This year marked an exciting milestone. Through the combined support of GEMA donors like you, and a generous partnership with the American Institute for Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) FUTURE Fund, we deployed 10 handheld ultrasound systems, 10 iPads, procedural training models, and five custom-built ultrasound carts across multiple hospitals. Donor support also helped fund Wi-Fi connectivity and infrastructure, allowing clinicians to upload scans, participate in quality assurance programs, and receive ongoing mentorship.
These investments addressed one of the greatest barriers to ultrasound adoption: access. Clinicians now have imaging available at the bedside, helping them make faster and more informed decisions for patients in settings where diagnostic resources are often limited. More than 130 clinicians have participated in training programs, and a growing network of local ultrasound champions is now teaching and mentoring others throughout the country.
I am also honored to share that I have been selected as a 2026–2027 Fulbright U.S. Scholar to The Gambia. This six-month award will allow me to continue building emergency medicine and ultrasound education programs, strengthen quality assurance and research initiatives, and support the next generation of Gambian healthcare leaders. The Fulbright project is a direct result of the partnerships and progress that you helped make possible.
Looking ahead, our next goal is to expand this model to additional and more rural hospitals, where access to diagnostic imaging is often even more limited. We have shown that combining ultrasound equipment with training, mentorship, quality assurance, and connectivity can create meaningful and lasting impact. Now we hope to bring this same approach to underserved communities throughout the country.
To do that, we will need support not only for ultrasound devices, but also for the systems that make them sustainable: mobile carts, tablets, Wi-Fi connectivity, image review platforms, and ongoing educational support. These are the tools that allow clinicians to integrate ultrasound into everyday patient care and remain connected to a larger learning network.
This is where you can help.
As we expand this work to additional hospitals and communities, your support remains critical. If you would like to help fund ultrasound equipment, training, mobile carts, connectivity infrastructure, and other capacity-building initiatives, additional tax-deductible donations to GEMA can be made through our 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization at https://www.globalemalliance.com/donate
Thank you for believing in this project and for making this work possible!
With gratitude,
Christine McBeth, DO, MSPH, FACEP, FPD-AEMUS
President, Global EM Alliance
Abaraka. Thank you.
