May-June 2006

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Newsletter of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine May/June 2006 Volume XVIII, Number 3

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE The Process of Change: Uncovering, Discovering and Recovering The accompanying photo reflects a long standing appreciation for symmetry.

The year began with the President’s Message commenting on the Roman God Janus, and that’s how it will end. Looking back is the requirement of anyone stepping down from a leadership position and that is what the photo represents. The changes discussed below are preparatory for the future. The future is not only ours but most importantly the next generation’s and in my case that statement can be taken literally. Looking forward is my son who is currently a PGY-I resident in Emergency Medicine at Wright State University. So whatever may or may not have been accomplished over this year, and years previously, I can legitimately claim having offered my first-born son to Emergency Medicine. Now, how biblical is that?

During my brief comments standing before you at the 2005 Business Meeting, I spoke about change being a core principle of academic medicine. This year well represents the efforts of the Board, the task forces, committees and membership to bring about change for the benefit of the Society and its future. This has not been disruptive nor destructive change.

The basic strengths of this organization remain as they should be: The Annual Meeting, Academic Emergency Medicine, the Research Fund, the Regional Meetings, the SAEM Newsletter, and of course the membership itself.

What has been altered has come about through a thoughtful process of change which includes uncovering, discovering, and recovering. These processes may subtly or directly influence and alter ideology, attitudes, policies, procedures, and personnel. Several of these areas are listed below: Uncovering Before the year began, an analysis of the Society’s representation on committees and task forces revealed a disproportionate emphasis toward specific institutions.

About a dozen schools supplied nearly 1/3 of the 250 committee/task force members. More than 50 programs had no representatives assigned in our governance structure. This was remedied by establishing new task

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Surgeon General Carmona to be Keynote Speaker Kristi L. Koenig, MD University of California at Irvine Co-Chair, AEM Consensus Conference We are pleased to announce that Vice-Admiral Richard Carmona, the U.S. Surgeon General, has accepted our invitation to be the Keynote Speaker for this year’s AEM Consensus Conference entitled, “The Science of Surge.” Admiral Carmona’s talk will take place immediately following the Opening Reception on May 18, from 6:30 to 7:00 pm, followed by a brief question and answer period.

Dr. Carmona is well-versed in the issues of surge, having worked in various positions in the medical field including paramedic, registered nurse and physician. He completed a surgical residency at the University of California, San Francisco and a National Institutes of Health-sponsored fellowship in trauma, burns and critical care.

Dr. Carmona is an insightful, enthusiastic, and entertaining speaker. He has been invited to include a discussion of the Medical Reserve Corps as a tool to augment surge capacity and other topics related to emergency physicians. Please join us on May 18 immediately after the Opening Reception for what will definitely be a great session!

Research Fund Tops $5 Million As noted in the March/April issue of the SAEM Newsletter, the assets of the Research Fund were $4,966,347 at December 31, 2005, only $33,653 short of five million dollars. SAEM is pleased to report that as of March 31, 2006 the assets of the Research Fund total $5,046,500!

Please join SAEM in celebrating this important milestone at the SAEM Annual Meeting. All donors to Research Fund are invited to attend the Research Donors Lunch on May 20 (please contact barb@saem.org to register). In addition, special Research Fund lapel pins will be given to donors. Lastly, Dr. Brian Zink, author of "Anyone, Anything, Anytime - A History of Emergency Medicine" has offered to provide a signed copy of his book to any member who contributes a minimum of $100 to the Research Fund at the Annual Meeting.

Dr. Zink will be available to sign books on May 18 immediately after the Plenary Session and just prior to the SAEM Opening Reception, on May 19 during the 9:45 am coffee break, and on Saturday, May 20 immediately following the Annual Business Meeting.

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“to improve patient care by advancing research and education in emergency medicine”

Major Media Campaign Slated for Annual Meeting

Medical Student Excellence Award Established in 1990, the SAEM Medical Student Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award is offered annually to each medical school in the United States and Canada. It is awarded to the senior medical student at each school who best exemplifies the qualities of an excellent emergency physician, as manifested by excellent clinical, interpersonal, and manual skills, and a dedication to continued professional development leading to outstanding performance on emergency rotations. The award, presented at graduation, conveys a one-year membership in SAEM, which includes subscriptions to the SAEM monthly Journal, Academic Emergency Medicine, the SAEM Newsletter and an award certificate.

Announcements describing the program have been sent to the Dean's Office at each medical school. Coordinators of emergency medicine student rotations then select an appropriate student based on the student's intramural and extramural performance in emergency medicine.

Over 100 medical schools currently participate. To submit the 2006 Medical Student Excellence Award recipient from your school (only one winner per medical school), go to: www.saem.org/awards/excelfrm.htm Submissions must be received at SAEM no later than June 20. The list of 2006 recipients will be published in the SAEM Newsletter in late summer.

As part of the Program Committee's commitment to improving the Annual Meeting, SAEM has developed a media program designed to increase awareness throughout the medical and lay communities of the important research in academic emergency medicine today.

To accomplish this, SAEM and Elsevier, the publisher of Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), are working to increase media attention and garner press coverage throughout the conference.

Press releases featuring selected presentations will be distributed to the press the first week in May, focusing particularly on local Bay Area newspapers, magazines, television and radio. A press room will be set up onsite where journalists may gather to conduct interviews and collect information about our organization, the conference and the featured presentations.

Additionally, a virtual press room will be available on the conference website where media reporters may register and download information.

The AEM 2006 Consensus Conference on "The Science of Surge," the Plenary Session presentations, as well as General Session presentations that have been identified as particularly newsworthy by the Program Committee will be featured in a series of press releases.

New SAEM Web Editor Named Call for Web Editorial Board Nominations Continues L. Albert Villarin, Jr, MD was named as the new SAEM Web Editor for 2006-07 by James Hoekstra, MD, President-elect.

This completes the search that began in 2005, during the Board of Directors Meeting at the Annual Meeting in New York City. At that time, the positions of Web Editor and Web Editorial Board were approved by the Board of Directors. Dr Villarin is the Director of Medical Informatics at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, and an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Jefferson Medical College. He comes to this position with an extensive webmaster experience, and for 2005-06 has served as an active member of the SAEM Web Content Review and Revision group. This group has been deeply involved in the content review and restructuring of a new website fro SAEM. It has a planned introduction during the Business Meeting at the 2006 Annual Meeting. This hard-working group was chaired by Glenn C. Hamilton, MD, and consisted of Dr. Villarin, JT Finnell, MD (Indiana University), Matthew Sullivan, MD (Carolinas Medical Center), and Ellen Weber, MD (UCSF).

This group will form the core of the new Web Editorial Board (WEB), chaired by Dr. Villarin, with Dr. Hamilton serving as the Board liaison. The Board continues to make a call to the general membership for nominations to the Web Editorial Board.

The Web Editor and Web Editorial Board will report to the Board and be supported by staff and a Web Site consultant.

Their purpose is to provide editorial direction for the content of the website. Specific assignments include recommending new areas to be planned or developed for the website and reviewing materials submitted to SAEM for web publication.

Criteria for publication will include content, accuracy, timeliness, and service to the SAEM membership. Regularly scheduled progress reports to the Board of Directors will be part of the group’s responsibilities.

The Web Editorial Board will work with and support the activities of the Web Editor. The Board will be comprised of 4-5 SAEM members selected for their broad expertise about the Society and basic technical knowledge of web-based services. Their role will be to review the complete website on an annual basis and make recommendations for changes to the Web Editor and the Board of Directors. They will also review submitted materials, and requests for links both to and from the SAEM website.

The Board of Directors is excited about Dr Villarin’s new role with the Society, and is looking forward to additional WEB members. Questions about the positions may be addressed to the SAEM office at saem@saem.org or 517-485-5484.

Please submit a letter of interest describing your web experience and your curriculum vitae to Mary Ann Schropp, Executive Director at: SAEM, 901 North Washington Avenue, Lansing, MI 48906 or mschropp@saem.org.

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Something for Everyone at the Annual Meeting Deb Houry, MD, MPH Emory University SAEM Program Committee Chair The Annual Meeting is coming soon! I hope you have all made plans to attend. Depending on your interests and your professional level (student, resident, junior faculty, or senior faculty), you should be able to find sessions that interest you. We have reviewed all of your comments about prior meetings and we have developed new didactic sessions, paper topic sessions, and networking and social events.

Tips for Success” and “Mentors: More Important than Ever to your Academic Career.”

I encourage you to attend paper sessions on topics you are interested in. This will help you devise your own research projects and see what your colleagues are doing at other programs.

In addition, the poster session and moderated poster sessions allow you to have a one-on-one discussion with presenters.

Medical Students and Residents I first attended the SAEM Annual Meeting as a medical student and I found many sessions that helped me develop research project ideas and assisted me in choosing the right rotations and finding a residency program. This year we are offering a fantastic Medical Student Symposium on Saturday, May 20. Some of the topics covered will be: “How to Select the Right Residency for You,” “Navigating the Residency Application Process and Interview Tactics,” “Getting the Most out of your Clerkship,” “The Dean’s Letter,” and “Career Paths in Emergency Medicine.” In addition, there will be an opportunity for medical students to meet program directors over lunch, as well as at the Residency Fair.

The Chief Residents Forum will be on Sunday, May 21. This workshop will give chief residents the skills and knowledge necessary to have a successful year. Some of the sessions will include: “So you’re Chief Resident, What does that Mean?,” “Leadership and the Management role,” “Developing a Schedule,” and “Effective Communication.”

The plenary oral paper session will give you an idea of the breadth and sophistication of Emergency Medicine research.

Poster sessions are a great opportunity to talk with presenters and ask questions about their research in a more informal setting. The didactic sessions offer information on teaching, research, and career development. Some sessions that might be particularly helpful include: “Powerpoint as a Teaching Tool,” “Mentors: More Important than ever to your Academic Career,” and “Introduction to Statistics.” A new session this year “Creating Meaningful Tables and Figures for Analyzing and Presenting Your Research,” will include a walk through of a poster session, and stopping at posters of interest to critique the quality of the tables and figures. This is a great opportunity to learn hands on!

Senior Faculty The Program Committee has worked very hard at increasing the sophistication of our sessions. “Getting the Most out of your IRB: Minimal Risk Studies,” “Missing Data: What are you Missing,” and “Development and Validation of Clinical Decision Rules” are intended for those involved in conducting research.

Another session is being led by Dr. Schroeder, former president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. He will describe the components of the Foundation, and which have funded emergency physicians; identify the Foundation's current funding priorities; and acquire knowledge to assist in preparing future funding applications Another new session: “What you Need to know about Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer” will introduce faculty to the concepts of intellectual property and technology transfer and describe the process of securing a patent for new innovations in our specialty. “E.D. S.T.A.T.! Emergency Department Strategies for Teaching Anytime” is a faculty development curriculum focused on fostering enhanced clinical teaching skills in emergency medicine teachers. Finally, “Transition from Associate to Full Professor” will help those in mid-career advance through their promotion.

Social Events We have increased the number of social events and coffee breaks at this year’s meeting. We have scheduled a short coffee break each morning and have scheduled a 30 minute coffee break with pastries after the plenary session. We were also able to get group tickets to an Oakland A’s game (against the Seattle Mariners) on Wednesday, May 17, the evening before the conference officially starts.

The Opening Reception will be on Thursday, May 18. This should be a great opportunity for members to enjoy hors d’oeuvres while listening to the jazz music of the Todd Dickow Trio.

On Friday, May 19 our “evening event,” will be held at the Exploratorium, a hands-on science museum with over 650 exhibits. Attendees will have access to both floors of the museum. We will also be bringing a taste of San Francisco to you through our “Streets of San Francisco” menu with North Beach, Chinatown, and Fisherman’s Wharf food stations.

Finally, on Saturday, May 20, we will have a short wine and cheese event featuring wine tastings from Le Crèma Winery, Kendall Jackson, and Edmeades wineries. Representatives from each vineyard will be on hand to discuss the wine, explain the wine making process, and teach you the fine art of tasting.

The social events are a great venue for all SAEM members from medical students to senior faculty to fraternize and network without having to leave the meeting!

As always, please feel free to contact me with questions and suggestions for the Annual Meeting. Contact me at: dhoury@emory.edu. You can also leave messages for me at the hotel during the meeting.

Junior Faculty The SAEM Research Committee worked in collaboration with members of the ACEP Research Committee and will be holding a Grant Writing Workshop on the pre-day, Wednesday, May 17. NIH staff will be leading sessions on grant writing skills and how to improve your chances of getting funded, so this should be an invaluable opportunity for SAEM members to get tips from the experts.

As mentioned in the medical student/resident section above, Dr. Schriger will be leading a session on how to make high quality tables and figures. He will follow the lecture with a walk through of the poster session pointing out examples and critiquing tables and figures.

Another new session is the Faculty Development Workshop.

The format will be a didactic session followed by small group break-out sessions. This is another great opportunity to get directed, personal advice on your career path. Other didactic sessions targeted for junior faculty include “Effective Feedback3

2006 SAEM Research Training Grant Recipient Jason S. Haukoos, MD, MS Denver Health Medical Center SAEM Grants Committee Dr. Andrew Chang from Montefiore Medical Center has been selected as the 2006–2008 SAEM Research Training Grant recipient. This grant awards $75,000 per year for two years to be used to enhance the research training and career development of an emergency physician. Dr. Chang is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York, and his goals during the Andrew Chang, award period include a combination of MD formal didactic training and closelymentored clinical investigation. The didactic training will be accomplished by completing a two-year K30 Clinical Research Training Program in which he will obtain a Master of

Science degree in Clinical Research. E. John Gallagher, MD, will serve as his primary mentor. Dr. Chang’s project, entitled “Defining the Role of IV Hydromorphone in ED Patients Presenting with Severe Pain” will be the foundation for Dr. Chang to develop a career that is focused on the treatment of acute pain in the emergency department. The primary clinical investigation will include a prospective, randomized, doubleblind clinical trial designed to compare intravenous hydromorphone to intravenous morphine for the treatment of acute pain in elderly patients who present to the emergency department. Dr. Chang’s research will target a growing public health concern regarding the inadequate treatment of acute pain in emergency care settings. The research training grant proposal will hopefully position Dr. Chang to be competitive for future extramural research funding in this important content area.

EMF/SAEM Medical Student Research Grant Recipients Selected SAEM joins with the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) to sponsor medical student research grants. These grants provide $2,400 over a 3 month period for medical students to engage in research projects. Again this year applications were reviewed by representatives of SAEM and EMF and five projects were chosen for funding.

Applicant: Project:

Daren Beam, East Carolina University Pre-Test Probability for Assessment for Pulmonary Embolism

Applicant: Project:

*Hangyul Chung, University of Michigan The Host Response to Subacute Central-Line Infection in Mice

Applicant: Project:

Trace I. Fender, BS, Summa Health System Use of AdRES Screening Tools in an ED Population of Older Drivers

Applicant: Project:

Daniel Hubbard, Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation The Association of Capnographic Data to Adverse Respiratory Events During Procedural Sedation

Applicant: Project:

Geoff Rau, Duke University Clinical Utility of the Triage Stroke Panel

* Recommended for the William Spivey Award

Medical Student Interest Group Grants Deadline: September 8, 2006 SAEM recognizes the valuable role of EM Medical Student Interest Groups to the specialty and has established grants of up to $500 each to help support these groups’ educational activities. Established or developing clubs, located at medical schools with or without EM residencies are eligible to apply.

The deadline for this year’s grants is September 8, 2006.

Applications can be obtained at www.saem.org or from the SAEM office. Information on the grants approved for funding in 2005 can be found in the January/February 2006 issue of the SAEM Newsletter, which is posted on the SAEM website at www.saem.org.

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2006 Institutional Research Training Grant Recipient Alan E. Jones, MD Carolinas Medical Center SAEM Grants Committee Dr. James Menegazzi of the University of Pittsburgh will be the principle investigator for the 2006-2008 SAEM Institutional Research Training Grant. Dr. Menegazzi is well known in the arena of resuscitation, is a NIH funded investigator and has mentored or co-mentored numerous research fellows and residents. The broad goal of Dr. Menegazzi’s proposal is to provide a research fellow with comprehensive, translational training that will afford the James trainee with the skills and experience Menegazzi, PhD needed to begin an independent research career. This will be conducted within the framework of the established, experimental and clinical resuscitation research programs in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, under the stewardship of Dr. Menegazzi and multiple sub-mentors. The proposed training will be achieved via a combination of focused coursework aimed at obtaining a

Master’s degree, together with the completion of one prospective clinical study, one ‘basic science’ protocol, as well as a clinical database project. This is a very logical and ambitious program and the grant will train an individual to become qualified emergency medicine researcher and advance the research mission of SAEM. The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh is a leading academic center in emergency medicine research emphasizing EMS and resuscitation research.

Along with the primary mentor, another experienced investigator, Dr. Clifton Callaway, will serve a large role in the mentorship of the fellow. Several other investigators including Dr. Don Yealy and Dr. Henry Wang, will serve in co-mentor responsibilities.

The SAEM Institutional Research Training Grant provides support in the form of $75,000 per year for two years in order to train a research fellow. This grant is awarded to the institution of an established investigator who had demonstrated excellence in academic emergency medicine and who is capable of successfully training future clinician-scientists.

2006 SAEM EMS Fellowship Grant Recipient E. Brooke Lerner, PhD, EMT-P University of Rochester SAEM Grants Committee The Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellowship for 2006-2007 will be awarded to Dr. Will Northington. Dr. Northington will begin his second year of EMS fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh. This grant awards $60,000 over one year to the training institution.

Fellows are selected from their own application and are expected to complete fellowship training at one of the SAEM approved EMS fellowship sites.

Institutions apply separately to be listed William as approved sites and current sites are Northington, MD listed on the SAEM website (www.saem. org.awards/03ems.htm). The mission of the grant is to develop the academic potential of the selected fellow by providing support for a one-year training grant that develops both their EMS leadership and research skills. The award is funded by Medtronic Emergency Response Systems, Inc., which places no restrictions on the selection of awardees.

Dr. Northington is a 2005 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh Residency in Emergency Medicine. His interest in

EMS and prehospital care began in medical school when he began taking EMT classes and ultimately became a paramedic during residency.

Since finishing residency, Dr. Northington has served as medical director of two local EMS systems, began pursuing an MPH degree with a focus on disaster preparedness and management, and serves as medical coordinator for a respirator research protocol supported by NIOSH. He plans on continuing these activities during his fellowship period, as well as initiating a project examining physiological responses in prehospital providers wearing personal protective equipment.

His proposal was evaluated by the SAEM Grants Committee based on his potential for and experience with EMS leadership, as well as the quality of his research proposal. Dr. Ron Roth will serve as the fellowship director.

The research project proposed by Dr. Northington will focus on the physiological changes and dehydration of prehospital providers while wearing personal protective equipment. He will advance previous work he has conducted with EMS and police personnel to identify a hydration protocol that will optimize the amount of time that can be spent in personal protective equipment and minimize the recovery time.

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2006 SAEM Leadership Award A simple aphorism teaches that 10 years after meeting a man, you may not remember what he said, or what he did, but you will never forget how he made you feel.

Dr. John Andrew Marx graduated from Stanford University Medical School in 1977. After a year of internal medicine internship, he completed his residency in emergency medicine at the Denver Affiliated Residency, where he served as chief resiJohn A. Marx, MD dent during his last year of training. He served as both program director and then research director while in Denver. In 1991, John became the Chair and Chief of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center, a position that he continues to hold. In this role, and in his every action, and every deed, John shows us how it should be done; how we can better ourselves as educators, mentors, and leaders. Please allow us to try to convey with fidelity, the record of John’s astounding career thus far.

