News Archive

RSA Responds to the Further Implementation of the SVI

After much discussion, the RSA board has voted to no longer support the implementation of the SVI. RSA remains concerned about the monetary and other detrimental effects that the SVI has on medical student applicants. We hesitate to add yet another hurdle to the already stressful residency application process, particularly when the SVI has failed […]

Happy Holidays from the RSA Wellness Committee

For more wellness resources for medical students and residents, visit our Wellness Committee page.

AAEM/RSA Signs On to Support AFFIRM

AAEM/RSA signed on to support AFFIRM as network partners in December of 2018. Read the RSA Advocacy Committee’s article on gun violence and why this issue is so important to emergency medicine residents and students.

2019 National Physician Suicide Awareness Day

National Physician Suicide Awareness DayShine a Light. Speak its name.September 17, 2018 In order to address the issue of physician suicide, the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD), in collaboration with AAEM, ACEP, ACOEP, EMRA, RSA, RSO and SAEM have come together to annually dedicate September 17th as National Physician Suicide Awareness (NPSA) Day. Vision ZeroEstimates are that […]

September 10<sup>th</sup> is World Suicide Prevention Day

September 10, 2017 is World Suicide Prevention Day. In an effort to raise awareness on this day and throughout the month of September, the AAEM Resident and Student Association (RSA) and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) have been hard at work planning a number of campaign activities. See below to learn more about […]

AAEM/RSA Joins Coalition to Oppose Medical Merit Badges

March 29, 2017 The American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association is pleased to announce a historic collaboration involving nearly every major Emergency Medicine organization: The Coalition to Oppose Medical Merit Badges. Coalition members include the following organizations: Board-certified emergency physicians who actively maintain their board certification should not be required to complete […]