GEMNET is a proposed global emergency medical network to provide rapid response rescue teams within 24 hours of natural disasters. It would be an independent, standardized, multidisciplinary network composed of local emergency physicians, nurses, and logisticians from around the world. The goals of GEMNET are to provide prevention and standardized training, establish a rapid response medical rescue team, implement an early warning system with satellite assistance, and allow for local and global medical assessments following disasters. GEMNET aims to match the goals of the Hyogo framework for building resilience to disasters.