John has served SAEM in all its pivotal roles, as Chair of multiple committees, and task forces, on the Board of Directors, as Secretary-Treasurer, then President, and currently, as an active Past-President. He has been the Chair of the Nominating Committee, Membership Committee, Publications Committee, the Financial Resources Task Force and the Journal Task Force. He has lectured at 19 Annual Meeting events, served on 14 committees, 8 tasks forces, and 5 interest groups. He was on the Editorial Board of Academic Emergency Medicine from 1993-1994 and then was an Associate Editor of Academic Emergency Medicine from 1994-2000. Each time our Society asks him to lend his talent as a statesman, he answers the call with humility and grace.

He has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed, original manuscripts and nearly as many book chapters and nonpeer reviewed work. For the past two editions, John has served as Editor-In-Chief of Rosen’s Emergency Medicine Principles and Practice text, often cited as the premier academic reference for our specialty. He is the Editor-InChief of the Emergency Medicine section of Up-To-Date and lends his expertise as a member of the Editorial

Boards of Emergency Medicine Practice, Emergency Medicine Tools, Journal Watch in Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medicine Desk Reference, Case Studies in Emergency Medicine, EMERGINDEX, and the Journal of Emergency Medicine. He is a reviewer for all the emergency medicine journals and numerous other major journals, including the New England Journal of Medicine, JAMA, and Lancet.

John’s personal touch on emergency medicine can be felt in the warm and fluorescent praise from the people who he has trained and mentored. He has created a legacy of infusing positive attitudes, ethics, and convictions in hundreds of doctors he has trained. It can be heard in the words of his former residents, as we reunite at our yearly meetings and reminisce how John showed each of us, that as individual clinicians, we can better our world.

Turning to the more tangible measures of his skill as a teacher, our residents honored him with our “Teacher of the Year Award” at Carolinas Medical Center in 2005. This award accompanies his previous four “Master Teacher” awards bestowed to him from the residents at the Denver Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine.

Outside of medicine, John shows us how to enjoy our friends, our children, our lives. John charms with munificent style and mastery of language, while lending due importance to small and special details. John does not have the ability to recognize class distinctions. He speaks of the janitor with the same respect as the dean. In the hospital politic, he champions the underdog; in the emergency department he serves as the vanguard for the disadvantaged and poor. His open heart and open mind appear in every policy he endorses. We acknowledge that John will reprove of our praise here. But be assured, he will remit to the indulgence of pride in his most treasured role--as father to two wonderful children who he has helped to grow into delightful young adults.

A decade after you meet Dr. John Andrew Marx, we believe you will likely remember what he has said and what he has done. But we remain certain that you will never forget that he makes you feel proud and perfect in your role as an academic emergency physician.

Alan E. Jones, MD Jeffrey A. Kline, MD Carolinas Medical Center

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2006 SAEM Academic Excellence Award Today it is often said that “they don’t make them like they used to”. This has been applied to material goods and people.

Most of us remember some of the academic giants that roamed the halls of our medical schools. These larger than life physicians could and did “do it all.” It is now commonly heard that the triple or quadruple threat is a thing of the past, rarely seen in modern academic medical centers. This may be Donald M. Yealy, MD largely so, but in the case of Donald M. Yealy, MD, the University of Pittsburgh and the specialty of Emergency Medicine are blessed to have an academic giant that is a throwback to the academic legends of the past.

Born one of 6 children in a blue collar Philadelphia family, Don stayed in the area for undergraduate training at Villanova and medical school at Medical College of Pennsylvania. Working his way through college and medical school he was able at a young age to learn to juggle his time. His parents inculcated character traits that can’t be learned in school. Loyalty, industry, generosity, sense of accomplishment, vision, and ability to weather storms are the ingredients that have allowed Don to make extraordinary contributions to the development of academic emergency medicine locally and nationally.

The ability to translate his encyclopedic knowledge of emergency medicine to clear concise bedside pearls or to organize logical insightful presentations combined with serving as an ideal clinical role model has led to Don receiving teaching awards throughout his career. He has always taught students and residents how to think and to not just learn laundry lists of facts. As a first year attending at the University of Pittsburgh, he received the Faculty Teaching Award and won it again on multiple occasions.

At Darnall Army Hospital, he again received the Staff Teaching Award as well as the Mentor Award. In 2001, his educational accomplishments were recognized by receiving the American College of Emergency Physicians National Faculty Teaching Award.

When Don was promoted to professor in 1999, one of his letters of support solicited comments from former residents including: “My choice to pursue an academic career resulted in large part because of Don’s mentoring …I still consider him the best role model for myself for teaching residents in both the clinical and didactic setting.”

“Don is more than a successful teacher, he demonstrated to residents the art of integrity and professionalism, traits that cannot be taught except my example”

“I wish I had the talent, the knowledge, the fortitude, and academic excellence that Dr. Yealy has in his pinky…I can think of no other physician who has influenced and guided me as Dr. Donald Yealy has.”

One of Don’s most admirable leadership traits is the commitment to walk and walk and walk the walk before ever attempting to talk the talk. He never asks of others nearly as much as he expects of himself. When working clinically, he starts before his shift is scheduled to begin and always sees more patients by himself per hour than any other attending. He prides himself on being a physician first and an academic physician as a calling.

As an investigator, Don was independently successful in gaining federal funding and then led the entire department to national prominence. He has headed several multi-disciplinary efforts with R series funding in the areas of community acquired pneumonia and heart failure. All of these have centered on developing clinical decision guidelines. He was recently awarded a P50 multi-million dollar NIH grant to study goal directed therapy of sepsis.

As in all other academic efforts he is continually mentoring future clinician/scientists.

The fourth leg of the modern academic stool that Don has mastered is administrative leadership. His consistent principle-centered approach has allowed him to serve many organizations with distinction. Since 1995 he has been Vice-Chair at the University of Pittsburgh while turning down numerous offers to Chair other departments.

This is emblematic of his commitment and loyalty. He brought vision and unimpeachable values as SAEM President, Chair of the SAEM Program Committee, and numerous other national committees. In all of these positions, he provides clear mission-based thinking that is organization-centric and not ego-centric.

Many of us work with colleagues who excel as clinicians, teachers, investigators or administrators but rarely do we get the privilege to watch and learn from someone so gifted to shine in all of these domains. It has been with joy and admiration that I have watched Don master all four legs of the modern academic stool.

Don’s greatest legacy will not be the hundreds of publications, grant portfolio, dozens of local and national leadership positions or even the direct care provided to thousands of patients but the mentoring of a legion of academic emergency physicians. As is the case of those academic heroes we remember from our past, Don has dramatically influenced the thinking and behavior of all he has worked with. For decades to come, some will be saying, they don’t make emergency physicians like Don Yealy anymore, and I suspect they will be correct.

Paul Paris, MD University of Pittsburgh

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Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference May 17, 2006 The Science of Surge 7:50 am

Welcome/Opening Remarks, Michelle Biros, MD, MS, Editor-in-Chief, Academic Emergency Medicine and Gabe Kelen, MD, Chair, AEM Consensus Conference

8:15 - 10:15 am

The Big Picture, Moderator: Kristi L. Koenig, MD, Co-chair, AEM Consensus Conference “Components of Surge,” Donna Barbisch, Dr.HA, MPH, Director, Institute for Global and Regional Readiness “Current Status of Surge Research,” Sally Phillips, RN, PhD, Director, Bioterrorism Preparedness Research Program, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality “State of Research in Daily Surge,” Brent Asplin, MD, MPH, University of Minnesota “Biothreat Surge Issues,” Frank Shih, MD, Director, Emergency Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital “Health System Surge,” Frederick M. “Skip” Burkle, Jr, MD, MPH, Director, Asia-Pacific Center for Biosecurity, Disaster and Conflict Research

10:30 – 12:00 noon Breakout Sessions “Defining Concepts,” Amy Kaji, MD, MPH, and Tareg Bey, MD, PhD (scribe) “Priorities for Research,” Richard Rothman, MD, PhD and Christopher Kahn, MD “Differentiating Large Scale Surge versus Daily Surge,” Robert O’Connor, MD, MPH 12:00 - 12:50 pm

Lunch Session “Lessons from the Israeli Experience,” Boaz Tadmor, MD, Head, Medical Department, Israeli Defense Forces Home Front Command

12:50 - 3:00 pm

Methodologies and Process, Moderator: Arthur Sanders, MD, MS, University of Arizona “Detection,” Peter Estacio, MD, PhD, MPH, Senior Medical Advisor, U.S. Department of Homeland Security “Research Methods in Daily Surge,” Melissa McCarthy, Sc.D., Johns Hopkins University “Simulations,” Joshua Epstein, PhD, Senior Fellow, Center on Social and Economic Dynamics, The Brookings Institution “Influencing Regulatory Agencies,” Robert Wise, MD, Vice-President, Division of Standards and Survey Methods, Joint Commission on Accreditation for Healthcare Organizations “State of Research in High Consequence Surge,” Carl Schultz, MD, University of California, Irvine

3:15 – 4:15 pm

Breakout Sessions “Metrics,” Jonathan Handler, MD, Northwestern University “Detection, (i.e. Situational Awareness),” LTC John McManus, MD “Methods of Research Enquiry,” Thomas Terndrup, MD, (facilitator), University of Alabama, Birmingham

4:15 - 5:15 pm

Report of Breakout Sessions, LTC John McManus, MD, MCR

5:15 pm

Closing Remarks, Gabe Kelen, MD

The U.S. Surgeon General, Dr. Richard Carmona, will address the entire SAEM Annual Meeting on the topic of the Medical Reserve Corps as a tool to augment surge capacity on Thursday, May 18 immediately following the Opening Reception.

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2006 Young Investigator Awards

Benjamin S. Abella, MD, this completed his undergraduate education at Washington University in St. Louis, where he graduated with a degree in biochemistry magna cum laude and won the Shepley University Service award. He then completed a Masters degree in Genetics at Cambridge University (U.K.) as a Winston Churchill Scholar. Upon return to the U.S., he received his medical degree at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine where he participated actively in research, both in basic molecular biology and cardiology.

Dr. Abella then trained in both Internal Medicine and Emergency Medicine at the University of Chicago Hospitals, and worked closely with his mentors Dr. Lance Becker and Dr. Terry Vanden Hoek to establish research projects in cardiac arrest and resuscitation, both in animal models and in the clinical arena. During his time at University of Chicago, Dr. Abella also completed a one year research fellowship in Resuscitation Science, during which he established a mouse model of cardiac arrest and studied therapeutic hypothermia as a treatment for post-resuscitation injury. His work has led to a number of publications and numerous abstracts at national and international meetings. For his work, Dr. Abella was recognized as the 2004 recipient of the “CORD Resident Academic Achievement Award.” After joining the faculty at University of Chicago in 2005, he has continued his focus on clinical research in cardiac arrest, specifically looking at resuscitation team performance and CPR quality. He also maintains an active research interest in therapeutic hypothermia and post-resuscitation care.

Dr. Abella recently was awarded a five year NIH career development award (K23), for his work entitled “Cardiac arrest: improving CPR quality and survival.” He also has received research funding from Philips Medical Systems and Laerdal Medical Corporation. He is actively involved in the mentorship of residents and fellows, serves on a number of national committees of the American Heart Association, and serves as a reviewer for scholarly journals including Circulation and Academic Emergency Medicine. Of note, Dr. Abella has been recruited by University of Pennsylvania where he will be on faculty in Emergency Medicine starting in August.

Dr. Abella has been a remarkably hard-working colleague who maintains both great enthusiasm and a generous spirit towards others around him, and we congratulate him on the Young Investigator Award.

Manish Shah, MD, graduated from the University of Chicago and University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry. After completing a residency at Ohio State University, where he was chief resident, he completed a Robert Woods Johnson Fellowship at the University of Chicago. He returned to the University of Rochester to join the Division of EMS in the Department of Emergency Medicine with a joint appointment in Community and Preventative Medicine. He serves as Research Director for the Division and recently was appointed the Regional EMS Medical Director. He expects to receive his MPH in May. Manish received his first research funding as a medical student with an EMF/SAEM Medical Student Award.

During his fellowship, he developed exceptional research skills and an interest in the geriatric population. He was funded by the Aetna Foundation to study the effects of hospitalists on costs and outcomes of geriatric patients.

He secured initial funding from the John A. Hartford Foundation and followed that with a Jahnigan Career Development Scholars Award in 2003. His goal is to develop and evaluate an EMS-based, community-wide program that identifies and intervenes upon older adults with unmet health needs. This work requires extensive collaboration between researchers and community stakeholders in many different disciplines. He has expertly managed this challenging process of community-based research, demonstrating skills well beyond his level of experience and training. Manish has obtained additional funding from intramural sources, the Reynolds Foundation and from the CDC for related work.

A true triple threat, Manish is a talented teacher both in the ED and in the classroom. He has been active in the university, teaching medical students, serving on the Honors Committee and the Alumni Association. Dr. Shah has served as a mentor on seven internal University of Rochester medical student summer research grants during the past four years. Most of these students are now considering careers in academic emergency medicine.

These achievements should be enough, but Manish’s true value is his ability to energize his co-workers to succeed. He clearly enjoys his work, and his excitement is contagious. Already he has acquired a team of enthusiastic coworkers, many of whom have been successful in their own federal funding. Together they are inspiring the students and residents to become emergency medicine researchers. Some people achieve, some spark others to achieve, Manish Shah does both.

Terry Vanden Hoek, MD University of Chicago

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AAMC MedEdPORTAL Chris Candler Association of American Medical Colleges traditional print journal, MedEdPORTAL: • Maintains an editor and an editorial board.

• Follows a peer review policy that mirrors practices employed by established biomedical print journals.

• Employs a rigorous peer review process based on accepted standards of scholarship using invited expert reviewers to conduct all reviews.

An educational resource successfully peer-reviewed and published through MedEdPORTAL is comparable to a peerreviewed research paper published through a reputable printbased journal and should be considered compelling scholarly contributions suitable for use to support promotion and tenure decisions.

MedEdPORTAL desires to work with specialty societies (and established multimedia collections) to help them disseminate peer-reviewed educational materials. Partnerships such as these will promote the submission of discipline-specific materials and encourage the participation of specialist reviewers. All MedEdPORTAL content originating from a specialty organization or collection will be clearly branded on MedEdPORTAL using a logo provided by the partner organization. MedEdPORTAL works with such groups to identify Associate Editors that will facilitate MedEdPORTAL submissions, recruit reviewers, and help manage the peer review process.

MedEdPORTAL will be incrementally refined and enhanced during the spring of 2006. As MedEdPORTAL enters its second year, we hope that it will become a "one-stop shop" for locating information about high-quality, peer-reviewed educational resources. And we hope that educators will use it not only to share their own resources, but also to collaborate with others in their respective fields to continue to improve the quality of the educational resources available to our students.

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) has a longstanding interest in educational technologies and mechanisms that facilitate the exchange of teaching resources, particularly materials that are costly to develop.

MedEdPORTAL (www.aamc.org/mededportal) is a new publishing venue through which faculty can publish and share such educational works. It is the only online inventory that focuses exclusively on the continuum of medical education and addresses the unique needs of medical educators.

MedEdPORTAL was designed to promote collaboration and educational scholarship by facilitating the open exchange of peer-reviewed teaching resources such as tutorials, virtual patients, cases (PBL, SP, OSCE), lab manuals, assessment instruments, faculty development materials, etc.

MedEdPORTAL contains information about published resources and indicates how these materials may be accessed or obtained by interested faculty With MedEdPORTAL, users can quickly locate information about high-quality, peer-reviewed teaching material in both the basic and clinical sciences. Teaching resources range from an audio program featuring lung-sounds that is designed to enhance student auscultation skills, to a series of videos that help residency program directors identify the first signs of fatigue in residents, to an interactive, multimedia surgical simulation showing an integrated, evidence-based framework for approaching common surgical problems. And because copyright issues are addressed during the submission process (authors retain their original copyrights and indicate how others may use them), users can download these resources worry-free of legal infringements.

From its conception, MedEdPORTAL was designed to serve as a prestigious publishing venue through which faculty may disseminate their educational works. Structured like a

Emergency Medicine and Patient Simulation: Opportunities for Teaching, Evaluation, and Scholarship James A. Gordon, MD, MPA Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School Chair, SAEM Simulator Task Force The Institute of Medicine’s report “To Err is Human” identified patient simulation as an opportunity for enhancing medical safety in the same way that flight simulation is used to enhance quality in aviation. With over 100 million emergency department (ED) visits per year, emergency physicians are uniquely qualified to bring instructive patient encounters or good teaching cases “to life” using simulation technology. In fact, as the 23rd specialty of the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), the field of emergency medicine (EM) has always used simulation in its training and evaluation methods.

Most notably, the oral examinations administered by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) are based entirely on simulated patient encounters. Other kinds of objective structured clinical examinations (OSCEs) are now widely used throughout undergraduate medical training, and have been adopted as part of the physician licensure process.

Of course, situated role-playing and procedural simulation have always played a prominent role in standardized emer-

gency training courses (CPR “mega-code” and procedure labs).

While “simulation” can range from standardized patient encounters to computerized virtual environments, a new generation of sophisticated robot-mannequins—high-fidelity patient simulators—promises to revolutionize medical education worldwide. In the last decade, emergency physicians have played an increasing role in helping to develop the field of medical simulation as a unique forum for teaching, evaluation, and research. Building on years of work by the SAEM Simulation Interest Group (which continues), the SAEM Board of Directors established the Simulator Task Force in 2005 to further explore the role of technology-enhanced simulation in emergency medicine. The Task Force consolidates expertise in three core areas of simulation: medical practice (“animating” core curricular material for training and testing with robotmannequins); teamwork-communication skills (crisis resource management [CRM] for critical events and disaster manage-

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Patient Simulation…(continued from previus page) ment); and procedural training (including virtual reality platforms).

Several resources exist to help Emergency Departments and Residency Programs explore and establish simulation capability. Setups can range from a single mannequin-simulator in a small room, to a fully-equipped ED environment with multiple simulator bays. Two of the most helpful resources are listed below, both of which include chapters by EM authors: • Dunn WF. Simulators in Critical Care and Beyond. Des Plaines, IL: Society for Critical Care Medicine Press, 2004.

(For starting a simulation lab, see chapters by Loyd GE, “Issues in Starting a Simulation Center” [pp. 84-90] and Kyle RR, “Technological Resources for Clinical Simulation” [pp. 95113]).

• Loyd GE, Lake CL, Greenberg R. Practical Healthcare Simulations. Philadelphia: Elsevier, 2004. (For EM content including curricula and case material, see Chapter 13: Gordon JA, McLaughlin SA, Shapiro MJ, Bond WF, Spillane LL, “Simulation in Emergency Medicine” [pp. 299-337]).

Research on simulator-based teaching and evaluation is limited but growing. Given the number of EM programs now exploring and expanding their use of simulation, there is a substantial opportunity for EM investigators to contribute new knowledge in the field. A white paper detailing an agenda for simulation research in emergency medicine (led by Bill Bond for the Simulator Task Force) is nearing completion. The Society for Simulation in Healthcare (www.SSiH.org) —a new interdisciplinary society conceived and established with input from EM faculty in 2004—just launched a specialty journal entitled Simulation in Healthcare (www.simulationinhealth care.com, published by Lippencott, Williams, and Wilkins).

EM physicians serve on the Board of Directors of the Society and on the Editorial Board of the Journal. EM faculty have already published in the initial issue of Journal, and were wellrepresented at the International Meeting on Medical Simulation in San Diego in January.

An evidence-based review of simulation training in healthcare was published last year, covering the years 1969-2003: • Issenberg SB, McGaghie WC, Petrusa ER, Gordon DL, Scalese RJ. Features and uses of high-fidelity medical simulations that lead to effective learning: a BEME systematic review. Medical Teacher 2005; 27(1):10-28.

