Sarah is an emergency nurse specialist based in Darwin. She has been supporting emergency care capacity development activities in PNG for the past four years. Most recently, Sarah acted on behalf of the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM) as project lead for the Emergency Care Capacity Development Remote Training and Support Model Project. The project is part of a Clinical Support Program facilitated by Johnstaff International Development on behalf of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. This project resulted in the development and rollout of ‘Kumul Helt Skul’ – PNG’s first digital learning program for emergency care clinicians. Sarah holds a Master of Clinical Nursing with emergency specialisation and is currently completing a Master of Global Health at the University of Sydney.

She is passionate about systems strengthening and capacity building in global emergency care and was recently appointed co-chair of the Global Emergency Care Community of Practice through ACEM.