Joe is the incoming Co-Chair with Chelcie Jewitt. He joined EMTA as one of the HST Reps in 2025. He is currently a LTFT Mersey Trainee with several years experience representing colleagues at a deanery level. He's a passionate advocate for quality EM training and is involved in delivering teaching and exams at the University of Liverpool.

Sida joined EMTA in 2023 as ACCS Careers Representative. He is currently VC for the Education ad Training cluster at EMTA. He completed his medical training St Georges University of London and prior to that completed his Masters of Chemistry degree at the University of Southampton. He is currently the Regional Co-Representative representative for his current ACCS Cohort. During his foundation training in West Yorkshire, he developed an interest in medical leadership. He completed The Healthcare Leadership Academy programme in his FY1 year. In his FY2 year, he was elected the Deputy Chair of the BMA Yorkshire Regional Junior Doctors Committee and appointed the Chair and Lead of the International Healthcare Leadership Academy Conference in 2019 at Amnesty International HQ, London.

Diana is the HST Trainee Rep for TSC, Exams and Education, and she recently joined the EMTA committee. She’s been involved in trainee representation since her foundation programme on a local and regional level. Diana is passionate about trainee wellbeing, rest culture, and development opportunities. She played a key role in organising West Yorkshire’s first EM Away Day, which focused on fostering sense of community among the trainees.

Matthew joined the EMTA committee in 2023 as the Devolved Nations Rep for Wales.

Emily is LTFT EM trainee based in the East Midlands. Joining EMTA for the first time as EDI representative in 2025. Emily is the regional TERN representative. Having returned from maternity leave round 2, Emily is also completeing the RCEM approved LeadersPlus fellowship, believing its ok to love your children and still be ambitious at work.

Rhys is an emergency medicine trainee who joined EMTA as the Global Health Rep in 2025.

Natasha is an Academic Clinical Fellow and Emergency Medicine trainee at St George’s Hospital in London. She joined EMTA in 2024 as Research Representative, with a focus on supporting trainees to engage in research and shaping the committee’s research strategy. Her current academic work explores the provision of emergency care to vulnerable migrants across the UK, funded by an RCEM Research Grant. Her wider interests include migrant health, global health education, and health equity.

Naomi is an HST in Emergency Medicine in the West Midlands and the EMTA survey lead. She is LTFT and completing a part-time master's in Public Health and Research Methods, and is interested in research and passionate about improving trainee wellbeing. She has two very energetic border collies and in her free-time plays hockey and keeps bees!

Mahmoud is an ACCS Emergency Medicine ST2 trainee in the East Midlands, joining us as the ACCS Careers Representative. Alongside this role, he is the lead BMA representative at his hospital.

Rob is the outgoing Trainee Emergency Research Network (TERN) Fellow, and during this time worked with EMTA to redevelop the EMTA Survey. He is the EMTA representative to the Curriculum Sub-committee. Rob has an interest in education (currently battling through an MMed dissertation), research, and technology. Additionally, you may hear him hosting the RCEMLearning podcast. Rob became Co-Chair of EMTA in 2024

Chelcie is the incoming Co-Chair with Joe Walsh. EMTA Rep to the RCEM Gender Equity Committee (previously WEMSIG). She is the co-founder of Surviving In Scrubs, a group set up to raise awareness of sexism and sexual assault in healthcare.

Emma is a LTFT and works as the Chief Product Officer at Medics.Academy, a digital medical education start-up. She is passionate about improving working conditions, training and healthcare systems. She is also an honorary lecturer for UCLan, a NHS England Clinical Entrepreneur and a Governor for the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Miffmy is currently a CT1 ACF ACCS trainee, who is currently doing research into ECDS. In his spare time, he Morris dances, volunteers with St John Ambulance and sings in a chapel choir.

Emma-May Curran is a HST in Emergency Medicine in Dublin, Ireland. She is the current president of the Irish Emergency Medicine Trainee Association (IEMTA). She has an interest in NCHD wellbeing and has previously held the role of wellbeing officer for IEMTA. She also has subspecialty interests in Simulation Based Medical Education and Trauma and is currently completing a Masters in Trauma Medicine. I am looking forward to working with EMTA and to building a network between trainees in Ireland and the UK.

Adam is an ST4 LTFT trainee in the North West, who completed foundation years and an FY3 in Bournemouth after an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Science and postgraduate medicine at Bristol. He has a keen interest in Quality Improvement and how we can improve QIP experience and assessment for trainees.

Chris Bullock is a HST in West Yorkshire who completed PEM subspecialty training in Sheffield. He joined EMTA as the PEMPAG rep, and is keen to improve the experience of paediatric training for all grades across the trainee spectrum. In his role, Chris creates college guidance for the management of paediatric patients and is keen for feedback on this any any aspect of PEM training.

