Our Story
The Global Emergency Care Initiative was established in 2017 under the Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. GECI received generous funding from the DEM that allowed its official launch in 2018. The initiative provides focus, strategy, and programmatic support for emergent health issues in the University of Colorado’s effort to improve health globally. GECI core and affiliate faculty are committed to the ethos that high-quality, timely emergency care is a fundamental human right. The faculty commit time, effort, and significant experience and technical skill to transforming how we teach and train learners here in the U.S. as well as in multiple countries worldwide.
Our Mission
The underlying drive for our work originates from a deep commitment and belief that access to quality emergency care is a fundamental human right. We strive to improve and sustain the emergency health outcomes of communities worldwide by driving innovation in education, research, clinical care and service. Our aim is to create enduring partnerships, leverage science and best evidence, and to support the implementation of practical and locally appropriate solutions to improve access to timely, quality emergency care for all people.
Our strategy
GECI’s strategy is built upon four integral pillars: education, research, clinical care, and service to the global community. The core objectives for each strategic pillar are outlined below.
Pillar 1 - Education: Provide education on emergency care topics to a broad set of learners, with the aim of improving emergency care service delivery by matching priority health problems with essential resources, emphasizing multi-disciplinary approaches, and leadership development.
Pillar 2 - Research: Support research efforts and growth of research networks able to create evidence and transform findings into clinical care and policy to promote, protect, and restore health.
Pillar 3 - Clinical Care: Provide pragmatic implementation of emergency clinical care solutions that deliver outstanding performance & build effective networks in varying resource contexts.
Pillar 4 - Service to the Global Community: Collect, analyze, synthesize, and disseminate high quality information to help drive advocacy, improve care delivery, and/or inform health policy.
Our values
Excellence in mission
Equitable, trustful, long-term collaborations
Context-appropriate solutions
Sustainable implementation
Rigorous scientific evaluation
Accountability in service delivery