SAEM REPORTS COMMITTEE REPORTS Equity and Inclusion Committee
• Completing the SAEM Scorecard and
presented findings to the SAEM Board of Directors
• In conjunction with ADIEM, hosting
the webinar series “How to Be a Successful EM Applicant” aimed at EM bound applicants as well as providing resources and links for URiM students and applicants
• In conjunction with AWAEM, hosting
the webinar series “From Match to First Promotion” to provide a supportive network and educational framework for women to be equipped with the skills to tackle unique and specific challenges they face from match to first promotion
The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Equity and Inclusion Committee had a busy and successful first year addressing the objectives set forth by the SAEM Board of Directors. The committee addressed the objectives by splitting into five subcommittees: Data/ Metrics, Education, Needs Assessment, Implicit Bias, and Resources/Products. Highlights of thei accomplishments include:
• Creating and finalizing the SAEM
Statement on Diversity and Inclusion (approved by the SAEM Board of Directors in July 2020)
• Finalizing the Strategic Inclusion &
Diversity Action Plan and presented it to the SAEM Board of Directors for approval
• Creating a leadership-specific
educational program on implicit bias training and key concepts in diversity, equity, and inclusion for SAEM and RAMS board members, academy executive committee members, and committee/interest group chairs and interest group leaders
o Bias in Medical Education, Friday, May 14, from 10–10:50 a.m. CT
o Key Concepts in Diversity, Equity,
and Inclusion: A Primer for Leaders in Academic Emergency Medicine Friday, May 14, 9–9:50 a.m. CT
Grants Committee The simulation community has been extremely active over the past few months:
• Congratulations to the 2021 SAEMF/
Simulation Academy Novice Research Grant recipient Dr. Julie Gesch for her work using in-situ simulation to improve stroke care.
• Devising a governing framework for
member data points and proposed recommendations to the SAEM Board of Directors
• Increasing faculty data collection
of SAEM members by 55%; e.g., nationality, ethnicity, and gender
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and inclusion webinar series and launched the first session: Safe Space for Crucial Conversation: Art as a Catalyst for Anti-Racism
• Identifying additional SAEM
ACADEMY REPORTS
• Sponsoring two didactic presentations
• Creating and implrementing an equity
curating the Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM) Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Library, in conjunction with ADIEM
This year, SAEM added the new Emerging Infectious Disease and Preparedness Grant to stimulate and support work in this area. The Grants Committee also revised the grant application process to require a onepage mentoring plan for mentored grants. In addition, the committee concluded a five-year Grants Impact Study which reports on the effectiveness of SAEM grant programs, providing data supportive of future funding. The Grants Committee will hold a didactic session on “Pearls and Pitfalls in SAEMF Grant Submissions” during SAEM21. Any inquiries about SAEMF grant programs should be directed to SAEM at foundation@saem.org.
• In conjunction with the CORD The SAEM Foundation provides grants to fund innovative emergency medicine research and education initiatives, and the SAEM Grants Committee recently released requests for applications for the 2021-22 application cycle. Open announcements for SAEM grants include 14 categories for applications.
Simulation Community, the SAEM Simulation academy is excited to offer a simulation consulting service to help troubleshoot simulation education and curricular challenges. To request a consult follow the link.
• Emergency Medicine Resident
Simulation Curriculum for Pediatrics (EM ReSCu Peds), a FREE open-
