Taiwan Society of Emergency Medicine (TSEM)

Founded in 1994 by Professor Sheng-Chuan Hu and about 200 physicians sharing a commitment to improving the quality of Taiwan’s emergency care, the Taiwan Society of Emergency Medicine (TSEM) is the largest national medical speciality organization representing physicians who practice emergency medicine. TSEM is dedicated to the improvement of emergency care of acutely ill and injured patients in hospital and prehospital environments by improving research and education in the specialty.

The missions of TSEM are as follow:
• To promote research in emergency medicine.
• To improve the quality of emergency care in hospital and prehospital environments. • To popularize resuscitation skills.
• To facilitate the interchange of clinical experiences in emergency medicine.
• To develop and monitor an emergency medicine residency program.
• To promote international and interspecialty academic interchange and collaboration.
• To advance continuing medical education in the specialty.
• To promote the general welfare of emergency medicine.