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Dr. Christina Bloem is the Director of the International Division of the Emergency Medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center/Kings County Hospital. She completed an International Emergency Medicine Fellowship and a Masters in Public Health, with a concentration on Global Health at George Washington University. Dr. Bloem completed her Emergency Medicine residency at SUNY Downstate Medical Center/Kings County Hospital, where she served as chief resident and was also involved in the development of their international division. She is a founding member and Vice President of EMEDEX International. She is the International Liaison for the Scientific Committee of ABRAMEDE (Brazilian Association of Emergency Medicine).

Dr. Bloem worked as a licensed paramedic for seven years and directed the continuing medical education course for FDNY medics through Kings County Hospital for two years during her residency. Dr. Bloem is of Brazilian descent and has done medical work abroad in Peru, Brazil, Guyana, Cote d’Ivoire, India, and Qatar. She is fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish, and speaks German and French. Her areas of interest include development of emergency medicine systems, intercultural communication, and prehospital system development.