September-October 2006

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Newsletter of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine September/October 2006 Volume XVIII, Number 5

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

901 N. Washington Ave. Lansing, MI 48906-5137 (517) 485-5484 saem@saem.org www.saem.org

The Future of Emergency Medical Care in the US – IOM Report

Meeting the Needs of the Membership

Carey Chisholm, MD Chair, SAEM IOM Task Force University of Indiana

If you attended the SAEM Business Meeting in San Francisco this year, you may have been awake enough to hear me talk about SAEM areas of emphasis for the coming year.

One of those areas of emphasis is membership recruitment and retention.

We have been James Hoekstra, MD fortunate at SAEM in that we have experienced steady growth in a number of areas, not the least of which is the growth of the Research Fund, which I highlighted in the last Newsletter. We have noticed over the past several years that resident membership and student membership has been steadily growing, but active membership roles are relatively stable over the same time period. This is concerning, to say the least, and alarming to some. If we informally poll our residency programs and leadership, however, there is general agreement that residency programs and clinical faculty numbers are growing. Growth in patient volume, growth in the number of residency programs, and growth in affiliated hospital relationships would predict an increase in faculty, especially clinical faculty members. Yet, the SAEM active membership roles have not been increasing. This leads to the following obvious questions: 1. Are we doing an adequate job of recruiting new members?

2. Do residents and/or faculty recognize the value of SAEM membership?

3. Are we meeting the needs of our present members?

4. Are we providing solid value to SAEM members, especially with regard to the Annual Meeting, the website, AEM, and the Newsletter.

5. Are there services that SAEM could provide that we presently are not providing?

The Board of Directors started working on the first two questions last year, under Glenn Hamilton’s leadership. We established a membership subcommittee of the Board that was charged with finding ways to augment member recruitment.

The subcommittee made specific recommendations, which were approved by the Board, and put into action last fall. These included the following financial incentives to recruit new members and increase faculty participation: 1. The Institutional Membership Discount: If the entire faculty from a residency program is signed up as SAEM members, the institution receives a

By now, virtually all SAEM members should be aware of the IOM Committee Report on the Future of Emergency Medical Care in the United States, released in June 2006. If you aren’t aware of the IOM report’s recommendations, you are likely doing yourself and your specialty a disservice. Links to the report may be found on the SAEM web page.

SAEM has an IOM Task Force whose objectives revolve around analysis of the IOM report, preparation of informational pieces for the Board of Directors, and development of specific recommendations as instructed by the Board. Due to time constraints, the Task Force was divided into several “Rapid Response Writing Groups” (RRWG) to coincide with SAEM’s mission as applicable to IOM report recommendations. The RRWG include Basic Science Research, Clinical Science Research, Education, EMS-Disaster Preparedness, Pediatric EM, and Critical Care.

The IOM is conducting four regional meetings, each with a theme applicable to the overall report. The first will occur at Primary Children’s Medical Center in Salt Lake City on Thursday, September 7, 2006 and will focus on Pediatric EM and Rural EM issues. This will be followed on Friday, October 27 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago (Workforce and Operations IT), Thursday, November 2 at Tulane University Medical Center in New Orleans (EMS and Disaster preparedness) and the final capstone meeting at IOM headquarters at the National Academies of Sciences Building in Washington DC on December 11. The final report will be available in March 2007.

SAEM will provide representatives at these regional meetings to address mission related items. In addition, existing committees and interest groups may be asked to develop material or strategies in their area of expertise for internal or external use. Several of the IOM recommendations involve long-term objectives directly in line with our research and educational mission, so there will be ample opportunity for member participation.

One notable area underrepresented in the IOM Report involves geriatrics. We are all aware of the increasing geriatric patient population with their complex medical problems and unique requirements. Once identified, the Geriatrics Interest Group prepared a comprehensive and well referenced report for the Board of Directors that included specific recommenda-

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Nominations Sought: ABEM Board of Directors

Emergency Medicine Session at the AAMC Annual Meeting

Deadline: September 1, 2006 David P. Sklar, MD University of New Mexico SAEM Representative to AAMC

The American Board of Emergency Medicine will elect three new directors at its winter 2007 Board of Directors meeting.

ABEM is soliciting nominations from Emergency Medicine organizations, as well as from individuals. ABEM has invited and encouraged SAEM to submit nominations.

AACEM and SAEM will co-sponsor a session at the AAMC Annual Meeting in Seattle on Saturday, October 28 from 8:00 am – noon which will focus on the IOM Report on Emergency Care. Three participants from the IOM committee, Brent Asplin, MD, John Prescott, MD and Nels D. Sandaal, MS, REMT-B, will begin by describing various aspects of the report and its recommendations. Following these presentations, there will be a response panel that will include representatives from SAEM (Judd Hollander, MD), ACEP, AAMC (Robert Dickler) and ACS. Jerris Hedges, MD will provide concluding observations. Following the presentations and responses, the audience will participate in discussion as to next steps and any clarifying comments.

The AACEM/SAEM presentation on the IOM report will be a chance to engage academic leaders from around the country in the possible solutions to the crisis in emergency care. We look forward to a strong attendance at this important meeting and follow up conversations throughout the conference.

The AAMC Meeting brings together deans, hospital CEOs, specialty societies and researchers in medical education. It is a wonderful opportunity to interact with the leaders in academic medicine nationally and internationally; and to attend educational sessions.

The ABEM Nominating Committee will review all nominations and prepare a slate of candidates for consideration by the ABEM Board of Directors, who will vote on this slate at its winter 2007 meeting. The newly elected directors will begin an initial four-year term in July 2007. New directors will attend the summer 2007 ABEM Board meeting as observers.

Criteria for nomination include: • Be a graduate of an ACGME-accredited Emergency Medicine residency program • Be an ABEM diplomate for a minimum of ten years • Have demonstrated extensive active involvement in organized Emergency Medicine.

Ideally, this includes long-term experience as an ABEM item writer, oral examiner, or ABEM-appointed representative • Be actively involved in the clinical practice of Emergency Medicine Interested SAEM members should send a letter of interest and a current CV to barb@saem.org. The SAEM Board will select a slate of nominees to forward to ABEM.

Hold the Date: 2007 Southeastern Regional Meeting, March 23-24, Wilmington, NC. Contact: Timothy Reeder, MD: reedert@ecu.edu

SAEM Meetings in New Orleans The SAEM Board of Directors and many of the committees, task forces, and interest groups will meet during the ACEP Scientific Assembly in New Orleans. All meetings will be held in the New Orleans Hilton Hotel.

Sunday, October 15

Nominating Committee, 9:00-10:00 am, Elmwood Room

Geriatric Task Force, 7:30-9:00 am, Rosedown Room

Board of Directors, 10:00 am - 4:00 pm, Belle Chasse Room

Evidence Based Medicine Interest Group, 9:00-10:30 am, Rosedown Room

Ethics Committee, 12:00-1:00 pm, Elmwood Room

AEM Consensus Conference on Knowledge Translation Planning Committee, 10:30-12:00 noon, Rosedown Room

Ethics Interest Group, 4:00-5:00 pm, Elmwood Room

Research Committee, 1:00-2:30 pm, Elmwood Room Tuesday, October 17

Program Committee, 12:00-5:00 pm, Elmwood Room

Women in Academic Emergency Medicine Task Force, 8:009:30 am, Elmwood

Undergraduate Committee, 1:00-3:00 pm, Rosedown Room International Committee, 1:00-2:00 pm, Melrose Room

National Affairs Committee, 10:30-12:00 noon, Elmwood Room

Academic Emergency Medicine Editorial Board, 2:30-4:30 pm, Melrose Room

Grants Committee, 12:30-2:00 pm, Elmwood Room

Finance Committee, 4:00-6:00 pm, Rosedown Room

Faculty Development Committee, 2:30-4:00 pm, Elmwood Room

Monday, October 16 Development Committee, 8:30-10:00 am, Magnolia Room 2

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Call for Didactic Proposals Deadline: September 7, 2006 2007 Annual Meeting May 16-19 Chicago, IL

The Program Committee is inviting proposals for didactic sessions for the 2007 Annual Meeting. Didactic proposals may be aimed at medical students, residents, junior faculty and/or senior faculty. The format may be a lecture, panel discussion, or workshop. The Program Committee will also consider proposals for pre- or post-day workshops or multiple sessions during the Annual Meeting aimed at in-depth instruction in a specific discipline.

Didactic proposals must support the mission of SAEM (to improve patient care by advancing research and education in emergency medicine) and should fall into one of the following categories: • Education (educational research methodology, education methodology, improving the quality of education, enhancing teaching skills) • Research (research methodology, improving the quality of research) • Career Development • State-of-the-Art (presentation of cutting-edge basic science or clinical research that has important implications for further investigation or the future practice of emergency medicine, not a review of the literature or a summary of clinical practice) • Health Care Policy and National Affairs The deadline for submission is Thursday, September 7, 2006 at 5:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time. Only online submissions will be accepted. To submit a proposal, complete the online Didactic Submission Form at www.saem.org.

For additional questions or information, contact SAEM at saem@saem.org or call 517-485-5484.

Call for Abstract Reviewers Deadline: October 1, 2006 The Program Committee is currently accepting applications to serve as expert reviewers of scientific abstracts submitted for consideration of presentation at the 2007 Annual Meeting, which will be held May 16-19 in Chicago. The minimum requirement for new abstract reviewers is at least 2 first author peer-reviewed original research manuscripts in the topic area for which you are applying. Residents are invited to apply but must meet the same criteria. If you have been an abstract reviewer in the past 5 years, you do not need to reapply.

Interested individuals should electronically submit to saem@saem.org the following by October 1, 2006: abbreviated CV (full CVs will not be considered) with a detailed listing of peer-reviewed original research publications, review articles, textbook chapters, and prior scientific abstract presentations published in the specific area(s) of expertise selected from the list below: abdominal/gastrointestinal/genitourinary administration/health care policy ● airway/analgesia ● cardiopulmonary resuscitation ● cardiovascular (non-CPR) ● clinical decision guidelines ● computer technologies ● diagnostic technologies/radiology • disaster medicine ● disease/injury prevention ● education/professional development ● EMS/out-of-hospital ● ethics ● geriatrics

infectious disease ischemia/reperfusion ● neurology ● obstetrics/gynecology ● overcrowding ● pediatrics ● psychiatry/social issues ● research design/methodology/statistics ● respiratory/ENT ● shock/critical care ● toxicology/environmental injury ● trauma ● wounds/burns/orthopedics

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Every year, the Program Committee selects approximately six reviewers for each of the topic areas, including expert reviewers and members of the Program Committee. Therefore, not every approved reviewer will be invited to review each year.

Individuals selected to review submitted abstracts will be expected to review up to 100 abstracts, must adhere to the SAEM abstract scoring system, and must submit their abstract scores by the deadline. The deadline for authors to submit abstracts is January 18, 2007. Abstracts will be sent for review by January 10 and abstract scores will be due by noon on January 19. All scores must be returned to the SAEM office via an online form.

