives them a voice.
EAEM will bring emergency physicians together across universities, Ministry of Health and Population hospitals and the private sector, so that knowledge, standards and opportunities are shared nationally rather than held in individual departments.
What the Association will do
- Connect
Build one national community of emergency physicians, residents and students across every governorate, from the Delta to Upper Egypt and Sinai.
- Educate
Deliver continuing professional development, skills courses and an annual scientific meeting, and support postgraduate training in emergency medicine.
- Advance research
Foster emergency medicine research in Egypt, mentor new investigators and build collaborative, multi-centre projects.
- Set standards
Develop evidence-based guidance and quality standards for emergency departments and emergency care across Egypt.
- Advocate
Speak for emergency physicians and their patients on workforce, safety, resources and the recognition of the specialty.
- Partner
Work with national health bodies, universities and international emergency medicine organisations.
Who can join
Membership will be open to everyone who practises, trains in or is preparing for a career in emergency medicine in Egypt, and to Egyptian emergency physicians working abroad.
Proposed categories include full members, associate members for residents and trainees, affiliate members for students and interns, international members, and honorary members. Final criteria and fees will be confirmed at the inaugural General Assembly.
Interested in joining EAEM?
Expressing interest is not a membership application and carries no commitment or fee. When membership opens, we will contact you first.
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Our vision
Every patient in Egypt who needs emergency care is met by a skilled, well-supported emergency physician, wherever they live.
Our mission
EAEM brings together the emergency physicians of Egypt to raise the standard of emergency care through education, training, research, professional standards, advocacy and partnership.
We will do this by working on six fronts:
- Connect
Build one national community of emergency physicians, residents and students across every governorate, from the Delta to Upper Egypt and Sinai.
- Educate
Deliver continuing professional development, skills courses and an annual scientific meeting, and support postgraduate training in emergency medicine.
- Advance research
Foster emergency medicine research in Egypt, mentor new investigators and build collaborative, multi-centre projects.
- Set standards
Develop evidence-based guidance and quality standards for emergency departments and emergency care across Egypt.
- Advocate
Speak for emergency physicians and their patients on workforce, safety, resources and the recognition of the specialty.
- Partner
Work with national health bodies, universities and international emergency medicine organisations.
Our values
These values guide how the Association works, how it makes decisions and how its members represent it.
- Patient first
- The needs and safety of the patient in front of us guide every decision we make.
- Excellence
- We hold ourselves to high clinical and academic standards and keep improving.
- Integrity
- We act honestly, transparently and independently of commercial interest.
- Equity
- Quality emergency care should not depend on where a patient lives or what they can pay.
- Collaboration
- We work across specialties, professions, institutions and borders.
- Wellbeing
- We look after the people who deliver emergency care, because their health and safety sustain the system.
Where we are now
EAEM is under establishment. A Founding Committee is preparing the Association's constitution and its formal registration under Egyptian law, and is gathering expressions of interest from emergency physicians across the country.
This statement of vision, mission and values is a draft. It will be refined with founding members and adopted at the inaugural General Assembly.
Interested in joining EAEM?
Expressing interest is not a membership application and carries no commitment or fee. When membership opens, we will contact you first.
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Status: draft for consultation. This text has not been adopted. It will be reviewed by the Founding Committee and legal counsel against Egyptian law, then put to the inaugural General Assembly. Highlighted items are open decisions.
Article 1. Name and status
- The name of the Association shall be the Egyptian Association of Emergency Medicine (in Arabic, الرابطة المصرية لطب الطوارئ), referred to in this Constitution as “EAEM” or “the Association”.
- The Association is a non-profit, non-governmental professional association. It shall seek registration in accordance with the law governing civil associations in Egypt [legal basis and registration number to be confirmed by legal counsel].
- The registered office of the Association shall be [address to be confirmed].
Article 2. Objectives
- To promote the highest standards of emergency care for patients of all ages in Egypt.
- To educate physicians in emergency medicine through scientific meetings, courses and continuing professional development, and to support postgraduate training in the specialty.
- To support, advance and monitor research in emergency medicine and emergency care.
- To advocate for an adequate, well-trained and safe emergency medicine workforce and for the resources needed to deliver quality emergency care.
- To provide expert advice on emergency care to the public and to national health authorities.
- To represent Egyptian emergency medicine internationally and to support groups working to advance emergency care in Egypt and abroad.
- The Association's primary remit is the Arab Republic of Egypt. It may seek membership of, or affiliation with, regional and international emergency medicine bodies.
Article 3. Membership
- Membership is open to physicians and medical students with an interest in emergency medicine who meet the criteria of a membership category set out in Article 5.
