March-April 2013 - The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

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MARCH-APRIL 2013 VOLUME XXVIII NUMBER 2
Dave Caro, MD
UFCOM-Jacksonville
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SAEM MEMBERSHIP
Membership Count as of February 14, 2013
AAAEM 56 Honorary 7
Active 1,703 International Affiliates 3
Assoc 23 Medical Students 197
Emeritus 32 Residents 2,680
Fellows 54
Total 4,755
2012-2013
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Cherri D. Hobgood, MD
President
Alan E. Jones, MD
President-Elect
Deborah B. Diercks, MD, MSc
Secretary-Treasurer
Debra E. Houry, MD, MPH
Past President
Brigitte M. Baumann, MD, DTM&H, MSCE
Andra L. Blomkalns, MD
D. Mark Courtney, MD
Robert S. Hockberger, MD
Brent R. King, MD
Sarah A. Stahmer, MD
Brandon Maughan, MD, MHS, Resident Member
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
THERE IS CHANGE, BUT NOT IN OUR MISSION
Cherri D. Hobgood, MD
Indiana University School of Medicine
While sitting in our most recent Board
meeting, I began to contemplate how much
SAEM as an organization has changed
during my terms on the Board.
In the past six years we have made
dramatic changes. We have moved from an
older property in East Lansing, Michigan to
a more professional office suite in Chicago.
This location makes it more convenient for
our members to meet in our home office
Cherri D. Hobgood, MD
and allows easy transport from O’Hare
Airport. We have also embarked upon a
substantial upgrade of our staff. After hiring Ron Moen as our
full-time executive director, we have embarked on a systematic
assessment of our staff and staffing needs. This has allowed us
to achieve a level of member service that we had not previously
attained. These changes reflect a gradual shift in the culture
of SAEM from one of essentially “pure volunteerism” to one of
“supported volunteerism.” Yet amidst all of this change, one thing
remains the same, and for SAEM, it is clear our mission is both
important and enduring.
SAEM exists to support
and promote academic
emergency medicine. With
the rollout of our new website
and the establishment of
new learning communities
supported by our Higher
Logic platform, we are now
better positioned to support
ongoing dialogue among
our various groups, particularly those with niche interests. The
Board believes that this diversity of dialogue is a substantial
advancement for our members and that it will facilitate longdistance
collaboration and group learning. This is key for the
Society as we seek to advance not just the science, but also the
faculty who perform this work.
An important tenet of SAEM’s mission is an ongoing
commitment to faculty development. Our committees, task forces,
and academies should be considered prime opportunities for
both junior faculty and residents to gain the skills that translate
from the SAEM committee room to the board rooms at their
home institutions. Dr. Jones, our president-elect, has made every
attempt to populate our committees with members who will
make a significant commitment to the work of SAEM. Although
the website and our Higher Logic platform will support remote
communication, much of the excitement and networking that
SAEM provides still occurs in person and in real time at our annual
meeting. This year, after a long gap, we return to Atlanta, where
we are anticipating not only a capacity crowd, but also the most
amazing program ever. We have more didactic presentations and
abstract submissions than ever, and we are working diligently to
expand our space to accommodate all of the top science that
has been submitted for presentation. So make your schedule
requests early, and make sure that you are in Atlanta for this year’s
annual meeting.
Join us in Atlanta, log on to our new website, join an academy
and a learning community, embrace the changes that SAEM is
making, but know that our changes represent an evolution of the
organization, but not a change in its mission. ◗
Attention Medical Students & Residents!
2013 SAEM Residency & Fellowship Fair
Friday, May 17, 2013
4:30pm—6:30pm
200 Peachtree Conference Center &
Mezzanine, Grand Atrium
The SAEM Residency & Fellowship Fair is open to
all Medical Students & Residents at the SAEM
2013 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, GA. Don’t miss
out on this unique opportunity to meet &
network with over 100 program representatives.
Visit the SAEM Annual Meeting website for an up-to-date list of institutions that will be present.
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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S MESSAGE
One of the major strengths of SAEM is
the energy and dedication of its members
to academic emergency medicine in so
many different ways. This dedication is
to be found in the many interest groups,
committees, and academies that provide
clear focus on causes and areas of expertise
and inquiry that are dear to a particular
group of members. This concentration
on what some may perceive as a narrow
Ronald S. Moen interest or focus can sometimes be a
cause of concern for others who do not
share that same interest or passion. At the same time, however,
we have to recognize that academic emergency medicine is a
unique and relatively small but extremely vital part of the larger
emergency medicine arena and within the larger medical
community. As such, SAEM members play a critical role in the
research that underlies advances in emergency medicine, and an
equally critical role in the education and training of emergency
physicians. As academic emergency medicine evolves, so too
must SAEM evolve to meet the needs of its members. For
example, SAEM works with counterpart organizations in the
international community. Within the broader medical community,
it continues to participate with the Council of Academic Societies
of the American Association of Medical Colleges. We continue
to get requests to appoint members to a variety of task forces
sponsored by other medical and professional organizations where
the input of emergency physicians is being sought. Thanks to our
External Collaboration Committee, we have been very successful
in fulfilling these requests. The Consultation Service provided by
SAEM members has seen some additional growth in this past
year, and has provided a very special and unique service to a
variety of emergency departments, as well as to medical schools
and hospitals looking to make changes in their operations.
Part of this evolution has led to the move to a new website and
a new platform for the exchange of ideas. But it is necessary to
understand that simply launching a new website or utilizing a new
platform for the exchange of information is not a static or finished
event. This will always be a work in progress and as time goes
on, you can expect to see changes and innovations on both the
site and the communications platform. We have already identified
some features that we would like to add to the capabilities of
these programs, and have been very happy with the feedback
we have gotten from members suggesting features that they
would like to see. Higher Logic is the name of the platform that is
being used to facilitate communication within our various groups.
Within the next several months, all of our academies, interest
groups, committees and other “communities” within SAEM will
move from the use of listservs to this new platform. Please see
the article in this newsletter from Jim Pearson, our director of
Information Systems and Administration, for further information on
these exciting new opportunities.
Another part of this evolution is the further development of the
SAEM Foundation. During 2012, the SAEM Board of Directors
transferred responsibility for funding of all grants, in both research
and education, to the SAEM Foundation. I hope you are among
the many members of SAEM that support the Foundation on a
regular basis. Again this year, there will be a reception at the
Annual Meeting to highlight the work of the Foundation and the
need for additional backing to continue to build the endowment
fund. The goal, as many of you know, is to build the endowment
fund to at least $10 million so that the earnings from that fund can
provide increasing support for a variety of research and education
grants and other projects. 2012 was an excellent year for the
Foundation, and its endowment fund grew from $6 million to just
over $7 million with the returns on the investments alone.
Your staff and central office have also gone through some
evolution this past year. SAEM has larger and remodeled office
space, while remaining in the same building as before. If you are
in the area, we invite you to stop in, meet your staff, and see where
we work. The next part of this evolution will be the change in the
Board of Directors, committees, and task forces as we look to the
change in the program year that begins at the end of the 2013
Annual Meeting in Atlanta. By the time you read this, registration
will be in full swing, and the preliminary program will also be
available. Also, the election of new members of the Board of
Directors, as well as of members of the Nominating Committee
and the Constitution and Bylaws Committee, will be underway.
Please make sure to vote.
I look forward to seeing you in Atlanta May 14-18 for what
will be an outstanding program, perhaps the best ever, with new
features and new opportunities to see good old friends and make
new ones. ◗
SAEM TESTS A ROARING SUCCESS!
The questions used by SAEMTests.org were written by CDEM members, and were recently edited with new questions written in
order to develop two end-of-rotation tests for students rotating on Emergency Medicine. Beginning in July, 2012, 22 tests are
on the website, www.saemtests.org. These tests reflect the accepted national M4 curriculum. Since July 1, 2012, 20,192 tests
have been taken. There are two end-of-rotation tests. Each of these tests was written with questions that conform to NBME
standards. The two M4 end-of-rotation tests have been given 1,297 times. The advantage of using one of these two tests is that
normative data is known and can be accessed with an Administrator Clerkship ID. Both of these two tests are online and are
scored automatically, with the test score sent to the clerkship. If your clerkship would like to take advantage of these tests, email
Michael.beeson@akrongeneral.org for access to an administrator ID and password.
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MEMBER HIGHLIGHT
Dave Caro, MD
I honestly view myself as an emergency medicine educator.
My path into academic EM is nontraditional, but I’m honored to
be where I am.
My EM career started in a community ED after residency
training, with an eye towards returning to residency education
after completing a few years of getting experience in the “real
world” so I could relate to trainees with practice experience under
my belt. After three years in the community ED, I was given the
opportunity to assist in the EM residency administration at the
University of Florida College of Medicine-Jacksonville, and since
then my focus has been on training. I have had the opportunity
to interact with outstanding educators, practitioners, residents,
and students that I’ve worked alongside in the ED, in the region,
and throughout the country, each of whom I owe a tremendous
debt of gratitude for the partnership we have enjoyed throughout
the past 16 years.
My original introduction to SAEM was during my residency
training at Carolinas Medical Center, where I was influenced by
physicians I consider to be true giants in the field: John Marx,
Jeff Runge, Jeff Kline, Mike Gibbs, Vivek Tayal, and multiple other
names too numerous to mention, all of whom were very active in
SAEM’s mission. All are the sort who are willing to work hard,
willing to share their knowledge, and willing to lend a hand to
guide interested folks in the right direction.
My long-term aim was to become a residency director,
encouraged in large part by the influence of my former program
director, Bob Schneider, whose leadership style while I was in
training was a wonderful mix of sincere interest in his trainees,
clear communication on important training issues, and an intense
desire to know more about emergency medicine and how the
new specialty fit into the emerging landscape of medicine.
Added to the experience was the guiding hand of John Marx, a
consummate physician and leader whose intelligence, guidance,
wit, and just that underlying sense of security I felt when he was
with us I now sorely miss.