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Medical Student Interest Group Grants

2006 Midwest Regional Meeting The 16th Annual SAEM Midwest Regional Meeting will be held on Monday, September 25 at the Quaker Square Crowne Plaza in Akron, Ohio. Dr. Peter DeBlieux will be the keynote speaker on “Charity Hospital’s Response to Katrina – Through Hell and High Water.” Dr. DeBlieux is the Director of Resident and Faculty Development at Louisiana State University Health Science Center. He is a Clinical Professor of Medicine attending in Emergency Medicine and the Medical Intensive Care Unit of Charity Hospital and the Director of the Medical Students Skill Lab. There will also be a session on Advances in Emergency Imaging, along with other moderated oral presentations and poster presentations. For a registration brochure, please visit http://www.saem.org/meetings/emmed. pdf

Deadline: September 8, 2006 SAEM recognizes the valuable role of EM Medical Student Interest Groups to the specialty and has established grants of up to $500 each to help support these groups’ educational activities. Established or developing clubs, located at medical schools with or without EM residencies are eligible to apply. The deadline for the grants for this year is September 8, 2006.

Applications can be obtained at www.saem.org or from the SAEM office. Information on the grants approved for funding in 2005 can be found in the January/February 2006 issue of the SAEM Newsletter, which is posted on the SAEM website at www.saem.org.

Follow up to the 2006 Annual Meeting Deb Houry, MD, MPH SAEM Program Committee Chair Emory University Thank you to all who submitted evaluations of the Annual Meeting! We value your feedback and our committee strives to improve the program each year based on your suggestions.

Overall, the Annual Meeting went extremely well and comments were very positive from SAEM members. The Program Committee and the SAEM staff worked very hard prior to and during the meeting, and their efforts made a tremendous impact on the meeting. 66.3% of participants rated the Annual Meeting as very satisfactory or excellent, which was an improvement over the prior year. Only 1.5% of attendees found the meeting not satisfactory.

Several people commented on conflicting SAEM committee and CORD meetings with the conference. One of our proposed changes to next year’s meeting is to start at 1:00 pm on the first day (Wednesday, May 16). We hope that large committees and affiliate meetings convene during the morning of May 16 to minimize these conflicts with Annual Meeting sessions. We will also extend the meeting later on the last day to accommodate the amount of planned didactics and scientific presentations.

The vast majority of respondents thought the number and selection of didactic sessions was “just right.” The Surgeon General’s talk was also extremely well received. In addition, we reviewed the individual comments and found several themes for new sessions that we hope to incorporate into next year’s meeting. Specifically, we plan to incorporate more clinically-relevant state of the art sessions. Also, we expect to have several sessions in response to the Institute of Medicine report. The Program Committee plans to augment the didactic sessions next year by having non-EM speakers from Chicago universities and organizations at some of these sessions. Finally, we will work to increase the number of pediatric didactic sessions, as well as more advanced research epidemiology lectures. Attendees preferred this year’s “lunch cart” which allowed members to attend didactic lunch sessions without pre-registering. We plan to continue the lunch cart again at next year’s meeting.

The majority of participants liked the grouping of oral papers by specific research topics and almost all (89%) thought the quality of the research was excellent or good. The poster sessions were well attended this year; in fact, we will increase the aisle space next year as many attendees commented on the lack of space. Participants commented positively on the networking aspects of the poster sessions so we will continue to provide snacks at the poster breaks to facilitate these social interactions. We instituted a “late breaker” category to allow those participating in clinical trials to submit studies in progress that would be completed by the Annual Meeting.

Almost all participants thought there were more social activities at this meeting and many commented on the addition of the wine tasting reception. 76% thought the amount of events was just right; 13% thought there were too few. Some of the comments we received include: “This was the best meeting in years- I liked the coffee breaks each day and I attended each evening reception” and “This was the best meeting in years for providing social opportunities.”

This past year we added an additional reception (the wine tasting reception) and we augmented the social and networking opportunities for our members by adding coffee breaks and lunch breaks. Due to the expense and added work of putting on a banquet at an outside venue, we will likely plan a reception or event tied to a Chicago theme either at the hotel or within very close walking distance. We have added an “events subcommittee” for next year’s Annual Meeting to continue these coffee breaks and enhance the evening happy hour receptions. We are planning a Fun Run event in Chicago as well.

The 2007 Program Committee will be meeting at ACEP in October where we will review and select didactic submissions for the Annual Meeting. We will be planning the social events and didactic and scientific programming at that time so we welcome any additional suggestions prior to then.

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AEM Consensus Conference on Knowledge Translation: Fall Update Barnet Eskin, MD, PhD, Consensus Conference Co-Chair Morristown Memorial Hospital Eddy Lang, MD, Consensus Conference Co-Chair SMBD Jewish General Hospital, McGill University Peter Wyer, MD, Consensus Conference Co-Chair Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons “Knowledge translation (KT) is the effective and timely incorporation of evidence-based information into the practices of health professionals in such a way as to effect optimal health care outcomes and maximize the potential of the health system.� (Modified from the Canadian Institutes for Health Research definition – 2001). The gap between evidence and practice exists in Emergency Medicine as it does in many medical domains. The May 15, 2007 Consensus Conference (CC) on KT in Emergency Medicine may be unique as an attempt to prioritize KT and set it into motion within a single specialty. This CC is specifically designed to confront the problem of the research to practice gap through the development of a research agenda and sweeping yet targeted consensus-based recommendations that address this disparity.

As a precedent for specialty-specific efforts, it is attracting the interest and attention of a broad array of individuals, institutions and organizations internationally, within and without EM. Planning for the CC has revolved around the emergence of key themes that will constitute the conceptual framework for both the meeting and the dedicated AEM journal issue slated for November of 2007. Each of these themes will become the undertaking of an expert advisory panel that will collaborate over the next several months to formulate the preliminary research agenda questions and recommendations for each domain. Ultimately, it is hoped that this freely accessible issue of AEM will serve as a key resource and an empowering guide map for EM providers and educators interested in improving evidence application. Current KT themes / potential questions include: 1. Bringing Evidence to the Bedside: Enabling diagnostic and therapeutic interventions that occur at the point of care (decision rule implementation, care pathways, operationalizing practice guideline based care).

Example: How can an evidence-based practice guideline for bronchiolitis be effectively instituted?

2. Systems issues and Knowledge Translation: Health policy, leadership and decision-maker aspects of advancing evidence implementation. Example: What organizational initiatives (hospital, government, departmental) encourage the uptake of sound clinical research?

3. Knowledge Translation and Education: Dimensions of Continuing Medical Education and Postgraduate/ Undergraduate training that promote evidence uptake and change physician practice. Example: What alternatives to didactic teaching are most likely to result in evidence-transformed behaviors?

4. Barriers and Incentives to Knowledge Translation: Overcoming obstacles (patient expectations/medicolegal concerns etc.) and developing facilitators (funding approaches / workflow issues etc.) that help achieve KT. Example: What educational initiatives directed to patients promote both shared decision-making and compliance with evidence-based approaches?

5. Informatics and Knowledge Translation: Decision support and seamlessly embedded computerized charting systems that facilitate KT without imposing it.

Example: What characterizes avidly used and effective physician order entry systems?

6. Special Challenges to Guideline Implementation: Closing the most important gaps between research and practice in specific domains that possess established interventions and evidence based practice guidelines.

Example: What are the most important KT priorities in the prehospital / EMS field?

This is neither the complete nor final list of KT-related themes but rather further evolution is expected as an ever widening consultative process takes hold.

In addition to registering to attend this event, individuals interested in getting involved in pre-conference activities and discussion groups are encouraged and welcome to step forth.

Participation is open to those who wish to advance evidence uptake in a particular clinical domain or who are simply interested in learning more about the topic in general. If you have comments or suggestions or wish to contribute to the Consensus Conference please contact Dr. Eddy Lang at eddy.lang@mcgill.ca or 514-340-8222 (ext. 5568). To learn more about KT and the 2007 AEM Consensus Conference visit the dedicated website accessible through the SAEM portal at: http://saem.org.

See the AEM Call for Papers (deadline March 1, 2007) published on page 6 of this issue of the SAEM Newsletter.

Also, the Consensus Conference Planning Committee will meet during the ACEP Scientific Assembly on Sunday, October 15 at 10:30-12:00 noon in the Rosedown Room of the Riverside Hilton Hotel in New Orleans.

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Call for Papers: Knowledge Translation Deadline: March 1, 2007 The 2007 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference on “Knowledge Translation in Emergency Medicine” will be held on May 15, immediately preceding the SAEM Annual Meeting in Chicago. Original papers, if accepted, will be published together with the conference proceedings in the November 2007 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine.

Knowledge Translation (KT) describes any activity or process that facilitates the transfer of high-quality evidence from research into effective changes in health policy, practice or products. KT attempts to conceptually combine elements of research, education, quality improvement and electronic systems development to create a seamless linkage between interventions that improve patient care and their routine implementation in daily clinical practice. KT research may pertain to any and all aspects of this endeavor.

Examples of research topics that would qualify under this category include: • Investigations of attitudes towards the use of decision rules or practice guidelines.

• Studies of effectiveness of decision support systems in increasing utilization of target interventions.

• Studies of the effectiveness of educational/CPD (Continuing Professional Development) interventions in changing practitioner behavior.

• Papers in the health care policy arena that describe and measure the impact of approaches for closing the research to practice gap.

• Research that examines the effect of evidence uptake interventions on patient outcomes.

• Papers that discuss and contribute to the methodology of KT related investigations, as well as its conceptual framework.

The conference will be designed and conducted to reach consensus on: • A research agenda in Knowledge Translation based on an exploration of the most important gaps that currently exist between research and practice in Emergency Medicine.

• Recommendations that will advance the KT agenda Original contributions describing relevant research or concepts in this topic will be considered for publication in the November 2007 special topics issue of AEM if received by Wednesday, March 1, 2007. All submissions will undergo peer review and publication cannot be guaranteed. For queries, please contact Dr. Eddy S. Lang, MD, Consensus Conference Coordinator; eddy.lang@mcgill.ca, 514-340-8222 x. 5568, or Richard Sinert, MD, AEM Editor for the special issue; Richard.sinert@downstate.edu, or consult the SAEM Newsletter and the AEM and SAEM websites.

