General Election Info

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA) has numerous opportunities for you to become more involved in our organization. You must be an AAEM/RSA paid member to run for the board and to vote. Up to two residents from the same program can serve on the Board of Directors at the same time; however, only one resident from the program can serve as an officer (president, vice president, secretary/treasurer).

Please contact the AAEM/RSA office at info@aaemrsa.org if you have any questions about the election process. Please contact the current board member of the position you are interested in with any specific questions (email addresses available http://www.aaemrsa.org/leadership/board-of-directors.php).

AAEM/RSA Board of Directors
All candidates for a position on the Board of Directors should plan on participating in monthly conference calls which last approximately two hours. Two in-person board meetings will be scheduled as well, one at the SAEM Meeting, usually in mid May, and one at the Annual AAEM Scientific Assembly in the year following board appointment. Funding is provided for these in-person meetings.

Below is a list of positions on the AAEM/RSA Board of Directors with a brief description of duties following each position.  All positions may not be available for nomination each year.  Please check your email or the yearly election info for specific details.

President - responsible for running the AAEM/RSA Board of Directors and also serves a dual role as a member of the main AAEM Board of Directors.

Vice President - assists the president in running the Board of Directors, coordinates the Vice President's Council.

Secretary/Treasurer - controls the finances of AAEM/RSA and maintains the budget.

At-Large board members (five (5) positions) - Anyone running for an at-large position will participate on the Board of Directors and fill one of the following roles as listed below. Assignments will be determined by the president. All efforts will be made to ensure that you are assigned to a role you wish to fulfill:

1. Education Committee Chair - assemble and preside over the education committee and organize our presence at national emergency medicine meetings, including social gatherings such as AAEM/RSA parties.

2. Communications Committee Chair - assemble and preside over the communications committee, whose primary role is to maintain and improve www.aaemrsa.org.

3. Membership Committee Chair - assemble and preside over the membership committee, whose primary role will be to coordinate efforts to increase AAEM/RSA membership through residency visits, mailings, etc.

4. Advocacy Committee Chair - assemble and preside over the advocacy committee, whose primary role is to advocate on core issues on behalf of AAEM/RSA and to work on special projects in line with AAEM/RSA's mission.

5. Common Sense Editor - serve as senior editor of the AAEM/RSA section of the AAEM newsletter, Common Sense, recruit authors and contribute with regular submissions to the section. Also serves as co-chair of the communications committee.