I walked into a new academic family in Jacksonville, and quickly
came under the influence of such notables as Dave Vukich, Bob
Luten, Terry MacMath, Ann Harwood-Nuss, and Bob Wears,
the vanguard of residency training in northeast Florida. I also
met a number of folks who quickly became brothers and sisters,
who pushed me to become better while we locked arms to train
residents: Andy Godwin, Shawna Perry, Kelly Gray-Eurom, Tom
Morrissey, Ashley Booth, Leslie Simon, and a wealth of others
who have left their imprint on my practice. I have had the
opportunity to work alongside hundreds of residents, students,
and fellows, and I truly feel I have learned as much from them as
I have been able to teach.
It is in Jacksonville that I have had the opportunity to
participate in the annual SAEM Southeastern Regional Meeting,
which I have had the opportunity to chair in the past and this
year will co-chair again when the event is hosted in Jacksonville
Beach. It is through the regional conference that I have had my
best opportunity to participate in SAEM – and to meet and be
influenced by outstanding educators, such as Peter Deblieux,
Micelle Haydel, Phil Shayne, Sheryl Heron, David Manthey,
and a host of others whose interest is advancing academic EM
within our region.
I also owe special thanks to a few mentors who have invested in
my educational career and given me the opportunity to teach on
a national stage. Ron Walls, Mike Murphy, Bob Luten, and Bob
Schneider gave me the opportunity to become an instructor in
The Difficult Airway Course: Emergency, where I have been able
to focus my interests of education and airway management, and
gained scholarly experience in academic writing and literature
review critical to maintaining the educational edge needed to
instruct at the level of a national course.
I feel so blessed to be at my position. I owe so much to so
many people – I can’t name them all – it would take too much
space. And I’m so proud of so many people, including my sons
(because they give it meaning), the students and residents I
have had the opportunity to train, the partners I work with in
the various venues, not only in Jacksonville but throughout the
region and the country. I really love our specialty, and I really
am proud of the work we all do on a daily basis through our
hospitals, training programs, and through our specialty societies,
especially SAEM. ◗
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SAEM PAST PRESIDENT PROFILE
BRIAN ZINK, MD
By Stacy Sawtelle, MD
SAEM Faculty Development Committee
Dr. Brian Zink was first introduced to the
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
in 1986 as a second-year resident, when he
was selected to present a research poster
at the annual meeting held in Portland,
Oregon that year. At that initial encounter
he might not have imagined that he would
become the president of the organization
just 14 years later, but the immediate
connection that he felt to SAEM was
Brian Zink, MD undeniable. Dr. Zink describes SAEM as
his “academic home base” and its annual
meeting as the place he goes to get rejuvenated academically.
In fact, he hasn’t missed a single annual meeting in the past 25
years. Attending the SAEM meeting in 1986 introduced Dr. Zink
to the world of academic emergency medicine and jumpstarted
a career dedicated to the development of our specialty and its
people.
Dr. Zink credits the openness of SAEM in allowing him to get
involved with national committees and advance into leadership
positions in the organization early in his career. He describes SAEM
as a “spawning ground” for young leaders and he encourages
today’s junior faculty to raise their hands and get involved just
as he did. Shortly after completing his residency training at the
University of Cincinnati, he became a member of the Research
Committee. This was followed by membership in the Constitution
and Bylaws Committee, which he chaired in 1995-96. Between
1993-96 he coordinated the SAEM Research Consulting Service
and then joined the SAEM Board of Directors in 1996. The
breadth of his involvement in SAEM committee work, as well as
his experiences and mentorship as a faculty member at Albany
Medical College and later at the University of Michigan, readied
him for his term as president in 2000-2001.
As a dedicated and accomplished researcher himself, Dr.
Zink was in a great position as president of SAEM to promote
the credibility of emergency medicine in the world of research.
While he was president, much of his work focused on creating an
infrastructure to support committed investigators in our field, and
to foster an environment within SAEM where people could make
their academic mark. The broader highlighting of the successes
of our specialty improved the visibility of emergency medicine
within the research community. During Dr. Zink’s presidency,
SAEM strengthened its dedication to supporting the development
of investigators through the establishment of two-year individual
and institutional training grants and by increasing the amounts of
funding offered.
After completing his productive tenure as president, Dr. Zink
pursued his long-held interest in the medical humanities and
cemented his commitment to chronicling the history of our specialty.
Through a grant from the National Library of Medicine, and with
the support of his colleagues, he took a nine-month sabbatical
in order to conduct research and oral history interviews with key
national figures in emergency medicine, including past leaders of
SAEM and the University Association for Emergency Medicine
(UAEM). Dr. Zink credits the relationships with colleagues that
he developed through SAEM with providing the support that he
needed to complete this project. His book, Anyone, Anything,
Anytime: A History of Emergency Medicine, was published in
2005. The book remains a key chronicle of our specialty’s early
legacy, and he regards it as a true labor of love.
Since completing his term as president, Dr. Zink has remained
committed to SAEM, participating in numerous committees and
in the development and presentation of new workshops and
didactic sessions at annual meetings. He is past chair of the
SAEM Development Committee, and continues to be active
in the committee today. Dr. Zink looks forward to being able to
mentor junior faculty and share his experiences as a successful
teacher through the Junior Faculty Forum at annual meetings. He
also continues to serve as the “Reflections” section editor for the
journal Academic Emergency Medicine.
Currently, Dr. Zink is a professor of Emergency Medicine and
chair of the department at the Warren Alpert Medical School of
Brown University. He devotes a significant amount of time as
a mentor and advisor to his own faculty, residents, and medical
students in his position as the Assistant Dean of Medical Student
Career Development. Still an active researcher, he serves as
advisor to neuroscience PhDs and emergency medicine faculty
at Brown, working in one of his own areas of expertise: traumatic
brain injury. Nationally, Dr. Zink is the president of the Association
of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine. In this capacity, he
looks forward to the development and implementation of a faculty
development leadership course for new and aspiring department
chairs.
Dr. Zink has contributed much through his mentorship in
emergency medicine, his groundbreaking avenues of research,
and his inspiring commitment to medical humanities in emergency
medicine. He has provided us all with a great gift by documenting
the history of our specialty and its people in his book, Anyone,
Anything, Anytime: A History of Emergency Medicine. As
reflected in his book’s title, emergency medicine is a unique
specialty because of its open and welcoming attitude to treat all
comers through our doors.
This is perhaps also a fitting description for the author himself,
as SAEM and the entire specialty of emergency medicine have
been strengthened by Dr. Zink’s unique outlook and singular
dedication to making things better for the next generation, even
as he considered the gifts and legacies of past leaders. He has
taught us all the value of looking backwards as well as forwards
as we make our professional and personal journey in emergency
medicine. We are gratefully indebted to him, and, in some small
way, also to the research poster selection committee for the
SAEM Annual Meeting of 1986. ◗
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I hope that you will find the articles featured in this
section to be useful tools in your academic/professional
development. Feel free to e-mail comments and
suggestions regarding additional content areas that
would be of value to residents and recent residency
graduates. Proposals for future contributions are
welcome and may be sent to newsletter@saem.org
Meagan Hunt, MD, Wake Forest University
ACADEMIC RESIDENT SECTION
TAKING RESIDENCY EDUCATION AND ONE
ACADEMIC EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO
NEW HEIGHTS WITH “THE CLOUD”
Iltifat Husain, MD, MPH
PGY-2, Department of Emergency Medicine, Wake
Forest School of Medicine
James O’Neill, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency
Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Mobility is already changing medical education. Multiple medical
schools have purchased iPads for all of their students and are
encouraging their use for anything from anatomy to patient care on
the wards [1] .
But what about medical education after medical school? There
are few examples of mobility being used in residency programs and
even for continuing medical education for practicing physicians.
Simply giving the iPad to medical professionals is the first step.
Mobile software that encourages medical professionals to actually
use the devices is the second (and arguably the toughest) one.
Until recently there has not been a residency program embracing
mobile tools, such as “the cloud,” to fundamentally change how
medical education and the program itself functions.
Our team of residency and faculty members in the Emergency
Medicine Department at Wake Forest School of Medicine set out
to change how a residency program can communicate by using
the mobile tools available to the general public. We wanted our
residency program, as well as our department at Wake Forest, to
be on the mobile cloud.
In all academic centers there is an assortment of software that
is employed to disseminate key documents and information to
residents and faculty. Usually this is through an online portal where
PDFs, PowerPoints, and Word files are saved. These documents
contain key medical literature that residents and faculty use for
learning.
For many academic centers, this portal is SharePoint — an
enterprise system created by Microsoft. SharePoint is a powerful
platform, but is limited by the fact that the majority of users in a
residency program do not have the time to become comfortable
with its many nuances.
There are many issues that SharePoint presents. These include
difficulties with searching content efficiently, limits on file size, as well
as the lack of a mobile version that functions with the iPad or other
tablets. Most notably, the static nature of the portal truly limits its ability
to allow real-time interactive communication of information. You are
presented with content, but can’t upload content yourself. In order to
upload content, you need special permissions. Usually there are a few
people in the department with access to this, and they are the ones
that do the bulk of the uploading. The remainder of key information is
then left for distribution via e-mail. Although this way of disseminating
knowledge is utilized by almost all academic departments, it is far
from an ideal solution. Cloud-based systems provide a solution to the
issues associated with both of these methods.
While cloud-based mobility can improve efficiency in the area
of clinical operations, academic teaching is where cloud-based
mobility proves its worth. In the past, if attending physicians or
residents found a great academic PDF file that pertained to a
patient, they would print this off for their peers for later reading.
Those of us who have been on the receiving end of this know that
printed documents hardly find daylight later. Instead, using our new
cloud solution, the attendings or residents can upload the literature
PDF file on their phone or on a desktop and they can share it
amongst either a few residents or all the residents — much more
efficient, and with enormous potential to improve learning.