2006-2007 Interest Group Objectives There are approximately 30 interest groups in SAEM, which are open to all members of SAEM. Interest groups are required to meet at least annually, during the SAEM Annual Meeting, and maintain at least 20 members. During the interest group meetings at the Annual Meeting each interest group is asked to develop objectives for the coming year. These objectives are listed below for the benefit of SAEM members who may wish to participate. Members who wish to join interest groups may contact the interest group chair and/or the SAEM office. Interest group members are listed in the SAEM database and for established interest groups, are subscribed to the interest group's listserv. Interest group dues are $25 per year per interest group, but dues will not be charged until the annual dues invoices are sent to the membership in November. Listed below are the interest group objectives, the interest group chair, and the contact information for the interest group chair. Additional interest group objectives will be published in future issues of the Newsletter. In addition, narrative reports of the interest group meetings held during the 2006 Annual Meeting will be published in the Newsletter and/or posted on the SAEM web site.

Disaster John McManus, MD, john.mcmanus@amedd.army.mil 1. To help identify the uniqueness of disaster response and care in emergency medicine.

2. To increase the awareness of disaster issues as they impact on emergency medicine, by creating a forum for discussion.

3. To assist members in the publication of articles germane to disaster emergency medicine.

4. To create resources for SAEM members.

5. To communicate with other emergency medicine organizations to open discussions on disaster issues.

Meeting attendees, posted for download on the SAEM website and sent to all member institutions and the SNMA conference.

3. Repeat the survey of EM chairs on recruitment, retention and promotion of minority faculty.

4. Distribution of the cultural competency monograph to all residency programs.

5. Suggest didactic sessions for next year’s SAEM Annual Meeting.

6. Methods in disparity research in race & ethnicity.

7. Develop list-serv.

Education Research Daniel Martin, MD, martin.23@osu.edu 1. Initiate short term project proposals 2. Develop intermediate and long term project ideas into proposals for initiation within the next 12 months 3. Investigate the feasibility of EMF to fund an education research fellowship

Diversity Steven Bowman, MD, sbowman@ccbh.org 1. Obtain funding for the SNMA Emergency Medicine booth for table covers, background board, and banner, for a quality presentation at SNMA. 2. Distribution of the Diversity in EM brochure to the Annual

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4. Develop a proposal for the AAMC to provide a lecture series on educational research to researchers in emergency medicine 5. Develop a web site for the interest group including a list of ongoing projects and contact persons.

3. To serve as a resource to the Board of Directors and other committees or individuals on topics or issues that pertain to pediatric emergency medicine practice, research, education, or advocacy.

4. To foster and promote Pediatric IG members seeking SAEM leadership roles and Annual Meeting participation by a. Submitting proposals for didactic sessions concerning pediatric topics and/or involving PEM physicians as speakers or moderators. b. Encourage application for ad-hoc abstract reviewer. c. Encourage participation in SAEM committee work.

5. To serve as an important resource to residents, concerning PEM fellowship training, pediatric research, or pediatric advocacy projects.

Ethics Raquel M. Schears, MD, Schears.Rocky@mayo.edu 1. To meet for collegial discussions at the Society's Annual Meeting and the ACEP Scientific Assembly.

2. To increase the awareness of ethical issues as they have an impact on emergency medicine, by creating a forum for discussion.

3. To help identify the uniqueness of ethical decision making in emergency medicine.

4. To assist members in the publication of articles germane to emergency medicine ethics.

5. To create resources for SAEM members.

6. To communicate with other emergency medicine organizations to open discussions on common ethical issues.

Simulation John Vozenilek, MD, vozonline@ameritech.net 1. To promote scholarly efforts in: - Education Research & Methodology - Simulation Technology - Patient Safety - Educational Product & Content Development 2. To create an electronic Quarterly Report/Newsletter for the IG membership.

3. To produce a presentation of representative efforts to the interest group at the Annual Meeting.

4. To support the peer-review process via the AAMC MedEdPORTAL.

International Kris Arnold, MD, karnold@bu.edu 1. Continue integration of materials into the new SAEM web site.

2. Continue to promote the use of the list serv as a forum for International Academic EM projects.

3. Attempt to poll international meetings for submissions to AEM. 4. Develop an international scientific presentation for Annual Meeting.

Toxicology Daniel Rusyniak, MD, drusynia@iupui.edu 1. Augment interest and participation in the Medical Toxicology Interest Group.

2. Enhance communication with other interest group members.

3. Develop and foster ideas to increase the number of toxicology-related presentations at the Annual Meeting.

Medical Student Educators David A. Wald, DO, David.Wald@tuhs.temple.edu 1. Continued collaborative research project on perceptions of ED patients regarding medical student participation in their health care.

2. Develop an updated comprehensive contact list of emergency medicine clerkship directors.

Palliative Medicine Tammy Quest, MD, tquest@emory.edu 1. Support and initiation of the EPEC-EM Project.

2. Multi-site study of Provision of Palliative Care in the Emergency Department.

3. Develop website of the SAEM website.

Trauma Bonny Baron, MD, bonny.baron@verizon.net 1. Establish relationships whereby members could meet annually, but continue to share clinical expertise and collaborate on trauma research throughout the year.

2. Promote ongoing multicenter trauma research.

3. Develop didactic proposals for presentation at the 2007 Annual meeting.

Pediatric Susan Fuchs, MD, s-fuchs@northwestern.edu 1. To serve as a forum for networking and development of collegial relationships for those with an interest in clinical care, research, education, and advocacy in pediatric emergency medicine.

2. To serve as a source of information to SAEM members about other national pediatric emergency medicine groups/organizations such as: ACEP, American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Pediatric Academic Societies/ /Ambulatory Pediatric Association, PAS/APA, Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC), and Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN)

Triage Gregory Almond, MD, MPH, almondg@nychhc.org 1. Define triage.

2. Develop and administer a survey to determine which triage systems are being used in the U.S. based on size, type of hospital.

3. Develop a method to determine the validity of the initial triage acuity.

4. Develop a didactic session related to research methods for triage.

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Call for Abstracts 9th Annual Mid Atlantic SAEM Regional Research Meeting Friday, November 3, 2006 Georgetown University/ Washington Hospital Center Washington Hospital Center Research Training Center and Auditorium The Program Committee is now accepting abstracts for review of oral presentations for this meeting; as in prior years there will be no posters; only plenary (12 minute), and brief (4 minute), oral presentations. The meeting will take place November 3, 2006 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. There will be a preliminary Critical Care Collaboration Meeting at 7:30 am prior to the meeting, as well as a NHL Hockey game: the Washington Capitals at the Verizon Center at 7:00 pm, Thursday, November 2, followed by a dinner and lecture on Sports Medicine Research by the team physician. There will be a limited number of tickets available (40) so respond early.

The deadline for abstract submission is Friday, September 1 at 5:00 pm EST. Only electronic submission via the SAEM online abstract submission form at www.saem.org will be accepted. Abstracts already accepted at 2006 SAEM and ACEP meetings are eligible for consideration. Acceptance notifications will be sent in late September. The goal is to allow as many students/residents and junior faculty the opportunity to present their research in an oral format. Presenters can use approximately 5 PowerPoint slides and will be allowed time for questions by moderators and audience. More senior investigators are invited to submit abstracts for Plenary presentation. The meeting includes research, teaching and clinical lectures with a focus on grant writing and preparation, Collaborative Trauma research with Surgeons, and Alcohol Research (NIAAA representatives).

Katherine L. Heilpern, MD, SAEM Secretary-Treasurer, Associate Dean of Medicine and Interim Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, will deliver the Keynote Address.

There will also be a 3 hour session, 12:00-3:00 pm, for Medical Students preparing to enter EM residency with a focused review of How to, What to do and not to do; including representatives from most of the local residencies. A lunch is also included in this session.

A block of discounted hotel rooms will be available on campus at the Washington Hospital Conference Center. Also the meeting website will be available after July 1, as well as forms for meeting registration which will feature reasonable costs and departmental discounts for multiple attendees. All preliminary questions can be emailed to: davidmilzman@comcast.net.

Call For Nominations Young Investigator Award Deadline: December 15, 2006 In May 2007, SAEM will recognize a few young investigators who have demonstrated promise and distinction in their emergency medicine research careers. The purpose of the award is to recognize and encourage emergency physicians/scientists of junior academic rank who have a demonstrated commitment to research as evidenced by academic achievement and qualifications. The criteria for the award includes: 1. Specialty training and certification in emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine.

2. Evidence of significant research collaboration with a senior clinical investigator/scientist. This may be in the setting of a collaborative research effort or a formal mentor-trainee relationship.

3. Academic accomplishments which may include: a. postgraduate training/education: research fellowship, master’s program, doctoral program, etc. b. publications: abstracts, papers, review articles, chapters, case reports, etc. c. research grant awards d. presentations at national research meetings e. research awards/recognition The candidate must have training and board certification in emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine. Criteria taken into consideration in determining the award recipient include prior research grant awards, publications, presentation, and other awards. Research grant awards are most highly weighted, especially if from federal or major foundation sources.

Research publications will be weighted based on their quality and number. Publication in high impact or moderate impact journals will be weighted higher than publications in low impact journals. Research presentations at national meetings and nonmonetary awards will be given relatively less weight in the overall evaluation.

The deadline for the submission of nominations is December 15, 2006, and nominations must be submitted electronically to saem@saem.org. (Do not send hard copies.) Nominations should include the candidate’s CV and a cover letter summarizing why the candidate merits consideration for this award. Candidates can nominate themselves or any SAEM member can nominate a deserving young investigator. Candidates may not be senior faculty (associate or full professor) and must not have graduated from their residency program prior to June 30, 2000.

The core mission of SAEM is to advance teaching and research in our specialty. This recognition may assist the career advancement of the successful nominees. We also hope the successful candidates will serve as role models and inspirations to us all. Your efforts to identify and nominate deserving candidates will help advance the mission of our Society.

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Spadafora Medical Toxicology Scholarship Winner Selected Dr. Michael P. Spadafora was an academic emergency physician and medical toxicologist who was a member of SAEM and the American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) and was dedicated to resident education. After his death in October 1999, a scholarship was established in his name. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourage Emergency Medicine residents to pursue Medical Toxicology fellowship training. The recipient receives funding in the amount of $1,250 to help support travel, meeting registration, meals, and lodging for attendance at the annual North American Association of Clinical Toxicology (NAACT) meeting in San Francisco in October.

Applicants submitted a curriculum vitae, letter of support from the program director, letter of recommendation from an

active member of SAEM and/or ACMT, and an essay describing their interest in medical toxicology.

The 2006 recipient of the award is Jennifer Buchanan from the Denver Health Medical Center residency program. She was the primary author of a short antidote guide that was published last fall, and is currently working on a review paper on incapacitating weapons. She was named one of the 200607 Chief Residents in emergency medicine at Denver Health and she hopes to pursue fellowship training in Medical Toxicology.

Dr. Buchanan will submit a summary of the ACMT scientific symposium and the ACMT practice symposium for publication in an upcoming issue of the SAEM Newsletter.

Congratulations to Dr. Buchanan on receiving this award!

