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Dr. Bloem is a second-year fellow in International Emergency Medicine at George Washington University, where she is also pursuing a Masters in Public Health. She completed her Emergency Medicine residency at Kings County/SUNY Downstate, where she served as chief resident and was also involved in the development of their international division. She 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 as a specialty, intercultural communication, and prehospital system development.