The benefits of developing a cloud solution were obvious.
However, the way to develop and implement the use of the cloud
was less so. Trying to settle on a platform to use was a difficult
task. Dropbox is a cloud solution already used by many in medicine
for organizing their personal literature, but it does not allow for
collaboration and conversation amongst peers.
After many conversations, research, and testing of alternatives,
our end decision was to go with Box.com — mainly because we
found it the easiest to use and most seamless for the functionality
we were striving for. A final decision to begin an enterprise account
with Box came after a five-month trial with multiple residents and
faculty with a business account.
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We have residents who are tech-savvy, but we also have
individuals who are not (and don’t have a strong desire to learn
how to be). We needed a platform that was simple to use, and we
wanted to maintain our current workflow — anything complicated
would take away from the most important task at hand for residents:
learning how to become a great emergency medicine physician.
The main benefits of Box and the cloud are the following:
Price: The price for Box is not low, but when spread across a large
emergency department with satellite affiliates, Box is reasonable.
The large amount of space we required made the final cost
comparable to managing our own server, without the headaches of
recurring costs, downtime, and the expertise to manage it.
Discussions: We love the ability to have a discussion between
residents and faculty about an article, a lecture, or a video. Box
enables us to upload files, and then employs a comment system
similar to Facebook’s. We have not even scratched the surface of
what this ability can add to the learning environment. For example,
in our most recent “must-read article of the month” in January, there
is a large back-and-forth discussion happening between faculty
and residents on when to do stress testing on low-risk chest pain.
There are pages’ worth of comments from faculty members, some
made on their iPhones. This type of vigorous debate and discussion
would not be possible without a cloud-based tool.
Sharing: Box provides the opportunity for all members of the
residency program to share videos as well as PDF, Word, Excel,
and Powerpoint documents from a mobile device or a computer in
the emergency department or at home. There are multiple ways to
forward attachments and files into the cloud on our mobile devices.
Organizing Clinical Documents: We can also share and
update documents related to clinical care that were previously
difficult to find. Searching for these no longer pulls the faculty and
residents’ attention away from the patient’s bedside.
Copyright Protection: We take very seriously the need to protect
the journal articles, book chapters, and intellectual property that we
are sharing. We want open, easy, and secure access. This solution
provides this without allowing this information to be shared outside
of our residency program.
Massive Storage: Our enterprise account gives unlimited
storage space that is meticulously backed up. (It is actually listed
as 909 terabytes — so not truly unlimited, but more then we can
use.) Our current lecture and grand rounds videos take 500-700
MB of space each — which adds up to approximately 100 gigabytes
per year of video.
Streaming: All videos are streamed from the Box.com site,
which enables residents and faculty to watch video rapidly on their
mobile devices and computers without downloading the entire file
first. In addition, all videos, images, articles, and PowerPoints can
be previewed in a web browser — this avoids the need for external
players or programs and is a time-saving feature. Microsoft Word,
Excel, and PowerPoint are supported, as is Google Docs (and
many of them can be edited within Box).
We believe mobile cloud-based tools have the potential to
improve how information and medical education are disseminated
within physician groups. With these cloud-based tools, attending
physicians and residents are able to more quickly adapt to evidencebased
literature and change their practice as necessary — the end
result being an improvement in patient care.
No faculty member or resident of Wake Forest University
Emergency Medicine Residency, including the authors, have any
financial relationship with or have received any type of payment
from any of the companies that are mentioned in this article. In
addition, the authors have no financial disclosures to make and do
not own stock or any interest in any of the companies mentioned in
this article. ◗
[1] www.imedicalapps.com/2011/04/university-minnesota-medical-students-ipad-learning-medical-education/
[2] PMID: 22412110
How many older adults are you seeing in your ED?
• Almost 1 in 5 ED patients are 65 years of age or older
• 2 in 5 will be that age by 2030…
Our Mission: To improve the quality of emergency care received by
older patients through advancing research, education, and faculty
development.
What can AGEM offer you? We can:
• Help you and your ED care for older patients
o The Geriatric ED Initiative, in collaboration with SAEM,
ACEP, ENA, and AGS, is developing criteria for what it
means to be a geriatric ED including resources, staffing,
environment, policies, etc.
• Help you advance your research agenda
o AGEM has a large number of NIH and foundation-funded
researchers (including 7 with K23 grants)
o We offer mentoring and counseling to junior and mid-career
investigator members of AGEM
• Help you prepare your trainees to care for older patients
o AGEM members are available to give grand rounds
presentations on a variety of topics
o See our Geriatric EM lectures, training curricula, and
simulation cases
o Geriatric EM Journal Club: Modeled after the
highly successful ACP Journal Club, it will provide expert
review and commentary on articles critical to geriatric EM
o Coming soon: Assessment tools for our simulation cases
Membership: Open to any member of SAEM. Contact
SAEM or one of the AGEM officers today! Group, student,
resident, and fellow discounted rates available.
http://www.saem.org/academy-geriatric-emergency-medicine
AGEM is grateful for the support of the following institutions through
AGEM group memberships:
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ETHICS IN ACTION
UNCONSENTED HIV TESTING IN CASES
OF OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE
Ethan Cowan, MD, MS 1,2 and Ruth Macklin, PhD 2
Department of Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center
Department of Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
An emergency medicine resident gets stuck with a visibly
contaminated, large hollow-bore needle while attempting to
insert a central line. The source patient is informed of the injury
but refuses to provide consent for HIV testing. A year ago, this
same EM resident became ill and had to be hospitalized after
taking post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) for a prior occupational
exposure. She is concerned about taking PEP for the current
exposure and asks if she can use blood already taken from the
source patient for other reasons and test it for HIV.
Despite significant improvements in occupational safety
standards in health care settings, these scenarios are all too
common. In 2000 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
estimated that approximately 385,000 needlestick and sharpsrelated
injuries occur every year to health care workers in hospital
settings.1 In EM, a 1998 study of graduating residents found that
56% reported a potentially infectious occupational exposure. 2
The real number of injuries is likely much higher because most
exposures go unreported.
Fortunately, in most cases of occupational exposure, source
patients gladly give their voluntary consent for HIV testing once
notified of the exposure. Yet, what should happen when source
patients actively refuse or are unable to provide consent for
additional testing? When source patients refuse or are unable
to provide consent for HIV testing, exposed persons lack all the
information they need to make a fully informed decision about
initiating PEP.
The case vignette brings up the uncomfortable notion of testing
source patients for HIV without their voluntary informed consent.
At first glance, the practice of unconsented testing may appear
antithetical to one of the core ethical principles of our profession:
respecting patient autonomy. However, appealing to wellaccepted
deontological and consequentialist ethical principles
and theories could potentially justify unconsented HIV testing in
limited circumstances.
Deontological ethics focuses on the duties individuals have to
one another. Often these duties can conflict with one another.
Unconsented HIV testing after an occupational exposure is one
such case where the duty to respect autonomy conflicts with
the obligation to prevent harm to others. While controversial,
interference with a patient’s autonomy may be justified if the
potential harm to a third party is significant. This “harm principle”
is one justification that we use as emergency physicians to
hold homicidal patients in the ED, quarantine those with highly
infectious communicable diseases, and notify the partners of
newly diagnosed HIV/AIDS patients. Unfortunately, no algorithm
exists for determining when potential harms to a third party justify
overriding an individual’s autonomy.
Consequentialist theories, the most well-known of which is
utilitarianism, require that beneficial consequences be maximized
and harmful consequences be minimized. The consequentialist
approach requires a calculation of the potential harms and
benefits to all persons affected by an action or policy. In
unconsented HIV testing, the harms and benefits to both source
and exposed persons must be defined and balanced. If harms and
benefits to the exposed person outweigh the harms and benefits
to the source patient, unconsented HIV testing might be justified.
Conversely, if a source patient would suffer a preponderance of
harmful consequences that outweighed the benefits either to
herself or to the exposed person, unconsented HIV testing would
be morally wrong. As with deontological ethics, there is no magic
formula for weighing harms and benefits.
Luckily, emergency physicians are not the only ones who have
thought through these issues. As of September 2010, 35 states
had enacted legislation to permit some form of unconsented
HIV testing after an occupational exposure; however, there is no
consistency among the statutes in different states. 4 Variability
exists on when unconsented HIV testing may be allowed, who can
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authorize an unconsented HIV test, how the test results should be
documented in the medical record, who is informed of the test
results, who pays for the test, and how incidents of unconsented
testing are recorded and examined for quality assurance. Some
states require a court order for all cases of unconsented HIV
testing, others allow unconsented testing only when a patient
is comatose or otherwise incapacitated, while still others allow
testing over a patient’s autonomous objection. 5 Although no
central repository for laws specifically addressing unconsented
HIV testing in cases of occupational exposure exists, the National
HIV/AIDS Clinicians’ Consultation Center at the University of
California, San Francisco has an excellent resource that can be
used to look up your state’s laws regarding HIV testing. 4
Case Resolution: The ED attending had a conversation with
the source patient to understand his reasons for refusing the HIV
test. The patient revealed that he had participated in risky sexual
practices many years ago and had overwhelming anxiety about
being tested. He did not appear to fear, nor did there appear to be
any risk of reprisals, violence, or discrimination that might result
from the unintended disclosure of a positive HIV test. Despite
the attending’s best efforts to explain the importance of the HIV
testing, the patient continued to refuse. Although the ED attending
felt that, based on the risks and benefits, there was ethical
justification for performing an unconsented HIV test, ultimately no
test was performed because state law prohibited unconsented
HIV testing over a patient’s autonomous objection. ◗
1. United States General Accounting Office. Occupational Safety: Selected Cost and Benefit
Implications of Needlestick Prevention Devices for Hospitals. GAO-01-60R. Washington, DC;
2000. Available at: http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d0160r.pdf
2. Lee CH, Carter WA, Chiang WK, Williams CM, Asimos AW, Goldfrank LR. Occupational exposures
to blood among emergency medicine residents. Acad Emerg Med:1999;6(10):1036-43
3. Cardo DM, Culver DH, Ciesielski CA, Srivastava PU, Marcus R, Abiteboul D, et al. A casecontrol
study of HIV seroconversion in health care workers after percutaneous exposure.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Needlestick Surveillance Group. N Engl J Med
1997;337(21):1485-90.
