Elections

Board of Director terms are for one year. All directors are required to:

• Participate in regular conference calls, which last approximately one hour.
• Attend up to three in-person board meetings to be set by the board, with the final meeting taking place at the Annual AAEM Scientific Assembly in the year following board appointment. Funding is provided for these in-person meetings.
• Fulfill other duties required by their position.

Open Positions and Responsibilities

President

• Leads the AAEM/RSA Board of Directors
• Serves as the official spokesperson for AAEM/RSA
• Serves as the Resident Representative on the AAEM Board of Directors
• Requirements: All candidates running for president must have served on the board, or as a committee chair or vice chair, for at least one year. They also must be in or entering their PGY-2 or greater year of residency, rising interns (4th year medical matching into emergency medicine) shall not be eligible.

Vice President

• Assists the president in leading the AAEM/RSA Board of Directors
• Serve as spokesperson to outside organizations when asked by the president
• Promotes our mission by increasing AAEM/RSA membership through recruiting, developing valuable member benefits, and communicating with residency program directors.

Secretary-Treasurer

• Oversees the finances of AAEM/RSA and maintains the budget
• Work with staff to prepare budgets and treasurer’s reports
• Approve AAEM/RSA checks in a timely manner

At-Large Board Members (6 positions)

• Serves as a board liaison to one or more of the committees with assignments being determined by the president. (All efforts will be made to ensure that you are assigned to a role you wish to fulfill.)

For Students: Medical Student Council

The Medical Student Council enhances AAEM/RSA's services to students and expands the medical student leadership to coordinate student initiatives, regional activities and recruitment.

Any paid AAEM or AAEM/RSA member may nominate an AAEM/RSA student member (including themself) for an open position on the council.

Medical Student Council Responsibilities

Medical Student Council terms are for one year. All members are required to:

• Participate in developing their own initiatives and services under the direction of AAEM/RSA Board
• Attend regularly scheduled meetings by conference call
• Fulfill other duties required by their position

Open Positions & Responsibilities 

Chair

• Participates in regular conference calls with the AAEM/RSA board of directors which last approximately one hour.
• Attend up to three in-person board meetings to be set by the board, with the final meeting taking place at the Annual AAEM Scientific Assembly in the year following board appointment. Funding is provided for these in-person meetings.

Vice Chair

• Assists the Chair in running the medical student council and oversees maintenance of student benefits.

Regional Representatives (five total: West, Midwest, Northeast, South, and International)

• Coordinates AAEM/RSA student initiatives within their region
• Works with AAEM/RSA Vice Chair to communicate with medical student liaisons at each school in their region
• Manages Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG) listings
• Region breakdown:
  • Northeast - CT, D.C., DE, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, and VT
  • South - AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, OK, P.R., SC, TN, TX, VA, and WV
  • Midwest - IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, and WI
  • West - AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, OR, UT, WA, and WY
  • International - represents the needs of all international AAEM/RSA student members