Jahnigen Career Development Scholars Award Call for Nominations Deadline: December 5, 2006 The request for proposals for the 2007 Jahnigen Career Development Scholars Awards program has been posted at: www.americangeriatrics.org/hartford/jahnigen.shtml The Jahnigen Scholars program offers two-year career development awards to support junior faculty in the specialties of anesthesiology, emergency medicine, general surgery, gynecology, ophthalmology, orthopedic surgery, otolaryngology, physician medicine and rehabilitation, thoracic surgery, and urology. The award is intended to allow individuals to initiate and ultimately sustain a career in research and education in the geriatrics aspects of their discipline. The Jahnigen Career Development Scholars Awards provide two-years of support of $75,000 per year for salary and fringe benefits and/or the costs of doing research. Funding guidelines require that each scholar’s institution provide a minimum match of $25,000 per year. Contact Rachael Edberg at redberg@americangeriatrics.org for further information.

EMF Grants Available The Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) grant applications are available on the EMF web site at www.emfoundation.org.

EMF Career Development Grant - $50,000 Awarded to emergency medicine faculty at the instructor or assistant professor level who need seed money or release time to begin a promising research project. Deadline: December 22, 2006.

Riggs Family/EMF Health Policy Research Grant - $50,000 The grants are awarded for a one- or two-year period to researchers in the health policy or health services area, who have the experience to conduct research on critical health policy issues in emergency medicine. Deadline: December 22, 2006.

EMF Resident Research Grant - $5,000 Awards a maximum of $5,000 to a junior or senior resident to stimulate research at the graduate level. Deadline: December 22, 2006.

EMF Research Fellowship Grant - $150,000 over a two year period EMF Research Fellow stipends are available to institutions that possess the facilities for clinical or basic science research and have on their staff the necessary experienced investigators to promote the academic growth of the research fellow. Awards are made with the stipulation that they are to be used only as salary support for the EMF Research Fellow. Deadline: January 5, 2007.

EMF/FERNE Neurological Emergencies Clinical Research Grant - $25,000 The goal of this directed grant program is to fund research based towards acute disorders of the neurological system, such as the identification and treatment of diseases and injury to the brain, spinal cord and nerves. Only clinical applications will be considered - no basic science applications will be accepted. Letter of intent Deadline: October 13, 2006. Deadline: January 5, 2007.

EMF/SAEM Medical Student Research Grant - $2,400 This grant program is sponsored by the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). A maximum of $2,400 over 3 months is available for a medical student to encourage research in emergency medicine. Application Deadline: February 9, 2007.

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Academic Announcements SAEM members are encouraged to submit Academic Announcements on promotions, research funding, and other items of interest to the membership. Submissions must be sent to saem@saem.org by October 1 to be included in the Nov./Dec. issue.

Saadia Akhtar, MD, has been promoted to Associate Program Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York.

Andy Godwin, MD, Program Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at University of Florida Jacksonville, has been promoted to Associate Professor, University of Florida College of Medicine.

Tareg Bey, MD, has been promoted to Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of California, Irvine.

Katherine L. Heilpern, MD, has been appointed Interim Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Emory University.

Ashley E. Booth, MD, from the University of Florida/Shands Jacksonville is a recipient of the AMA Foundation 2006 Leadership Award, which recognizes the contributions of bright and energetic individuals who show strong non-clinical leadership skills in advocacy, community service and/or education.

Robert J. Hoffman, MD, has been appointed Assistant Program Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York.

Jolie C. Holschen, MD, was elected to a two-year term as the Young Physicians’ representative to the AMA Women Physician Congress governing council. Dr. Holschen is Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Holschen also is a recipient of the AMA Foundation 2006 Leadership Award, which recognizes the contributions of individuals who show strong non-clinical leadership skills in advocacy, community service and/or education.

Rebecca C. Bowers, MD, has been appointed Program Director of the University of Kentucky Emergency Medicine Residency Program.

Brad Bunney, MD, has been appointed Program Director at the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at the University of Illinois.

Debra Houry, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Emory University has been named Director of the Emory Center for Injury Control. Dr. Houry has served as Associate Director since she joined Emory’s faculty in 2001.

Clifton W. Callaway, MD, PhD, was named recipient of the Sheldon Adler Award for Innovations in Medical Education Award given by the University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine. Achievements of individuals receiving this award include the development of significant innovative contributions to medical education in the School of Medicine.

Gregory D. Jay, MD, PhD, has been appointed Associate Chair for Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Brown University. Dr. Jay, presently an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and of engineering at Brown Medical School, also serves as an adjunct professor in biomedical sciences at the University of Rhode Island.

Amy Church, MD, has accepted the position of Director of Medical Education for the Department of Emergency Medicine at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

Todd J. Crocco, MD, has been named Interim Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at West Virginia University.

Alan E. Jones, MD, from the Department of Emergency Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center was awarded a 5 year K23 grant for the project, entitled "Randomized Clinical Trial for a Non-invasive Resuscitation Protocol for Sepsis" from the National Institutes of Health/Grants Management Specialist.

Jeffrey A. Kline, MD, will serve as the project Mentor.

Paul L. DeSandre, DO, will step down from his position as Associate Program Director at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York and will begin a two year fellowship in Pain and Palliative Care while continuing as a core faculty member of the Department of Emergency Medicine.

Gary R. Katz, MD, from Ohio State University is a recipient of the AMA Foundation 2006 Leadership Award, which recognizes the contributions of bright and energetic individuals who show strong non-clinical leadership skills in advocacy, community service and/or education.

Gail D’Onofrio, MD, MS, Chief of Emergency Medicine has been promoted to the rank of Professor, Department of Surgery, Section of Emergency Medicine, Yale University.

Michele Dorfsman, MD, was appointed Assistant Residency Director at the University of Pittsburgh Affiliated Residency in Emergency Medicine.

Arthur L. Kellermann, MD, MPH, Professor and Chair, of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University, is taking a one year sabbatical to participate in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellowships Program in Washington D.C. This program offers health professionals the opportunity to learn and contribute to the health policy debate at the federal level.

Timothy Erickson, MD, has assumed the position of Deputy Head, Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Illinois in Chicago.

Michael I. Greenberg, MD, MPH, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Public Health at Drexel University has been appointed Chief of the Division of Medical Toxicology within the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Greenberg also serves as Program Director for the Medical Toxicology Fellowship at Drexel.

Jeffrey A. Kline, MD, from the Department of Emergency Medicine at Carolinas Medical Center was awarded $849,000 for a Fast-track STTR from the National Institutes of Health /National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute for the project, "Exhaled CO2/O2 Analysis to Diagnose Pulmonary Embolism."

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Academic Announcements‌(continued from page 10) Gregory Larkin, MD, MPH, has joined the faculty of Yale University as Associate Chief, Section of Emergency Medicine.

Dr. Larkin has been appointed Professor, Department of Surgery, Yale University School of Medicine.

Scott Sasser, MD, Assistant Professor and Director of International Programs for the Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory School of Medicine, has assumed the role of Associate Director of the Center.

Bernard L. Lopez, MD, MS, Vice Chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Jefferson Medical College, has been appointed as the Program Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program for the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, PA.

Joseph C. Schmidt, MD, has been appointed Program Director for Emergency Medicine at Baystate Medical Center.

Dr. Schmidt formally served as the Associate Program Director.

Fred A. Severyn, MD, has been promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center in Denver.

O. John Ma, MD, has been named the new chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at The University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) School of Medicine and Truman Medical Centers, effective July 1, 2006. Dr. Ma has been a member of the emergency medicine faculty since 1997.

Peter Shearer, MD, has been named Residency Director at the Mount Sinai Emergency Medicine Program in New York City.

Robert E. Suter, DO, MHA, assumed the Presidency of the International Federation of Emergency Medicine at the IFEM Board Meeting in Nova Scotia, Canada in June. The IFEM is composed of the emergency medicine specialty societies of 26 countries around the world.

John P. Marshall, MD, has been named Program Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Maimonides Medical Center.

Marcus L. Martin, MD, has stepped down as Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Virginia. Dr. Martin has accepted the position of Assistant Vice President for Diversity and Equity at the University of Virginia and will continue his position as Assistant Dean for Medical Education.

Thomas E. Terndrup, MD, has stepped down as Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Alabama. Dr. Terndrup has been named chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State College of Medicine effective November 1. He will also assume the position of Associate Dean for Clinical Research at the College of Medicine.

Larry B. Mellick, MS, MD, has been named Program Director of the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at the Medical College of Georgia.

Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH, Director of the Pain and Emergency Medicine Institute, Beth Israel Medical Center has just been awarded the David & Mary Fellowship in the Prevention and Treatment of Hip Fracture.

Paul M. Paris, MD, professor and chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center was named the Practitioner of the Year by the Emergency Medical Service Institute (EMSI), where he serves as medical director.

Matthew Walsh, MD, will be stepping down as Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Texas Tech University in November.

Andrew T. Pickens, MD, JD, MBA, has been appointed to represent Emergency Medicine to the AAMC’s Organization of Resident Representatives. Dr. Pickens is a second year resident in Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina Hospitals.

Suzanne White, MD, has been appointed chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Wayne State University effective September 1. Dr. White joined the Wayne State University School of Medicine faculty in 1993 and currently serves as a professor. She specializes in medical toxicology and disaster preparedness.

Stephen J. Playe, MD, has stepped down from his position as Emergency Medicine Program Director at Baystate Medical Center.

Jennifer L. Wiler, MD, MBA, has been appointed the Assistant Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine at Hahnemann University Hospital. Dr. Wiler is a Clinical Instructor at Drexel University.

Ralph Riviello, MD, has been appointed Associate Program Director for the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency in Philadelphia, PA. Brian H. Rowe, MD, MSc, CCFP (EM), FCCP, has been renewed as a Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Emergency Airway Diseases. The award runs from 2006-2011 and carries with it a $500,000 monetary value. Dr. Rowe is Professor and Research Director in the Department of Emergency Medicine and is the Co-Director of the Evidence-Based Practice Center at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton.

Donald M. Yealy, MD, was appointed Chief, Emergency Services University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Presbyterian Hospital. Dr. Yealy is also a professor and vice chairman of the department of emergency medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.

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President’s Message…(continued from page 1) discount from the regular active member rate. As highlighted in the Newsletter, this resulted in nearly 100 new members last year, and a modest increase in dues revenue. We are hoping for a more universal participation of programs in this initiative next year to increase our membership rolls.

2. The Young Physicians Program: New residency graduates received a “new member” discount with reduced dues the first two years of their membership.

It’s a little early to measure the impact of this program, because it was just rolled out in June.

The second set of questions regarding membership retention is a little more difficult to get our hands around, and has led us to the creation of the Membership Committee this year. The membership committee is chaired by Sue Stern, MD. It consists of both senior and junior members of SAEM, with a wealth of experience and a breadth of diversity in academic emergency medicine. Their objectives include: 1. Develop a “recruitment package” that can be used to increase our retention of resident members when they transition to community or faculty emergency medicine careers. This may also include pamphlet development as well.