4. National HIV/AIDS Clinicians’ Consultation Center. State HIV Testing Laws Compendium.
University of California, San Francisco. 2007. Available at: http://www.nccc.ucsf.edu/
consultation_library/state_hiv_testing_laws
5. Cowan E, Macklin R. Unconsented HIV Testing in Cases of Occupational Exposure: Ethics, Law,
and Policy. Acad Emerg Med;19:1181-7.
SAEM Institutional Research Fellowship Program
Institution Application
Next Application Deadline: April 1, 2013
To apply for SAEM approval of your institutional research fellowship program,
please download the Institutional Research Fellowship Program Application at
www.saem.org/membership/services/institutional-research-fellowship-program.
For a full list of all SAEM-approved - Research Fellowship programs, please visit
www.saem.org, go to the Fellowship Directory, and search for “Research-SAEM
approved" fellowships.
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RESIDENT AND STUDENT
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
PLANNING FOR A FELLOWSHIP
Megan Cloutier, MD
PGY-2, Department of Emergency Medicine,
Emory University
Chair-elect, Resident and Student Advisory Committee
Post-residency career paths and options are abundant, making
the choice of what to do after residency an overwhelming
decision. How do you decide that a fellowship is right for you?
Are you interested in research? In having your own niche? Or
in having a subspecialty that would complement your clinical
care? Completing a fellowship allows for career development
and exploration, as well as specialty training to develop an area
of expertise in addition to clinical work. Additionally, a fellowship
establishes protected time from your clinical practice to allow
you to establish some academic traction during the busy first
years out of residency. Also, a fellowship is a good entry point
into an academic program and is especially important option for
three-year program graduates interested in an academic career.
However, fellowship training is not just for those planning to
enter academic medicine. Many fellowships available, including
sports medicine, toxicology, and ultrasound, allow you to explore
a subspecialty that can be applied to diverse work environments
– both community and academic.
There are two basic fellowship structures: fellowships accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
(ACGME) and non-ACGME fellowships. ACGME programs
classify the fellow as a resident, and have specific requirements
regarding instruction, education, supervision, and work hours;
a salary based on the PGY level; and, often, restrictions on
independent practice in the ED. They do lead to American Board
of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) subspecialty board eligibility,
which is the highest level of credentialing. ACGME certification
is available in pediatric emergency medicine, toxicology, sports
medicine, undersea and hyperbaric medicine, and, starting in
July 2013, EMS. Non-ACGME fellowships vary significantly
by program and university. They carry more flexibility in their
curriculum and content and usually come with a faculty-level
appointment. The most comprehensive listing of EM fellowships
can be found at: http://www.saem.org/fellowship-directory. The
Emergency Ultrasound fellowships have a great joint website and
common application at http://www.eusfellowships.com/.
So, how to start this process? Ideally, as an intern you are
talking to upper-level residents, fellows, and your own faculty to
learn everything you can about your options, of which there are
many. So, what if I’m not an intern? Still talk to as many people as
possible. Decide what kind of career you picture for yourself and
speak with people who have created that for themselves. Now,
what niche are you looking to create? What types of medicine
are you looking to practice and what would you want your
subspecialty to be? What universities or programs support these
types of fellowships? ACGME-accredited programs will probably
be easier to compare since the curriculum is standardized, but
each one will have unique areas of excellence and emphasis. The
non-ACGME fellowships are usually more varied, and heavily
influenced by local resources. Then decide where you would like
to be geographically. This decision may be based on family needs,
financial requirements, or even the weather. Your own faculty and
residency directors are great resources for available programs.
They know you well, they know programs around the country, and
they are an invaluable resource for recommending programs that
may be a good fit. Fellowship fairs are a great opportunity to meet
the people intimately involved in the fellowship. Your fellowship
director will be a great advocate and personal mentor, and it is
critical that you work well together. It is very important to talk to
the fellowship director and review the material to understand each
program’s unique strengths.
So, now that I know what I want and maybe even where I want
to go, how and when do I apply? The best source of information is
individual program websites. Ideally, you should apply to all of the
programs that are a good fit for you. The timeline of applications
varies among programs, but generally, it is a bit earlier than the
timeline of community careers. You should typically start applying
in the summer of your final year, with interviews in the fall and
early winter. However, there is no “match,” and acceptances are
on a rolling basis, so it is best to be among the first to apply.
Application requirements generally include a cover letter, a CV,
and a statement of interest with long-term career goals. The
best resource is faculty and fellows at your home program that
can guide and direct you to a good fit, both professionally and
personally. Prepare early, speak with as many people as possible,
and research thoroughly. Good luck! ◗
Special thanks to Dr. Phillip Shayne, Dr. Karim Ali, and Dr.
Daniel Wood for their contributions.
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COMMUNITY.SAEM.ORG
SAEM’S NEW ONLINE MEMBER COMMUNITY
This past January, SAEM launched its new website at SAEM.
org, which was covered in the January-February issue of the
Newsletter. In addition to that site, we also launched a new
online community, Community.SAEM.org. The community site
is sort of a mash-up between SharePoint and LinkedIn in that
it provides SharePoint features such as document libraries,
discussion forums, LISTSRVs, calendars, wikis, and other online
collaboration tools. However, like LinkedIn, it provides a number
of social media features to connect with other members and build
your own professional network. The service is hosted on Higher
Logic’s Connected Community software, which is used by over
300 other associations.
All SAEM members have full access to the site, which is
accessible from SAEM.org via the SAEM Community menu tab,
and the “Popular Resources” section on the homepage. You can
also access it directly at Community.SAEM.org.
Some of the resources that are planned or already underway
are: an Annual Meeting attendee community for arranging roomsharing
and meet-ups; e-advising and mentoring for students; and
members-only resources provided by SAEM Academies.
COMMUNITY HOME PAGE
profile, posting a comment on a discussion forum, or interacting
with other members.
MY PROFILE
One of the easiest ways to contribute to the community is to
fill out your profile. If you already have a LinkedIn account, the
Connected Community makes it easy for you to set up your
SAEM profile quickly. Select the Profile tab under your name
at the top of the screen to access your personal profile. Then
scroll down to the section titled “Grab Profile Info from LinkedIn.”
Click on “Update your information from Linkedin®” and follow the
prompts. It will only take a minute to complete the process. That’s
it. Give it a try. Your end result will be an updated SAEM profile.
DIRECTORY
Once you log in to the community, you will see a home page
with popular resources. The content will vary based on your
engagement with the organization. All members will see the
featured news items at the top of the page under “What’s New”;
upcoming SAEM events, announcements, deadlines, and news
feeds; and SAEM social media content. If you are member of
SAEM leadership, you will see the latest discussion posts and
events listed for the groups to which you belong. If you are eligible
to vote for the SAEM Board of Directors, you will see a section
in the right-side column titled “Voting Open” that provides access
to your online ballot. The notice will run through March 4 and will
close at 4:00 pm Central time.
Another item of note is the “Most Active Members” section.
This is a leader board report of the members that have been most
active within the community. Points are awarded every time you
make a contribution to the community, such as filling out your
One of the valuable resources that the community provides
is an up-to-date directory that is based on data from the SAEM
membership database. The directory provides a number of
search criteria to find peers, former classmates, educators, and
industry experts. The Advanced Search allows you to drill down
by a number of academic criteria such as school, degree, fields of
study, dates attended, city, state, and region.
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Registration Form
2013 SAEM Annual Meeting - Atlanta, GA
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EVENTS
Once you find someone, use the “Add as a contact” feature to
add her or him to your personal network.
Under the “Events” tab is a calendar that displays upcoming
events, meetings, and deadlines. The calendar will be the central
resource for listing all SAEM, Board, academy, interest group,
and committee events. It will also feature deadlines and other
important time-sensitive items, and includes predefined filters and
a search function to help you target the resources that you want
to find quickly.
HELP
If you need help, just select the “Help” section and use the
resources on the community help desk. SAEM IT staff monitor
this section and will respond to your question or comment at their
earliest convenience. ◗
Michelle Blanda, MD, of Summa Akron City Hospital, current chair of the SAEM
Development Committee, is one individual who took the SAEM Foundation
challenge and BECAME ONE.
Will you take the challenge and BECOME ONE member who changed the
future of academic emergency medicine?
Make your donation online today at www.saem.org
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Our Mission
Academy for Diversity and
Inclusion in Emergency Medicine
•To promote equal access to
quality healthcare and the
elimination of disparities in
treatment and outcomes for
all groups regardless of race,
sexual orientation, disability,
or socioeconomic status
through education and
research
•To enhance the retention and
promotion of those historically
under-represented in
medicine and to create an
inclusive environment for the
training of emergency
medicine providers;
specifically using the AAMC’s
guide “to unite expertise,
experience, and innovation to
inform and guide the
advancement of diversity and
inclusion in emergency
medicine”
•To enhance the professional
development of all EM faculty
and residents with respect to
culturally competent medical
care
Why is ADIEM important?
Although the U.S. population
continues to become more
diverse, ethnic and racial
healthcare disparities persist.
The benefits of a diverse
medical workforce have been
well described, but the
percentage of emergency
medicine residents from
under-represented groups is
small and has not significantly
increased. ADIEM has
partnered in a more powerful
way with SAEM, working
towards the realization of our
common goals of diversifying
the physician workforce at all
levels, eliminating disparities
in healthcare and outcomes,
and insuring that all
emergency physicians are
delivering culturally
competent care.
