Retreat, in the spiritual sense, is a term for time to reflect and meditate. Some are held in silence yet others are more interactive, communicative and dialogue based.

The KEMCAANA retreat is designed to focus on key issues such as strategic planning, enhancing communication and collaboration and promoting education. The Association is considering deliberating on many a new imitative including a Visiting Faculty Exchange Program, Elective Rotations for King Edward Medical University (KEMU) students in North America, developing an advanced medical education syllabus for KEMU and many other subjects.