2. Develop a “membership benefits” section of the new SAEM website, with a listing of benefits of membership. Included should be a “question of the

month” section on the web site to improve feedback to SAEM from our members.

3. Review trends in membership, and report to the Board regarding opportunities for recruitment or retention.

4. Develop a membership survey, to be implemented at the 2007 Annual Meeting. Questions should be centered around ways to improve SAEM’s service to our members.

Work with the Board to develop specific questions and topics of interest to SAEM. The committee has decided that in order to fulfill these tasks, a survey of the SAEM members and non-member emergency medicine faculty is required to determine whether or not we are meeting the needs of our members. Specific questions will be related to member services, the web site, the Annual Meeting, communication, etc. You may or may not see this survey in action as the committee wrestles with these questions. We eagerly look forward to the recommendations of this committee.

In the meantime, the Board remains open to suggestions on ways to improve member recruitment and retention. Feel free to contact members of the Board, the administrative staff, or the Membership Committee. Let us know where we are doing a good job, and where we need to improve. We welcome your input and suggestions. Thank you.

SAEM Western Regional Research Forum Friday, March 16-Saturday, March 17, 2007 Oregon Health & Science University Portland, Oregon SAEM is pleased to announce the annual meeting of the Western Regional Research Forum. Abstracts must be submitted via the SAEM web site; the submission deadline is Tuesday, January 16, 2007. This meeting is an excellent opportunity for medical students, residents, fellows and junior faculty to present their research. Abstracts from senior faculty are also welcome. All accepted abstracts will be presented as oral presentations.

The meeting will also include panel discussions and lectures on topics of interest to Emergency Medicine educators and researchers. There will be a half-day Medical Student Forum with discussions of how to select a residency program and how to make one’s application as successful as possible, as well as a chance for students to talk informally with residency directors from throughout the Western U.S. The venue in Portland, Oregon will allow attendees to enjoy a beautiful and dynamic city of manageable size. Depending on interest, optional activities may include a simulation lab practicum on Friday morning, and a trip to Mount Hood, the Columbia River Gorge, or nearby wineries on Sunday. Please contact Robert A. Lowe, MD, MPH, at lowero@ohsu.edu.

SAEM Membership Counts as of 8/10/06

The Future of Emergency Medical Care… (continued from page 1) tions. Notably, this was accomplished in a few short weeks at the height of the summer vacation season. SAEM plans to work with other organizations to highlight the unique issues created by this important patient population.

We would encourage members to attend the IOM regional meetings when geographically feasible. SAEM hopes to partner with the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and other organizations in the upcoming months to effectively impact recommended opportunities in research and educational domains.

Active - 2628 Associate - 231 Emeritus - 21 Fellow - 130 Medical Students - 521 Residents - 2932 TOTAL – 6463 12

New Senior Advisory Council Boosts SAEM Research Development Efforts The SAEM Research Fund is playing a major role in providing highly needed training grants for emergency medicine investigators. 2006 has been a great year for the Research Fund, with an all time record for donations from SAEM members. The Fund now exceeds 5 million dollars!

But, we are pushing ahead to increase the size of the Research Fund so we can fund even more emergency medicine research. In the past year the Development Committee and Board of Directors, in conjunction with our development consultant, Chuck Hammond, realized that a dedicated group of senior leaders who can advise and promote the Research Fund was an essential but missing part of our ongoing development efforts. Earlier this year we identified this group, and were delighted to have the following past and current leaders in emergency medicine agree to serve on the Research Fund Senior Advisory Council:

Karl Mangold, MD: Past President, ACEP; founding member of ABEM; founder of Fischer Mangold emergency medicine corporation.

John Marx, MD: Past President, SAEM, Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Carolinas Medical Center Robert Niskanen: President of Medtronic PhysioControl.

Co-founder of the SAEM/Medtronic EMS Research Fellowship George Podgorny, MD: Past President, ACEP; Founding member and Past President ABEM. Brian Zink, MD: Past President, SAEM. Chair, SAEM Development Committee; Chair, Brown Medical School/Rhode Island Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine

Brooks Bock, MD: Past President, American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM); Past President, American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), former Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Wayne State University.

President, Harper University Hospital and Hutzel Women’s Hospital.

The Senior Advisory Council will have two main purposes.

The first is to promote the SAEM Research Fund within the Society, and in other realms. This would include assisting the Development Committee and SAEM with the identification, cultivation and solicitation of potential donors to the Research Fund. The second purpose is to provide advice and consultation to the SAEM Development Committee and Board of Directors relating to the Research Fund.

SAEM is extremely grateful to have this auspicious and talented group of emergency medicine leaders to serve on the Senior Advisory Council. The Advisory Council will be meeting face to face for the first time at the ACEP Scientific Assembly in New Orleans in October. Please join SAEM in welcoming the new Senior Advisory Council members in their new and important roles.

Gabor Kelen, MD: Past President, Society of Teachers of Emergency Medicine; Past Board of Directors Member, SAEM; Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Richard Levy, MD: Past President, University Association for Emergency Medicine, founding Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati

Board of Directors Update The Board of Directors approved, with proposed editorial changes, a manuscript developed by the Simulation Task Force. The Board also approved a bioindustry report, which was developed by the Ethics Committee.

The Board of Directors elected Leon Haley, MD, to serve as the elected Board member for the 2006-2007 Nominating Committee. The Board also elected Jerris Hedges, MD to serve as the past president member on the Nominating Committee.

The Board approved the accounting firm of Yeo & Yeo to conduct an audit of the SAEM books for the year ending December 31, 2005.

The Board approved an investment strategy report, which concluded that the Research Fund assets should continue to be invested in the current Fidelity account.

The Board selected Jill Baren, MD, to chair a task force to consider the issues surrounding the development of a contract to publish Academic Emergency Medicine, the official journal of SAEM. The contract with the current publisher, Elsevier, will be completed on December 31, 2007.

The Board approved a change in timing of the SAEM grants program. The change will move the deadline for

The SAEM Board of Directors meets monthly, usually by conference call. This report includes the highlights of the Board meetings from December 2005 through July 2006.

The Board of Directors approved sending Kate Heilpern, MD, Jim Hoekstra, MD, and Carey Chisholm, MD, to attend the roll-out of the Institute of Medicine report on June 14.

Subsequently, the Board approved Jerris Hedges, MD, to serve as the SAEM representative to the first regional IOM workshop, which will be held in Salt Lake City.

The Board approved the proposal of the American Heart Association to develop an EMF/SAEM/AHA fellowship, which would provide funding in the topic of cardiovascular/stroke.

The grant will be slated to begin in 2007 and the majority of the funding will provided by the AHA, with SAEM's initial contribution limited to $32,500 (and $65,000 in subsequent years).

The Board of Directors accepted the resignation of Mary Ann Schropp as SAEM Executive Director and named Barbara Mulder to serve as Interim Executive Director beginning September 15. The Board approved the development of a Search Committee, which will be chaired by David Sklar, MD.

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Board of Directors Update…(continued from page 13) receipt of grant applications from November to August, starting in 2007.

The Board approved Clif Callaway, MD, to continue to serve as the SAEM liaison to the Advanced Life Support Subcommittee of the American Heart Association for a term ending June 30, 2007. The Board appointed Edward Jauch, MD, to serve as the SAEM representative to the Writing Group on Emergency Medical Services Component of Stroke Systems of Care of the American Stroke Association.

The Board of Directors increased the resident group membership dues from $75 to $90. The discounted group membership program had not been increased since its inception in 1995. In addition, the Board approved a $15 increase in dues for the individual medical student, resident, and fellow membership categories.

The Board approved a proposal to present and approve a neutral budget in 2006. The Board approved increasing the registration fees for the 2006 Annual Meeting by $50 for all

categories except medical students. The Board approved allocating $150,000 from the Research Fund to partially support the 2006 grants program, which previously were supported through the SAEM operating budget.

In March, the Board approved the 2006 budget, which included $76,550 in excess revenue over expenses.

Additional expenses were approved for the 2006 budget, including a contribution of up to $20,000 to assist in the dissemination of the IOM Report, and two additional staff positions.

The Board approved the development of the Senior Advisory Council for the Research Fund. An inaugural meeting of the Council is expected to be held during the ACEP Scientific Assembly.

The Board of Directors will meet during the ACEP Scientific Assembly on October 16 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Riverside Hilton Hotel in New Orleans.

CPC Competition Submissions Sought Deadline: February 2, 2007 Submissions are now being accepted from emergency medicine residency programs for the 2007 Semi-Final CPC Competition to be held May 15, 2007, the day before the SAEM Annual Meeting in Chicago. The deadline for submission of cases is February 2, 2007 with an entry fee of $250.

Case submissions and presentation guidelines will be posted on the CORD website at www.cordem.org and online submission will be required.

Residents participate as case presenters, and programs are encouraged to select junior residents who will still be in the program at the time of the Finals Competition, which will be held during the 2007 ACEP Scientific Assembly, October 8-11 in Seattle. Each participating program selects a faculty member who will serve as discussant for another program’s

case. The discussant will receive the case approximately 4-5 weeks in advance of the competition. All cases are blinded as to final diagnosis and outcome. Resident presenters provide this information after completion of the discussant’s presentation.

The CPC Competition will be limited to 60 cases selected from the submissions. A Best Presenter and Best Discussant will be selected from each of the six tracks.

Winners of the semi-final competition will be invited to participate in the CPC Finals. A Best Presenter and Best Discussant will be selected.

The CPC Competition is sponsored by ACEP, CORD, EMRA, and SAEM. If you have any questions, please contact CORD at cord@cordem.org or 517-485-5484.

SAEM Consulting Service The SAEM Consulting Service is well prepared to offer its considerable capabilities to interested parties in our specialty.

Although a variety of services are available, our primary expertise is in the following:

5. Faculty Development: EM remains one of the few specialties that requires faculty development as part of its program requirements. Programs that are initiating or having difficulty in this area may request a faculty development consultation to assist in planning effective program for their faculty.

1. Establishment of an EM residency: This consult is in advance of application to the ACGME and RRC-EM for consideration of a new EM residency. The consultation will assess the suitability and potential of the site for residency training and assist in the development of the program information forms required by the ACGME. 2. “Mock” survey prior to RRC-EM site survey: this service serves as a preparatory guide for new programs or as a “dress rehearsal” for re-accrediting residencies preparing for their official site survey by the RRC-EM. This is a useful process for making sure the issues of potential concern by the RRC-EM are addressed, and convincing institutional administration of the benefits of EM and its continued support.

3. Program Information Form (PIF) Review: This new service is a detailed review of the PIF for new or re-accrediting programs in advance of submission to the RRC-EM. 4. Research Consultation: This relatively new aspect of the service helps programs develop a research program suitable to their environment.

