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Coming December 1: Environmentally-Responsible Health Care
REGISTER for EnvironmentallyResponsible Health Care, next in a series of webinars from the Climate Change and Health and Wilderness Medicine interest groups. Health care providers have a responsibility to protect all our patients, and that means also being aware of and minimizing our pollution. Learn the environmental impacts of health care, their downstream harms to our communities, and the tools that can be used to reduce them.
Reminder: Nominate Your 20212022 Leaders!
Nominations are being accepted through November 16, 2020 for leadership positions for SAEM, RAMS, AACEM, SAEM Academies, and the SAEM Foundation. Leadership positions should be filled by committed individuals who have a wide range of perspectives and possess the relevant skills and experience to effectively lead. If you, or someone you know, fit that description we invite you to submit a nomination in one or more of the categories listed at the nominations webpage.
and RAMS awards. These awards recognize outstanding individuals for their contributions to academic emergency medicine. National award recognition is an excellent boost to your CV and for potential promotion. Nominate yourself or a colleague by December 9, 2020 to be considered for this year’s awards.
development, advising, and mentorship. Applications for the 2021–2022 class are being accepted through November 6, 2020. Three CDP scholarships, which cover the full tuition plus a travel stipend are available. Visit the scholarship webpage for details and application links.
Dr. Aaron Kuzel Named Associate Editor of the RAMS Section for SAEM Pulse
The newest version of SOAR (SAEM Online Academic Resources) gives you a variety of recorded presentations from three years of SAEM annual meetings, all in an enhanced, easy-to-navigate and share format. Check out this issue's featured categories!
Aaron R. Kuzel, DO, MBA is the new associate editor of the SAEM Pulse RAMS Section. Dr. Kuzel is an emergency medicine resident Aaron R. Kuzel at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and is currently serving as a member-at-large on the SAEM RAMS Board and as co-chair of the SAEM Membership Committee’s Learners Subcommittee. Dr. Kuzel is a graduate of the DO/MBA program at Lincoln Memorial University College of Osteopathic Medicine where he received induction into Sigma Sigma Phi (SSP), the Gold Humanism Honor Society (GHHS), and Omega Beta Iota (OBI) the Osteopathic Health Policy Honor Society. Prior to medical school, Dr. Kuzel was employed as a Forensic Scientist for the United States Department of Justice and continues to explore his interest in forensic emergency medicine, tactical emergency medicine, health policy, rural emergency medicine, and EMS. In his 12-month appointment as a Pulse associate editor, Dr. Kuzel is responsible for ensuring that each issue of the SAEM Pulse RAMS section contains timely and relevant RAMS-focused content.
Accepting Applications and Scholarship Applications for the 2021-2022 AACEM Chair Development Program Accepting Nominations for the 2021 SAEM Awards and RAMS Awards SAEM and RAMS invite you to nominate your exceptional colleagues for one of several SAEM awards (including the NEW Mentor Award and Fellow Awards)
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The Association of Academic Chairs in Emergency Medicine (AACEM) Chair Development Program (CDP) is a leadership training initiative designed to enhance the capabilities and effectiveness of new and aspiring academic emergency medicine department chairs through skill
SOAR Featured Categories
•S imulation •R AMS •C ritical Care/Resuscitation •E thics •H ealth Policy •N eurology/Psychiatry •P ediatrics
Let SAEM’s Expert Consultants Help You With Teaching, Research, and Other EM Practice Issues
SAEM committee and academy members possess expertise in teaching, research and other aspects of academic emergency medicine (EM) practice. Through SAEM Consultation Services, these experts, in consultation with Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine (AACEM), are available to assist individuals, departments, and institutions with developing, evaluating, and/or improving various services; developing departmental status for EM divisions; subspecialty expertise (research, ultrasound, etc.); and billing, patient safety, etc.
Visit the SAEM/ADIEM Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Library
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Library, from SAEM and the Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM), is an online resource for emergency physicians to learn more about achieving health equity and eliminating health disparities. The DEI Library is organized by media type and categorized in seven subject areas.