- Applications shall be made through the Association's registration process and considered by the Officers, who may refer any application to the Board.
- Membership ends by written resignation, by non-payment of subscription by the date of the Annual General Meeting after a reminder from the Treasurer, or by expulsion.
- A member may be expelled for conduct that brings the Association or the specialty into disrepute, by resolution of the Board after due inquiry. The member shall receive written details of the allegation and at least [28] days’ notice of the meeting at which they may present their defence.
Article 4. Subscriptions
- Annual subscriptions for each membership category shall be set by the General Assembly on the recommendation of the Treasurer.
- Any additional levy requires approval by the members at a General Assembly.
- Honorary and Life members are exempt from subscriptions.
Article 5. Membership categories and rights
- Full membership: physicians practising emergency medicine in Egypt who hold a recognised postgraduate qualification in emergency medicine [qualifying degrees and registration requirements to be defined]. Full members may attend and speak at all general meetings, vote and stand for election.
- Associate membership: residents and trainees in emergency medicine, and other physicians working in Egyptian emergency departments who are not eligible for full membership. Associate members may attend and speak at general meetings but may not vote [voting rights to be decided].
- Affiliate membership: medical students and interns with an interest in emergency medicine. Affiliate members may attend the Annual General Meeting as observers.
- International membership: Egyptian emergency physicians practising outside Egypt, and other physicians with a professional link to emergency medicine in Egypt, in the category for which they would otherwise qualify, at a rate set by the General Assembly.
- Honorary membership: may be conferred by the General Assembly, on the recommendation of the Board, on individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to emergency medicine in Egypt or internationally.
- Life membership: may be conferred on full members on retirement from clinical practice.
Article 6. Visitors
- The Officers may invite visitors to attend meetings and take part in discussion. Visitors may not vote.
Article 7. Governance
- The supreme authority of the Association is the General Assembly of members, which elects a Board of Directors to manage the Association’s business between meetings.
- All matters not reserved to the General Assembly by this Constitution or by law shall be managed by the Board.
- The Board may execute any document needed to implement a resolution of the General Assembly without further approval of the members.
Article 8. Officers
- The Officers of the Association shall be the President, the Vice-President, the General Secretary and the Treasurer.
- The President chairs the Board and the General Assembly, represents the Association, and holds a casting vote.
- The General Secretary maintains the register of members, conducts correspondence, issues notices and agendas, and keeps minutes and records of attendance.
- The Treasurer receives subscriptions and other income, pays approved expenses, keeps the accounts, and presents an audited financial statement at the Annual General Meeting. The financial year shall end on [31 December].
- The Officers are the Association’s spokespeople and may delegate media responses to other members.
Article 9. Board of Directors
- The Board shall comprise the Officers, [number] elected ordinary members, a representative of emergency medicine residents, and the Immediate Past President.
- Nominations shall be called by the General Secretary at least [60] days before the Annual General Meeting. Each candidate must be proposed and seconded by full members and give written consent.
- Candidates shall be circulated to full members at least [28] days before the meeting. Contested positions shall be decided by secret ballot.
- The President serves a term of [two] years, and other Officers and ordinary members serve [three] years. Each may serve no more than two consecutive terms in the same office.
- The Board may fill an unexpected vacancy on an interim basis until the next election.
- Board members serve without remuneration.
Article 10. Annual General Meeting
- An Annual General Meeting shall be held each year, with at least [28] days’ notice.
- The quorum shall be [two Officers and 20% of full members, or a number to be agreed].
- The business of the meeting shall include minutes of the previous meeting, the annual report, committee reports, the audited financial statement, subscriptions, elections when due, constitutional amendments and honorary membership.
- Motions must reach the General Secretary at least [28] days before the meeting. Unless this Constitution provides otherwise, motions pass by simple majority of full members present.
Article 11. Committees
- The Board may establish standing committees, such as Education, Research, Clinical Standards, Residents, and Membership, each with a chair, terms of reference and a duty to report to the Board and to the Annual General Meeting.
- Committees may include members of any category and may co-opt members with Board approval.
Article 12. Extraordinary General Meetings
- An Extraordinary General Meeting may be called by the Board, or by a petition stating its purpose signed by at least [ten] full members, with at least [14] days’ notice.
- The quorum and voting rules of the Annual General Meeting apply.
Article 13. Meetings
- The Board shall meet at least [four] times a year, in person or online.
- The Board may hold additional general meetings of members to report on developments and consult members on important issues.
Article 14. Income and property
- The income and property of the Association shall be applied solely to its objectives.
- No part of the Association’s income or property shall be paid to members by way of profit. Officers and Board members may be reimbursed only for legitimate expenses approved by the Board.