The efficacy of procedural simulation in surgery has been actively studied, and the regulatory implications of such technology were nicely summarized in: • Gallagher AG, Cates CU. Approval of virtual reality training for carotid stenting: what this means for procedural-based medicine. JAMA. 2004; 292(24):3024-6.

Recent work by EM investigators in the field has appeared not only in EM journals, but in other diverse venues such as Academic Medicine (the journal of the Association of American Medical Colleges [AAMC]) and Quality and Safety in Healthcare (a British Medical Journal [BMJ] publication). EMspecific topics have ranged from curricular design and evaluation methods, to teamwork and disaster training, to human cognition and performance. While simulation comprised a component of the 2004 Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM) Consensus Conference and Special Issue on “Using

Information Technology to Improve Patient Care,” there is now sufficient interest in EM and simulation to propose an entire AEM Consensus Conference and Issue dedicated to the topic.

One way to foster experimentation and research in medical simulation is by providing a venue for faculty to share their experience in the field, and to receive academic credit for their contributions. To this end, SAEM and the AAMC are collaborating to peer-review and publish a collection of simulatorbased case materials on-line. This effort will link the “case bank” developed by the Simulation Interest Group over the past few years (http://www.emedu.org/sim, guided and hosted by Interest Group Chair John Vozenilek at Evanston Northwestern Healthcare/Northwestern University) with the AAMC's new on-line publication venue for educational material, MedEdPORTAL (www.aamc.org/mededportal; see accompanying article by the MedEdPORTAL editor). For this special collection, SAEM will provide faculty experts to serve as MedEdPORTAL Associate Editors, and Simulation Task Force members will comprise the peer-review panel. Material can be submitted purely for dissemination and informal commentary (preliminary posting), or for formal peer review.

Materials will be dually posted on the SAEM website and on AAMC’s site, where they will be indexed and published as material in an electronic journal. Here’s the process: 1. If you are interested in submitting a simulator case for review, go to: http://www.emedu.org/SimGroup/library. asp.

2. Here you will upload the case description and any supporting materials.

3. You will then indicate whether you wish preliminary review and posting, or formal peer review for publication (you can also ask to receive usage/download statistics as a measure of others’ use and interest in your work).

4. After successful submission to the SAEM site, you will be e-mailed a URL with a link to your work. You will then be prompted to register as an author with the AAMC’s MedEdPORTAL at www.aamc.org/mededportal (go to “publish resources” to create a password).

5. Once inside the AAMC/MedEdPORTAL submission website, you will use the SAEM URL to identify your submission for the AAMC process.

6. An SAEM-based editor for the AAMC collection will then be assigned to review your work, and peer-review will proceed (if requested) just like a manuscript—with dissemination to at least two SAEM Simulator Task Force members/experts for review.

7. The process will then proceed with discussion and revision of the material—as with any journal submission—culminating either in a preliminary posting (as appropriate), or formal acceptance for peer-reviewed designation and publication on the AAMC/MedEdPORTAL website.

This is an important collaborative experiment between SAEM and the AAMC and may lead to further formal collaboration in areas beyond medical simulation. The goal is to promote and disseminate educational scholarship and to provide peer review and recognition of educational material. Please contact Jim Gordon (jgordon3@partners.org) or John Vozenilek (vozonline@ameritech.net) with any questions.

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The 2006 NRMP Match in Emergency Medicine Louis Binder, MD, Cleveland, Ohio MetroHealth Medical Center/Cleveland Clinic/Case Medical School EM Residency The results of the 2006 NRMP Match became final on March 16, 2006. Emergency Medicine residency programs offered a total of 1,366 entry level positions (5.7% of total positions in all specialties). The following numbers (taken from the 2006 NRMP Data Book) include information from all programs that entered the 2006 Match.

Total # of NRMP positions Overall % of positions unfilled Number of EM programs listed Total PG1/PG2 entry positions EM positions/total NRMP positions # EM programs with PG1 vacancies # unmatched EM PG1 positions # EM programs with PG2 vacancies # unmatched EM PG2 positions Total # EM programs with vacancies Total # unmatched EM positions

2004 23,704 8% 129 (116 PG1, 13 PG2) 1295 (1151 PG1, 144 PG2) 5.5% 7/116 (6%) 22/1151 (2%) 1/13 (8%) 2/144 (2%) 8/129 (6%) 24/1295 (2%)

2005 24,012 7.5% 132 (119 PG1/13 PG2) 1332 (1188 PG1/144 PG2) 5.5% 6/119 (5%) 23/1188 (2%) 1/13 (8%) 1/144 (0.7%) 7/132 (5%) 24/1332 (2%)

2006 24,083 6.8% 135 (124 PG1, 11 PG2) 1366 (1251 PG1, 115 PG2) 5.7% 13/124 (11%) 34/1251 (3%) 1/11 (9%) 1/115 (1%) 14/135 (10%) 35/1366 (2.6%)

2004 1,014 360 1,374

2005 1,056 324 1,380

2006 996 363 1,359

1,146 360 1,506

1,207 481 1,688

1,147 494 1,641

Applicant Pool Data Applicants who ranked only EM programs US graduates Independent applicants Total applicants Applicants who ranked at least one EM program US graduates Independent applicants Total applicants US seniors applying only to EM programs who went unmatched Independent applicants applying only to EM programs who went unmatched Percent of matched US seniors who matched in EM residencies

71/1,014 (7.0%) 140/360 (39%)

1,014/13,572 (7.5%)

65/1,056 (6.2%)

45/996 (4.5%)

117/334 (35%)

108/363 (30%)

991/11,796 (8.4%)

1,037/12,250 (8.5%)

Breakdown of filled EM positions by type of applicant PG1 EM positions Filled by US graduates Filled by independent applicants Total filled

2004 1,151 892 (77%) 237 (21%) 1,129 (98%)

2005 1,188 950 (80%) 214 (18%) 1,164 (98%)

2006 1,251 944 (75%) 274 (22%) 1,218 (97%)

PG2 EM positions Filled by US graduates Filled by independent applicants Total filled

144 119 (83%) 23 (16%) 142 (99%)

144 120 (83%) 24 (17%) 144 (100%)

115 93 (81%) 22 (19%) 115 (100%)

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2006 NRMP Match…(continued from previous page) Total EM positions Filled by US graduates Filled by independent applicants Total filled

1,295 1,011 (78%) 260 (20%) 1,271 (98%)

1,332 1,070 (80%) 238 (18%) 1,308 (98%)

1,366 1,037 (76%) 296 (22%) 1,333 (98%)

* For PG1 filled entry positions (1251), 944 were filled by US seniors, 79 were filled by US physicians, 117 by osteopathic physicians, 49 by US international medical graduates, 25 by international medical graduates, 2 by Canadian physicians, and 2 by Fifth Pathway graduates.

From these data, several conclusions can be drawn: 1. Emergency Medicine experienced an increase of 34 entry level positions in the 2006 Match over 2005 Match numbers (a 2.6% increase), occurring from quota increases occurring in EM 1-3 programs, and from three new programs in the EM match. Emergency Medicine now comprises 5.7 percent of the total NRMP positions and 8.5% of matched US seniors (both all time highs).

2. The overall demand for EM entry level positions decreased, from 60 fewer US graduates ranking only EM programs, but 13 more total applicants ranking at least 1 EM program in 2006, after 4% growth of the applicant pool in 2005. The excess applicant demand over and above the size of the training base is 27 to 309 applicants (2% to 21% surplus), depending on how the parameters of the applicant pool are determined.

3. The proportions of EM positions filled by US seniors versus Independent Applicants (US graduates, Osteopaths, and International Medical Graduates) decreased in 2006 compared with 2005. In 2006, 75% of EM entry positions were filled with US graduates, compared with 80% in 2005, but comparable to 77% in 2004.

4. An increase of 34 in the supply of EM entry level positions in 2006, coupled with a decrease in demand by 60 to 62 applicants, resulted in a slight decline in the fill rate for EM programs in 2006 (97.4%) versus 2005 (98%). The cumulative effect of these three trends was also manifested by an increased number of unfilled EM positions in the Match (35 in 2006 versus 24 in 2005).

5. The unmatched rate of 4.5% for US seniors, and 30% for Independent Applicants going into EM, continue to support the notion that most US seniors and Independent Applicants who apply will match into an EM residency.

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Call for Didactic Proposals 2007 Annual Meeting May 16-19 Chicago, IL

The Program Committee is inviting proposals for didactic sessions for the 2007 Annual Meeting. Didactic proposals may be aimed at medical students, residents, junior faculty and/or senior faculty. The format may be a lecture, panel discussion, or workshop. The Program Committee will also consider proposals for pre- or post-day workshops or multiple sessions during the Annual Meeting aimed at in-depth instruction in a specific discipline.

Didactic proposals must support the mission of SAEM (to improve patient care by advancing research and education in emergency medicine) and should fall into one of the following categories: • Education (educational research methodology, education methodology, improving the quality of education, enhancing teaching skills) • Research (research methodology, improving the quality of research) • Career Development • State-of-the-Art (presentation of cutting-edge basic science or clinical research that has important implications for further investigation or the future practice of emergency medicine, not a review of the literature or a summary of clinical practice) • Health Care Policy and National Affairs The deadline for submission is Thursday, September 7, 2006 at 5:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time. Only online submissions will be accepted. To submit a proposal, complete the online Didactic Submission Form at www.saem.org.

For additional questions or information, contact SAEM at saem@saem.org or call 517-485-5484.

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Spring AAMC-CAS Meeting Marcus Martin, MD University of Virginia David Sklar, MD University of New Mexico SAEM Representatives to the CAS/AAMC The spring AAMC Council of Academic Societies meeting was held in conjunction with the AAMC Organization of Resident Representatives, March 16-18 in Miami.

The theme of the meeting was “Increasing Physician Supply: Enhancing Quality Medical Education.”

An optional workshop on fundraising was held the day before.

The first plenary session consisted primarily of reports from the AAMC leadership with comments from J. Lloyd Michener, MD, Chair of AAMCCAS; Thomas Priselac, MPH, AAMC Chair; and Jordan Cohen, MD, outgoing AAMC President.

Dr. Cohen’s speech was his last to CAS and he opened by affirming the AAMC’s commitment to bringing more underrepresented minorities into medicine. He indicated the gap is widening between URM populations and URM enrollment in medical schools. He discussed new AAMC strategies for marketing to increase minorities applying to medical school. The oppportunity exists to recruit from the rising pool of minorities who are completing baccalaureate degrees in biology but for some reason are not applying to medical schools. There is a rising pool of these qualified minority candidates with biology degrees who are graduating from a core of doctoral and mastersproducing major universities.

There is also the opportunity to increase the yield of minority applicants from the summer medical and dental enrichment education programs (SNMDEP). These programs are located at twelve major academic institutions and are supported by the AAMC. Currently, only 54% of SMDEP students apply to medical schools.

Several speakers at the meeting paid tribute to Dr. Cohen for his long and successful service as AAMC President and thanked him for reinvigorating CAS, connecting with academic chair organizations and promoting professionalism.

The major focus however of this spring CAS meeting was to review the AAMC Advisory Panel on Health Care Delivery’s revision of the workforce policy. A year ago a 15% increase in workforce was recommended. However,

new recommendations currently are to increase the workforce pool by 30% over the next 10 years. The draft of the new workforce policy statement and recommendations were reviewed at the February, 2006 CAS Administrative Board and AAMC Executive Council meetings and these groups will consider adopting the new policy at their June meetings. During the CAS Business Meeting in Miami the CAS representatives provided comments and suggestions for further revision of the workforce policy.

The AAMC principles on workforce include the following: 1.

Commitment to promoting an adequate supply of well-educated physicians sufficient in numbers to meet future needs of Americans 2.

Recognize the nation’s physician workforce consists of physicians educated at allopathic schools, osteopathic schools and schools outside of the United States.

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Schools accredited by the LCME and residencies accredited by ACGME provide the best structure and process to assure physicians receive comprehensive medical education.

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The vast majority of licensed physicians in the United States are educated in allopathic schools and graduate programs.

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The AAMC is supportive of efforts to improve medical education and health care throughout the world, but support efforts to minimize the dependency of the US on health care providers from less developed nations.

Currently one in four of US practicing physicians are international medical graduates. Osteopathic doctors comprise 6% of all United States physicians and that percentage is growing.

Osteopathic doctors increased 67% between 1990 and 2005 to a total of 60,000 physicians in the United States.

Between 1992 and 2004 Osteopathic medical school enrollments doubled.

There are now 23 osteopathic medical schools in the United States.

As the number of medical school graduates increases, the number of GME training positions will need to be increased over the next 10 years.

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ine closely the appropriate number of GME positions needed. The number of practicing US physicians per 100,000 population is around 264 compared to 448 for Greece, 329 for France, and 405 for Italy. The number of US physicians over age 55 is about 250,000. Aging physicians, the growing population, the relatively low physician per capita and consumer health care expectations are some of the factors used in determining the projected physician workforce shortage.

In addition to expanding enrollment in medical schools by 30% the AAMC recommendations on workforce under consideration for adoption include increasing GME training positions, leaving specialty choice up to students, expanding the national health service corps, increasing the student racial, and ethnic and geographic diversity, requiring J-1 visas where appropriate for IMG’s who currently are allowed to stay in the country without visas as long as they practice in underserved areas.

Other recommendations are under consideration as well.

Since GME output will also require increases to allow for more practicing physicians, GME positions will need to be increased. However, since the funding of GME positions comes through federal Medicare and Medicaid support, the political challenges of GMECAPS and the increase in financial support differ from those of increasing medical school enrollment, which is usually determined at the local and statewide levels.

For Emergency Medicine, the implications of this change is the likelihood of increased numbers of medical students seeking slots in a stable number of EM residencies unless residency positions in the NRMP match also increase.

We can anticipate more applicants to Emergency Medicine and other residency programs to come from osteopathic and off-shore (Caribbean) medical schools and mechanisms to assess the quality of the education of these applicants will be important. As new US medical schools appear and class

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Spring AAMC-CAS Meeting…(continued from previous page) sizes for existing medical schools increase, new models for medical education have been proposed.

Reinvention of UME and GME must be more cost effective and provide superior educational experiences. Proposals include community and regional-based training sites, more problem-based learning, use of technology to provide patient care (ie: care of patients by way of interactive electronic communication without the patient leaving their home).

Also emerging is the use of technology to replace limited anatomy labs and clinical sites.

Chronic disease management models need to be integrated into education

that demonstrates the use of teamwork, social support networks and infrastructure to improve care. Emergency Medicine will need to reassess its role in the continuum of care for patients with multiple complex chronic diseases.

Finally, there were several presentations on the federal budget, NIH funding, and Medicare and Medicaid. The new NIH electronic submission goal is to start by September, 2007, at which time all submissions for NIH grant funding will be by way of www.grants.gov.

The PHS-398 form will be eliminated and the SF-424 family of forms will be used instead. The NIH has begun to implement a federal-wide policy to

allow more than one principle investigator (PI) on individual research project awards. The NIH funding for fiscal year 2007 compared to 2006 will likely be flat. In real dollars the NIH purchasing power could realize an 11% loss in comparison to most recent years.

The federal budget deficit will likely continue to get worse over the foreseeable future raising grave concerns over Medicare, Medicaid, and NIH funding.

Dr. Cohen and other AAMC representatives indicated that the AAMC is utilizing multiple strategies regarding the federal budget issues. It is our privilege and pleasure to represent SAEM at the AAMC-CAS meetings.

2006 Semi-Final CPC Competition After careful review by the judges, the cases submitted by the following 60 Emergency Medicine residency programs have been accepted for presentation at the 2006 Semi-Final CPC Competition, May 17, in San Francisco. The CPC Competition will be held from 8:00 am - 4:30 pm in Salons 1-6 at the San Francisco Marriott. All are welcome to attend. There is no registration fee.

Advocate Christ Medical Center Albert Einstein/Jacobi/Montefiore Albert Einstein/Beth Israel Medical Center Baystate Medical Center Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Affiliated Boston Medical Center Brigham and Women's/Massachusetts General Hospital Carolinas Medical Center Christiana Care Darnall Army Community Hospital Denver Health Medical Center Drexel University Duke University George Washington University Grand Rapids MERC-MSU Hennepin County Medical Center Indiana University Lehigh Valley Hospital Lincoln Medical Center Long Island Jewish Medical Center Madigan Army Medical Center Maimonides Medical Center Maine Medical Center Mayo Clinic Medical College of Georgia Metropolitan Hospital Mount Sinai Hospital Naval Medical Center, San Diego Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth New York Methodist Hospital

New York Presbyterian Hospital Northwestern University NYU/Bellevue Hospital Oregon Health & Science University Resurrection Medical Center San Antonio Uniformed Services St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital St. Vincent Mercy Medical Center Stanford-Kaiser University Synergy Medical Education Alliance University of Alabama, Birmingham University of California, Davis University of California, Irvine University of California, San Diego University of Cincinnati University of Connecticut University of Florida – Jacksonville University of Illinois – Chicago University of Illinois at Peoria University of Massachusetts University of New York at Buffalo University of North Carolina University of Pennsylvania University of Rochester University of South Florida-Tampa University of Texas – Houston University of Texas – Southwestern University of Virginia Washington University Yale University 15

Academic Announcements SAEM members are encouraged to submit Academic Announcements on promotions, research funding, and other items of interest to the membership. Submissions must be sent to saem@saem.org by June 1 to be included in the July/August issue.

Jeremy Brown, MD, has been awarded a three-year, $840,000, RO1 grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). The study will evaluate a new treatment for nephrolithiais. Dr. Brown is Research Director and an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the George Washington University in Washington, DC.

Christopher A. Kahn, MD, a fellow in Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Medical Sciences at the University of California, Irvine, was awarded the two year, $123,000, Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Dr. Kahn will be studying disaster and mass casualty triage, methodologies.

Rahul Khare, MD, Northwestern University, has been awarded an Institutional Research Training Grant (T32). This twoyear, AHRQ funded research grant gives Dr. Khare the opportunity to enter the Postdoctoral Fellowship in Health Services and Health Policy Research Training Program. This program provides intensive mentorship and formal course work, leading to a Masters degree.

John H. Burton, MD, Professor of Emergency Medicine comes to Albany Medical College from Maine Medical Center.

Dr. Burton will assume the position of program director from Tom Perera, MD. Beth Cadigan, MD, will join the faculty at Albany Medical College upon completion of her ultrasound fellowship training at MetroHealth. Dr. Cadigan completed her emergency medicine residency training at the University of Massachusetts.

David Kramer, MD, Program Director of the Emergency Medicine residency program at York Hospital, Pennsylvania State University, M.S. Hershey Medical Center, is the recipient of the Peter Rosen Award given by AAEM to recognize an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to AAEM in the area of academic leadership.

Christopher R. Carpenter, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Washington University, has been awarded a Jahnigen Career Development Scholars Award for his project entitled “Non-Traumatic, Acute Abdominal Pain in ED Elderly, A Series of Systematic Reviews and A Clinical Consensus Conference.” The two year grant provides funding in the amount of $150,000.

Michael J. Lambert, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Christ Hospital and Medical Center, was recently chosen to receive the Joe Lex Educator of the Year Award given by AAEM. This award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to AAEM through work on educational programs.

William G. Fernandez, MD, MPH, has been appointed Assistant Professor of Social and Behavioral Sciences in the Boston University School of Public Health. His primary appointment is as Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Fernandez is an attending faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Boston Medical Center.

Michelle Lin, MD, is the recipient of the Young Educator Award given by AAEM to recognize an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to AAEM through work on educational programs. Dr. Lin is with the University of California, San Francisco General Hospital.

Benjamin W. Friedman, MD, MS, has been awarded a K23 career development award from the NIH (NINDS) to study the ED diagnosis and management of primary headaches.

