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ABEM Position Statement: Delivery of Emergency Care is Best Led by ABEM-Certified Physicians: ABEM Issues Statement on Advance Practice Providers in the ED

The American Board of Emergency Medicine To become certified by ABEM, physicians Physicians must also demonstrate that they (ABEM) believes that the delivery of emer- complete an undergraduate degree, four years are keeping up to date with key advances gency care is best led by physicians with EM of medical school, followed by an Accreditation and meeting national standards in the field training, experience, and ABEM certification. Council for Graduate Medical Education– ac- of Emergency Medicine to stay certified. While ABEM honors the contributions to credited Emergency Medicine residency Minimally, indirect but real-time supervision by emergency care by other providers, the path to program. (This is five more clinical years of an ABEM-certified physician must be available become a nurse practitioner (NP) or physician’s supervised training than is required of an in the emergency department. Additionally, the assistant (PA) is not equivalent to the complex NP or PA.) The physician must then pass a patient should always be afforded the choice training required to become an ABEM-certified highstakes, secure, written examination, and and opportunity to speak with a supervising physician. An ABEM-certified physician should a rigorous oral examination to become ABEM physician. therefore lead team-based care in the emer- certified. gency department. The entire statement is available here: www.abem.org/public/docs/default-source/default-document-library abem-statement-on-advance-practice-providers. 

ABEM Prepares to Pilot New Assessment – MyEMCert: Additional Resources on MyEMCert Now Available

The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) will soon launch a three-month pilot of MyEMCert, the newly developed alternative to the high-stakes ConCert Exam (the traditional recertification exam). Approximately 1,500 physicians, representative of the ABEM-certified physician population, will be participating and providing input and feedback on MyEMCert.

Core elements of MyEMCert modules: • Topic-specific: incorporate the “bread and butter” issues of

Emergency Medicine • Open-book: can be completed anywhere, anytime • Immediate feedback: scores, correct answers, and rationales • Content that keeps you informed: key advances in the specialty As an open-book assessment, study requirements should be minimal. Physicians may wish to study the topic and review the resources provided before beginning a module.

Additional resources on MyEMCert module content, including presentation scenarios and key advances, and details on taking MyEMCert modules are now available on the ABEM website.

Details on module content including presentation scenarios Key advances in the practice of Emergency Medicine and synopses Information on taking MyEMCert modules and a Module Basics video

Learn more at www.abem.org/MyEMCert. 

REFER A COLLEAGUE TO JOIN OR RENEW WITH AAEM

AAEM is the leader within our field in preserving the integrity of the physicianpatient relationship by fighting for a future in which all patients have access to board certified emergency physicians and physician rights are protected. If you agree, tell your colleagues about us!

NEW: AAEM Member Referral Program

Follow these short and easy steps to refer your colleague to join or renew with AAEM: • Gather your colleagues name(s) and email(s) • Log in to your member profile and click on the AAEM Member Referral Program • Select the pre-scripted email you’d like to send • Personalize it or just send it as is