Consultations are done by experienced individuals who are program directors, academic chairs, and/or those who have served as RRC-EM site surveyors. Usually one or two individuals participate in the site visit consultation depending upon the needs of the institution. The individuals are selected with input from the institution and the consult service. Fees are $1,250 per individual per day plus expenses. An additional $500 is paid to SAEM to support the administrative aspects of the Service. PIF reviews are $750.

The SAEM Consulting Service has played a significant role in sustaining the quality of many EM residencies and assisting numerous program directors in developing and creating solutions to their problems. We look forward to assisting interested institutions in addressing their resident program or academic development needs. Contact Wallace Carter, MD, at wac9010@nyp.org or the SAEM office at saem@saem.org for further information.

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Call for Photographs Deadline: February 23, 2007 Original photographs of patients, pathology specimens, gram stains, EKG’s, and radiographic studies or other visual data are invited for presentation at the 2007 SAEM Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. Submissions should depict findings that are pathognomonic for a particular diagnosis relevant to the practice of emergency medicine or findings of unusual interest that have educational value. Accepted submissions will be mounted by SAEM and presented in the “Clinical Pearls” session and/or the “Visual Diagnosis” medical student/resident contest.

No more than three different photos should be submitted for any one case. Submit one glossy photo (5 x 7, 8 x 10, 11 x 14, or 16 x 20) and a digital copy in JPEG or TIFF format on a disk or by email attachment (resolution of at least 640 x 48). Radiographs and EKGs should also be submitted in hard copy and digital format. Do not send X-rays. The back of each photo should contain the contributor’s name, address, hospital or program, and an arrow indicating the top. Submissions should be shipped in an envelope with cardboard, but should not be mounted.

Photo submissions must be accompanied by a brief case history written as an “unknown” in the following format: 1) chief complaint, 2) history of present illness, 3) pertinent physical exam (other than what is depicted in the photo), 4) pertinent laboratory data, 5) one or two questions asking the viewer to identify the diagnosis or pertinent finding, 6) answer(s) and brief discussion of the case, including an explanation of the findings in the photo, and 7) one to three bulleted take home points or “pearls.”

The case history must be submitted on the template posted on the SAEM website at www.saem.org and must be submitted electronically. The case history is limited to no more than 250 words. If accepted for display SAEM reserves the right to edit the submitted case history. Submissions will be selected based on their educational merit, relevance to emergency medicine, quality of the photograph, the case history and appropriateness for public display. Contributors will be acknowledged and photos will be returned after the Annual Meeting. Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), the official SAEM journal, may invite a limited number of displayed photos to be submitted to AEM for consideration of publication. SAEM will retain the rights to use submitted photographs in future educational projects, with full credit given for the contribution.

Photographs must not appear in a refereed journal prior to the Annual Meeting. Patients should be appropriately masked.

Submitters must attest that written consent and release of responsibility have been obtained for all photos EXCEPT for isolated diagnostic studies such as EKGs, radiographs, gram stains, etc. Photos will be returned upon request. If photos are not requested to be returned, they will be destroyed one year after submission.

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Call for Submissions Innovations in Emergency Medicine Education Exhibits Deadline: Wednesday, February 2, 2007

The Program Committee is accepting Innovations in Emergency Medicine Education (IEME) Exhibits for consideration of presentation at the 2007 SAEM Annual Meeting, May 16-19, 2007 in Chicago. Submitters are invited to complete an application describing an innovative new educational methodology that they have designed, or an innovative educational application of an existing product. The exhibit should not be used to display a commercial product that is already available and being used in its intended application. Exhibits will be selected based on utility, originality, and applicability to the teaching setting. Commercial support of innovations is permitted but must be disclosed. The descriptions/abstracts of the selected IEME Exhibits will be published in the Abstract Supplement of the May 2007 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine, the official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. However, if submitters have conducted a research project on or using the innovation, the project may be written up as a scientific abstract and submitted for scientific review in the appropriate subject category by the January 8 deadline.

The deadline for submission of IEME Exhibit applications is Wednesday, Feburary 2, 2007 at 5:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time. Only online submissions using the form on the SAEM website at www.saem.org will be accepted. For further information or questions, contact SAEM at saem@saem.org or 517-485-5484 or via fax at 517-485-0801.

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FACULTY POSITIONS

The George Washington University Department of Emergency Medicine Applications for Emergency Medicine Fellowship Programs

OHIO, COLUMBUS: Ohio State University: Assistant/Associate or Full Professor. Established residency training program. Level 1 trauma center.

Nationally recognized research program. Clinical opportunities at OSU Medical Center and affiliated hospitals. Send curriculum vitae to: Douglas A. Rund, MD, Professor and Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University, 146 Means Hall, 1654 Upham Drive, Columbus, OH 43210; or Email; Pfeil.3@osu.edu; or call 614-293-8176. Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Search Committee: Michael R. Dick, M.D.; Sorabh Khandelwal, M.D.; Daniel R. Martin, M.D.; Richard N. Nelson, M.D. and Howard A. Werman, M.D.

The Department of Emergency Medicine at The George Washington University is inviting applications for Fellowship Programs. Applications are being accepted for Summer, 2007.

International Emergency Medicine: Fellows actively participate in the implementation of new educational, clinical and prehospital emergency medicine systems throughout the world.

Pursuit of an MPH degree and collaboration with the Department of Global Health in GW’s School of Public Health is a major fellowship component.

Director: G.Bobby Kapur M.D., MPH, (gkapur@mfa.gwu.edu) Research: Opportunities to work on NIH funded clinical research, and collaborate on projects and data analysis from the National Center for Health Care Statistics and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.

Director Jeremy Brown M.D., (jbrown@mfa.gwu.edu) Health Policy: Fellows pursue a didactic fellowship curriculum while rotating through an individualized series of externships in Legislator’s Offices and Federal Regulatory Agencies.

Fellows may work toward an MPH degree.

Director: Janice Blanchard, M.D. (jblanchard@mfa.gwu.edu) Toxicology: In this ACGME program, fellows provide telephone and bedside consultations through the National Capital Poison Center and several area hospitals. Course work in research and policy aspects of toxicology is offered through the NIH and GW’s Schools of Public Health and Law. Fellows may work toward an MPH degree.

Director: Cathleen Clancy M.D. (cat@poison.org) Travel and Transport: This program focuses on the special health needs of travelers in our increasingly globalized society. Fellows have practical experience in the cruise and travel assistance industries while pursuing coursework in GW’s School of Business.

Director: Keith Boniface M.D. (kboniface@mfa.gwu.edu) In addition to specialized didactics, the Department offers all its fellows a common interdisciplinary curriculum, with a focus on research methodologies, mentorship in grant writing from experts with industry, NIH and NGO funding.

During the two-year fellowships, all expenses for an MPH or equivalent degree will be provided. Fellows will be given an academic appointment at the George Washington University School of Medicine. Clinical experience will be provided at the National Naval Medical Center and Prince George’s Hospital. Candidates must have completed residency training in Emergency Medicine and be eligible for board certification by ABEM.

PENNSYLVANIA, PITTSBURGH: University of Pittsburgh: Emergency medicine faculty positions are available at all levels. Candidates must be residency trained and board certified/prepared in emergency medicine. We offer career opportunities as a clinician-investigator or clinician-teacher, with current faculty having wide recognition in research, teaching and clinical care. The ED serves 50,000 patients per year, is a Level I trauma center, with Department-based toxicology and hyperbaric medicine programs. For information contact: Donald M. Yealy, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 230 McKee Place, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

PENNSYLVANIA, PITTSBURGH: The Department of Emergency Medicine offers fellowships in Toxicology, Emergency Medical Services, Research, and Education. Structured coursework along with intensive interaction with the nationally-known faculty is provided. We offer research and teaching opportunities with faculty, medical students, residents and other health care providers.

The University of Pittsburgh is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and will welcome candidates from diverse backgrounds. Each applicant should have a MD/DO or equivalent degree and be board certified/prepared in emergency medicine. Please contact Donald M. Yealy, MD, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Emergency Medicine, 230 McKee Place, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 to receive information.

WASHINGTON, DC: Washington Hospital Center and Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, DC, are seeking board-certified or residency-trained emergency physicians to join our Department of Emergency Medicine. We want to provide our patients with cutting-edge medical care and be a center for innovation and excellence in emergency medicine. We are seeking physicians who, in addition to practicing the highest quality care, share our desire to be part of a world-class department. Contact Bill Frohna, MD, FACEP, Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, Union Memorial Hospital, at 410-554-2107 (phone), 410-554-2110 (fax), or write to him at Bill.Frohna@MedStar.net.

Additional information can be found at www.gwemed.edu. Interested candidates are invited to contact the fellowship director directly with any questions.

WASHINGTON, DC: Franklin Square Hospital Center and Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore, Md., are seeking board-certified or residency-trained emergency physicians to join our Department of Emergency Medicine. We want to provide our patients with cutting-edge medical care and be a center for innovation and excellence in emergency medicine. We are seeking physicians who, in addition to practicing the highest quality care, share our desire to be part of a world-class department. Contact Bill Frohna, MD, FACEP, Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, Union Memorial Hospital, at 410-554-2107 (phone), 410-554-2110 (fax), or write to him at Bill.Frohna@MedStar.net.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA JACKSONVILLE As part of an extensive faculty expansion project, the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Florida College of Medicine - Jacksonville is adding 3 full-time faculty positions to the existing faculty structure. The department is recruiting BE/BC emergency medicine physicians to fill a wide range of clinical and academic roles.

Benefits include sovereign immunity occurrence-type medical malpractice, health, life and disability insurance, vacation, sick leave, a generous retirement plan and a competitive compensation package. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a progressive and innovative healthcare system with a great leadership team. There is a strong core of experienced emergency medicine faculty to provide mentorship and growth opportunities for junior faculty in trauma, critical care, tactical medicine, pre-hospital services, simulation training, business operations, government affairs, toxicology and pediatric emergency medicine. Become part of this exciting opportunity at one of the nation·s largest emergency medicine training programs. Send your CV to Kelly Gray-Eurom, MD at Kelly.grayeurom@jax.ufl.edu or fax to 904-244-5666. EOE / AA Employer.

The SAEM Newsletter is mailed every other month to approximately 6000 SAEM members. Advertising is limited to fellowship and academic faculty positions. The deadline for the November/December issue is October 1, 2006. All ads are posted on the SAEM website at no additional charge.

Advertising Rates: Classified ad (100 words or less) Contact in ad is SAEM member $120 Contact in ad non-SAEM member $145 Quarter page ad (camera ready) 3.5" wide x 4.75" high $350 To place an advertisement, email the ad, along with contact person for future correspondence, telephone and fax numbers, billing address, ad size and Newsletter issues in which the ad is to appear to: Kathryn Hall at kathryn@saem.org 16

Emergency Medical Services Fellowship Christiana Care Health System Brigham and Women’s Hospital Department of Emergency Medicine Division of International Health and Humanitarian Programs at Harvard Medical School

The goal of the fellowship is to develop physicians with the skill-set necessary to function as EMS medical directors.