Ronald F. Maio, DO, MS, has been appointed Director, Office of Human Research Compliance Review for the University of Michigan. His responsibilities are university-wide for all human subject research to ensure compliance with federal agencies and university policy. He will also be responsible for directing university-wide educational initiatives to train faculty, students and staff on the ethical conduct of research.

Romolo I. Gaspari, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, has received a $1.004 million grant under a K08 mechanism from NIH. The title of his five-year investigation is “Central Respiratory Effects of Organophosphate Poisoning.” Funding from this grant will allow Dr. Gaspari to complete his doctoral dissertation, as well as develop an interdisciplinary approach to biomedical science that furthers the goals of the NIH Roadmap.

David Marcozzi, MD, Assistant Professor, Division of Emergency Medicine, Duke University, was recently chosen to work with the Senate Subcommittee on Bioterrorism and Public Health Preparedness as invited by Senator Burr to work with the Senate HELP Committee. Dr. Marcozzi is assisting in the planning of Surge Capacity & Mass Casualty Care provisions for the Reauthorization of the Bioterrorism Act.

Jason Hack, MD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, East Carolina University.

Fredric M. Hustey, MC, has been awarded a two-year, $150,000 Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Scholar award funded by the American Geriatric Society, John A. Hartford Foundation, and Atlantic Philanthropies. Dr. Hustey will study a method to improve communication during patient transition from a skilled nursing facility to the emergency department.

Amal Mattu, MD, Program Director of the Emergency Medicine residency program at Mercy Medical Center, University of Maryland, is the recipient of the Program Director of the Year Award from AAEM.

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Academic Announcements…(continued from previous page) Harvey W. Meislin, MD, is the recipient of the David K. Wagner Award given by AAEM to recognize individuals who have had a meaningful impact on the field of Emergency Medicine and who have contributed significantly to the promotion of AAEM’s goals and objectives. Dr. Meislin is Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arizona.

Benjamin C. Sun, MD, MPP, Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has been awarded a $150,000, two-year Jahnigen Career Development Scholars Award for his project entitled “Identification of ‘Low Risk’ Older Patients with Syncope.”

Robert H. Woolard, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Brown Medical School, Rhode Island Hospital, has been promoted to Professor of Emergency Medicine in the Teaching Scholar Track.

Thomas Perera, MD, has been named director of the Emergency Medicine residency program at Jacobi Medical Center, Bronx, NY.

The following individuals were recently elected as officers of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Board of Directors:

Timothy J. Reeder, MD, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at East Carolina University.

President - Tom Scaletta, MD, Chair of the Emergency Department at Edward Hospital in Naperville, IL. Dr. Scaletta is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cook County Hospital/Rush University

Daniel E. Rusyniak, MD, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, has received an NIH award (K08) for Ecstacy and Dorsomedial Hypothalamus.

Vice President – Larry D. Weiss, MD, JD, Albert J. Lauro Professor of Medicine at the Louisiana State University School of Medicine. He also serves as a Clinical Professor of Public Health and Adjunct Professor of Law at LSU, as well as Assistant Chief for Academic Affairs of the Section of Emergency Medicine.

Robert A. Schwab, MD, has announced that he will step down as Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, at the University of Missouri Kansas City School of Medicine, Truman Medical Center effective June 30, 2006.

Steven A. Seifert, MD, Professor and Medical Director of the Nebraska Regional Poison Center, has been granted tenure at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.

Secretary-Treasurer – Howard A. Blumstein, MD, Assistant Program Director, Wake Forest University.

Call for Abstracts 9th Annual Mid Atlantic SAEM Regional Research Meeting Friday, November 3, 2006 Georgetown University/ Washington Hospital Center Washington Hospital Center Research Training Center and Auditorium The Program Committee is now accepting abstracts for review for oral presentation for this meeting; as in prior years there will be no posters only plenary (12 minute) and brief (4 minute) oral presentations. The meeting will take place November 3, 2006 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. There will be a preliminary Critical Care Collaboration Meeting at 7:30 am prior to the meeting as well as a NHL Hockey game: the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center at 7:00 pm, Thursday, November 2, followed by a dinner and lecture on Sports Medicine Research by the team physician. There will be a limited number of tickets available (40) so respond early.

The deadline for Abstract Submission is Friday, September 1 at 5:00 pm EST. Only electronic submission via the SAEM online abstract submission form at www.saem.org will be accepted. Abstracts already accepted at 2006 SAEM and ACEP meetings are eligible for consideration. Acceptance notifications will be sent in late September. The goal is to allow as many students/residents and junior faculty the opportunity to present their research in an oral format with approximately 5 PowerPoint slides with time for questions by moderators and audience. More senior investigators are invited to submit abstracts for Plenary presentation. The meeting includes research, teaching and clinical lectures with a focus on grant writing and preparation, Collaborative Trauma research with Surgeons, Alcohol Research (NIAAA representatives). Katherine L. Heilpern, MD, SAEM SecretaryTreasurer, and Associate Dean of Medicine, Emory University, will deliver the Keynote Address.

There will also be a 3 hour session at 12:00-3:00 pm for Medical Students preparing to enter the EM residency with a focused review of How to, What to do and Not to do; including representatives from most of the local residencies. A lunch is also included in this session.

There will be a block of discounted hotel rooms on campus at the Washington Hospital Conference Center also the meeting site will be available after July 1, as well as meeting registration which will feature reasonable costs and departmental discounts for multiple attendees. All preliminary questions can be emailed to: davidmilzman@comcast.net.

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2006 Southeastern Regional Meeting David Cline, MD Wake Forest University Chair, SAEM Southeastern Regional Meeting The 2006 Southeastern Regional SAEM Meeting was held March 24-25, at the Grandover Resort in Greensboro, North Carolina. The meeting was an outstanding success with over 125 registrants, 60 poster presentations, 12 oral research presentations, and 12 didactic sessions. There were two keynote addresses: “The Impact of Hurricane Katrina on the LSU Emergency Medicine Program” given by Trevor Mills, MD, and “The Secrets of Peer Review” given by SAEM Board member, Ellen Weber, MD. One highlight of the meeting was the reception honoring contributors to the SAEM Research Fund and a pioneer in the history of Emergency Medicine, Dr. George Podgorny. Dr Podgorny delighted the audience with stories from the early days and brought everyone up to date with news of Emergency Medicine’s struggle for full recognition in countries outside of North America.

Research Award winners this year included: Best Faculty Oral Presentation was awarded to “NonTraumatic Emergency Department Hypotension Predicts Sudden Unexpected In-Hospital Mortality,” presented by Alan Jones, MD, Carolinas Medical Center.

Best Resident/Fellow Oral Presentation was awarded to “Risk of Contrast Induced Nephropathy Due to Computerized Tomography Angiography of the Chest”, presented by Alice

Mitchell, MD, Carolinas Medical Center.

Best Student Oral Presentation was awarded to “Incidence and Significance of Cardiopulmonary Dysfunction 6 Months after Pulmonary Embolism in Previously Healthy Patients,” presented by Brad Stevinson, BS, Carolinas Medical Center.

Best Faculty Poster Presentation was awarded to “Single Question About Drunkenness To Detect College Fraternity/ Sorority Members At-Risk For Injury,” presented by Mary Claire O'Brien, MD, Wake Forest University.

Best Resident/Fellow Poster Presentation was awarded to “Circadian, Seasonal and Age Patterns in the Incidence of Emergency Department Visits for Pediatric Febrile Seizures,” presented by Kimberley Finley Jones, MD, Morristown Memorial Hospital.

Best Student Poster Presentation Presentation was awarded to “Lack of Agreement Between EMS and Expert Blood Pressure Measurements in the Prehospital Setting,” presented by Moses Kim, Univeristy of Miami and Maria Glenn, University of Miami.

The site for the 2007 Southeastern Regional Meeting is still being determined, but should be announced by the time of the 2007 Annual Meeting in San Francisco.

2006 New England Regional Meeting Report Linda C. Degutis, DrPH, MSN Yale University Chair, New England Regional Meeting The 10th annual SAEM New England Regional meeting was held on March 30, 2006 in Shrewsbury, Massachusetts.

Our keynote speaker was Dr. Emanuel P. Rivers, Vice Chairman and Director of Research, Department of Emergency Medicine, Henry Ford Hospital, who gave a presentation on early goal-directed therapy for sepsis, and discussed the developmental path of his research in this area.

Residents and fellows from eight of the New England-based EM residency programs gave oral presentations on their academic work and was recognized for the selection of their presentations as best oral presentations from their institutions as follows:

Ectopic Pregnancy in an Emergency Department Cohort” Geoffrey Capraro, MD, Baystate Medical Center/Tufts, “Feasibility of Using Infrared Thermograhy to Diagnose Testicular Torsion” Jason Cohen, MD, University of Massachusetts, “First Trial of Early Intensive Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Emergency Department Patients” Christopher Fisher, MD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical, “Association of Coagulation Abnormalities with Mortality in Emergency Department Patients”

Jeffrey Chen, MD, Yale University, “Utility of Focused Chest Ultrasound in the Diagnosis of Patients With Unexplained Dyspnea”

Kalev Freeman, MD, PhD, Boston Medical Center, “Effects of Clinical Presentation and Initial Electrocardiogram On Time-to-Treatment in ED Patients with Hyperkalemia”

Kerlen Chee, MD, Brown Medical Center, “Non-invasive Carboxyhemoglobin Monitoring: Screening Emergency Department Patients for Carbon Monoxide Exposure”

Seventy posters from the region and beyond, were also displayed and discussed. The program was well-attended, with residents and faculty from the participating institutions, as well as medical students and research staff. The yearly meeting is planned and organized by the New England Research Directors (NERDS) group, which includes the research directors and research coordinators from the New England EM residency programs. The organizing institution for this year’s meeting was Yale University.

Alex Manini, MD, Harvard University, “Does Myeloperoxidase Risk-Stratify Troponin-Negative Chest Pain Unit Patients?”

Rebecca Bloch, MD, Maine Medical Center, “The Relationship Between Quantitative B-HCG Levels and 18

2006 Slate of Nominees The Board of Directors has approved the slate of nominees developed and proposed by the Nominating Committee. A ballot has been mailed to all eligible SAEM members and completed ballots must be returned by mail with a postmark no later than May 10, 2006. Results of the election ballot will be compiled at the SAEM office and announced during the SAEM Annual Business Meeting on May 20 at 3:00-4:00 pm. All members are urged to participate in the election and attend the Annual Business Meeting. The slate of nominees is published beginng on on page 20.

Women in Academic Emergency Medicine Task Force Michelle Ervin, MD, MHPE, Howard University Benjamin Honigman, MD, University of Colorado Alice Mitchell, MD, Carolinas Medical Center Susan Promes, MD, Duke University Rita K. Cydulka, MD, MS, MetroHealth Medical Center Latha G. Stead, MD, Mayo Clinic Seamus Lonergan SAEM Women in Academic Emergency Medicine Task Force unknown among women faculty, residents and students.

Despite the continued gender inequity the positive news is that data is tracked and medical schools are having to report and are being benchmarked regarding recruitment, retention and promotion of women faculty. In addition seven medical schools have been identified by DHHS as Centers of Excellence (COE) in Women’s Health. The SAEM Task Force on Women in Academic Medicine expect/encourage Department Chairs of Emergency Medicine to use examples from the COE to improve faculty development for women in their departments in addition to other initiatives. This Task force looks forward to working with Emergency Medicine Chairs in this endeavor. What has also been found is that both men and women gain by identified initiatives to develop academic faculty. It is also more cost-effective for institutions to retain and develop faculty rather than continually recruit new hires due to turnover.

The SAEM Task Force on Women in Academic Medicine was formed in May 2005. One objective of the task force is to identify faculty development opportunities in academic medicine with a unique focus on women. While this article identifies some key resources available to women for development of academic skills we must first ask how prevalent is gender inequity in Emergency Medicine?

In 2000 the SAEM Women and Minorities Task Force published in Academic Emergency Medicine the results of a survey which showed among other important statistics 28% of men were either associate or full professors as compared to 18% of women1. Since the publication of that article, the AAMC published the results of a four year study completed by the AAMC Increasing Women Leadership Project Implementation Committee in Academic Medicine in 2002.

This study compared data compiled in 1995 and compared with 2001, specifically to try and measure outcomes of multiple initiatives begun to address gender inequity. Snapshots of the data reveal the number of tenured faculty who are women declined from 15% in 1995 to 14% in 2001 and while the overall faculty attrition rate has been declining slightly since 1980, the average annual rate of women faculty attrition (9.1%) exceeds that of men (7.7%).2 Specifically in Emergency Medicine, the proportion of professors who are women declined from 11% to 6%. The information-gathering sources were: 1) Data from AAMC Sources and Benchmarking Surveys; 2) Results from Department Chair Interviews; 3) Results of Recent Research on Women’s Careers; and 4) Medical School Women in Medicine (WIM) Programs and Initiatives. 95% of medical schools responded to the benchmarking surveys. Results of department chair interviews revealed universal acknowledgement of the existence of barriers to the advancement of women and proposed various solutions from individual efforts (confronting instances of bias, advice on selecting mentors) to institutional actions (extending probationary periods, institutional mechanisms to respond to unprofessional behavior, establishing mentor networks). Regarding WIM programs and initiatives in medicals schools over the last 25 years almost all medical schools have appointed one or two AAMC Women Liaison Officers (WLO).

Support for this position is often lacking as only 36% of schools included this role in job descriptions. Dissemination of identification of the identity of the WLO is frequently

Key Resources 1. SAEM – faculty development link maintains valuable information for all faculty with key resources and articles for women faculty: http:// www.saem.org 2. Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM): http://www.drexel.edu/elam/home.html 3. Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) – provides resources available on conferences for faculty, books, monographs of interest to women in academic settings also useful references regarding conflict negotiation which can be used in non-academic settings, membership directory to find the WLO at your medical school, a WIM listserve now available. Info regarding women is under link for professional groups: http://www.aamc.org/ members/wim References 1. Cydulka RK, D’Onofrio G, Schneider S. Emerman CL, Sullivan LM, on behalf of the SAEM Women and Minorities Task force. Women in academic emergency medicine.

Acad Emerg Med 2000;7:999-1007.

2. Bickel J, Wara Diane, et. al. on behalf of AAMC Increasing Women’s Leadership in Academic Medicine Project Implementation Committee. Report of the AAMC Project Implementation Committee, Academic Medicine 2002.

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President-Elect President-elect Candidates Candidates

Judd E. Hollander, MD

Current Academic Position(s): Institution(s): University of Pennsylvania Academic Appointment(s): Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatric Emergency Medicine Other major administrative position(s): Clinical Research Director Non-SAEM career accomplishments: Judd Hollander graduated from NYU in 1986; completed an IM Residency prior to an EM Residency at Jacobi Hospital (1992). He has been an investigator on > 30 grants and has published > 200 peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, etc. He is Deputy Editor for Annals of Emergency Medicine; was Associate Editor for Academic Emergency Medicine and is past chair of ACEP Scientific Review Committee. Dr. Hollander was the awarded the ACEP Award for Outstanding Research in 2001 and the Hal Jayne SAEM Academic Excellence Award in 2003.

SAEM service Member since1993

List/date committee/task force/interest group membership: Board of Directors, 2000-2003 Nominating Committee, 1998-2000 Program Committee, 1997-2000, 2003-2005 Chair, Program Committee, 2003-2005 Chair, Scientific Review Subcommittee, 1998-2000 Ad hoc Abstract Reviewer, 1996-7, 2001-2 Financial Development Committee, 2001-2003 Annual Meeting/Program Committee Task Force 2002-3 Representative to Emergency Medicine Foundation, 2002-4 Awards Committee, 2004-present Industry Relations Task Force, 2005-present Research Directors Interest Group, longstanding member Leadership roles within SAEM: Program Committee, 1997-2000, 2003-present Chair, Scientific Review Subcommittee, 1998-2000 Chair, Program Committee, 2003-present Financial Development Committee, 2001-2003 Annual Meeting/Program Committee Task Force 2002-3 Representative to Emergency Medicine Foundation, 2002-4 Awards Committee, 2004-present Industry Relations Task Force, 2005-present Elected roles: Nominating Committee, 1998-2000 Board of Directors, 2000-2003 Role in major contribution to SAEM products: Multiple newsletter articles Wrote a chapter in the Faculty Development Manual Multiple contributions to Annual Meeting over many years on Program Committee Personal Statement: My most important contributions to SAEM include Chairing the Annual Meeting; incorporating more educational sessions into the annual meeting; introducing more interactive scientific sessions; and making the abstract evaluation process more objective. While on the BOD, major accomplishments included developing the plan to grow the Research Fund (now nearly $5 million dollars) into a self sustaining fund; and refining pre-existing policies so that they were consistent attempting to make SAEM more inclusive. I worked hard to enhance diversity on committees that I chaired. My major goals are to enhance the benefits of SAEM membership. I would like to expand the office infrastructure to make SAEM more “user friendly.� I would like to protect and grow the research fund. I would like to develop a separate educational fund to enhance educational efforts by SAEM members. Additionally, I would like to enhance collaboration with other EM organizations so that we could be more effective and cost-efficient on shared policy objectives. Mentoring of junior members and retention of past leaders is of paramount importance. I propose a system whereby past leadership will serve important mentorship roles. I was on the Executive Committee of the PC, was elected to the BOD, then at the end of my term was asked to Chair the Program Committee. This path provided me with more ability (and maybe maturity) to mentor future leaders at the committee level. I personally mentored several current committee chairs. SAEM requires dedicated individuals to mentor future leaders. I have always devoted my energies where SAEM leadership thought they would be most useful. I am honored to have been nominated for President and look forward to serving the Society.

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Current academic position(s): Institution(s): Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC; academic appointments from U.N.C. School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC Academic appointment(s): Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine and Clinical Professor of Pediatrics Associate Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC Other major administrative position(s): Past Residency Program Director, past Interim Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC; Non-SAEM career accomplishments: Recipient, George Podgorny Outstanding Service Award, NC College of Emergency Physicians, 1996 Served as extra on set of ER, aired 4/27/2000 Past President Award, ACEP, 2001 Robert Schafermeyer, MD Fellowship Award, International Federation of Emergency Medicine Award (FIFEM), International Conference of EM, Cairns, Australia, June 8, 2004 John G. Wiegenstein Leadership Award from ACEP, Scientific Assembly, October 19, 2004 Outstanding Reviewer 1997, 1999, 2000, Top Consultant 2003, and Top Peer Reviewer, Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2004, 2005 EMS-C Grant for North Carolina, Co investigator, $1,195,000 1992-95 President, NC College of Emergency Physicians, 1986-88 President – elect, President and Past President, American College of Emergency Physicians, 1999-2002 Chair – elect and Chair, Emergency Medicine Foundation, 2001-2002 SAEM service: Member since: 1989; Member of STEM from 1985 to 1989 Committee/task force/interest group membership: Program Committee 1993-95 National Affairs Task Force 1996-2000, 2002-3 National Affairs Committee 2003-04 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Interest Group, from start up Leadership roles within SAEM: Chair: National Affairs Committee Board Liaison for Committee/task forces/interest groups: National Affairs Committee Graduate Medical Education Committee Faculty Development Committee International Emergency Medicine Task Force International Emergency Medicine Interest Group Pediatric Emergency Medicine Interest Group Medical Student Interest Group Trauma Interest Group Elected positions: Board of Directors, 2003-2006 Role in major contribution to SAEM products: My leadership experiences in SAEM has involved advocacy within our specialty and to the federal government. While on the National Affairs Task Force and committee, I authored or co-authored several letters that expressed the views and opinions of Academic Emergency Medicine. While chair of the National Affairs Committee, we developed a rapid response system that SAEM could use to notify members of important issues and assist them in developing their response to those issues. I have helped in the planning of the SAEM/AACEM sponsored AAMC presentations. I represented SAEM at the AAMC Workforce Research Conference and have written many newsletter articles, served as a reviewer for AEM. I have provided didactic and panel presentations and poster abstract presentations at the annual meeting.