Hello everyone,
This is a very exciting time for ADIEM! In a very short period, we have grown to over
125 members and continue to be a driving force for diversity and inclusion for SAEM’s
members. As the 2013 SAEM Annual Meeting approaches, I want to update you all on
our efforts and plans moving forward.
First, in the week of Martin Luther King Jr.
Day, I had the pleasure of giving a University
wide talk on Diversity and Inclusion at Oregon
Health Sciences University. Thanks to Dr. Pat
Brunett, former PD and now Associate Dean
for GME, for helping to arrange the
opportunity.
Second, we would like to again announce that
two didactics accepted to the SAEM meeting
as noted in the “ADIEM Events at SAEM.” In
addition, an abstract entitled “The Prevalence
of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered
(LGBT) Health Education and Training in EM
Residency Programs: What Do We Know?” was accepted
to the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regional SAEM
meetings. This abstract was also accepted to the CORD
meeting along with another abstract entitled “Culturally
Competent Education: Assessment of Competency Using
New Milestone Criteria.”
Third, we will be doing a call for nominations for this
year’s ADIEM awards. Stay tuned for communication
from Dr. Nestor Rodriguez who is leading this effort.
Finally, we continue to push the value of membership in
ADIEM to all of the EM community. We thank Dr. Ugo
Ezenkwele for his efforts as chair of the membership
committee, and also our current members for their
support and ask that you continue to spread ADIEM’s
mission and message to your colleagues as we continue
to grow.
Again, thank you for helping to make the mission of
ADIEM a reality. We look forward to welcoming you to
Atlanta in a few short months.
Sincerely,
Sheryl Heron, MD, MPH
President - ADIEM
ADIEM Events at SAEM
Business meeting
(May 15th 1p-5p - Vinings Rm I [6th floor])
Inaugaral Didactic Presentations
(May 16th 8a-10a - International Rm B
[6th floor])
“LGBT Health: Educating EM Physicians
to Provide Equitable and Quality Care”
“Disparities and Diversity in Emergency
Medicine: SAEM - Where are we now?”
NMA Annual Convention and
Scientific Assembly
www.saem.org : membership@saem.org
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Committee members, and break-out session participants) in bringing this very
important conference to life this year. Other current undertakings include:
With GEMA almost two years old, it can clearly be said that the organization
is strong and financially solvent. GEMA has added nearly 110 members and
counting, making it the third largest of SAEM’s eight Academies.
With the hard work and dedication of our members, GEMA has already achieved
several important goals, including:
• Proposing and implementing a tiered-dues structure to meet the financial
challenges of members joining SAEM and/or GEMA from resource-limited
countries.
• Enhancing SAEM and GEMA’s presence at several major international
emergency medicine conferences.
• Establishing a formal reciprocally promotional relationship between SAEM
and GEMA and Emergency Physicians International magazine.
• Collaborating with other SAEM entities to establish the first Chief Resident
Forum International Scholarship, bringing future leaders in emergency
medicine from other nations to the Annual Meeting.
• Collaborating with SAEM on the formation of the International Outreach
Task Force.
As further evidence of our early success, we programmed over 12 hours of last
year’s Annual Meeting in Chicago. This included the production of two highquality
didactics: one entitled “Training the Trainers Who Train: A Workshop for
Those Who Teach Emergency Medicine Elsewhere in the World,” and the other,
“More Than Just a Hobby: Building an Academic Career in Global Emergency
Medicine.” Both attracted more than 65 audience members. We also, after years
of legwork, hosted the first European Society for Emergency Medicine Spotlight.
And, in return, the Europeans hosted a similar event in Turkey this fall,
spotlighting state-of-the-art research by SAEM and GEMA members.
GEMA has also led the way in the production of a consensus paper outlining
safety guidelines for learners traveling abroad to do clinical rotations. This
manuscript, entitled “Guidelines for Safety of Trainees Rotating Abroad:
Consensus Recommendations from the Global Emergency Medicine Academy of
the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, Council of Emergency Medicine
Residency Directors, and the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association,"
will soon appear in the Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM) journal. Our
Academy has also submitted for publication two other manuscripts based on
didactics presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting.
As many of you are aware, the 2013 AEM Consensus Conference is entitled
“Global Health and Emergency Care: A Research Agenda,” and GEMA has
committed itself to being a major supporter of this endeavor. In fact, several
members are playing integral roles (in positions including co-chairs, Steering
• Enrolling more Global Emergency Medicine Fellowship program directors
in GEMA, to make it the de facto home for the fellowship programs.
• Investigating multiple strategies for increasing our international
membership.
• Preparing for publication a humanitarian code of conduct as a guide
for clinicians providing care, conducting research, or teaching abroad.
• Increasing communication with the American College of Emergency
Physicians (ACEP) International Section leadership.
• Holding successful executive committee elections and assuring seamless
transition of leadership in May 2013.
The formation of the GEMA Benefits, Education, and Services Committee
(BESC) was announced at last year's Annual Meeting. This committee serves
as a think tank for the organization, proposing and bringing to life innovative
products and services for our membership, ensuring that they receive value for
their membership. As an example, the GEMA BESC is collaborating with the
Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association (EMRA) to develop a central
database (to be housed on the GEMA webpage) of Global Emergency Medicine
Academy members. This will highlight members' educational and research
activities, while also serving as a searchable database of mentorship opportunities
geared towards learners.
Finally, the GEMA Program Committee is working to bring together a broad
array of offerings at this year’s Annual Meeting in Atlanta. Here is a taste of
what will be on tap Thursday, May 16:
• 8:00 - 9:30 am
• 9:30 -10:30 am
• 10:30 -10:45 am
• 10:45 -11:00 am
• 11:00 am -12:00 pm
GEMA Business Meeting and 2nd Annual
Awards Ceremony
4th Annual GEMA Global Emergency Medicine
Fellowships Showcase
Break/Refreshments
2013 AEM Consensus Conference Highlights
How to Get Global EM-related Endeavors
Published
GEMA will also collaborate with the Academy of Women in Academic
Emergency Medicine (AWAEM) to present a didactic entitled “Life and a
Career in Global Health: Can You Have It All?” on Friday, May 17 from 10:00
-10:50 am. On that same day, GEMA will also present its second didactic, “The
Top 10 Global Emergency Medicine Articles from 2012: Highlights from the
Global Emergency Medicine Literature Review,” from 11:00 -11:50 am.
This overview should provide a sense of where GEMA has been, where it is
now, and where it is going as an organization. Membership in this dynamic new
SAEM academy is open to all Society members, who are encouraged to check
out GEMA's programs at the upcoming Annual Meeting. See you in Atlanta!
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THE AMERICAN BOARD OF
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
CERTIFICATION IN EMS
The American Board of Emergency Medicine has been
approved to grant certification in the subspecialty of Emergency
Medical Services. Certification in EMS is open to any physician
who is certified by an American Board of Medical Specialties
member board and fulfills the ABEM Policy on Medical Licensure
and the EMS Eligibility Criteria. Both documents – the licensure
policy and the criteria – as well as the Core Content of EMS
Medicine, are available on the ABEM website. (Go to www.abem.
org and click on “Subspecialty Certification,” then “Emergency
Medical Services.”)
The certification application form is also available as a PDF
on the ABEM website. The application period for the first EMS
certification examination continues until June 30, 2013. The first
EMS subspecialty certification examination will be administered
October 23-25, 2013, at Pearson VUE professional testing
centers.
EMS LLSA ARTICLE SUBMISSION
ABEM is also preparing for the EMS Maintenance of
Certification (MOC) program. Each physician who attains
certification in EMS in 2013 will begin participating in EMS
MOC in 2014. One component of MOC is Lifelong Learning and
Self-Assessment (LLSA). LLSA addresses issues of relevance
to current practice. The LLSA tests are multiple-choice, openbook
tests based on a number of relevant readings. ABEM
encourages EMS organizations and individual physicians to
submit suggestions for readings. The necessary form and the
process for submitting suggestions for LLSA readings can be
found on the ABEM website. Go to www.abem.org, and click
on “Subspecialty Certification,” “Emergency Medical Services,”
and “EMS Maintenance of Certification” to access links to the
submission form and process.
ABEM WEBSITE TUTORIALS
ABEM has begun producing tutorials that are accessible on the
ABEM website. (Go to www.abem.org, and under Quick Links,
click on the box labeled “Tutorials.”) The first tutorial demonstrates
how to attest to your APP Practice Improvement activity. Future
tutorials will explain how to register for an LLSA test and how
to attest to your APP Communications / Professionalism activity.
If you have an idea for a tutorial you would like to see created,
please contact ABEM at 517.332.4800 ext. 345, or email
communications@abem.org
CDEM Meetings at SAEM Annual
Meeting in Atlanta, GA
Educators of all levels are encouraged to attend the following sessions
surrounding emergency medicine education.
Thursday, May 16, 2013
8:00am—12:00pm CDEM Business Meeting Conference Room 5 (7th floor)
Friday, May 17, 2013
8:00am—8:50am
9:00am—9:50am
1:00pm—3:00pm
Educational Portfolio: Your Secret Weapon for Promotion
Didactic, International E-F combined (6th floor)
Good to Great: Effective Feedback to Learners with Difficulties
Didactic, International E-F combined (6th floor)
Hot Topics in Medical Education and Education Research
International Room B (6th floor)
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2 0 1 3 S A E M A N N U A L M E E T I N G
AWAEM Didactics
The AWAEM Meeting Initiative Committee
has prepared a remarkable Didactic lineup for
the 2013 SAEM Annual Meeting.
These didactics include cutting edge content,
nationally recognized speakers and
stimulating formats.