These physicians will have the medical, operational, teaching, research and political knowledge base and practice experiences to help lead EMS providers in providing effective patient care in the field.

• County ALS system allows many opportunities to work with career paramedics in the areas of training, performance improvement, protocol development and implementation. Ample field experiences are available on 8 medic units and with supervisory staff.

• Twenty-three BLS agencies provide extensive opportunities for interaction with fire-service based transporting and first-responder EMS. • Christiana Care Health System cares for 75% of the EMS patients in New Castle County, Delaware at a suburban Level 1 Trauma Center (93,000 annual visits) and a urban community hospital (45,000 annual visits).

This provides significant opportunities for clinical practice and EMS outcomes research.

• The ability for extensive involvement in EMS on the national level through NAEMSP, ACEP, the Department of Homeland Security, NHTSA, and others. Both Washington D.C. and New York City are within an easy commute of Delaware.

International Emergency Medicine Fellowship Highlights: • Two-year track combines international fieldwork, research, global health and humanitarian studies, and clinical practice • Customized curriculum in humanitarian crises and disaster response, emergency medical systems development, refugee health, human rights, health policy, and academic leadership • Dedicated faculty of leaders in international health • MPH degree from Harvard School of Public Health • Clinical work and teaching at Brigham & Women·s Hospital • Academic appointment at Harvard Medical School • Competitive salary, generous benefits package, CME funds, fully funded training courses and international travel Requirements: • Emergency Medicine residency (US board certified/eligible) • Strong commitment to international emergency medicine Application Deadline: November 20, 2006 For information and application materials contact: Stephanie Rosborough, MD, MPH Director, International Emergency Medicine Fellowship Department of Emergency Medicine, Brigham & Women·s Hospital Neville House, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115 Tel 617-732-5813 | Fax 617-713-3060 | srosborough@partners.org

For more information, contact: Thomas Sweeney, MD at TSweeney@christianacare.org or Robert O’Connor, MD, MPH at RO’Connor@christianacare. org or 302-733-1840.

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia has an opening for its one year Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship.

Fellowship in Cardiovascular Emergencies The University of Virginia Department of Emergency Medicine in collaboration with the Division of Cardiology is pleased to share the continued success of our Fellowship in Cardiovascular Emergencies. Now in our fifth year, this innovative clinical fellowship is intended to provide additional training for BC/BE emergency physicians in clinical management and research in the specialized area of cardiovascular emergencies. The fellow will also receive direct experience in the operation and administration of an ED-based chest pain observation and diagnostic unit.

Our Chest Pain Center evaluates over 4,000 patients per year in an ED with a total volume of 60,000 patients per year. We have an active multidisciplinary group conducting outcomes research related to the use of advanced imaging, serum cardiac markers, and observation protocols in the CPC. The one-year curriculum emphasizes CPC patient evaluation, research methodology training, exposure to basic echocardiography and nuclear imaging techniques, and CPC administration. The Fellow will be integrated into formal didactic programs at UVa, and there will be ample self-directed time for focused scholarly activity. The opportunity for certification in exercise stress testing will be provided.

The fellow will be given a faculty appointment as a Clinical Instructor in Emergency Medicine at UVa. Upon completion of the program, the fellow will be an Emergency Physician welltrained in the clinical, academic, and administrative aspects of Cardiovascular Emergencies.

Fellowship applicants must have completed a residency in Emergency Medicine and be board-certified/prepared prior to July 2006.

Please submit a letter of interest and CV to: Chris Ghaemmaghami, MD Director, Cardiovascular Emergencies Fellowship University of Virginia Health System PO Box 800699 Charlottesville, VA 22908-0069 Phone: (434) 982-1999 email: cg3n@virginia.edu

Applications are being accepted now for July of 2007. One of the first emergency ultrasound fellowships in the country, it will prepare any candidate for success in either academics or in the private sector in an ultrasound director capacity. We have produced the largest number of emergency ultrasound research publications of any facility over the previous four years and explored new applications in a multitude of settings. Fellows will have the opportunity to present research and teach nationally and internationally. The department is high acuity Level I facility with an annual census of 80,000.

For more information please contact Michael Blaivas, MD, RDMS, at blaivas@pyro.net

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Women, minorities, disabled persons, and veterans are encouraged to apply.

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FACULTY POSITION The Department of Emergency Medicine at SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital is seeking fulltime faculty members for our four-year emergency medicine residency. Candidates will be residencytrained BC/BP in Emergency Medicine, pediatric Emergency Medicine or fellowship-trained in ultrasound. We are a fully accredited 12-year old PGY 1-4 residency in EM with 13 residents/class as well as an EM/IM program with 20 residents. Ample opportunities for participation and advancement in medical school education, community service, research and administration. We are active in clinical and basic research, and all research interests will be encouraged. You will have the opportunity of practicing at both KCHC, a busy urban Level I trauma center with over 120,000 annual visits, as well as University Hospital of Brooklyn, a tertiary care center with over 55,000 visits and a brand new ED. Contact Roger Holt at roger.holt@downstate. edu.

The Department of Emergency Medicine at the Drexel University College of Medicine is conducting interviews for Program Director of Emergency Medicine. Candidate must be residency trained and board certiďŹ ed in Emergency Medicine. Subspecialty board certiďŹ cation and research experience are highly desired.

The Drexel University College of Medicine carries on the ďŹ ne tradition started with the ďŹ rst three year residency in Emergency Medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania (MCP) in 1971.

Send CV to: Richard J Hamilton MD Chairman, Department of EM DUCOM 245 North 15th Street Mailstop 1011 Philadelphia PA 19102 Fax: 215 762 1302 Email: mbaxter@drexelmed.edu www.drexel.edu

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GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR PERSONAL AND CLINICAL GROWTH – PENNSYLVANIA Join our 42 salaried Emergency Medicine physicians and 13 PAs evaluating approximately 119,000 patients annually at the 3 sites of 850-bed Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown and Bethlehem, PA (www.LVH.org). Candidates must be clinically excellent, patient focused, and EM Residency trained. Opportunity for teaching and research. We have a paperless ED, the largest Level I Trauma program in PA w/ Primary Angioplasty and Stroke Alert and MI Alert Program, a (soon-to-be) 18-bed Burn Center and 12 fully-accredited training programs, including 1 in Emergency Medicine. We offer a competitive salary and robust beneďŹ ts including family healthcare with no employee contribution, 2 forms of pension, malpractice, 6 weeks of PTO plus 1 week of CME with $4,500 annually, etc. LVH is located in the beautiful Lehigh Valley, with 750,000 people, excellent suburban public schools, safe neighborhoods, 10 colleges and universities, moderate cost of living, 1 hour north of Philadelphia and 90 min. west of NYC. To learn more, e-mail CV to Michael Weinstock, Chair of Emergency Medicine, LVH, at debra.perna@LVH.com.

Phone (610) 969-0216.

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JOIN NEW SALARIED EM GROUP WITH SUPERB BENEFITS! - Hazleton General, in Pennsylvania, is now managed by Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH). The new EM group is seeking several more BC/BE EM-trained physicians.

Join the large and growing multi-specialty physician practice of LVH and receive our generous salary and benefits, including family health care with no employee contribution, six weeks of paid time off plus one week of CME with $4,500 annually, life insurance of 2-times salary, two forms of pension, malpractice insurance, etc. Hazleton·s ER is expanding to 17 beds in a beautiful new facility! Our ER team will care for 33,000 EM visits annually with 32 hours of physician and 12 hours of PA coverage daily.

The greater Hazleton area, nestled in the foothills of the beautiful Pocono Mountains, is home to 100,000 people.

Hazleton is a friendly, family-oriented, growing community offering the 8th lowest crime rate in the nation, a moderate cost of living, solid private and public schools, a plethora of outdoor sports activities, and some of Pennsylvania·s most breathtaking scenery!

To learn more, please e-mail CV to Michael Weinstock, Chair of Emergency Medicine, LVH, at debra.perna@LVH.com Phone (610) 969-0216.

The Johns Hopkins University Emergency Medicine Fellowship in Legal Medicine The Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, is currently offering a fellowship in medicine and the law. This exclusive, one year fellowship will prepare graduates for a career in academic or community-based Emergency Medicine, with an emphasis on risk management issues and medical malpractice case review. The program consists of structured clinical time in the Emergency Department, as well as a formalized didactic and experiential component. This unique training, not typically available to Emergency Medicine graduates or practitioners, involves placement in several different environments, including prominent plaintiff and defense law firms.

Formal aspects of the program include legal and medical scholarly writing. Applicants must be residency trained/board eligible in Emergency Medicine.

For further information, please contact: Frederick Levy, M.D., J.D., Fellowship Director Phone: 443-414-7230 E-mail: flevy1@jhmi.edu Additionally, please visit our website at www.hopkinsmedicine.org/emergencymedicine for further information on the Fellowship.

The Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities.

DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL

Pediatric Emergency Medicine opportunity Morristown Memorial Hospital (MMH) in Morristown, NJ is seeking a BC/BE PEM faculty member to join 20+ BC Emergency and Peds EM certified physicians in an academic practice. The responsibilities of this position include teaching residents, direct patient care, and the potential for involvement in academic pursuits within the department.

MMH has a freestanding Children·s Hospital with 70+ fulltime pediatric subspecialists. MMH is a Level 1 Trauma Center with an annual volume of 80,000+. The PEM Dept is a 16-bed unit with an annual volume of 20,000+ patients in a full-service, newly built Children·s hospital. MMH is an affiliate of the Univ. of Medicine and Dentistry of NJ-NJ Medical School with fully accredited residency programs including EM and Pediatrics and a new PEM Fellowship starting July 2006.

Morristown is located in Northern NJ, 20 minutes from Newark Airport and less than 1 hour from Manhattan, the Jersey Shore, and the Appalachian Trail. We offer full and equal partnership, competitive compensation and benefits including medical liability coverage, health, dental, and disability insurance, CME, and 401(k).

A Major Teaching Affiliate of Harvard Medical School The Department of Emergency Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital is seeking candidates for faculty positions at all academic levels. Special consideration will be given to those with an established track record in clinical or laboratory research and a commitment to excellence in clinical care and teaching. Academic appointment is at Harvard Medical School and is commensurate with scholarly achievements.

MGH is an equal partner in the 4-year BWH/MGH Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Program. The ED at MGH is a high volume, high acuity level 1 trauma and burn center for both adult and pediatric patients, and includes a newly renovated 14-bed Observation Unit. The annual visit volume is >78,000.

The successful candidate will join a faculty of 29 academic emergency physicians in a department with active research and teaching programs, as well as fellowship programs in research, administration, international EM, and medical simulation.

Candidates must have completed an accredited residency program in EM and have at least 4 years of training/experience.