Personal statement: SAEM is a vibrant academic specialty society and has tremendous potential to be one of the best in academic medicine. My committee involvement and board service has helped me understand the strengths and limitations of our Society. I have always believed that SAEM is poised on the brink of becoming the most visible, recognizable voices of academic emergency medicine and a full participant with other specialty academic societies. We have addressed education, research and career development as important efforts that should be supported by SAEM. To insure our future success requires SAEM to further develop its leadership, mentorship, and advocacy skills and promote more participation of the membership in contributing to the research fund. Our ability to provide quality education, research, and most importantly quality patient care at our academic centers, will depend on our leadership and individual efforts as advocates. The development of our members’ advocacy skills and mentorship of our members’ leadership skills is very important. The future issues facing academic emergency medicine will require us to have these skills. Successful and sound financial management practices are also essential to the ever increasing demands of professional associations and will help SAEM achieve its goals. Through SAEM involvement and many other leadership opportunities that I have been privileged to participate in, I know that SAEM will succeed in its member services, research fundraising and as a strong voice for academic emergency medicine. I welcome the opportunity to lead SAEM as we work to develop more physician scientists, academic leaders, and enhance our advocacy efforts. We have the potential for a great future for SAEM. Together we can achieve that future.

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Board of Directors Candidates Current Academic Position(s): Institution(s): University of Pittsburgh Academic position(s): Associate Professor in Emergency Medicine Other major administrative position(s): Associate Director of Cardiac Arrest Research for the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research Non-SAEM career accomplishments: I have helped develop a translational research program on resuscitation, serving as principal investigator on research grants from the American Heart Association, a K02 Career Development Award and an R01 from the National Institutes of Health (NINDS). I am the site principal investigator for an NHLBI Consortium (U01) to conduct clinical trials to improve outcomes from cardiac arrest and severe trauma. I have served as co-invesClifton W. Callaway, tigator for Center of Excellence Award from the Emergency Medicine Foundation (1999-2002) and two other R01 awards (NHLBI). My co-inventors and I have received two patents related to resuscitation.

MD, PhD SAEM service: Member since: 1993 (Resident) List/date committee/task force/interest group membership: Program Committee (1999-2000) Research Committee (2000-2003) Grants Committee (2003-2006) SAEM liaison to the Emergency Cardiac Care Comm of the American Heart Association (2003-2005) NIH Roadmap Task Force (2004-2005) Editorial Board of Academic Emergency Medicine (2005-2006) Young Investigator Award (1998).

CPR/Ischemia/Reperfusion Interest Group.

Leadership roles within SAEM: Chair Grants Committee (2003-2006) Role in major contribution to SAEM products: On the Research Committee, I helped develop the list of funded emergency medicine investigators as a resource for the membership.

During my service as Chair of the Grants Committee, the SAEM application process was converted to electronic submissions using NIH forms. The review of grants was also revised to provide more detailed narrative feedback to applicants. We have collaborated with members of the Research Committee to provide workshops on grant preparation for the membership. Our committee has also initiated significant revisions in the application and evaluation criteria for the Emergency Medical Services Research Fellowship, as well as systematic evaluations of the success of the research grants that have been awarded by SAEM. Personal statement: SAEM is the professional society that should advocate and serve investigator-clinicians and teacher-clinicians in emergency medicine.

No other emergency medicine organization has its primary focus on the academic faculty and trainees who comprise our membership.

Our research, teaching and training, affects the long-term future of emergency care. It is my commitment to the SAEM membership to be an advocate for these activities. Specifically, we must ensure that our research is funded and valued, that new investigators are trained to conduct the research that will improve our specialty, and that the capacity to teach and train emergency care is preserved in the health care system. Because of the efforts of our predecessors, our specialty is recognized alongside older specialties. We provide many of the best teachers in medical education, and our expertise is valued nationally. It is our duty to make certain that our position increases rather than diminishes because of changes in medical education, research funding, health-care resources and reimbursement. We must encourage training and academic endeavors that will improve the delivery of emergency care to all patients. As our representative, SAEM should attend to the impact of fiscal and regulatory forces that impact academic institutions and or our ability to improve the specialty through research. If elected to the Board, my specific goals will be to provide clear feedback to the committees and task forces about how their activities are integrated into the mission of SAEM. I favor collaboration with other organizations on issues when they affect both academic and “non-academic” emergency care. I continue to advocate for appropriate review and prioritization of emergency medicine research at NIH, and for leveraging our own Research Fund to increase our membership’s competitiveness for funding.

Finally, I hope to discuss how SAEM addresses corporate and commercial sponsorship of research, training and education.

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Current Academic Position(s) Institution(s): Emory University Academic Appointment(s): Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University Other major administrative position(s): Vice-Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, Chief of Emergency Medicine, Grady Health System, Deputy Senior Vice-President, Medical Affairs, Grady Health System Non-SAEM career accomplishments: A native of Pittsburgh, PA, I received my undergraduate degree from Brown University, my medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh and my master’s degree in health services administration from the University of Michigan. I completed my EM residency, including a year as Chief, at the Henry Ford Health System in Detroit, MI. I am a member of several national organizations including ACEP, the American College of Leon L. Haley Jr., Healthcare Executives, and the American College of Physician Executives. I am also an Oral Board Examiner MD, MHSA for the ABEM. I am a member of 2006 Leadership Georgia, have several honors and awards including being chosen as one of the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Healthcare Heroes for 2005 and the “Up and Comers Award” in 2004, Who’s Who in Black Atlanta 2005, Georgia Trend Magazine’s “40 Leaders Under 40” in 2002, Georgia Association of Physician Assistants Physician of the Year Award in 2003, International Who’s Who of Professionals and the Pink Ice Gala Community Service Award from the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. I additionally completed the Woodruff Leadership Program at Emory University and a Fellowship for the National Association of Public Hospitals (NAPH). I have been funded by the RWJ for the Urgent Matters Project and currently receive funding from the Healthcare Foundation of Georgia.

SAEM service: Member since: 1990 Leadership roles within SAEM: Committee/task forces/interest groups: Clinical Directors (Chair), Diversity, Board Liaison to: Women in AEM, Grants Committee, Public Health, Healthy People 2010, Ultrasound, Diversity Task Force, Ethics, Trauma IG Elected roles: Nominating Committee 2001-2003, BOD 2003-Current List role in major contribution to SAEM products: Co-Author, Diversity Statement, AEM Reviewer, Abstract Reviewer-Annual Meeting Most important contributions to SAEM: There are three areas that I would like to highlight. First, I have been elected to positions on the nominating committee and the Board of Directors of the Society. In collaboration with my/our colleagues, I have participated in the selection of candidates for elected positions in the organization and at the time of my service on the nominating committee, the selection of the Young Investigators Award. As an elected Board member, I have worked with my colleagues on strategic planning and helping to set the course and direction for the organization. Second, I have worked with the organization on issues related to diversity in Emergency Medicine. This has ranged from serving on the Diversity Interest Group, to crafting the initial Diversity Statement for SAEM to participating in the 2003 AEM Consensus Conference on Health Disparities resulting in a publication. Third, I served as the Chair of the Clinical Directors Interest Group from 1999-2003.

Personal statement: If I have the privilege to be re-elected to the Board of the Directors of SAEM, I would continue to advance the following areas: 1) Implementation of the BOD’s Strategic Plan initiatives. We are just one year into the 2005-2010 plan that focuses on research, education, membership, advocacy and internal operations and I would like to focus on our aggressive implementation of these activities which will benefit the entire society. 2) Continued growth and use of the Society’s Research Fund for the development of researchers and academicians in our specialty, not only for junior faculty, but for mid-career faculty members as well. Our organization has a $5 million research fund. Our challenge will be to grow that fund, including finding additional and alternative sources of funding and reach the Board’s objective of having it be self-funding by 2010 with the addition of more grants. As it grows, we need to make sure it’s being utilized to develop as many researchers, at all levels and stages of development as possible. 3) Diversity Initiatives: I would like to continue to work on increasing the diversity of our membership and leadership. I had the unique opportunity to represent SAEM at the Student National Medical Association meeting last year and really saw our potential to encourage young minority students not only into EM, but academic EM. As part of SAEM’s leadership on that effort, all of the other EM organizations have signed on to participate in this initiative. 4) Membership Support and the Society’s Infrastructure: As the society grows, I would like to continue to work on improving the infrastructure of the organization ranging from upgrading the website to ensure that the home office has the appropriate resources. 5) Increasing our national presence and advocacy opportunities: With the anticipated May release of the IOM Report on Emergency Care, our organization has the ability to take a part in it’s message delivery especially as it relates to the major role research and education play in the future of emergency care in this country. As a department chief in a university staffed county hospital, who also has position in hospital administration, I will continue to bring my perspective to the organization and advance the efforts of the society.

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Current academic position(s): Institution(s): State University of New York at Stony Brook Academic appointment(s): Professor of Emergency Medicine Professor and Vice Chairman for Research Other major administrative position(s): Director of Research, Associate Residency Director Non-SAEM career accomplishments: Award for Excellence in Research, State University of New York at Stony Brook.

Outstanding Resident Academic Achievement Award. 1995 Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, San Antonio, Texas.

Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF): Reduction of Medical Errors in the ER. Adam J. Singer, MD Authored over 150 publications in multiple journals.

Helped develop wound evaluation scale that is used by FDA and world wide.

Author of several text books.

Principle Investigator for multiple industry funded studies.

Member of several Scientific Advisory Committees and Boards.

Member Scientific Review Committee, ACEP. SAEM service: Member since: 1992 List/date committee/task force/interest group membership: Program Committee (1999-2003, 2004-2005).

Membership Survey Task Force (2004).

Institute on Medicine Committee (2005-Present).

Leadership roles within SAEM (and when): Chair, Scientific Subcommittee (2000-2001).

Chair, Grants Committee (2002-2003).

Associate Editor, Academic Emergency Medicine, (1999-2005) Elected positions (Board, Nominating Committee, C&B Committee): Nominating Committee (2003-2005) Role in major contribution to SAEM products: Helped develop and implement SAEM program Committee Scoring System.

Helped develop reviewer data base for abstract reviewers and grant reviewers.

Reviewer, Academic Emergency Medicine.

Personal statement: I have been a proud member of SAEM since my first year as an emergency medicine resident in 1992. I have presented abstracts at all SAEM meetings since then and have served many rewarding roles in the society. I was always pleasantly surprised by the support that I was given from both the society’s members and leadership as evidenced by my multiple roles in the society. I am most proud about my contributions through the program committee, which as one of the backbones of our society. I am also proud of my role in helping to structure and grow our grants committee. If elected, my goals are to continue to help the society grow in terms of the number and quality of research presented at our society as well as seeking further financial support for our research grants. I would also like to implement a new research award for those whose careers have been dedicated mostly to research. I would like to bring in more members and enhance the involvement of the membership at large, including embracing academic emergency practitioners from outside the United States. I will like to continue to develop collaborations with other academic societies in medicine. I would also like to see courses implemented to help prepare our members for more senior roles such as research directors and academic chairmen.

While my experience in SAEM has been very positive and extremely rewarding I am aware that some members feel distant from the leadership and I hope to give a voice to all members in the society. As a first step I helped design the membership survey which has served as an important tool in helping to improve the society. My vision of SAEM is to attract more of our graduating residents into academic endeavors and to supply them with the necessary funds to develop into excellent researchers and teachers serving as role models for future generations of academic emergency physicians.

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Current academic position(s): Institution(s): University of California San Francisco Academic Appointments: Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Emergency Medicine Other major administrative position(s): Medical Director, Emergency Department, UCSF Medical Center Non-SAEM career accomplishments: Consulting Editor, Annals of Emergency Medicine; Top reviewer Medical Director, Emergency Department, UCSF President, Rocky Mountain Traumatologic Society AAMC Senior Women’s Leadership Seminar, nominated to ELAM by UCSF, currently in UCSF-CORO leadership collaborative.

Ellen J. Weber MD SAEM Service Member since: 1991 List/date committee/task force/interest group membership: Board of Directors, May 2004-May 2006 Web editorial board, 2005-06 Regional Meeting Subcommittee of Board 2004-05, 2005-06 Nominating Committee 2004-05 Program Committee 1997-2003 Airway Interest Group 1997 – present Leadership roles within SAEM: Member, Board of Directors May 2004 - present Chair, Program Committee 2000-2003 (for SAEM annual meetings 2001, 2002, 2003) Chair, Photo Subcommittee, Program Committee 1999-00 Elected positions: Board of Directors May 2004 – present Elected Board Representative to Nominating Committee 2004-05 List role in major contribution to SAEM products: As Program Committee Chair, led the development of the Annual Meeting for three years. Tasks included review of all didactic submissions, all scientific abstracts, all IEME exhibits, organizing social events, determining schedule, review of all write-ups for the brochure.

Developed proposal and was awarded a $5,000 grant from the AAMC for the three-part didactic series presented at the SAEM 2004 Annual Meeting: Conducting Responsible Research. Participated as a speaker and panelist in the session on Peer Review in Publication.

As member of Board of Directors, was primary author of informational “white paper” for Institute of Medicine on the Special Role of Academic Emergency Departments.

As member of Nominating Committee, helped develop Constitutional By-Law amendment to revise the composition of the nominating committee to include more prior senior leaders who would be in the position to recognize and nominate new talent within the society.

As a Board of Directors member of Web Editorial Board, have been actively working to update and revise site.

Personal statement: I have had the privilege of serving on SAEM’s Board of Directors for the past two years. During this time I have fully participated in Board duties, and taken on special assignments including being lead author of a “white paper” submitted to the IOM’s Future of Emergency Care project, and helping to revamp the SAEM website. I would welcome the opportunity to continue to serve the society, particularly with regard to improving member services and increasing SAEM’s visibility. SAEM has many helpful products and services developed through the wealth of talent and selfless efforts of its members. We now need to develop a strategic vision of the services we wish to provide, catalog and publicize what we have, and create what is still needed. We also must assist members in finding opportunities for research training and collaboration outside of SAEM by creating methods to publicize these opportunities, and create mechanisms that facilitate multi-center collaborations among our members. Our members and our health care system would also be served by heightening SAEM’s visibility as an academic medical society. With greater recognition, emergency physicians could exercise greater influence on national research funding priorities, educational curricula, and patient care issues. Increased visibility will also result in more opportunities for members, including contributions to the SAEM research fund, collaboration in multi-disciplinary research projects and membership on medical school and hospital committees. Finally, I believe SAEM has a duty to play a greater role in health policy. Academic Emergency Medicine plays a special role in the health care safety net: we conduct research to improve patient care, train the next generation of emergency physicians, and provide the bulk of charitable care. Given this unique position, SAEM can and should become a more vocal and recognized advocate for improvements in quality, safety and health care delivery.

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Constitution and Bylaws Candidates Current academic position(s): Institution(s): University of California, Davis Medical Center Academic appointment(s): Associate Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis Non-SAEM career accomplishments: Academic Excellence Award, Division of Emergency Medicine University of California Davis 2002 Academic Educator Award, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of California Davis 2003 and 2005 EMF Natriuretic Peptide Therapy for Acute Congestive Heart Failure 2004-2005 PI in Project Title: Impact of Natriuretic Peptide therapy on Renal Function in a Low to Moderate Risk Population of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Patients Deborah B. Diercks, University of California, Davis Medical Center Activities Chair, Faculty Search Committee, Department of Emergency Medicine 2004-current MD Institutional Review Board 2005-current UC Davis Medical School Admissions Committee 2002-2005 American College of Emergency Physicians Scientific Review Board 2001-present SAEM service: Member since: 1994 Committee/task force/interest group membership: Faculty Development 2000-2003, Program Committee 2003-present, Industry Relations Task Force 2005-present Leadership roles within SAEM: Chair, Industry Relations Task Force-currently, Program Committee Sub-committee chair: Didactic Subcommittee-currently.

Role in major contribution to SAEM products: Faculty Development Committee- I participated in the development and content of the Faculty Development Website. In particular my objective was to provide the references and links to sites regarding sabbaticals and women in academic medicine.

Program Committee-I was responsible for the development of the medical student volunteer program for the annual meeting. This has resulted in a dramatic increase in evaluation collection and therefore resulted in better feedback to the Program Committee. I am currently responsible for the didactic sessions of the committee. I created an ongoing innovative didactic session called “On-Trial� which provides a venue for debate regarding pertinent topics.

Industry Relations Committee- I am serving as the chair of this task force which provides the board with recommendations regarding this controversial topic. During this process I served as a mediator for the various viewpoints presented by the committee members and provided feedback on the opinions of the membership as a whole, as documented in the last membership survey.

Personal statement My interest and passion in academic emergency medicine stem from my dedication to the patients for which I am responsible. It is through clinical care that I have developed my research interests and have found a constant reminder of the need to effectively educate those in training who aspire to be clinical providers in our specialty. My goals for SAEM reflect this value. I have 3 major goals for SAEM. The first is to continue to increase funding opportunities for junior faculty in emergency medicine. This will require supporting current efforts for expanding the research fund and investigating potential new opportunities for situation specific grants. In order to foster the success of our young investigators, we need a mechanism for grant funding that can provide the protected time needed to pursue projects that can lead to broader funding opportunities. My second goal is to increase participation in the annual meeting.

Attendance of this meeting has been relatively constant over the last many years, lacking any evidence of growth. To achieve this goal, it is essential to enhance the visibility of this meeting and to search for innovative didactic formats that provide educational opportunities for the diverse group of physicians that provide the education and research for our specialty. I believe that any physician that is responsible for furthering the fund of knowledge of emergency medicine, either through research or through a role in educating the emergency physicians of the future, is an academic emergency physician. This society represents this group of providers and is responsible for the continued education of this group. Therefore my third goal is to continue to support the Board of Directors in enhancing membership services of SAEM to better address the needs of this diverse group.

Alan E. Jones, MD

Current academic position(s): Institution(s): Carolinas Medical Center Academic appointment(s): Assistant Research Director, Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, UNC Chapel Hill and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Biology, UNC Charlotte Non-SAEM career accomplishments: Emergency Medicine Foundation Career Development Award PI in Project Title: Diagnostic Significance of Emergency Department Hypotension SAEM Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award, 1999 SAEM Best Young Investigator Clinical Presentation, 2004 SAEM Young Investigator Award, 2005 EMF Grant Reviewer 2003-Present SAEM service: Member since: 1999 Committee/task forces/interest groups: Program Committee 2003-2004 26

Scientific Subcommittee 2003-2004 Research Committee 2001-2004 Subcommittee chair: didactic sessions 2003-2004 Grants Committee 2004-Present Subcommittee chair: Institutional Research Training and Med Student Grants 2005-Present Editorial Board, Academic Emergency Medicine 2005-Present Cover Design Task Force 2005 Scientific Coordinator, Southeastern SAEM Meeting 2006 Role in major contribution to SAEM products: On the Research Committee, I headed the didactic session subcommittee in 2003-2004 which submitted 8 proposals for consideration at the annual meeting. Seven of the 8 were accepted and presented; I authored a Newsletter article that summarized this effort. Over the past 3 years, I created four didactic sessions that were accepted and I presented in two of these sessions, including one “State of the Art” session in 2005. On the Grants Committee during the previous 2 years I have reviewed grants in every category and I served as the subcommittee chair for the medical student and institutional research training grants during the past year. I have reviewed abstracts for the Annual Meeting since 2001 and manuscripts for Academic Emergency Medicine since its 2001. I have served on the Editorial Board of AEM for the past year. While on the editorial board, I was a member of a task force that oversaw the design of the new 2006 front cover.