AWAEM Annual Meeting
Tips & Tricks for Women
Navigating Academic EM
May 17th, 8:00a-12:00p
Vinings II (6th floor)
AGENDA
-AWAEM Business Meeting
- Navigating the Academic Compass,
Directions for
Success: An
invaluable 80
minute faculty
development
session for medical
students, residents
and faculty in all career stages that will
include six topics, moderated by
Jeannette Wolfe: 1) Pros and Cons of
Academic versus Private EM by Kinjal
Sethuraman; 2) Tips for Residents to
Jump Start their Academic Career by
Alyson McGregor; 3) Hitting the Ground
Up and Running: A Guide for the First
Two Years of Your Academic Career by
Stephanie Abbuhl; 4) Educator's Portfolio:
How to Stay Organized and On Track by
Gloria Kuhn; 5) Networking: Why, How
and Where to Connect with Peers and
Mentors in Academic EM by Bhakti
Hansoti; and 6) Possibilities, Pearls and
Pitfalls of Part Time Academics by
Jeannette Wolfe.
- Managing People in Academic
Emergency Medicine: Tools of the Trade
for New Investigators by Kinjal
Sethuraman
- Technology: How Women Can
Maximize Their Productivity by
Utilizing Social Media, A Social Media
Primer by Bhakti Hansoti
AWAEM Annual
Networking Luncheon &
Awards Presentation
May 17, 2013 12:00p-2:00p
Conference Room 1-2 (7th floor)
Mining the Hidden Science in Your
EM Research: Gender-Specific Study
Design and Analysis
May 18th, 8:00 – 9:30am
International Room C (6th floor)
Two hours of the SAEM Annual Meeting
has been designated for AWAEM’s
support of Gender-Specific Emergency
Medicine. This first didactic aims
to stimulate interest in research on
gender-specific medicine and understand
the challenges and solutions of
performing gender-based analyses. This
session will be a
moderated panel led
by Esther Choo. A
statistical expert,
Heemun Kwok, will
discuss a framework
for considering
relevant genderspecific
research questions within
diverse areas of emergency medicine
research and analytical strategies for
approaching the question of the impact
on gender on clinical outcomes. Two
additional EM researchers, Deborah
Diercks and David Wright, will
demonstrate how they have applied
these methods in their own work using
specific approaches and analytical
methods.
Gender-Specific Men’s Health –
Top 5 Plays of the Day
May 18th, 9:30-10:00am
International Room C (6th floor)
The second presentation in the SAEM
Annual Meeting will take the audience
through five physiologic systems using
the ESPN style of “Top 5 Plays of the
Day”. Each expert presenter, led by
Alyson
McGregor,
will update
the audience
on the top
Gender-
Specific EM
articles for
2012-13 and how they impact men’s
health. You will hear updates in
Cardiology with Basmah Safdar, Sports
Medicine with Neha Raukar, Traumatic
Injuries with Federico Vaca, Sepsis with
David Portelli and Neurologic
Emergencies with Nina Gentile. Hold
onto your hat! This fast paced program
will be sure to provide a stimulating
learning opportunity.
A big thank you to the
AWAEM Meeting
Initiative Committee,
led by Alyson McGregor,
with members Esther Choo,
Basmah Safdar, Julie Welch,
Jeannette Wolfe, Tracy Madsen,
and Preeti Jois.
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CALLS AND MEETING ANNOUNCEMENTS
For details and submission information on the items below, see www.saem.org and look for the Newsletter links
on the home page or links within the Events section of the website.
The SAEM Foundation is now accepting
applications for 2014-2015
The following grants will be offered and have a deadline
of August 1, 2013:
Research Training Grant – $50,000/yr. (2 year grant) - The
Research Training Grant (RTG) is intended to provide funding to
support the development of a scientist in emergency medicine.
Application Deadline: August 1, 2013
Education Fellowship Grant – $50,000/yr. (2 year grant) – The
Education Fellowship Grant will develop the academic potential of
the selected fellow by providing support for a dedicated two-year
training period that includes an advanced degree in education.
Application Deadline: August 1, 2013
New - Education Research Grant - $10,000 (1 year grant) –
The Education Research Grant will provide support for a medical
education research project.
Application Deadline: August 1, 2013
For more details as well as detailed application instructions,
please visit the Grants section of the SAEM Foundation website
www.saemfoundation.org
DON’T FORGET TO VOTE!
The deadline for voting in the election for positions on the Board
of Directors of SAEM has been extended to Friday, March 22,
2013. SAEM members, log into community.saem.org and fill out
the online ballot: Remember, every vote counts!
Save the Dates!
Save the Dates!
May 2-3, 2013
The Westin Alexandria
May Alexandria, 2-3, 2013 VA
The Westin Alexandria
Alexandria, Mark your calendars VA now for the Ninth Annual Physician Workforce Research Conference,
which will be held May 2-3, 2013 in Alexandria, VA.
Mark your calendars now for the Ninth Annual Physician Workforce Research Conference,
which This conference will be held is the May premier 2-3, 2013 opportunity in Alexandria, for researchers, VA. educators, and policymakers to
meet and discuss federal and state workforce issues, to listen to invited speakers who are
experts in the physician workforce area, and to find out about original workforce research
This
selected
conference
through a
is
peer
the premier
review process.
opportunity for researchers, educators, and policymakers to
meet and discuss federal and state workforce issues, to listen to invited speakers who are
experts in the physician workforce area, and to find out about original workforce research
This year’s theme is “Workforce Implications of Emerging Care Delivery Models
selected through a peer review process.
For more information and to submit an abstract, visit the AAMC Meetings page.
This year’s theme is “Workforce Implications of Emerging Care Delivery Models
For more information and to submit an abstract, visit the AAMC Meetings page.
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The University of California, Davis
is sponsoring a conference entitled
“Surgical and Trauma Outcomes
Research: Current Status and Future
Direction,” taking place Friday, March 15,
2013, 9 am to 4 pm, at UC Davis School of
Medicine, Sacramento, CA. Please see the
online event registration site for more details.
The SAEM Research Committee presents the
2013 Grant Writing Workshop
This workshop is designed to improve
investigators' skills in successful grant writing through
didactics, panel discussions, and focused small group sessions.
The course faculty includes federally funded investigators
and NIH staff.
An optional feedback session will provide registrants the opportunity
to receive advice through one-on-one interactions
with federally funded investigators. In this individual session,
review and feedback will be provided for grants in various
stages of preparation. Space is limited and selection for
feedback session will be on a "first come, first served" basis.
To participate, you must register for the workshop and submit
your grant to grants@saem.org.
Visit www.saem.org/annual-meeting for more details.
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with
the Essential Areas and policies of the Accreditation Council for
Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of the
University of Cincinnati and the Society for Academic Emergency
Medicine.
The University of Cincinnati is accredited by the ACCME to provide
continuing medical education for physicians. The University of
Cincinnati designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.75 AMA
PRA Category 1 Credit(s). Physicians should only claim credit commensurate
with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AACEM/AAAEM
Chairs and
Administrators Retreat
– Hot Topics in Florida
The 5th Annual Association of Academic
Chairs of Emergency Medicine and Association
of Academic Administrators of Emergency
Medicine Retreat will be held at the Turnberry
Isle Resort and Spa in Miami, Florida April
7-10, 2013. This meeting has evolved in the
past few years to provide an excellent “big
picture” educational experience, a valuable
forum for discussion and networking, and time
for reflection and relaxation in a retreat-style
meeting and setting. This year our keynote
address will be from Donna Shalala, president
of the University of Miami, and former US
Secretary of Health and Human Services.
Another important session will be a Primer
on Healthcare Finances, Cost-Effectiveness
Analysis and Research – Defining the Value
of EM. Three notable economic and physician
leaders will lead the session. We also have
sessions on benchmark data, how to combat
negative images of EM in the media, patient flow
and satisfaction, faculty diversity, GME funding,
observation medicine, and multihospital ED
networks. A special session on “What’s keeping
you up at night?” will explore common issues in
small group sessions. The 5th Annual Retreat
promises to be an invigorating three days that
will make chairs and administrators better able
to lead their departments to improve emergency
care, education, research, and service on both
local and national levels.
To register for the retreat, visit the event’s
page on the SAEM website.
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ACADEMIC ANNOUNCEMENTS
Two academic emergency physicians, David Beiser, MD
and Edward W. Boyer, MD, PhD participated in
MIT Media Lab’s Health and Wellness Innovation 2013 Hackathon.
A two-week international competition for clinicians, engineers,
programmers, and behavioral scientists, H&W 2013 seeks to forge
radical new collaborations that will catalyze a revolution in medical
care. Dr. Beiser’s group, which used biosensing approaches to
congestive heart failure, won the award for “Best Use of Data” and
“Most Audacious Goal,” while Dr. Boyer’s group won “Best User
Experience” for their advanced behavioral interventions to improve
antiretroviral adherence. Dr. Beiser is an NIH-funded investigator
studying models of cardiac arrest at the University of Chicago,
while Dr. Boyer, whose NIH-funded research applies advanced
mobile technologies to improve health, is chief of the Division of
Medical Toxicology at the University of Massachusetts.
Erik Hess, MD of the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine
and a team of investigators including Deborah Diercks,
MD, MSc of UC Davis, Jeffrey Kline, MD of Indiana
University, and Judd Hollander, MD of the University of
Pennsylvania received a $2,039,974 Patient-Centered Outcomes
Research Institute (PCORI) award for their project Shared
Decision Making in the Emergency Department: The Chest Pain
Choice Trial. They will test the effect of a decision aid on patientcentered
outcomes (knowledge, engagement, satisfaction), safety,
and healthcare utilization in a multicenter patient-level parallel
randomized trial of low-risk patients presenting to the ED with
non-traumatic chest pain who are being considered for hospital or
observation unit admission for cardiac testing.
Jesse M. Pines, MD, MBA, MSCE, is
primary author of the article “National Trends in Emergency
Department Use, Care Patterns, and Quality of Care of Older
Adults in the United States,” published in the Journal of the
American Geriatrics Society. View a brief abstract of the article at
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jgs.12072/abstract
Jeremiah Schuur, MD, MHS was appointed
Chief of the Division of Health Policy Translation in the Department
of Emergency Medicine at Brigham & Women’s Hospital.
