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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 United States. Additionally, we reaffirm our responsibility to addressing health care disparities and inequities […] -
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 medicine residency programs. The emergency medicine specialty organizations’ previous letters (dating back to 2014) […] -
EM Match Week 2023
STATEMENT ON THE EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2023 MATCH RESULTS 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 unmatched […] -
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), American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP), Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine (AACEM), Council […] -
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 Emergency Department: A Systematic Review. 1 This work was conducted through an Evidence-Based Practice Center […] -
Supreme Court Decision Regarding Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization
The following statement was approved by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA) Board of Directors concerning the United States Supreme Court decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health issued on Friday, June 24, 2022. The AAEM Women in Emergency […] -
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 organizations all condemn this senseless act of violence […] -
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 with our excitement is some concern regarding a few of the results from […] -
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 half of physicians know of a physician who has […] -
AAEM/RSA Signs on to the AAEM Position Statement on Raising EM Residency Standards
AAEM/RSA has signed on to the AAEM Position Statement on Raising Emergency Medicine Residency Standards. After careful consideration of the concerns of our members regarding the state of the EM workforce, AAEM/RSA is committed to working toward actionable solutions to alleviate the oversupply of EM physicians and increased utilization of non-physician practitioners at residency training sites. We […]
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