Personal statement: My goals for SAEM focus on my values as a researcher and educator. First is to continue to seek the needs of the membership, both old needs and new needs, critically evaluating and meeting those needs that improve member services and enhance the mission of the society. The second is to continue the ongoing efforts to grow the Research Fund so that it becomes self sustaining and with the ultimate goal of adding grant categories in the future. The third is to continue to encourage and advance improvements in the educational aspect of emergency medicine. And finally, to continue to advance and improve our society’s publication, Academic Emergency Medicine.

Nominating Committee Candidates Current academic positions(s): Institution(s): Department of Emergency Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School Academic Appointment(s): Program Director, 1990-present; Chairman (founding), 1992-present Other major administrative position(s): EVMS Distinguished Professor of Emergency Medicine, 1999-present Non-SAEM career accomplishments: Parker J. Palmer “Courage to Teach Award”, ACGME; Feb 2005 Residency Director of Year Award, EMRA, May 2003 President , Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine, 2002-2003 Top Peer Reviewer, Annals of Emergency Medicine, 2003 and 2005 Chair, Academic Affairs Committee, ACEP,1999-2001 Editorial Board, Emergency Medicine, 1999-present

Francis L. Counselman, MD SAEM service: Member since: 1990 List/date committee/task force/interest group membership: Development Committee, member, 2005-present Faculty Development Committee, Chairman, 2003-2005 Financial Development Committee, member, 2002-2005 Reviewer, Abstracts for SAEM Meeting, 1999-present (except 2005).

Program Committee, member, 1999-2001 1996 In-Service Exam Survey Committee, member, 1995-1996 Education Committee, National Consensus Group on Clinical Skills, member, 1993-1994 Graduate Medical Education Subcommittee, member, 1991-1992 Leadership roles within SAEM: Chairman, Faculty Development Committee, 2003-2005 Moderator, Medical Student Forum, Annual Meeting of SAEM; Atlanta; May 2001 Moderator, Medical Student Forum, Annual Meeting of SAEM; San Francisco; May 2000 Committee/task forces/interest groups: Presented “Getting the Most Out of Your 4th Year EM Clerkship”, Medical Student Symposium, Annual Meeting of SAEM, Orlando; May 2004 27

Role in major contributions to SAEM products: Co-authored monograph: MacLean T, Counselman FL, Johnson G: Resident perceptions concerning the methods, adequacy, and impact of the didactic curriculum on their training. SAEM 1996; 1-12.

Personal statement: During my two years as chair of the Faculty Development Committee, our committee had 100% of our didactic proposals accepted for the Annual Meeting. We also developed the list of full Professors posted on the SAEM website, which has proven to be very useful for our membership. As a member of the Financial Development Committee (and now Development Committee), I have worked with the other members to substantially grow the SAEM Research Fund.

What are your goals for advancing the Society?

I would like to see SAEM continue to be inclusive in encouraging and mentoring its members involved in undergraduate and graduate medical education. I would like to see SAEM work closely with the other EM professional organizations to advance our specialty and avoid duplication of efforts.

What is your vision for the future of SAEM? To meet the needs of our membership regarding teaching and mentoring of medical students, residents and junior faculty. To have the SAEM Research Fund serve as the primary source of training grants and other funding opportunities for our members, medical students, emergency medicine residents and faculty.

Which needs of the membership do you wish to address?

I would like to continue to broaden and strengthen the efforts of SAEM to meet the various needs of our membership - medical students, residents, junior and mid-level faculty. All have important needs, and I would like to see SAEM serve as a vital resource to them.

Cherri Hobgood, MD

Current academic position(s): Institution(s): UNC School of Medicine Academic appointment(s): Associate Dean Curriculum and Educational Development Other major administrative position(s): Current Administrative positions UNC School of Medicine: Associate Dean, Curriculum and Educational Development Director, Office of Educational Development Director, Clinical Skills and Simulation Center Non-SAEM career accomplishments: Arnold Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine Award Joseph F. Waeckerle, MD Founders Award

Faculty AOA NC 2004 Emergency Physician of the Year Member ACEP Board of Directors Co-PI, NIH Behavioral and Social Science Curriculum Development Grant 2006-2011 SAEM service: Member since: 1985 Committee/task force/interest group membership: 2004-present Chair, Undergraduate Education Committee 1999-present Undergraduate Education Committee 1997-1999 Graduate Education Committee 1999-present Medical Student Educators Interest Group 2000-present Patient Safety Interest Group Leadership roles within SAEM: Chair, Undergraduate Education Committee — 2004-2006 Role in major contribution to SAEM products: Co-Editor, Emergency Medicine: An Academic Career Guide 2000 Personal statement As a long-time member of SAEM and continuous committee member since residency, I have found important support for my growth as a medical educator and researcher. I am now at the stage of my professional development where I want to focus on cultivating both my discipline—emergency medicine—and the emerging leaders within it. To that end, I have served as chair of the undergraduate education committee during an extremely productive period in its work and am now a candidate for the nominating committee. The tasks of the nominating committee are simple: recruit good leaders, and give the membership a choice. My criteria for leaders are also simple. They must be collegial, creative, and energetic. They must be committed to diversity, to the expansion of our leadership pool, and to sustaining and strengthening the balanced mission of SAEM: research and education. I consider the successful recruitment and development of new leaders to be critical to advancing the Society, as these are the people who will articulate a vision for the future and formulate goals. I believe our organization has been fortunate in its leadership history. If I am elected as a member of the nominating committee, my commitment is to insure that our future is as strong as our past.

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Resident Member of the Board Candidates Institution: University of Virginia, PGY2 Non-SAEM career accomplishments: 2005 ACEP National Research Forum, Author/Presenter Lactate: A Prognostic Indicator in Sepsis Syndrome 2005 ACEP National Research Forum, Co-author/Presenter Projected Impact of Early Goal Directed Therapy On Hospital Resource Utilization for Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock Patients 2005 European Society of Intensive Care Medicine Annual Congress, Author Lactate: A Prognostic Indicator in Sepsis Syndrome 2003 Arkansas Medical Society Alliance Ilse F. Oates Memorial Scholarship awarding academic standing and moral character 1995 Recipient excellence in Research Presentation by First Year Graduate Student, Rice University Jeanette M. Ebarb, SAEM service: Member since 2003 MA, MD Other career accomplishments: 2005 CPC Final Competition Best Presenter Runner-Up 2005 CPC Semi-Final Competition Division 5 Best Presenter 2004 SAEM Medical Student Excellence Award, University of Arkansas Emergency Medicine Interest Group Research Assistant Coordinator Emergency Medicine Interest Group Sophomore liaison.

Personal Statement: The future of SAEM is one of reputable advancements in medical procedure, education, and physical well being of its members. My interest lies not only in the technical procedure involved in emergent medicine, but also in training physicians for compassionate interactions with patients and their families in the unsettling times they face during their medical crisis. My first experience with SAEM came as a medical student member. Once introduced to the vision of SAEM, it was then that I began pursuing my interest in leadership positions within Emergency Medicine. As the sophomore liaison within our university’s EMIG, I assisted in arranging educational activities and conference sessions. In my junior year, as co-president of the AMSA, I orchestrated the first annual UAMS Residency Fair.

During my senior year, I was involved in coordinating the medical student research assistants group for enrolling patients in studies through the emergency department. As a resident member, it has been a great honor to have been awarded the Division Five, Best Presenter in the 2005 CPC Semi-final Competition and to go on to be selected as the Best Presenter Runner-Up in the CPC Final Competition. It is a culmination of these experiences together with my extensive research background that not only define my involvement in emergency medicine, but also illustrate the value I can bring to SAEM. If elected as the resident board member, I plan to incorporate my past experiences in research development, recruitment and education to advance innovative research, medical education and compassionate patient care. In addition, I am a proponent of increasing medical student exposure to emergency medicine by initiating programs that encourage resident members to become more involved in teaching basic skills to medical students.

Institution: Louisiana Health Sciences Center-Shreveport, PGY2 SAEM service: Member since: 2004 List/date committee/task force/interest group membership: Committee/task forces/interest groups: National Affairs Committee, 2005-2006 List role in major contribution to SAEM products: Assisted in identifying list of options for the Board regarding targeted advocacy roles with the CDC. One of 5 goals for National Affairs Committee this past year.

Personal statement: Last year, as a resident member of the National Affairs Committee, I actively participated in the committee’s Sanjay Pattani, MD, goals and objectives by identifying a list of options for the Board regarding targeted advocacy roles with the CDC. I have attended several other meetings such as AAMC in order to keep abreast of our specialty’s presMHSA ence within the medical community. Through my involvement, I have gotten to meet and discuss current EM issues with leaders in the field. As resident member of the BOD, I hope to continue establishing better working relationships with and learning from our specialty’s leaders. Among my goals will be advocating for more EM clinical research, which continues to complement the research agendas from our Trauma Surgery and Internal Medicine colleagues. Also, I believe that SAEM may provide a more structured informational website relating to EM issues ranging from informed consent to contract negotiations. These informational resources are direly needed by young EPs. SAEM’s growth as an organization is paralleled by the growth of EM throughout the world.

As the son of an international immigrant, by obtaining a medical education abroad, and by being multilingual and enjoying international travel and experiences, I condone SAEM’s interest in taking more initiative with our specialty’s international growth. Symbiotic relationships between SAEM and other international EM organizations may foster greater yields in research and education through enhanced collaboration and communication. As resident member of the BOD, I would enjoy working on SAEM’s future horizon of international EM policy. The only real training for leadership is leadership. In the upcoming years, I look forward to working with talented colleagues, finding new challenges, and enjoying a rewarding career in Emergency Medicine. I would consider being the SAEM BOD’s Resident Member as both a privilege and a pleasure. I appreciate your time and consideration.

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Institution: University of Arizona Non-SAEM career accomplishments: Indiana University School of Medicine: AOA, Anthony Pizzo Scholar (academic excellence and community involvement), Ron Roberts Scholar (dedication and empathy in medicine), Bartholomew/Brown Scholar (excellence in students from rural counties), and Slemenda Scholar (2 month fellowship in Kenya). I was my class representative and community service coordinator for the medical student section of the AMA. As a resident at the University of Arizona I have been active in several research projects, am creating an elective in Wilderness and Environmental Medicine, and have helped organize event medicine for a 24-hour mountain bike race. I have been named Chief Resident for my senior year.

SAEM service Drew Watters, MD Member since: 2003 Committee/task force/interest group membership: Ethics Committee 2004-2006 List role in major contribution to SAEM products: “Research Conditions That Qualify for Emergency Exception from Informed Consent” Author.

Acad Emerg Medicine Nov. 2005 Vol. 12(11), pp 1040-44.

“Ethical Relationships with Biomedical Industry,” coauthor, for the SAEM Ethics Committee. Accepted.

“Classroom Considerations in Teacher-Learner Relationships” for the SAEM Ethics Committee. Author. In Preparation.

“What Treatments are ‘Satisfactory’? Divining Regulatory Intent and an Ethical Basis for Exception to Informed Consent for Emergency Research” Co-Author accepted, publication pending American Journal of Bioethics.

Personal statement: If elected, I would address expanding medical student and resident involvement in emergency medicine. Medical student awards and web-based mentoring have helped bolster our image among students, and I think we can build on that. Improving those programs and involving medical students in research will continue our growth and respect as a field. I hope to represent residents on the board as a voice for professional, ethical development. As the junior member on the board, I think my role will be threefold. First, to learn from the experience of other board members. Second, to voice the perspective of a resident. Third, to participate in the growth of emergency medicine to ensure our futures. I would encourage input from residents and medical students and would act as a liaison and a leader.

I believe SAEM must continue to promote ethical, academic, and professional development of emergency medicine. I hope to help it do so. As a member, I have served the past two years on the Ethics Committee, working on last year’s Consensus Conference on Informed Consent. I am also active in several research projects and ongoing development of ethics’ guidelines and curricula. As a Board member, I would provide thoughts from a residents’ perspective. As the next generation of emergency physician, students and residents are uniquely affected by developments of technology, policy, and politics. In my year on the board, I would encourage ethical growth of our specialty, so we can enjoy the respect and success we deserve. I would like to expand our role in the education and recruitment of top-notch medical students, as well as continue support of resident research. My biggest contributions to SAEM are my academic interest, vigor, and an open mind; these are what as a board member I would offer.

ABEM Requests Suggestions for Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Readings A cornerstone of ABEM's EMCC program is the concept of Lifelong Learning Self-Assessment (LLSA), which is developed to promote continuous learning. ABEM facilitates this learning by identifying an annual set of readings to guide diplomates in self-study of recent Emergency Medicine (EM) literature.

ABEM welcomes and requests that EM organizations and ABEM diplomates submit suggestions for readings.

Developing high-quality LLSA tests is dependent on high-quality readings. ABEM has established the following criteria for LLSA readings: 1. Focused on recent advances or current clinical knowledge in Emergency Medicine; 2. Clinically oriented in content; 3. Drawn from peer-reviewed EM journals, peer-reviewed journals from related primary specialty fields, textbook chapters, or updated practice guidelines; 4. Published in printed or electronic form within the immediate five years preceding the LLSA test in which it will be used; 5. Related to either the designated content areas for a given year (approximately 50%), or to the remaining content areas (approximately 50%) of the EM Model "Listing of Conditions."

ABEM is soliciting readings for the 2008 LLSA test, for which the designated content areas will be Procedures and Skills Integral to the Practice of EM and Environmental

Disorders. ABEM will select approximately 50% of the readings for the 2008 LLSA from these two designated areas, while approximately 50% of the test content will be drawn from the remaining content areas of the EM Model Listing of Conditions.

For each reference submitted, ABEM must receive the following two items: 1. Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment Reference Form Complete an LLSA Reference Form for each reference that you recommend to ABEM. Be sure to provide all requested information for each reference, including the article title completely written out, the journal name, etc. Do not use abbreviations. Do not alter the form in any way, except to add the requested information in the space provided. The LLSA Reference Form is available from ABEM and may also be downloaded as an MS Word document from the ABEM website, www.abem.org. The form can be computer-printed or typewritten.

2. One Paper Copy of the Article, Chapter, or Other Text One paper copy of the article, chapter, or other text for which you have submitted a reference must be mailed or faxed to ABEM to be considered for inclusion. Electronic copies of readings cannot be accepted due to copyright restrictions.

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2006-07 Committee and Task Force Objectives Listed below are the 2006-07 committee and task force objectives (SAEM’s year runs from May to May to coincide with the Annual Meeting). While SAEM’s mission “to improve patient care by advancing research and education in emergency medicine” gives direction to SAEM’s activities, and the FiveYear goals and objectives (http://www.saem.org/newsltr/ hd5yrpla.htm) lay the foundation, it is the extensive and detailed work of each committee and task force towards the fulfillment of their specific goals and objectives, which really advance the academic specialty.

Consultation Service Chair, Wallace Carter, MD: wac9010@nyp.org Board Liaison: Glenn Hamilton, MD 1. Develop the Consultation Service section of the SAEM web page, with an objective to produce descriptions and contact persons for each consultation service that can be easily accessed by the membership. Due: December 1, 2006.

2. Review present consulting faculty, continue to search for new faculty who may be willing to provide consultations, and provide an update to the Board and SAEM web site.

Due: December 1, 2006.

3. Review the satisfaction with current consultations services, based on feedback from the specific programs. This may mean creating a self-evaluation tool for consultation sites. Make recommendations to the Board for additional consultations and means of continuing to improve their quality, as well as impact. Due: February 1, 2007 4. Provide consultation services as requested. Report the results of each consultation to the Board as they are completed, and report any issues to the Board as needed.

Although the objectives are developed and approved by the Board, they are based on SAEM’s Five Year Goals and Objectives and on the suggestions of prior committee/task force chairs and members, and from individual members. The Board strives to ensure that the objectives assigned to each committee and task force are well defined, achievable, and directly related to SAEM’s core mission. The Board appreciates feedback regarding these objectives and invites suggestions for future objectives.

Awards Committee Chair, Louis Ling, MD: lingx002@umn.edu Board Liaison: TBA 1. Develop recommendations to the Board on a standardized means of identifying and nominating Awards Committee members, outside of the usual application process, which assures senior members on the committee. Due: September 1, 2006 2. Develop more specific criteria for the Special Recognition Award, to be included in the call for nominations and the review process. Due: September, 2006.

3. Request and review nominations for the Young Investigator Award and recommend recipients to the Board. Due: February 1, 2007 4. Request and review nominations for the Academic Excellence and Leadership Awards and recommend recipients to the Board. Due: February 1, 2007 5. Request and review nominations for the Special Recognition Award and recommend recipients to the Board. Due: February 1, 2007.

6. Request and review nominations from the Women in Academic Emergency Medicine Award, once it is developed by the Women in Academic Emergency Medicine Task Force and approved by the Board. Due: February 1.

2007.

Development Committee Chair: Brian Zink, MD: bzink@umich.edu Board Liaison: Jeff Kline, MD 1. Implement the first year of the multiyear membership campaign for the Research Fund for SAEM members. Submit a report by December 1, 2006 to the Board on the status of the multiyear campaign.

2. Work with the web editorial group to enhance the Research Fund section of the SAEM web site, including a posted list of the research fund brochure, donors list, past recipients, etc. for the Research Fund. Due December 1, 2006.

3. Work with the development consultant in the cultivation of potential high level donors for keystone level gifts.

Progress reports due: December 1, 2006 and April 1, 2007.

4. Plan Research Fund Donor reception for the 2007 Annual Meeting. Due February 1, 2007 5. Continue the development of the Senior Council as an advisory body to assist the Board and the Development Committee in their fund raising efforts.

6. Develop, with information provided by the Grants Committee, a series of Research Fund “success stories” to be posted on the SAEM web site and utilized by the development consultant to cultivate high level donors.

Due: February 1, 2007.

7. Develop a list of proposed naming opportunities within SAEM, to be utilized by the development consultant in cultivating high level donors. Due: February 1, 2007.

Constitution and Bylaws Committee Chair, Charlene Irvin, MD: cbi@123.net Board Liaison: Robert Schafermeyer, MD 1. Review the Constitution and Bylaws to ensure consistency with the Society’s activities and internal functions.

Propose amendments to the Board for review and approval. Due: October 1, 2006 2. Respond to specific requests from the Board regarding potential changes in the Constitution and Bylaws over the course of the year.

Ethics Committee Chair, Raquel Schears, MD: schears.rocky@mayo.edu Board Liaison: Catherine Marco, MD 1. Provide ethics consultation services to the membership, as appropriate, with reports back to the Board on completion.

2. Develop a proposal for a didactic session on ethical conduct of industry sponsored research, to be presented at the Annual Meeting 2007. Due to the program committee for consideration: September 1, 2006.

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Committee/Task Force Objectives…(continued from previous page) 3. Organize an ethics section of the new SAEM web site, which can be populated with ethics position statements, consultation services, teaching modules, references and suggested library, etc. Due: December 1, 2006 4. Create 2-3 ethics teaching modules, or select 2-3 ethics modules from the ethics monograph, to populate the ethics portion of the SAEM web site. Due: February 1, 2006

4. Develop a draft policy, for presentation to the Board regarding the appropriate accounting and distribution of restricted donations to SAEM or to the Research Fund. Due: February 1, 2007 Geriatrics Task Force Chair Lowell Gerson, PhD: lgerson@neoucom.edu Board Liaison: TBA 1. Continue to development of a consensus conference on geriatrics, including development of a recommended research agenda. Report to the Board on progress or alternative presentation options, if needed: September 1, 2006 2. Continue the development of funding sources for an educational curriculum for the training of providers in the emergency care of elderly persons. Due: February 1, 2007 3. Work with the web editorial group to develop a geriatrics portion of the SAEM web site, including the newly developed web-available resources for educational curriculum and training materials on the emergency care of the elder person. Due: February 1, 2007 4. Develop one article on this ongoing work for the SAEM Newsletter, Due: April 1, 2007.

