Funda Karbek Akarca
She graduated as an Emergency Medicine Specialist from the Department of Emergency Medicine of Dokuz Eylül University in 2005. She worked as an emergency medicine specialist at the Emergency Medicine Clinic of İzmir Atatürk Training and Research Hospital (2006-2010). In 2010 she joined the Department of Emergency Medicine of Ege University. She became Associate Professor in 2017. She is a founding member of the Ultrasonography Working Group of the Emergency Medicine Association of Türkiye and chaired it for 2 terms. She also serves as an instructor in the disaster medicine and critical care working groups. After the February 2023 earthquake, she worked as a volunteer at Mustafa Kemal University in Hatay. After the earthquake, she led the “Psychological Support Project for Emergency Department Workers” in the region for 1 year on behalf of the Emergency Medicine Association of Türkiye. She also leads the TATD Disaster School Project. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Emergency Medicine Association of Türkiye and currently serves as Vice President. Her areas of interest are emergency ultrasonography, critical patient management, disasters and forensic emergencies.