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AAEM/RSA Announces 2025-2026 Leadership to Advance Emergency Medicine

Milwaukee, WI, May 1, 2025 — The American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA) is excited to unveil its newly elected leadership for the 2025-2026 term. Representing a broad range of backgrounds and perspectives, these individuals are united by a shared commitment to advancing emergency medicine through innovation, advocacy, and meaningful engagement […]

Joint 2025 EM Match Statement

Thank you to everyone involved in making the 2025 EM Match a success! Between the hours recruiting, educating, and reviewing applicants to EM, it has been amazing to watch the EM family of organizations and individuals come together in this effort. This year we excitedly welcomed over 3000 new residents to Emergency Medicine. Together, we […]

AAEM/RSA Welcomes New Leaders to Shape the Future of Emergency Medicine

Milwaukee, WI, May 1, 2024 — The American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA) is pleased to announce the election of new board members for the 2024-2025 term. This year’s elections bring together a group of leaders poised to advance the field of emergency medicine through education, advocacy, and professional development. Newly […]

AAEM & AAEM/RSA Oppose the EDUCATE Act

Last year, The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and the AAEM Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA) proudly signed on, with eight other emergency medicine organizations, to the All EM DEI Vision Statement. In the wake of the Anti-DEI Medical Education Legislation, the Embracing Anti-Discrimination, Unbiased Curriculum, and Advancing Truth in Education (EDUCATE) act (H.R.7725); […]

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 Medicine, and a result […]

AAEM/RSA Statement on the New Certifying Exam

The inception of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) was based on the core belief that all patients have the right to be evaluated by a board-certified emergency medicine (EM) physician. In response, AAEM’s Resident and Student Association (RSA) has been a leader in advocating for increased educational standards to produce excellent residents who […]

AAEM/RSA Supports EMTALA Brief

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA) is a professional association representing 3,500 emergency medicine residents and medical students. AAEM/RSA advocates on issues which impact trainee education and stands with the teaching of evidence-based medicine. Furthermore, patient care and patient advocacy are at the forefront of our concerns. AAEM/RSA works to […]

Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act

Long before the COVID19 pandemic, physicians, especially emergency physicians, have faced significant structural barriers that impede seeking help to address mental health challenges. Health care professionals continue to experience high levels of stress and burnout due to the pandemic. The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student […]

ABEM URiM Mentorship Program Opportunity

ABEM Offers Dr. Leon L. Haley, Jr. Bridge to the Future of Emergency Medicine Academy The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) invites students to apply to the Dr. Leon L. Haley, Jr. Bridge to the Future of Emergency Medicine Academy. This inaugural program is specifically designed to provide Underrepresented in Medicine (URiM) first-year medical […]

Women Physicians Day

February 3, 2022 Women Physicians Day: Recognizing Women in EM Leadership Now more than ever, Emergency Medicine is proud to have an ever-growing number of women in leadership positions in health care and the specialty. This representation provides important perspectives to Emergency Medicine. A diversity of ideas leads to better-informed decision making, and a diversity […]