Faculty Development Committee Chair, Theodore Christopher, MD: Theodore.Christopher@jefferson.edu Board Liaison: TBA 1. Develop a series of didactic proposals for consideration by the Program Committee on leadership, finance, and/or academic skills development for presentation at the 2007 Annual Meeting. At least one session should target each of senior, midcareer, junior level development needs. Due to the program committee: September 1, 2006 2. Continue the development of the faculty development consult service, with Newsletter advertisement, and link on the SAEM web site to faculty development. Due: November 1, 2006.

3. Work with the web editor group to develop the faculty development section of the SAEM web site, populated with materials of the committee’s choosing, including links in #2, and possibly materials from didactic sessions. Due: December 1, 2006 4. Continue to develop a proposal to the Board for creating an Academic Leadership Skills Course to be sponsored by SAEM, and potentially 1 or 2 other organizations. This is to be a Senior level course directed at individuals interested in moving from a Mid-Career level to Chair/Dean’s office/EM leadership position. Due: December 1, 2006 5. Take “Skill sets for Clinician-Teachers,” developed in 2004-05 objectives by GME Committee, and create an educational tool to assist faculty in learning and developing them. This may be a paper, presentation, or other mechanism. Due: February 1, 2007 6. Review and update the Faculty Development Handbook, to correlate skills and knowledge components with the AAMC faculty development skills sets, and revise as necessary to correspond to the AAMC product. Due to the Board for approval, with a proposal if any publication costs are anticipated: April 1, 2007.

GME Committee Chair, Douglas McGee, DO: mcgeed@einstein.edu Board Liaison: TBA 1. Catalog and review past articles for the Resident Section of the Newsletter to identify uncovered topics for quality articles. Submit appropriate articles to the Newsletter as needed.

2. Prepare and complete a distribution plan for the Academic Career Guide. Present the plan to the Board by September 1, 2006. If publication is planned, present a formal proposal, including publication costs.

3. Prepare and submit a proposal for a didactic session for the Annual Meeting on “An Academic Career: Is it Right for You?” for residents. Due to the Program Committee for consideration: September 1, 2006.

4. Create a presentation referenced to the Academic Career Guide on seeking a career in academic emergency medicine for residents, including advice on preparing a CV, and other activities during residency that prepare for a teaching and research career. This will be distributed to residency programs and regional meetings. Due: November 1, 2006

Finance Committee Chair, Frank Zwemer, MD: frank_zwemer@urmc.rochester.edu Board Liaison: Kate Heilpern, MD 1. Respond to the findings of the external audit process with recommendations to the Board. Due: September 1, 2006 2. Develop a budget planning process and timeline in cooperation with the Executive Director to allow consistency of the budget process year-to-year. Initiate the annual SAEM budget planning with the Executive Director and Secretary-Treasurer in anticipation of an end-of-calendar year presentation to the Board. Due: October 1, 2006 3. Compile a handbook of the Society’s financial procedures and policies. In conjunction with the Executive Director, develop for Board approval revisions of any procedure or policy deficiencies that are discovered. Due to the Board: February 1, 2007

Grants Committee Chair, Kelly Young, MD: kyoung@emedharbor.edu Board Liaison: TBA 1. Coordinate the grant application reviews with the assistance of expert reviewers within the Society. Recommend a prioritized recipient list to the Board for the following grants and fellowships: Research Training, Institutional Research Training, Scholarly Sabbatical, EMS Research Fellowship, Medical Student Interest Group, and EMF/SAEM Medical Student Research. Due: Varies by grant program 2. Serve as a resource for the Research Committee for the grant-writing workshop for the Annual Meeting, and the research reference section on the SAEM website.

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Committee/Task Force Objectives…(continued from previous page) International Committee Chair, Bobby Kapur, MD: gkapur@mfa.gwu.edu Board Liaison: TBA 1. Develop a draft proposal for a specific definition of “international SAEM members.” Due to the Board for consideration: September 1, 2006.

2. Develop a draft proposal and rationale for dues reductions and Annual Meeting fee reductions for international SAEM members. Due for consideration: September 1, 2006 3. Develop the International Academic Emergency Medicine section of the SAEM web site. Links can be created to international meetings, international fellowships, and benefits to international members. Due: November 1, 2006.

4. Develop an article for the Newsletter on #2 and #3 for publication, only after Board approval. Due: December 1, 2006.

5. Develop an updated listing of international student and resident rotations and fellowships, for publication on the SAEM web site. Due: February 1, 2007.

6. Develop a core curriculum for international student rotations, to be presented to the Board for approval and web site posting. Due: February 1, 2007.

consideration: September 1, 2006.

3. Develop a system to monitor the progress of grant recipients, including a template for interim and final reports of grant-related research progress, as well as career progress for the investigator. To be submitted to the Board for approval and implementation as an ongoing Grants Committee activity. Due: September 1, 2006 4. Develop a draft policy for the appropriate return of unused grant funds to the SAEM Research Fund. Due to the Board for consideration: September 1, 2006 5. Complete the transition of the EMS Fellowship Grant to a single application for the fellow. Modify the application instructions, advertisement, and review criteria to match the fellowship modification. Provide a Newsletter article summarizing the changes. Due: December 1, 2006.

6. Work with the Development Committee to identify research fund “success stories” to assist in the development functions of the research fund. Due as requested.

Institute of Medicine IOM Report Task Force Chair, Carey Chisholm, MD: cchisholm@clarian.org Board Liaison: Jim Hoekstra, MD 1. Serve as reviewers of any preliminary documents circulated by the IOM that would be made available to the Society. Timeliness and shared commentary with the Board is essential. Due: Within three months of report release.

2. Assist the Board in strategizing about the best ways to respond and utilize pertinent content items of the IOM Report for the benefit of academic emergency medicine.

Due: within three months of report release.

3. Prepare a proposal for a didactic session for the 2007 Annual Meeting on the IOM report and its implications.

Due to the Program Committee for consideration: September 1, 2006.

4. Write Newsletter articles, position statements, etc. as needed to respond to the IOM report. Due: November 1, 2006.

5. Identify local EM leaders and senior SAEM members who can assist in the regional meetings rollout by the IOM. Identify costs associated with rollout representation, with a proposal for funding to the Board. Due as scheduled.

Membership Committee Chair: Susan Stern, MD: suestern@umich.edu Board Liaison: Catherine Marco, MD 1. Develop a recruitment package that can be used to increase the retention of resident members when they transition to community ED careers. This may also include pamphlet development as well. Due: September 1, 2006 for implementation with the membership drive in Nov-Dec 2006.

2. Review emeritus faculty policy, with recommendations to the Board for changes as needed.

Report due: September, 2006.

3. Review requests for emeritus status, and approve as appropriate. Due as requested.

4. Develop a membership benefits section of the website, with a list of benefits of membership. Included should be a “question of the month” section on the web site to improve feedback to SAEM from the members. Due: November 1, 2006.

5. Review trends in membership, with report to the Board regarding opportunities for recruitment or retention. Due: September 1, 2006 6. Develop a membership survey, to be implemented at the 2007 Annual Meeting. Questions should be centered around ways to improve SAEM’s service to the members.

Work with the Board to develop specific questions and topics of interest to SAEM. Draft due: November 1, 2006.

Final product due: February 1, 2007.

Industry Relations Task Force Chair, Deborah Diercks, MD: dbdiercks@ucdavis.edu Board Liaison: TBA 1. Develop a proposal for a didactic session for the 2007 Annual Meeting on “Industry Funded Clinical Trials: Pitfalls and Promise” on specific clinical trial design issues with industry sponsored trials. Due to the Program Committee for consideration: September 1, 2006.

2. Work with the Board as needed, to foster communication with industry on the mission of SAEM, and its relation to industry.

3. Develop a survey of EM departments and researchers which explores the prevalence and nature of industry sponsored clinical and research in EM. Included are numbers of researchers, nature of research, dollar awards, sponsoring companies, etc. Results to be presented to the Board and published on the Research Reference Section of the website. Due: February 1, 2007.

National Affairs Committee Chair, Mike Bauman, MD: baumam@mmc.org Board Liaison: TBA 1. Monitor legislative and regulatory issues pertinent to academic emergency medicine. Publicize and distribute, via email and the SAEM web site, pertinent advocacy issues of interest to the membership which require legislative or regulatory member input. Due as needed to the Board for approval before sending to the email list serve.

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Committee/Task Force Objectives…(continued from previous page) 7. Incorporate planned media-oriented publicity as part of Annual Meeting development. Due: February 1, 2007.

2. Develop an Advocacy web site section for the SAEM web site that can be populated with position statements, advocacy opportunities, etc. Due: September 1, 2006.

3. Work with AACEM to develop a draft program for the 2007 AAMC Annual Fall Meeting on the advocacy topic of interest to the membership. The IOM report is probably a pertinent topic for AAMC. Submit to Board for approval: January 1, 2007. Submit summaries of these events to the Newsletter. Due: 1 month post-meeting 4. Serve as a resource for the IOM Task Force. This activity may include reviews, recommendations and written materials, as requested. Due as needed.

5. Prepare a position paper assessing the impact of access to care on academic medical centers and academic emergency physicians. Report due to the Board: December 1, 2006.

6. Assess and prioritize a list of advocacy issues to be addressed and/or monitored by the National Affairs Committee on an ongoing basis. Criteria should include applicability to research an education in EM, and uniqueness to SAEM versus other EM advocacy bodies. Due to the Board: February 1, 2007.

Research Committee Chair: Jim Olson, PhD: james.olson@wright.edu Board Liaison: Jeff Kline, MD 1. Continue the development of a Research Reference Section on the Web Site, which can be populated with reference material for researchers. Due: September 1, 2006.

2. Develop a template and guidebook for developing an effective CV for the researcher as a SAEM web site research reference section. Due: December 1, 2006.

3. Develop a module for the web site entitled “Essentials of an EM Research Fellowship” to serve as a guide to programs interested in developing one. Due: February 1, 2007 4. Develop a new SAEM Research Grant to provide two years of bridge funding toward a K award. Due: December 1, 2007.

5. Develop a proposal for a grant writing workshop for the 2007 Annual Meeting which includes emphasis on training and preparation for application for a K award. Due to the Program Committee for consideration: September 1, 2006.

Nominating Committee Chair, President-elect 1. Review and assess the success of the three new committee/task force evaluation forms instituted in 2006. Make recommendations to the Board for continued improvements, as necessary. Due: November 1, 2006 2. Develop a slate of recommended nominees for the following elected positions in 2007: Board officers, Board of Directors, Nominating Committee, and Constitution and Bylaws Committee. To be submitted to the Board for approval. Due: March 1, 2007.

Technology in Medical Education – Simulators Task Force Chair, James Gordon, MD: jgordon3@partners.org Board Liaison: TBA 1. Develop a simulator section of the SAEM web site, to be populated with last year’s objectives, plus any other products that may be deemed important to the Committee.

Due: September 1, 2006.

2. Continue the development of a consensus conference on Simulators in Medical Education.

Due to the Board: February 1, 2007.

3. Continue the development of a simulator case library to be made available to the members via the SAEM website.

Work with the AAMC in that endeavor. An anticipated number of 50-80 cases will be assembled and made available for distribution. Due: May 1, 2006.

Program Committee Chair, Debra Houry, MD, MPH: dhoury@emory.edu Board Liaison: TBA 1. Review the feedback from the 2006 Annual Meeting and present the report to the Board with any recommendations for improvement and change. Due: August 1, 2006.

2. Plan 2007 Annual Meeting. This includes presenting budget (November 1, 2006) and quarterly progress reports by the Chair to the Board. Due: July and September, 2006 and November and March, 2007.

3. As part of quarterly reports, the Chair will be updated by the Board on current academe-related themes of interest to the Society. These themes may be considered for incorporation into Annual Meeting activities.

4. Conduct an informal survey of the meeting structures of other academic societies to determine the desirability and feasibility of changes in the current system, including, but not restricted to: increasing the number of abstracts accepted, poster-only meeting, submission fees. Prepare a summary for the Board with recommendations. Due: November 1, 2006.

5. Review the selection criteria and methods of selection of late breaking trials abstracts and revise accordingly for the 2007 Annual Meeting.

6. Assess the feasibility, pros, and cons of substantially increasing the number of abstracts accepted to the Annual Meeting. Due: December 1, 2006.

Undergraduate Education Committee Chair, Michelle Lin, MD: mlin@sfghed.ucsf.edu Board Liaison: TBA 1. Serve as a resource to the Program Committee on the development of the Medical Student Symposium at the Annual Meeting. Due: September 1, 2006 2. Continue the Development of the Standardized EM Curriculum by developing 12 corresponding standard lectures, to be posted on the Undergraduate Education resource section of the SAEM web site. Each lecture should include reference material and associated questions for the test bank. Due: December 1, 2006.

3. Develop the medical student educators section of the SAEM website, with links to all the reference material that has been developed in the last few years, including the virtual mentor program, the MS4 curriculum, the Educators Handbook, etc. Due: December 1, 2006 4. Continue the development and implementation of the Undergraduate Question Databank, including validation of the questions versus student knowledge base, NBME scores, career choice, etc. Due: February 1, 2007.

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President’s Message…(continued from page 1) forces, increasing the total number of members involved in committees/task forces to over 300, and assuring 25-30 new programs were represented. This important expansion of representation within the Society will continue for the upcoming year.

Early in the year, the Board began a process of protecting its copyrightable assets, which include its logo and letterhead. In doing so, we became aware that SAEM was not an incorporated organization in the State of Michigan.

Instead, we were incorporated in the State of Illinois with a linkage to the old University Association for Emergency Medicine, UA/EM. Although we had operated within the State of Michigan, paid taxes, etc., this lack of incorporation left some potential vulnerability for the organization. Therefore, the Board and staff under the subcommittee leadership of Dr. Kline, Dr. Schafermeyer and Dr. Baren worked diligently to secure new incorporation documents and develop a new set of bylaws for the society. In the course of these events, we were able to improve areas of the bylaws, and I had the unique opportunity to sign a dissolution document as the last President of UAEM and a new incorporation document as the first President of SAEM as a State of Michigan incorporated entity. Continued work is necessary including a bylaws review by the Constitution and Bylaws Committee. The new document will then be presented to the membership.

As we began the preparation for our first audit of the organization, several small but important items were brought to our attention by our consultants. During the course of this year, these items have been remedied and some of the final analyses are currently being done. We anticipate completing the audit of the organization during the coming year. Recall, an audit has a dual value in that there is both a financial review and a review of operating policies and procedures as linked to those finances. There has been considerable recent attention placed on the non-profit sector in terms of strengthening the transparency, governance, and accountability of charitable organizations and we believed it essential to be up to date in all of these areas.

As we looked to the various means by which the Society presented itself to the membership, the internal databases and the SAEM website demonstrated themselves to be antiquated in their ability to communicate both inside and outside of the organization. With the considerable assistance of the staff and another consultant, these databases have been substantially improved and integrated, our means of submitting abstracts and tracking them improved, and a major assessment and analysis of the website undertaken.

The Web Editorial Board (WEB) has spent much of the year analyzing the structure, look, user friendliness, and information supplied by the SAEM website. It has worked with committees and task forces as well as the Board and staff to create the first substantial revision of the website since the beginning of the Society. Work continues, but it is our sincere hope and plan to present this new website at the Business Meeting during the Annual Meeting in May, 2006.

This is clearly recognized as an iterative process. Therefore, although this first revision is noteworthy, it is the structure and the ability for continued revisions that is essential for the success of this program.

Lastly, early in the course of this year, we had the departure of three staff at the Lansing office. This created a difficult circumstance for those remaining, especially our Executive Director, but at the same time allowed us to review a variety of functions and efficiencies within the office. The Board

recommitted its intent to support a new Managing Editor position for the Journal, Academic Emergency Medicine. This role would substantially relieve operational issues from both the Editor and the Executive Director. The search for a satisfactory and committed individual in this role continues.

Another realization was perhaps we had expected our staff to “run on lean” for too long. In my automotive world that condition simply results in overheating and burn out. Our Executive Director devotes herself 24/7 to the activities of SAEM, much as we do in emergency medicine. With the continued growth of the Society, now over 6,000 members, and especially at particularly high demand times of year (for example, the months preceding the Annual Meeting) the pressures and expectations on one individual can become unrelenting. As part of our recent review of the Executive Director role and function, the Board determined it would be beneficial for a second individual functioning as part of the executive staff be hired to serve in a “Chief Operating Officer” capacity. A successful search for this individual has occurred, and we look forward to introducing her to all of you.

Discovering This year there were a number of significant discoveries.

One of the most important was the opportunity for new voices in the membership to be heard. This year’s task forces were organized around opportunities for new directions or renewed emphasis of older topics. These included International Emergency Medicine, Geriatrics, Simulators, Women in Academic Emergency Medicine, and Industry Relations. As I’ve tried to relate in some of the President’s Messages, each one of these groups has been active in generating a number of new ideas and directions for the Society to consider. You have primarily heard about the International Task Force and in this Newsletter there is new information from the Simulation Task Force. There will be more from the other Task Forces over the coming year. Any organization this size has many voices and opinions, and one of our most important roles as a Board is to continually invite them to be heard and through them discover new paths we might take.

Another discovery, especially for the Board, was the acceptance of financial awareness and responsibility as a centerpiece of its function. Without a specific interest, unique aptitude or training, money matters tend to be tedious, yet a clear understanding of financial function and flow is necessary for the effective operations of any organization. This year with the considerable assistance of the newly operational Finance Committee, the Board learned much about money and its management. We made decisions regarding managing and monitoring your investments, use of the Research Fund to begin to support grant activity, and spent nearly four months reviewing the 2006 budget in depth. This included multiple decisions about revenue enhancements and cost reductions that allowed us to reach a balanced budget. This is hard work and reflects an admirable commitment of the Board members and staff. Other positive traits of this Board included tenacity in that they took on a series of difficult topics (e.g., industry relations) and made sure they were sufficiently educated to make reasonable and logical decisions.

Another is transcendency. It is a rare ability to move past one’s academic orientation and individual agenda to think for the benefit of the organization and not just a specific constituency within that organization. This Board was exemplary in its

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President’s Message…(continued from previous page) ability to maintain a “big picture mind set” and to act, even when there were disagreements, for what was collectively viewed as best for the organization.

Another area of discovery came from the objective assigned to the Grants Committee. We asked them to analyze the grants, papers and career paths of major grant recipients of SAEM Grant Program. The goal of these grants was to support individuals at different stages of their careers.

The first-time preliminary data from interviews of these recipients by the Grants Committee shows a positive correlation between the Society’s early investment and the individual’s research productivity, subsequent success in grantsmanship and academic career choice. This is important information, and more detailed assessment will help future Boards decide how to best foster research and academic careers with these monies. After nearly 5 years of investing, it was essential we review these outcomes, and that subsequent evaluations continue over time.

Lastly, we have just begun to explore our ability to behave in an advocacy role for the membership. This includes the topic of public relations for SAEM. Something we have not vigorously pursued in the past. You will hopefully hear of more public relations related to the 2006 Annual Meeting.

Elsevier has worked with us to bring more recognition in a positive manner to several of the articles recently published in Academic Emergency Medicine. This is something we do not want to overdo, but we recognize it must be done to some degree. Advocacy, of course, relates to bringing change about in the house of academics and at a variety of legislative levels. This is new to us but there are times to act rather than simply react, and we are exploring these directions.