- The Association shall publish a conflict of interest policy and declare commercial sponsorship of its activities.
Article 15. Partnerships and restructuring
- The Association may enter into agreements for cooperation with other organisations in Egypt or abroad where this furthers its objectives, subject to Egyptian law.
Article 16. Amendment of the Constitution
- This Constitution may be amended only by a motion given with at least [60] days’ notice, proposed and seconded by full members and circulated with the agenda.
- An amendment requires approval by at least two thirds of full members present and voting at a General Assembly, and is subject to any requirement of Egyptian law.
Article 17. Communication
- The standard means of communication with members is email. Members are responsible for keeping their contact details current.
- Member data shall be processed in accordance with the Association’s privacy notice and Egyptian data protection law.
Article 18. Dissolution
- The Association may be dissolved by a resolution approved by at least two thirds of full members present at a General Assembly called for that purpose, or as otherwise required by law.
- On dissolution, any remaining assets after settlement of debts shall be transferred to a body with similar objectives, in accordance with Egyptian law, and shall not be distributed to members.
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Membership
Express your interest in joining the national home of emergency medicine in Egypt.
Why express interest now
Formal membership will open once the Association is registered. By expressing interest now, you will be kept informed as EAEM is established and contacted when membership and the inaugural General Assembly open.
Once the Association is established, members will have access to:
- continuing professional development and skills courses
- an annual scientific meeting and reduced registration
- research mentoring and collaborative projects
- clinical guidance and standards developed by Egyptian emergency physicians
- a collective voice with health authorities
- a national network of colleagues across every governorate
Planned benefits; their scope will depend on membership and resources.
Proposed membership categories
Categories, criteria and annual fees will be confirmed at the inaugural General Assembly. Fees: [to be set].
| Category | Who it is for | Rights |
|---|---|---|
| Full | Emergency physicians in Egypt holding a recognised postgraduate qualification in emergency medicine [criteria to be defined] | Vote, stand for election, all member benefits |
| Associate | Residents and trainees in emergency medicine; other physicians working in Egyptian emergency departments | All member benefits; voting rights [to be decided] |
| Affiliate | Medical students and interns interested in emergency medicine | Education, mentoring, student events |
| International | Egyptian emergency physicians practising abroad, and others with a professional link to EM in Egypt | Benefits of their equivalent category |
| Honorary | Conferred by the General Assembly for outstanding contribution to emergency medicine | By invitation |
How to express interest
- Open the expression of interest form
Use the button below or scan the QR code with your phone.
- Enter your professional details
Your name, contact details, workplace and level of training.
- Watch for our email
The Founding Committee will contact you when membership opens.
Interested in joining EAEM?
Expressing interest is not a membership application and carries no commitment or fee. When membership opens, we will contact you first.
Scan with your phone camera
The Founding Committee is responsible for registering the Association, preparing its constitution, gathering expressions of interest and organising the inaugural General Assembly, where the first Board will be elected.
[Name]
Chair of the Founding Committee
[Title, institution]
[Name]
Vice-Chair
[Title, institution]
[Name]
General Secretary
[Title, institution]
[Name]
Treasurer
[Title, institution]
[Name]
Member, Education
[Title, institution]
[Name]
Member, Research
[Title, institution]
[Name]
Member, Clinical Standards
[Title, institution]
[Name]
Residents' representative
[Title, institution]
Draft constitution published
The first draft of the EAEM constitution is available for founding members to read ahead of consultation. Read the draft.
Inaugural General Assembly
Members will be invited to adopt the constitution and elect the first Board. Details will be emailed to everyone who has expressed interest.
Get in touch
Email: info@eaem.cloud [mailbox to be created]
Registered office: [address to be confirmed]
Social media: [Facebook, LinkedIn, X, Instagram links]
To express interest in joining, please use the expression of interest form rather than email.
Draft. To be reviewed against Egypt's Personal Data Protection Law (Law No. 151 of 2020) before publication.
What we collect
When you express interest in joining we collect the details you enter in our expression of interest form, such as your name, contact details, workplace, specialty and level of training. The form is hosted on Google Forms.
Why we collect it
We use your details only to keep a list of colleagues interested in joining the Association, to contact you about its establishment and the inaugural General Assembly, and, once you become a member, to administer your membership.
Who can see it
Only members of the Founding Committee, and later the Association's Officers, have access. We do not sell or share your data with third parties for marketing.
How long we keep it
We keep your details while the Association is being established and, if you join, for as long as you are a member, and delete them on request.
Your rights
You can ask to see, correct or delete your data at any time by writing to info@eaem.cloud.
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