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Leading Medical Organizations Urge the Supreme Court Not to Weaken EMTALA Protections
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, joined by the following leading medical organizations, released the following statement: American Academy of Emergency Medicine | American Academy of Family Physicians | American Academy of Nursing | American Academy of Pediatrics | Amer …
EMTALA, Joint Statements
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Joint Statement on the Emergency Medicine 2024 Match Results
In the 2024 Match, we enthusiastically welcomed over 3000 new residents to Emergency Medicine! Much has been said about the EM Match of the last 2 years. This year’s results are a testament to the resilience of our specialty, an acknowledgment of the critical role EM holds in the House of Medi …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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Joint Statement from EM Organizations on Efforts to Diversify Health Care Professionals in the United States
Following the recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on the consideration of an applicant’s racial or ethnic background in the higher education admissions process, our emergency medicine organizations stand together in our efforts to diversify health care professionals, including physicians, in the Un …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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EM Match Week 2023
Each year the emergency medicine (EM) community celebrates Match week, as we welcome another group of talented EM residents to our specialty. The 2022 EM Match saw an unprecedented initial 219 unmatched positions affecting one in four residency programs. The 2023 Match will see 555 initially unm …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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All EM DEI Vision Statement
This joint statement was created through the collaboration of a task force including representatives from AAEM Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA), American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), Am …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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AHRQ Report on Diagnostic Errors in the Emergency Department
As experts in emergency medicine, our organizations are committed to improving patient care in the practice of emergency medicine. Yet, we are deeply concerned about the recently released report and systematic review by Dr. David Newman-Toker, et. al., entitled Diagnostic Errors in the Emergen …
Joint Letters, Joint Statements
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Doximity “reviews” of emergency medicine residency training programs
Dear Colleagues,It has come to our attention that Doximity is, once again, working to create “reviews” of emergency medicine residency training programs with biased, opinion-based methodology. This flawed data approach does not benefit students applying to emergency medicine or emergency medici …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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Joint Statement following the recent shootings in Uvalde, Texas.
We join with other EM organizations in the following statement:To the Emergency Medicine community, We were all devastated to hear of the tragic shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Unfortunately, this comes on the heels of recent shootings in Buffalo, New York City and Laguna Woods, California. Our or …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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Joint Statement Against Criminalization of Medical Errors
Like all members of the medical community, we at the American College of Medical Toxicology, American Academy of Emergency Medicine, and American Academy of Clinical Toxicology were saddened to learn of the tragic death of a patient in Tennessee due to a medical error. A nurse at Vanderbilt Univers …
EM Workforce, Healthcare Delivery, Joint Statements
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The 2022 Emergency Medicine Residency Match
Each year, the National Resident Matching Program is an exciting, yet anxious time for those involved. Together, we enthusiastically welcome the 2,702 newly matched residents into the emergency medicine family and commit to supporting each of our nation’s future emergency physicians. Coupled w …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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AAEM and Take EM Back on the termination of Kristin Carmody, MD MHPE
Take Medicine Back and AAEM are aware that Kristin Carmody, M.D. has filed a complaint for wrongful termination by NYU. While the substance of the accusations will be determined via the legal process, we are deeply concerned that Dr. Carmody may not have been afforded due process in this matter. Du …
EM Workforce, Joint Statements
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Mental Health Care Stigma in EM
EM Physician Organizations Form Mental Health Collaborative, Issue Joint Statement and Call to Action Regarding Mental Health Care Stigma in EM Each year in the U.S., roughly 300 to 400 physicians die by suicide1 — approximately double the suicide rate in the general population.2 More than hal …
Joint Statements, Other Issues, Wellness
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Support of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for All EMS Clinicians Including Paramedics, EMS Physicians & Other EMS Providers
Emergency medicine is more than just a ride to the hospital, it is a system of coordinated response and emergency medical care, involving multiple people and agencies. With the current surge in COVID-19 and the highly contagious Delta variant causing a national emergency medical crisis, six of the …
COVID-19, Joint Statements
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Support of COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates for All Workers in Health and Long-Term Care
Updated statement as of 8.6.21 AAEM recently signed onto the joint statement supporting COVID-19 vaccine mandates for all workers in health and long-term care (provided below). However, in addition as evidence continues to accumulate and we come to a greater understanding of COVID-19 infection, …
COVID-19, Joint Statements
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The EM Workforce
Our specialty has been working for decades to meet the growing emergency medicine needs of our country. The recent research is critical to identifying and understanding the challenges we face about the future workforce for both academic and community emergency physicians. Market consolidation, f …
EM Workforce, Joint Statements
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Joint Statement on the EM Workforce
Our specialty has been working for decades to meet the growing emergency medicine needs of our country. Therecent research is critical to identifying and understanding the challenges we face about the future workforce for bothacademic and community emergency physicians. Market consolidation, fra …
EM Workforce, Joint Statements
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The 2021-2022 Emergency Medicine Residency Application Cycle