Dr. Benjamin Sun, Associate Professor of Emergency
Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, was awarded
a 5-year, $3.8M NIH grant (1R01HL111033-01A1) entitled
“Improving Syncope Risk Stratification in Older Adults.” This
multisite observational study will develop clinical management
algorithms that are safe and cost-effective.
SAEM Regional Meetings
SAEM has three regional meetings leading up to the Annual Meeting in Atlanta. Regional meetings are a great
opportunity to submit abstracts locally and possibly be chosen as one of the top five to be featured from your region
at the Annual Meeting. Visit us online at www.saem.org for specific submission deadlines for future meetings.
Western Regional Meeting
March 22-23, 2013
Renaissance Long Beach Hotel
Long Beach, CA
Abstracts Closed
Southeastern Regional Meeting
March 23-24, 2013
University of Florida - Jacksonville
Jacksonville, FL
Abstracts Closed
New England Regional Meeting
April 3, 2013
Rhode Island Convention Center
Providence, RI
Abstracts Closed
Visit the Poster Hall
in Atlanta
to see who the top five winners
are from each region!
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CALL FOR PROPOSALS
2015 AEM CONSENSUS
CONFERENCE
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: APRIL 15, 2013
The editors of Academic Emergency Medicine are now accepting proposals for the
16th annual AEM Consensus Conference, to be held on May 13, 2015, the day before
the SAEM Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.
Proposals must advance a topic relevant to emergency medicine that is conducive to
the development of a research agenda, and be spearheaded by thought leaders from
within the specialty. Consensus conference goals are to heighten awareness related to
the topic, discuss the current state of knowledge about the topic, identify knowledge
gaps, propose needed research, and issue a call to action to allow future progress.
Importantly, the consensus conference is not a “state of the art” session, but is intended
primarily to create the research agenda that is needed to advance our knowledge of the
topic area.
Previous topics have included and will
include (2013 and 2014):
• 2000: Errors in emergency medicine
• 2001: The unraveling safety net
• 2002: Quality and best practices in emergency care
• 2003: Disparities in emergency care
• 2004: Information technology in emergency medicine
• 2005: Emergency research without informed consent
• 2006: The science of surge
• 2007: Knowledge translation
• 2008: Simulation in emergency medicine
• 2009: Public health in the emergency department:
surveillance, screening, and intervention
• 2010: Beyond regionalization: integrated networks of
emergency care
• 2011: Interventions to assure quality in the crowded
emergency department
• 2012: Education Research in Emergency Medicine
• 2013: Global Health and Emergency Care: A Research Agenda
• 2014: Gender-specific Research in Emergency Care:
Investigate, Understand, and Translate How
Gender Affects Patient Outcomes
Well-developed proposals will be reviewed on a competitive
basis by a sub-committee of the AEM editorial board. Proceedings
of the meeting and original contributions related to the topic will
be published exclusively by AEM in its special topic issue in
December, 2015.
Submitters are strongly advised to review proceedings of
previous consensus conferences, which can be found in the
past November and December issues of AEM, to guide the
development of their proposals. These can be found openaccess
on the journal’s home page on Wiley Online Library -
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/acem.2011.18.issue-10/issuetoc
Submitters are also welcome to contact the journal’s editors or
leaders of prior consensus conferences with any questions, or for
copies of submissions from prior years.
Proposals must include the following:
1. Introduction of the topic
• brief statement of relevance
• justification for this topic choice
2. Proposed conference chairs, and sponsoring SAEM
interest groups or committees (if any)
3. Proposed conference agenda and proposed presenters
• plenary lectures
• panels
• breakout topics and questions for discussion and
consensus-building
4. Anticipated audience
• stakeholder groups/organizations
• federal regulators
• national researchers and educators
• others
5. Anticipated budget, to include such items as:
• travel costs
• audiovisual equipment and other materials
• publishing costs (brochures, syllabus, journal)
• meals
6. Potential funding sources and strategies for securing
conference funding.
How to submit your proposal.
Proposals must be submitted electronically to aem@saem.org
no later than 5PM Eastern Daylight Time on April 15, 2013. Late
submissions will not be considered. The review sub-committee
may query submitters for additional information prior to making
the final selection. Questions may be directed to aem@saem.org
or to the editor-in-chief at editor@saem.org. ◗
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Join Us in Atlanta
SAEM Annual Meeting - May 14-18, 2013
at The Westin Peachtree Plaza
REGISTRATION NOW OPEN
May 14-15th
SAEM Senior Leadership Faculty Forum
May 15th
AEM CC , Global Health and Emergency Care:
A Research Agenda
SAEM Grant Writing Workshop
May 16th
SAEM Opening Reception
May 17th
EuSEM Spotlight
May 18th
AEUS SonoGames
www.saem.org
for details
AEM Consensus Conference - Atlanta, GA
Global Health and Emergency Care:
A Research Agenda
May 15, 2013
Jeffrey Koplan, MD, MPH
Vice President for Global
Health and Director of Emory
Global Health Institute
Visit www.saem.org/annual-meeting to register
Linda C. Degutis, Dr.PH, MSN
Director of National Center for
Injury Prevention and Control
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention
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EARLY VIEW for ACADEMIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Academic Emergency Medicine has been loading articles on
"Early View" as soon as they are processed now - so be sure to
check this feature regularly on the journal's Wiley Online Library
(WOL) homepage, regularly.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1553-
2712/earlyview
Academic Emergency Medicine on the Wiley Online Library
Platform
Make sure you keep checking the journal’s home page on the
recently implemented platform, Wiley Online Library (WOL) -
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1553-
2712.
Many new features appear in the form of “modules” and will
be updated on a regular basis. The new platform is more robust
and easier to navigate, with enhanced online functionality.
Visit often and stay tuned for updates!
VIRTUAL ISSUES
"Virtual Issues" are now a key feature of the journal's home
page. A virtual issue is basically just a collection of articles on
a given topic. The idea is that a reader will go there to look for
a particular issue, but then will see our other offerings on that
topic, as well, increasing our full-text download numbers and
helping insure the broadest dissemination of our authors'
work.
We now have four "virtual issues" online. Go to to the journal's
home page on the Wiley Online Library (WOL) platform -
"Find Issues" on the left-hand side and click on the feature.
Three additional virtual issues, in addition to the initial
geriatrics one, are up and running on: ultrasound, toxicology
and injury prevention. Again, consult the "Find Issues" area
and click on the desired issue.
http:/onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111(ISSN)1553-2712.
Abstracts en Español!
Beginning with the September issue, Academic Emergency
Medicine will be publishing the abstracts of the various articles
in Spanish. They will be presented alongside the English abstracts
in the online versions of each paper (pdf, html, and
mobile apps). The Spanish abstracts will also be included in
the print edition of the journal for any papers that originate in
Spanish-speaking countries, or are likely to be of particular
interest to emergency physicians in Spanish-speaking countries.
This project would not be possible without technical assistance
and generous funding from our publisher, John Wiley and
Sons, Inc., and the language assistance of Emergencias, the
journal of the Sociedad Española de Medicina de Urgencias y
Emergencias (SEMES).
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Teach Medicine in a Health System Built to Advance Health, Transform Lives
Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director
Reading Health System is seeking a BC Emergency Medicine physician to serve as
Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director for Reading Hospital, located in West
Reading, PA, with an immediate focus on starting a new Emergency Medicine Residency
Program. The ideal candidate will have management and leadership experience in a
teaching program with a strong passion for academics. The allopathic EM Residency
Program has a projected start date of July 2016.
The program director will be responsible for:
• Providing leadership in all aspects of the EM Residency Program development and
launch.
• Building the EM Residency faculty and support team.
• Working with Reading Hospital and academic leadership to provide direction and
vision for Emergency Medicine education.
Requirements:
• MD or DO degree
• Board-certified with ABEM
• Licensed to practice medicine in Pennsylvania
• Minimum of 5 years of leadership experience in a teaching program
What we offer:
• Competitive salary
• Educational loan repayment
• Sign-on bonus
• Medical insurance
• Life insurance
• Malpractice insurance
• Liberal paid time off
• CME allowance
• Defined benefit pension plan
• 403(b)/457(b) retirement plans
About Reading Hospital
Reading Hospital is part of Reading Health System, a regional leading health system
located in south central Pennsylvania. A 727-bed, not-for-profit independent academic
medical center with more than 800 affiliated physicians, Reading Hospital is a leader in
advancing our community’s health and wellness, and is one of the region’s major referral
hospitals in a number of specialties, including cardiovascular services, neurosciences,
oncology, pediatrics and women’s health. The hospital also is a Level II trauma center,
providing emergency care for more than 135,000 emergency department patient visits
annually. Reading Hospital is a leader in breakthrough technologies, including the Hana
table anterior approach to hip replacement, robotic da Vinci Surgery System® and
Trilogy® Radiosurgery. Reading Health System is in the process of an enterprise-wide Epic
electronic health record implementation. Reading Hospital is a member of the Alliance for
Academic Independent Medical Centers (AIAMC) and the Council of Teaching Hospitals
(COTH) of the AAMC. Reading Hospital is also a member of the Johns Hopkins Research
Network and the Jefferson Research Network.
Berks County maintains a perfect balance of urban, rural and suburban settings. Our
community offers diverse outdoor and cultural activities, outstanding schools and quality
of life with easy accessibility to shore points, airports and major metro areas, such as
Philadelphia, Washington, DC and New York City.
For more information, please contact:
Michaele M. Glenn: (610) 558-6100 ext. 236, mglenn@tylerandco.com
Charlotte C. Tinsley: (727) 940-3313, ctinsley@tylerandco.com
Tyler and Company
5 Christy Drive, Suite 108
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
Facsimile #: (610) 558-6101
Hospital website: readinghealth.org
Physician website: readingdocs.org
EOE
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Save the Date!
