Cem Oktay
CEM OKTAY, MD, FIFEM, FEBEM, FEMAT
Dr. Cem Oktay graduated from Hacettepe University School of Medicine in 1992. He completed his medical specialty training at Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine in 1999 and became an Emergency Medicine Specialist. He has been working as a faculty member in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine since 1999.
He served as the President of the Emergency Medicine Association of Türkiye (EMAT) between 2003 and 2007. He currently holds the following positions: President of the Executive Committee of the Turkish Board Emergency Medicine (TBEM) of the Turkish Medical Association (TTB); President of the Executive Committee of the Turkish Board of Emergency Medicine; Member of the Executive Board of the European Board Examination in Emergency Medicine (EBEEM); Türkiye’s Representative on the Council of the European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM); and Liaison for Türkiye in the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) International Emergency Medicine Ambassador Program.
In recognition of his contributions to the advancement of emergency medicine, he has been awarded the titles of EMAT Academy Member (FEMAT), Fellow of the International Federation for Emergency Medicine (FIFEM), Fellow of the European Board Examination for Emergency Medicine (FEBEM), and Fellow of the Turkish Board of Emergency Medicine.
His areas of interest in emergency medicine are cardiopulmonary resuscitation, pediatric emergency medicine, medical education, sedation and analgesia, trauma, quality management, leadership, and administrative issues in emergency medicine.