Part I: Emergency Medicine Rotations and LettersOn January 25, 2021, the Coalition for Physician Accountability (CoPA) released guidelines regarding away rotations for students participating in the upcoming residency application cycle in light of the ongoing COVID19 pandemic. The primary recommenda …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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Support of COVID-19 Vaccines
March 19, 2021 As experts in toxicology, pharmacology, emergency medicine, and public health, the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT), American Academy of Emergency Medicine(AAEM), and the American College of Emergency Medicine (ACEP) highly recommend vaccination against COVID-19 with …
COVID-19, Joint Statements
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Joint Letter to the Texas COVID-19 Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel
Distinguished Members of the COVID-19 Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel, We first want to thank you for your time and dedication to our great state during this health care crisis. The work your panel is tasked with is critical in how our state moves forward from this pandemic. On behalf of a co …
Joint Letters, Joint Statements
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Overcoming Barriers to Promotion of Women and Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) Faculty in Academic EM
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine (AACEM), and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) are committed to supporting women and underrepresented in medicine (URiM) facu …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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Osteopathic Physicians and Emergency Medicine
The entire Emergency Medicine community, as represented by the undersigned organizations, is disheartened to see recent comments and national news stories that might confuse the public about the training and scope of practice of osteopathic physicians and emergency medicine specialists. Doctors …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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Post-Graduate Training of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
The undersigned representatives of Emergency Medicine physicians are unified in their support of physician-led patient care and training. Although all who provide care in the Emergency Department setting must be appropriately trained, education of emergency medicine resident physicians and medical …
EM Workforce, Joint Statements
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Excuses from Mask Compliance
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA), the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association (EMRA), the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency …
COVID-19, Joint Statements
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AAEM and AAEM/RSA Position Statement Against Federal Regulation
On Friday, the Trump administration issued a regulation that excludes transgender status from the legal definition of sex discrimination in healthcare. This regulation allows institutions and individual professionals who provide healthcare services to legally exclude transgender people from receivi …
Joint Statements, Position Statements, Tort Reform
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Emergency Medicine Organizations Call for End to Pediatric Merit Badges
East Lansing, MI (June 9, 2020)— The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM) will now provide letters of support that may be submitted to hospital credentialers to forego the need for additional short courses or certifications i …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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The Death of George Floyd
AAEM Releases Statement with SAEM on the Death of George Floyd In the wake of the latest police killing of an African American man in Minneapolis, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and Society for AcademicEmergency Medicine (SAEM) joins those calling for reforms on the use of dea …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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Consensus Statement on the 2020-2021 Residency Application Process for US Medical Students Planning Careers in Emergency Medicine in the Main Residency Match
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted clinical education in all U.S. medical schools, and has created unique challenges for the field of Emergency Medicine (EM). As Emergency Departments are primary sites for COVID-related care, the capacity of teaching hospitals to provide safe and appropriate EM ex …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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COMMB Joint Policy Statement on Pediatric Care in the Emergency Department
The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) and the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM) define the standards for the care of the pediatric patient in an emergency department. Certification by ABEM or AOBEM obviates any additional certifications required for medical staff …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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AAEM-ACEP Joint Statement on Physician Misinformation
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) jointly and emphatically condemn the recent opinions released by Dr. Daniel Erickson and Dr. Artin Massihi. These reckless and untested musings do not speak for medical society and are inconsis …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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Merit Badge Requirements for Hospital Privileges During COVID-19
AAEM Signs on to Joint Statements Regarding COVID-19 Merit Badge Requirements for Hospital Privileges During COVID-19 (3/23/2020) Solidarity of Purpose to Confront COVID-19 (PDF)
COVID-19, Joint Statements
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Solidarity of Purpose to Confront COVID-19
To our fellow citizens, friends, and families, We are faced today with a health care crisis the likes of which we’ve never before encountered. This rapidly spreading pandemic will require everyone to do their part to slow and eventually stop its spread. Everything turns on our willingness to w …
COVID-19, Joint Statements
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AAEM Policy Regarding Other Organizations
AAEM continues to encourage its members to belong to any professional organizations of their choosing; AAEM promotes and defends its policy positions; that AAEM policy positions stand on their own merit; that policy positions of AAEM enhance the work of practicing emergency physicians; AAEM, its …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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Joint Task Force Resolution
Whereas, many emergency physicians would prefer that the emergency medicine professional societies work closely together for the betterment of emergency medicine; and Whereas, the American Academy of Emergency Medicine has clearly laid out a Vision Statement to advocate for the rights of emergency …
Joint Statements, Other Issues
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Joint AAEM/CORD/SAEM Pediatric Position Statement
Physicians who have successfully completed an accredited Emergency Medicine residency or are ABEM/AOBEM certified possess the knowledge and skills required to provide quality emergency medical care to children of all ages for a wide variety of illnesses, injuries or poisonings. To provide quality ca …
Credentialing & Qualifications, Joint Statements