SAEM Annual Meeting in Atlanta
Saturday, May 18, 2013
8 am-12 pm
The 2 nd Annual
The Academy of Emergency Ultrasound
of the
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
The purpose of the SonoGames is to allow residencies to demonstrate their skills and
knowledge of point-of-care ultrasound in a lively and educational competition. Get your best 3-
member, ultrasound-savvy residency team ready to compete for the title of SonoChamps 2013
and bring home the SonoCup!
Registration will be open in mid-March. Space is limited and preference will be given to early
registrants! Please submit questions or inquiries to SonoGames2013@gmail.com
SonoGames Committee: Nova Panebianco, MD; Andrew Liteplo, MD; Resa Lewiss, MD;
Geoffrey Hayden, MD; Alice Murray, MBChB
Division of Emergency Medicine
University of Washington, School of Medicine
Seeks an Assistant or Associate Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director
As the University of Washington (UW) Emergency Medicine Residency Program continues to grow, we are seeking candidates for the
position of Assistant or Associate Program Director. This is an exceptional and unique opportunity to help lead the further development
of this already outstanding emergency medicine residency program. The Harborview Medical Center and the University of Washington
Medical Center offer outstanding, wide ranging and unique opportunities for resident education. Additionally, there are excellent and
wide ranging opportunities for academic growth of faculty, including collaboration with the UW Department of Medical Education and
Biomedical Informatics and the UW Institute for Simulation and Interprofessional Studies (ISIS). Full-time faculty may be recruited at
the rank of Assistant, Associate or Full Professor commensurate with experience.
The Assistant/Associate PD will work at Harborview Medical Center Emergency Department, which is the only Level I Trauma Center
for a 5-state region and sees approximately 66,000 patients per year, and the University of Washington Medical Center Emergency
Department, which sees approximately 26,000 patients per year.
The UW School of Medicine is a regional resource for Washington, Wyoming, Alaska, Montana and Idaho - the WWAMI states. The
UW School of Medicine is recognized for its excellence in clinical training, for its world-class research initiatives, and for its
commitment to community service.
If you are interested in joining and leading the further development of a world-class Emergency Medicine Residency program and the
growing Division of Emergency Medicine at the highly acclaimed UW School of Medicine please send your CV to: Susan Stern, MD;
Professor and Division Head, Emergency Medicine; Harborview Medical Center; 325 9 th Avenue; Box 359702; Seattle, WA 98104-
2499 (sstern@uw.edu). The UW is building a culturally diverse faculty and strongly encourages applications from women and minority
candidates. The University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer.
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EMERGENCY MEDICINE FACULTY
◊ Clinician-Educator ◊ Clinical Researcher ◊ Ultrasound◊
The Department of Emergency Medicine at East Carolina University
Brody School of Medicine seeks BC/BP emergency physicians and
pediatric emergency physicians for tenure or clinical track positions at
the rank of assistant professor or above, depending on qualifications.
We are expanding our faculty to increase our cadre of clinicianeducators
and further develop programs in pediatric EM, ultrasound,
and clinical research. Our current faculty possesses diverse interests
and expertise leading to extensive state and national-level involvement.
The emergency medicine residency is well-established and includes 12
EM and 2 EM/IM residents per year. We treat more than 110,000
patients per year in a state-of-the-art ED at Vidant Medical Center.
VMC is an 860 bed level I trauma, cardiac, and regional stroke center.
Our tertiary care catchment area includes more than 1.5 million people
in eastern North Carolina, many of whom arrive via our integrated
mobile critical care and air medical service. The ED expanded into a
new children’s ED in July 2012, and a new children’s hospital is also
under construction. Greenville, NC is a fast-growing university
community located near beautiful North Carolina beaches. Cultural and
recreational opportunities are abundant. Compensation is competitive
and commensurate with qualifications; excellent fringe benefits are
provided. Successful applicants will possess outstanding clinical and
teaching skills and qualify for appropriate privileges from ECU
Physicians and VMC.
Confidential inquiry may be made to Theodore Delbridge, MD, MPH,
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine (delbridget@ecu.edu).
ECU is an EEO/AA employer and accommodates individuals with disabilities. Applicants must comply
with the Immigration Reform and Control Act. Proper documentation of identity and employability
required at the time of employment. Current references must be provided upon request
www.ecu.edu/ecuem
252-744-1418
Chief of Emergency Medicine
Massachusetts General Hospital, a major Boston teaching hospital and
affiliate of Partners HealthCare, Inc. and Harvard Medical School, seeks a
Chief to lead the Department of Emergency Medicine. The Chief of Emergency
Medicine will lead all aspects of the clinical practice, educational programs,
and research activities of the Department of Emergency Medicine at
Massachusetts General Hospital, overseeing financial management, personnel
and faculty development, facilities and space planning, strategy development,
philanthropy, and all other business, operational, and administrative
functions. As Chief of Emergency Medicine he/she will participate in
institutional strategic planning, development activities, and quality and safety
initiatives. The Chief will seek to further the teaching and research missions
of the institution, and as such, must qualify for a Harvard Medical School
appointment at the Associate Professor or Professor level.
The Chief of Emergency Medicine must be a role model for clinical investigators
and physicians in training. The position, therefore, requires an outstanding
clinician who is a distinguished national and international leader in the
field of emergency medicine care as well as an exemplary teacher, with a
strong background and outstanding accomplishments in research. The individual
must have administrative experience in a sizable clinical enterprise.
Interested candidates should submit a letter of application and
curriculum vitae to:
Keith D. Lillemoe, M.D.
Surgeon in Chief and Chief, Department of Surgery
Chair, Emergency Medicine Chief Search Committee
Massachusetts General Hospital
55 Fruit Street – White 506
Boston, MA 02114
617-643-1010
klillemoe@partners.org
Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School are equal opportunity/
affirmative action employers. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Interested in Pediatric Emergency
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Current membership benefits include access to:
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« EUS listserv and leaders in pediatric ultrasound research
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Charleston, West Virginia – BP/BC EM physician opportunity within
EM Residency. Ideal for a physician who enjoys teaching, this threehospital
system has 100,000 annual ED visits and includes a Level
1 facility. In addition to Emergency Medicine, there are numerous
allopathic & osteopathic residencies; as well as rotating medical and
allied health students. Equity-ownership group provides outstanding
package including family medical, employer-funded pension,
CME, malpractice, plus shareholder status at one year with no buyin.
As West Virginia’s largest city, Charleston offers both metropolitan
amenities and easy access to outstanding outdoor recreation.
For additional information, contact Rachel Klockow
Premier Physician Services
rklockow@premierdocs.com
(800) 406-8118, fax (954) 986-8820
Equity-ownership group | Family medical
Employer-funded CME, malpractice insurance and pension
Shareholder status at one year with no buy-in
SAEM Senior Leadership
Faculty Forum
May 14-15, 2013
Atlanta, GA
Registration Open
www.saem.org
Make sure you’re on the right path, join SAEM for
this one of a kind leadership experience. Where
leaders of emergency medicine will discuss with
participants; what makes a good leader, how to
play to your strengths, and what is your leadership
compass.
Follow Premierdocs
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Excellent opportunity for those starting off their
career or veterans who need new focus.
New Endowed Faculty Position
In Violence Epidemiology
University of California, Davis
School of Medicine
The Violence Prevention Research Program in the
Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking to fill a faculty
position at the Associate or Full Professor-in-Residence
level. Its focus is on the design and execution of large-scale
observational and experimental research into violence and
its prevention. This faculty member will serve as VPRP’s
Associate Director and as the Vice Chancellor’s Chair in
Violence Prevention, an endowed position.
The Vice Chancellor’s Chair will conduct independent
research, collaborative research, teaching, and mentoring.
Applicants must possess a doctoral degree in epidemiology,
medicine, or a related discipline. There must be an
established record of independent and collaborative research
on violence or injury, including demonstrated experience in
the design, conduct, and reporting of large-scale
observational and/or experimental studies. The position is
open to both clinicians and non-clinicians.
Please see the full announcement at
http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/vprp, Review of
applications will begin in March 2013 and will continue until
position is filled. Applicants should send a cover letter
outlining their qualifications and areas of interest; a CV; and
contact information for five references to Garen J.
Wintemute, MD, MPH, at gjwintemute@ucdavis.edu.
The Center for Emergency Medicine at the University of Texas
School of Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio is recruiting for
highly qualified full-time residency-trained academic emergency medicine
physicians. Optimal candidates will have an established track record of peerreviewed
research, excellence in education, and outstanding clinical service.
University Hospital, the primary affiliated teaching hospital of the
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, is a 498-bed Level
1 trauma center which treats 70,000 emergency patients annually. The
University Hospital Emergency Department serves as the primary source for
uncompensated and indigent care as well as the major regional tertiary referral
center, with a focus on transplant, neurologic, cardiac, diabetes, and cancer
care. A new, state-of-the-art emergency department with 80 beds will open in
early 2014.
The successful candidate will join a young, enthusiastic group of
academic emergency physicians committed to creating the premiere emergency
medicine residency program and academic department in the state of Texas.
Our initial class of emergency medicine residents will start in July 2013.
Department status within the School of Medicine is anticipated within 12
months. Academic emergency physicians with expertise in EMS, Ultrasound,
Toxicology, and multiple dual board certified EM / IM physicians currently
round out the faculty.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
offers a highly competitive salary, comprehensive insurance package, and
generous retirement plan. Academic appointment and salary will be
commensurate with experience. Candidates are invited to send their curriculum
vitae to: Bruce Adams, M.D., FACEP, Director, Center for Emergency
Medicine, 7703 Floyd Curl Drive, MC 7840, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900.
Email: adamsb@uthscsa.edu All faculty appointments are designated as
security sensitive positions. The University of Texas Health Science Center at
San Antonio is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action
Employer.
emergencymedicine.uthscsa.edu
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