Throughout the year, there have been visits and presentations to the Boards of ACEP, CORD and EMRA. Negotiations with CORD and AACEM in terms of our management relationships are nearly complete, and have been accomplished in an open and organized manner. The Simulation Task Force has brought us a new relationship with the AAMC through its MedEdPORTAL Program. It has significant potential for those interested in peer-reviewed electronic publishing, and we look forward to continuing our support. Importantly, our Institute of Medicine (IOM) Task Force has been active and prepared for the release and roll-out of the IOM Report on Emergency Medicine. This important document should be released soon after the Annual Meeting and SAEM is listed as an active supporter. Active involvement, showing up at meetings in Washington, DC, representation on the IOM committee structure and contributions from SAEM to support the role of activity have all been an important part of building our relationship with this important organization.

Lastly, over the course of this year we have worked hard to recover “choice”. By that I mean that even though specific goals and objectives were given to task forces and committees, each was given the opportunity to create a new pursuit during their year of assignment. This was reflective of a broader societal encouragement of choice in that there is no benefit to be limited by a single ideology. Rather, a continual and sustained invitation of new ideas, new voices, and new opportunities is central to the evolutionary change necessary to maintain a thriving and growing organization.

Farewell This note brings to a close my “one more year” request.

Some would say it has been a “tough” year, but I don’t view it that way. This has been an intense and invigorating year with high demands. Your Board of Directors, Executive Director and staff, Committees, Task Forces and Interest Groups have spent literally thousands of hours in pursuit of what they perceive is best for the future of this Society. The depth of talent revealed and commitment demonstrated has been truly amazing and should be a source of great pride for each one of you. For one fleeting year, the President serves as guest conductor for this vast orchestra of ability, interest and opinion. The ability to coax a few new cogent melodies out of that potential cacophony is most exhilarating, and will remain one of the highlights of my academic life.

I have deeply appreciated the support of the Board of Directors, Committee/Task Force Chairs, Executive Director and staff, and the Membership. The back and forth of opinions, negotiations, and disagreements has made this an energizing and meaningful year. I look forward to serving in some active capacity in the future, but it’s time to step aside and let the future take hold. Before leaving, I must express my deepest thanks for sustained support and encouragement from the faculty, residents and staff at Wright State who tolerated my distractions and absences with great calm. Most importantly, my wife and family who saw all too much of my back while creating and responding to the more than 15,000 e-mails exchanged over the course of this year. It will be good to turn around and face them once again.

My thanks to all of you for the privilege of service, and the honor you have bestowed for allowing me to do so. As George Washington wrote in 1776, “Perseverance and spirit have done wonders in all ages.” Ours is no different.

Glenn C. Hamilton, MD

Recovering This year has brought an important focus on the topic of membership recruitment and retention. Academic emergency medicine continues to grow. There are now 137 training programs and more than 70 academic departments. Faculty that once numbered in the teens and twenties now are in excess of 50 and continuing to expand. One means by which we recovered this orientation was by establishing a Membership Subcommittee of the Board. In a short period of time, this group generated several ideas to complement the Group Resident Rate Reduction Program. These included the New Faculty Discount and the Institutional Membership Discount Program. The Institutional Program brought the entire academic faculty from nearly twenty divisions or departments to join SAEM and added nearly 150 new faculty members to the Society.

This changes our recent membership growth pattern in the right direction. The lesson here is that we must continue to show the membership what we can uniquely bring to them both in terms of our traditional strengths and new ones. Having learned this lesson, the Board has agreed to establish a Membership Committee beginning 2006 to continue to expand and refine our efforts.

Relationship with others is an important area for any organization and SAEM is no exception. This year we established a new dialogue between the Directors of the Regional Meetings and the Chair of the Program Committee.

This means regional meeting winners will have a unique recognition at our Annual Meeting and continue to enhance our relationship with these thriving and important grass root research forums. We’ve also continued our relationship efforts with all other organizations in Emergency Medicine.

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FACULTY POSITIONS

Emergency Medical Services Fellowship Christiana Care Health System

CALIFORNIA: The University of California San Francisco/ San Francisco General Hospital Emergency Medicine residency program is searching for an experienced Program Director to start in summer 2006. The PGY 1-4 program, likely starting in 2008, will have 10 residents per class and features a dedicated research track. This is a superlative research environment with superb clinical rotations, and offers an unmatched quality of intellectual resources. The University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, including minorities and women. For information, contact Dr. Michael Callaham, Chief of Emergency Medicine, UCSF c/o Sarika Parekh, residency coordinator (sarika.parekh@ucsfmedctr.org).

The goal of the fellowship is to develop physicians with the skill-set necessary to function as EMS medical directors. These physicians will have the medical, operational, teaching, research and political knowledge base and practice experiences to help lead EMS providers in providing effective patient care in the field.

CALIFORNIA: FACULTY POSITION available at UCSF Medical Center Emergency Medicine, assist prof level. Applicant should have academic focus/research accomplishments as well as cinical and teaching excellence.

UCSF offers an unmatched quality of intellectual resources and a competitive compensation and support package. The University is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply, including minorities and women. For information, contact Dr. Michael Callaham, Chief of Emergency Medicine, UCSF c/o Sarika Parekh, residency coordinator (sarika.parekh@ucsfmedctr.org).

County ALS system allows many opportunities to work with career paramedics in the areas of training, performance improvement, protocol development and implementation. Ample field experiences are available on 8 medic units and with supervisory staff.

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA: Exceptional Medical Director opportunity at the nationally-renowned Magee-Womens Hospital. Magee is part of the prestigious UPMC Health System and the full service ED sees 10,500 patients annually including both male and female patients. In addition to maintaining its status as a center of excellence for women’s healthcare, Magee is now expanding its services to include comprehensive medical/surgical care. This position provides a tertiary care setting with academic and research opportunities.

Candidates should be board-certified in emergency medicine and preference will be given to candidates with an interest/background in women’s health care.

Excellent compensation package with full benefits including paid malpractice with tail, employer-funded retirement plan, paid health insurance, CME allowance, etc.

Contact Dr. Robert Maha at 412-432-7404 or mahar@upmc.edu

Christiana Care Health System cares for 75% of the EMS patients in New Castle County, Delaware at a suburban Level 1 Trauma Center (93,000 annual visits) and a urban community hospital (45,000 annual visits). This provides significant opportunities for clinical practice and EMS outcomes research.

Twenty-three BLS agencies provide extensive opportunities for interaction with fire-service based transporting and first-responder EMS.

The ability for extensive involvement in EMS on the national level through NAEMSP, ACEP, the Department of Homeland Security, NHTSA, and others. Both Washington D.C. and New York City are within an easy commute of Delaware.

For more information, contact: Thomas Sweeney, MD at TSweeney@christianacare.org or Robert O’Connor, MD, MPH at RO’Connor@christianacare.org or 302-7331840. Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 to receive information.

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA: CHAIR, DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Shadyside Hospital is a tertiary-care teaching hospital within the city of Pittsburgh. The campus includes the nationally–renowned Hillman Cancer Center, offers a full range of specialty and subspecialty services, and supports numerous teaching programs.

The progressive Emergency Department sees 36,000 patients annually with 52 hours of physician coverage and 22 hours of physician-extender coverage daily.

Shadyside is an upscale area of the city with great housing and easy access to numerous amenities of Pittsburgh, and is also a short commute from Pittsburgh’s finest suburbs. Candidates should have a record of excellence in administrative leadership and clinical skills, as well as a background including academic/teaching activities. Interested candidates should send a letter of introduction and CV to Dr. Robert Maha, Quantum One, 2 Hot Metal Street, 2nd Floor, Pittsburgh, PA 15203 or via email at mahar@upmc.edu. Phone: 412-4327404.

PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA: The Department of Emergency Medicine offers fellowships in Toxicology, Emergency Medical Services, Research, and Education. Structured coursework along with intensive interaction with the nationally-known faculty is provided. We offer research and teaching opportunities with faculty, medical students, residents and other health care providers.

The University of Pittsburgh is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and will welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds. Each applicant should have a MD/DO or equivalent degree and be board certified/prepared in emergency medicine. Please contact Donald M. Yealy, MD, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Emergency Medicine, 230 McKee Place, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 to receive information.

Department of Emergency Medicine – Positions Available Emergency Medicine Physicians – Peconic Bay Medical Center, Long Island As a result of the expansion of the Stony Brook University Healthcare Alliance, Board certified/Board eligible physicians are needed to join a rapidly growing Emergency Medicine Department of forty faculty members. Current openings are available at Peconic Bay Medical Center in Riverhead which sees approximately 25,000 emergency patient visits a year. This in an excellent opportunity for individuals who desire experience at a community hospital associated with an academic program.

Salary and benefits are competitive and commensurate with experience.

Position includes an academic appointment at Stony Brook University, part of the State University of New York.

Riverhead is located on the scenic North Shore of Long Island, approximately 100 miles from Manhattan. Excellent public and private schools are located in the area.

Stony Brook University Hospital is a New York state-designated Level One Trauma Center and tertiary care medical center serving 1.5 million Suffolk County residents. The Emergency Department treats 75,000 patients per year and is the primary training site for the Stony Brook Emergency Medicine Residency Program.

For further information, please contact Mark Henry, M.D., Chair, at 631-4442829; 631-444-3919 (fax) or mail CV and cover letter to Department of Emergency Medicine, Health Sciences Center, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook New York, 11794-8350.

ABEM Requests Suggestions for LLSA… (continued from page 30) References received by June 1, 2006, will be considered for inclusion in the 2008 LLSA module. Materials submitted after that date will be considered in the future.

Recommendations may be submitted via fax or mail: FAX: 517.332.3943; Mail: LLSA References, American Board of Emergency Medicine, 3000 Coolidge Road, East Lansing, MI 48823 For questions regarding the process for recommending references contact Timothy J. Dalton, Examination and Evaluation Project Specialist, at the ABEM office at 517.332.4800. For general questions about LLSA or about the overall EMCC program, contact Robert C. Korte, Ph.D., Senior Psychometrician.

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ACADEMIC POSITION OPEN RANK The Division of Emergency Medicine at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center in Salt Lake City, Utah has an open rank position available for a residency-trained physician with an interest in academics and residency training to start in Fall 2006. The University of Utah is the primary medical teaching and research institution in the state. The E.D. has a census of 33,000 visits annually and is an ACS-certified Level-1 Trauma Center. The Division of Emergency Medicine runs the AirMed helicopter service, two regional EMS systems, and the Utah Poison Control Center.

Candidates must be board certified/prepared and have a demonstrated interest in research and education. Competitive salary with an excellent benefits package. The University of Utah is an EEO/AA employer and encourages applications from women and minorities.

If you are interested in applying or need more information, please contact: Erik D. Barton, MD, MS, FACEP Division Chief Division of Emergency Medicine University of Utah Health Sciences Center 1150 Moran Building 175 North Medical Drive East Salt Lake City, Utah 84132 (801) 581-2730 Fax: (801) 585-6699 erik.barton@hsc.utah.edu

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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE As part of an extensive faculty expansion project, the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville is adding 3 fulltime faculty positions to the existing faculty structure. The department is recruiting BE / BC emergency medicine physicians to fill a wide range of clinical and academic roles. Benefits include sovereign immunity occurrencetype medical malpractice, health, life and disability insurance, vacation, sick leave, a generous retirement plan and a competitive compensation package. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a progressive and innovative healthcare system with a great leadership team.

There is a strong core of experienced emergency medicine faculty to provide mentorship and growth opportunities for junior faculty in trauma, critical care, tactical medicine, pre-hospital services, simulation training, business operations, government affairs, toxicology and pediatric emergency medicine. Become part of this exciting opportunity at one of the nation’s largest emergency medicine training programs. Send your CV to Kelly GrayEurom, MD at Kelly.grayeurom@jax.ufl.edu or fax to 904-244-5666. EOE / AA Employer.

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Available Positions: The Departments of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics at the Wayne State University School of Medicine are jointly seeking a full-time, board-certified or fellowship-trained Medical Toxicologist. Responsibilities include the provision of consultative Medical Toxicology services, medical coverage for the Regional Poison Control Center, research, and the annual instructional supervision of over 100 medical students, residents, fellows, and PharmD candidates. The Children's Hospital of Michigan Regional Poison Control Center has an annual call volume of over 70,000 and is one of two centers forming the Michigan Poison System. Faculty members provide bedside consultation at eight diverse hospitals in the region.

Faculty rank is commensurate with credentials. Interested physicians should send their CV to:

WWW.MMC.ORG

Research Director The Department of Emergency Medicine at Maine Medical Center is seeking a qualified Director of Emergency Medicine Research to join an accomplished academic faculty at a full-service tertiary care medical center. The successful candidate will chart the course of departmental research activities. Specific responsibilities include short- and longterm strategic planning, mentoring residents and junior faculty as well as the continued pursuit of independent research. Past experience should include a solid research publication track record, knowledge of statistics and funding strategy, research design and IRB processes.

The department supports a fully accredited three-year residency training program and provides emergency care to 55,000 patients annually. Maine Medical Center serves as the trauma center for Southern Maine and houses the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital.

The current faculty is cohesive, experienced, and committed to academic and clinical excellence.

The greater Portland community, located on the southern Maine coast, offers an attractive place to live and practice academic Emergency Medicine. Interested candidates should send (electronic communications preferred) a cover letter and curriculum vitae in confidence to: Michael A. Gibbs, MD, Chair Department of Emergency Medicine Maine Medical Center 22 Bramhall Street Portland, ME 04102 Phone: (207) 662-7010 Fax: (207) 662-7025 Email: gibbsm@mmc.org

Suzanne R. White, M.D., FACMT, FACEP Medical Director Children's Hospital of Michigan Regional Poison Control Center Professor, Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics 4160 John R, Suite 616 Detroit, MI 48201 Fax 313-7455493 phone 313-745-5335 swhite1@dmc.org

EOE. Participating member of the Diversity Hiring Coalition of Maine.

Wayne State University is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

The MaineHealth Family

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The SAEM Newsletter is mailed every other month to approximately 6000 SAEM members. Advertising is limited to fellowship and academic faculty positions. The deadline for the July/August issue is June 1, 2006. All ads are posted on the SAEM website at no additional charge.

Advertising Rates: Classified ad (100 words or less) Contact in ad is SAEM member $100 Contact in ad non-SAEM member $145 Quarter page ad (camera ready) 3.5" wide x 4.75" high $350 To place an advertisement, email the ad, along with contact person for future correspondence, telephone and fax numbers, billing address, ad size and Newsletter issues in which the ad is to appear to: Kathryn Hall at kathryn@saem.org

Call for Abstracts 16th Midwest Regional SAEM Meeting September 25, 2006 Crowne Plaza, Akron, Ohio The deadline for submission of abstracts is Monday, July 24, 2006. Only electronic submission via the SAEM online abstract submission form will be accepted. The abstract submission form and instructions will be available on the SAEM website at www.saem.org in June. Research, didactic and special interest sessions will be presented.

Questions concerning the meeting can be directed to the Program Chair, John E. Duldner, MD, MS, at: agmcemresearch@mac.com

Committee/Task Force Objectives‌(continued from page 34) specific questions of the membership and get real-time feedback. This function should also allow unsolicited feedback from members to the Board/SAEM staff.

Include a proposal to outline the gate keeper and editorial functions of such a site. To be developed in conjunction with the Membership Committee. Due: February 1, 2006 5. Submit progress reports to the Board prior to each of the Board face-to-face meetings (ACEP, Navigating Waters, and Annual Meeting). Due: September 1, 2006; February 1, 2007; and April 1, 2007.

5. Use the 6 ACGME core competencies to design a behaviorally anchored standardized student assessment form for posting on the SAEM web site. Due: February 1, 2007.

6. Propose a plan to disseminate the AAMC residency planning process documents, with specific additional information for potential EM residents. Due: February 1, 2007.

7. Work with the Web Editorial Group to revise the Virtual Advisor application form for students to improve its usefulness in evaluating the program. Review the current process for matching advisors and students. Due: February 1, 2007

Women in Academic Emergency Medicine Task Force Chair: Kathleen Clem, MD: clem0002@mc.duke.edu Board Liaison: TBA 1. Develop a template for a women in EM website reference section to be populated with materials below. Due: September 1, 2006.

2. Work with the Mentoring Women Interest Group to develop a formal mentoring program for women in academic EM, with specific objectives and membership, to be rolled out at the 2007 Annual Meeting and coordinated through the SAEM website. Due: February 1, 2007 3. Develop a survival guide for women in academic EM for posting to the SAEM website. Due: February 1, 2007.

4. Develop criteria for a specific award for Excellence in Leadership for Women in Academic Emergency Medicine.

Criteria and application process due to the Board for approval: November 1, 2006. If approved by the Board, provide input to the Awards Committee regarding potential recipients.

Web Task Force Chair: Albert Villarin, MD: villaria@einstein.edu Board Liaison: Glenn Hamilton, MD 1. Complete the first iteration review of the entire SAEM website after it is introduced in May, 2006. The purpose is to debug the links, and assure a consistent vision for the website during its first year. Due: May 1, 2007 2. Draft broad guidelines for website material submission, review, and publication.

After Board approval of the guidelines, write a Newsletter article to introduce the process to the membership. Due: October 1, 2006.

3. Work with each committee/task force to optimize their respective sections of the SAEM website, including links and web postings, according to their objectives. Due to the Web Editor group: December 1, 2006. Due to the Board: February 1, 2007 4. Develop an interactive section of the web site whereby the SAEM leadership and/or committees/task forces can ask 39

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Board of Directors Glenn Hamilton, MD President Jim Hoekstra, MD President-Elect Katherine Heilpern, MD Secretary-Treasurer Carey Chisholm, MD Past President Jill Baren, MD Leon Haley, Jr, MD, MHSA Jeffrey Kline, MD Catherine Marco, MD Robert Schafermeyer, MD Lance Scott, MD Ellen Weber, MD

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The SAEM newsletter is published bimonthly by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAEM.

Future SAEM Annual Meetings 2006

May 18-21, San Francisco Marriott, CA

2007

May 16-19, Sheraton Hotel, Chicago, IL

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2008

May 29-June 1, Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington DC

2009

May 14-17, Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, LA

Call for Abstracts 2007 Annual Meeting May 16-19 Chicago, IL Deadline: Monday, January 8, 2007

The Program Committee is accepting abstracts for review for oral and poster presentation at the 2006 SAEM Annual Meeting. Authors are invited to submit original research in all aspects of Emergency Medicine including, but not limited to: abdominal/gastrointestinal/genitourinary pathology, administrative/health care policy, airway/anesthesia/analgesia, CPR, cardiovascular (non-CPR), clinical decision guidelines, computer technologies, diagnostic technologies/radiology, disease/injury prevention, education/professional development, EMS/out-of-hospital, ethics, geriatrics, infectious disease, IEME exhibit, ischemia/reperfusion, neurology, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry/social issues, research design/methodology/statistics, respiratory/ENT disorders, shock/critical care, toxicology/environmental injury, trauma, and wounds/burns/orthopedics.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is Monday, January 8, 2007 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time and will be strictly enforced. Only electronic submissions via the SAEM online abstract submission form will be accepted. The abstract submission form and instructions will be available on the SAEM website at www.saem.org in November. For further information or questions, contact SAEM at saem@saem.org or 517-485-5484 or via fax at 517-485-0801.

Only reports of original research may be submitted. The data must not have been published in manuscript or abstract form or presented at a national medical scientific meeting prior to the 2007 SAEM Annual Meeting. Original abstracts presented at national meetings in April or May 2007 will be considered.

Abstracts accepted for presentation will be published in the May issue of Academic Emergency Medicine, the official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. SAEM strongly encourages authors to submit their manuscripts to AEM. AEM will notify authors of a decision regarding publication within 60 days of receipt of a manuscript.