Babatunde Ogundipe is an ACCS-EM ST3 trainee in the West Midlands. He joined EMTA in 2026 as Representative to the RCEM Ultrasound Education and Training Sub-Committee, with a focus on improving PoCUS training for EM trainees. His clinical experience includes frontline humanitarian medicine with Doctors Without Borders in Nigeria. His wider interests include point-of-care ultrasound, trainee wellbeing, and global health.

Silas is an ST5 Emergency Medicine trainee in South London and the new EMTA representative on the Quality in Emergency Care Committee. He has particular interests in ultrasound and critical care, and enjoys finding practical ways to improve patient care and the working lives of clinicians. His current quality improvement project focuses on improving access to ultrasound-guided regional anaesthesia in the ED through education, governance and service development. Following his core training, he undertook a postgraduate trauma fellowship in South Africa and spent year in the Northern Territory of Australia working as an Emergency Medicine and Aeromedical Retrieval Registrar. These experiences reinforced his interest in systems of care, teamwork and delivering high-quality EM in challenging environments. Alongside his NHS role, he also works in event and crowd medicine at major sporting events, including Wembley Stadium and the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, which offer a unique perspective on emergency care in large-scale public settings.

Sneha is an Emergency Medicine ST3 trainee in the North East and is passionate about communication, collaboration and building strong trainee communities. As EMTA’s Social Media Lead, she is passionate about amplifying trainee voices, sharing opportunities and showcasing the incredible work happening across Emergency Medicine. Outside of work, Sneha enjoys travelling, hiking, tennis and exploring new places. She is always keen to connect, collaborate and champion all things Emergency Medicine.

Di Jackson joined EMTA in 2025 as the Environmental Specialist Interest Group Representative. She became EMTA Secretary in the same year. She is based in the East Midlands and works LTFT as an HST in EM.

Ashna joined EMTA as the EMTA App Rep in June 2023

Susan is an HST/ST4 North West (Mersey).She is a LTFT EM Doctor in Merseyside in North West England and is passionate about EM training and teaching at all levels and ensuring that training needs can be met. In addition to training she is involved in teaching at the University of Liverpool, and QI work with RCEM as their QI Fellow.

Alasdair McFadyen joined EMTA as the developed nations representation for Scotland in 2024.

Jo is a born and bred Geordie; she graduated from Newcastle University after obtaining previous degrees in Psychology, a Masters in Neuroscience, where her research was centred around cognitive bias and perceptions of body image and eating disorders, and a Diploma in Medical Sciences. During her medical school years, she was the first president and co-founder of the ‘Mind The Gap’ society at Newcastle University, which strived to promote knowledge, understanding and wellbeing of mental health. As well as this, she organised national conferences with this society, working closely with mental health charities and the RCPsych. She has also previously been awarded and completed a three-year fellowship with the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Her interests include raising awareness of mental health in EM, bridging the gap between psychiatry and emergency medicine, research and education and the wellbeing of EM trainees.

Chris is an ST5 In Emergency Medicine in Manchester who completed the PHEM sub-specialty training programme with London's Air Ambulance. He is also a registered Paramedic and has worked for the North West Ambulance Service and London Ambulance Service. He has been involved with various organisations working in events medicine and hopes to become a consultant in EM and HEMS in the future. He has been a trainee representative throughout training and have been involved with a variety of projects at the local and national levels. Chris aims to continue the good work being done to promote and improve PHEM training and support doctors who aspire to join this part of our profession.

Charles is currently an ST1 trainee in the North West Deanery, with a strong interest in medical education. He has completed a PGCert in Medical Education and has experience in developing online learning platforms for doctors in emergency medicine. He has a subspecialty interest in musculoskeletal and sports medicine. As RCEM Learning Rep, Charles hopes to support trainees by helping to improve access to engaging and practical educational resources that cater to trainees' needs. Outside of work, he enjoys baking, hiking and running, often using both as ways to unwind after (or prepare for) a busy shift.

Alix is currently an ST1 within the North West Deanery. She has worked in teaching roles previously, completed a PG Cert in medical education, and has represented her peers in multiple representative roles throughout her career. She is joining EMTA for the first time as the Gender Equity Representative. She is currently on her second maternity leave, where she continues to raise a young family alongside continuing to fulfil her career ambitions. She hopes to become a dual-ICM trainee in the future.

Shannon is an ST3 LTFT trainee in the EoE, joining EMTA for the first time as SWP rep. Shannon is currently on maternity leave with her third child, so is taking the scenic route to training! She is now more than ever committed to advocating for others rights and entitlements when it comes to protecting health and wellbeing.