Inquiries should be accompanied by a curriculum vitae and may be addressed to: David F. M. Brown, MD, FACEP Vice Chairman Department of Emergency Medicine Massachusetts General Hospital, Bulfinch 105 55 Fruit Street Boston, Massachusetts 021114 E-mail: dbrown2@partners.org Massachusetts General Hospital is an equal opportunity/ affirmative action employer.

Contact Michael Gerardi, Director Pediatric EM, Morristown Memorial Hospital, 100 Madison Ave, Morristown, NJ 07960 or Jonathan Hughes at jobs@emamd.com, 1-877-692-4665 x1138.

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Research Director Department of EM Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Newark, New Jersey St. Barnabas Health Care System

Emergency Medicine Fellowships 2006-2007 The Department of Emergency Medicine (DEM) at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) offers four 2 year fellowships: Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Toxicology, Education and Research.

We are searching for an emergency medicine physician experienced in research, EM residency teaching, administration, and grant writing to assume a key leadership role in our department. We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic individual who is 5-10+ years postEM residency graduation and desires an opportunity to mentor and contribute to the scholarly development of a team of talented, dedicated faculty and EM residents and be part of an Emergency Department committed to scholarship, clinical excellence, community service, and humanistic values. An MS or MPH would be a very desirable plus. We are home to an ACGME and AOA fully accredited EM residency with 30 residents in an EM 1-3 format. Our Department provides care to 90,000 patients annually (1/3 pediatric) and utilizes a fully electronic nursing/physician charting and tracking system. An active EM US program is in place. This position carries a very competitive compensation and benefits package with ample protected time. Academic appointments at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine and NY College of Osteopathic Medicine commensurate with experience. Please forward your CV/ letter of interest in confidence to Marc Borenstein, MD, Chair, Department of EM, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, 201 Lyons Ave, Newark, NJ 07112, phone, 973-9267562, e-mail, mborenstein@sbhcs.com.

OHSU is a Level I trauma center and base station hospital whose faculty is actively involved in ground and air medical EMS in the three counties surrounding Portland, Oregon.

A formal didactic curriculum through the OHSU School of Public Health or the Health Investigators Program (HIP) offer individuals the opportunity to earn an MPH GHJUHH RU D +,3 FHUWL¿FDWH GXULQJ WKH IHOORZVKLS Opportunities also exist to combine the clinical and administrative fellowship experience with degree or diploma programs in clinical research, health policy, epidemiology, informatics or business administration.

Please contact: Ruth Rodabaugh Administrative Manager OHSU Emergency Medicine, CDW-EM 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road Portland, OR 97239-3098 phone: (503) 494-7008 email: rodabaug@ohsu.edu

The University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine is conducting a faculty search for an emergency medicine clinician in either a clinician/educator or clinician/researcher track. Candidates must be residency trained in Emergency Medicine with board certification/preparation and be eligible for licensure in California. Candidates are expected to enter at the Assistant/Associate or Professor level, commensurate with experience and credentials. At least one year of post-training clinical experience is preferred.

The University of California, Davis, Medical Center, one of the nation·s “Top 50 Hospitals,” is a 576 bed academic medical center.

With approximately 50,000 emergency department visits annually, our program provides comprehensive emergency service to a large local urban and referral population as a level one trauma center, paramedic base station and training center. The department also serves as the primary teaching site for a fully accredited Emergency Medicine residency program. Our residency training program in Emergency Medicine began more than a decade ago and currently has 36 residents.

Salary and benefits are competitive, and commensurate with training and years of experience. Sacramento is located near the northern end of California·s Central Valley, with close proximity to Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, and the “wine country” of the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. Sports enthusiasts will find Sacramento·s climate and opportunities ideal.

Interested candidates should submit a letter outlining interests and experience, and curriculum vitae to Deborah Diercks, MD, Emergency Medicine Search Committee Chair; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine; 2315 Stockton Blvd., PSSB 2100; Sacramento, CA 95817. Applications must be received by December 1, 2006 to be fully considered. The University of California is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

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Division of Emergency Medicine Fellowship The Division of Emergency Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, Utah is offering two two-year Research Fellowship positions in Emergency Medicine, effective July 2007. The University of Utah is the primary medical teaching and research institution in the state. This program allows for concentrated training and experience in research to prepare the fellow for a career in academic emergency medicine. Successful completion of the fellowship will include a Masters of Science in Public Health (MSPH) degree. Participants will be given a junior faculty position in the Division of Emergency Medicine; however, clinical responsibilities will be limited. Areas of research can be performed in a variety of emergency medicinerelated fields, including basic science, EMS, injury control, pediatrics, toxicology, trauma, etc. Compensation for this program is very competitive and includes all educational fees and expenses.

Applications must be completed by February 1, 2007. If you are interested in applying or need more information, please contact: Erik D. Barton, M.D., M.S., FACEP Division Chief and Fellowship Director University of Utah School of Medicine 30 North 1900 East, Room 1C26, Salt Lake City, UT 84132 (801) 581-2417, Fax: (801) 585-6699 erik.barton@hsc.utah.edu

Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine at El Paso (TTUHSC-EP) seeks candidates for Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine.

TTUHSC-EP is a thriving regional campus of TTUHSC School of Medicine with over 300 faculty and residents and 11 clinical departments serving a population of over 750,000 in affiliation with several local hospitals. Historically a two-year clinical sciences satellite campus for Lubbock, TTUHSC-EP has recently been approved by the Texas Legislature to become the State·s first new four year medical school in over a quarter century. Thomason Hospital, the primary participating institution, is a Level 1 trauma center with a patient volume of 60,000 visits last year. The ED is funded to double in size over the next 3 years. El Paso is situated in the beautiful Southwest with numerous cultural offerings. Year-round outdoor recreational and sports activities are abundant in a pleasant four-season climate.

The successful candidate for this position will have excellent clinical and administrative skills, a demonstrated interest in research, experience in resident and medical student training, and the ability to attract and retain qualified faculty. Board certification and eligibility for licensure in Texas is required. Candidates must be residency-trained in Emergency Medicine. A generous salary, comprehensive benefit package and academic rank are commensurate with experience. Interested candidates should apply online at http://jobs.texastech.edu Requisition # 62045 or by submitting a letter of application, CV and three or more letters of reference to: Paul R. Casner, MD, PhD/Search Committee Chair, Texas Tech University HSC, 4800 Alberta Avenue, El Paso, TX 79905 (Paul.Casner@ttuhsc.edu). The position is open until filled. Application review will begin immediately.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

Emergency Medicine Faculty Position Thomas Jefferson University

University of California, San Francisco San Francisco General Hospital The University of California San Francisco Emergency Department of San Francisco General Hospital is recruiting for both senate and non-senate faculty positions. Rank and series will be commensurate with qualifications. At the Assistant, Associate or Clinical Professor rank, the following are required: CA Medical License, residency training in Emergency Medicine and Board qualification or certification in Emergency Medicine. For a proposed senate appointment, candidates must demonstrate the following: outstanding and original contributions in education and training, noteworthy innovation in clinical practice, or outstanding and original research. Protected time, while preparing grant applications, will be provided and is negotiable. Residency training in Emergency Medicine and board qualification or certification in EM is required.

San Francisco General Hospital is the sole Level 1 designated Trauma Center for San Francisco and Northern San Mateo counties with an annual volume of approximately 60,000. Over 250 students and residents, including Emergency Medicine residents from 2 programs are trained in the Emergency Department annually. Excellent academic and administrative support, compensation and benefits package, including professional liability coverage is provided.

Send curriculum vitae to: Alan Gelb, MD, Chief, Emergency Services San Francisco General Hospital - Room 1E21 1001 Potrero Avenue, San Francisco, California 94110.

Phone: 415-206-5754 Fax: 415-206-5818 E-mail:agelb@sfghed.ucsf.edu

The Department of Emergency Medicine (EM) at Thomas Jefferson University (TJU) is seeking board-certified or board-prepared academic physicians to join its well-established faculty. Current faculty now teach 36 EM residents in our long-standing EM 13 year residency and approximately 255 medical students each year in our mandatory 4th year EM clerkship for medical students at Jefferson Medical College (JMC).

The emergency departments at TJU Hospital and Methodist Hospital (MH) together see approximately 90,000 patients annually. TJU Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center and Regional Spinal Cord Center. The MH ED, currently under expansion and renovation to include a CT scanner, is the primary community affiliate for our EM training program.

TJU Hospital is the primary teaching hospital for Jefferson Medical College and home to residencies in every medical field. This physician would join 37 faculty members with strong clinical, research, teaching and patient satisfaction interests. The Department supports 2 productive and nationally recognized basic science laboratories, as well as an active clinical research program. Academic rank, salary and benefits would be commensurate with experience.

Located in Center City Philadelphia, between Independence Hall and the theater district, TJU enjoys a reputation as one of the best hospitals and medical colleges in the east, and is the major academic institution of the Jefferson Health System (JHS).

Philadelphia has much to offer culturally, educationally and socially, plus provides easy access to New York, Washington, DC, the ocean and the mountains.

TJU is an Equal Opportunity Affirmative Action Employer and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities.

Please submit curriculum vitae and confidential letter of interest to:

Theodore Christopher MD, FACEP Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine Thomas Jefferson University 11th and Walnut Sts., T239 Philadelphia, PA. 19107 theodore.christopher@jefferson.edu phone:215-955-6844 fax: 215-503-5686

UCSF is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer. The University undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunity for underutilized minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for Vietnam-era veterans and special disabled veterans.

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The University of California, Davis School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine is conducting a faculty search for a fellowship-trained Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Director. Candidates must be residency trained in Emergency Medicine with board certification/preparation and be eligible for licensure in California. Candidates will oversee EMS education and coordination for the Emergency Department, as well as work clinical shifts. The successful candidate may be in either a clinician/educator or clinician/researcher track The University of California, Davis, Medical Center, one of the nation·s “Top 50 Hospitals,” is a 576 bed academic medical center.

With approximately 50,000 emergency visits annually, our program provides comprehensive emergency service to a large local urban and referral population as a level one trauma center, paramedic base station and training center, and serves as the primary teaching site for a fully accredited emergency medicine residency program. Our residency training program in Emergency Medicine began more than a decade ago and currently has 36 residents.

Salary and benefits are competitive, and commensurate with training and years of experience. Sacramento is located near the northern end of California·s Central Valley, with close proximity to Lake Tahoe, San Francisco, and the “wine country” of the Napa and Sonoma Valleys. Sports enthusiasts will find Sacramento·s climate and opportunities ideal.

Interested candidates should submit a letter outlining interests and experience, and curriculum vitae to Deborah Diercks, MD, Emergency Medicine Search Committee Chair; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine; 2315 Stockton Blvd., PSSB 2100; Sacramento, CA 95817. Applications must be received by December 1, 2006 to be fully considered. The University of California is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer.

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA – College of Medicine JACKSONVILLE As part of an extensive faculty expansion project, we are actively recruiting for 2 full time BC/BE Emergency Medicine physicians at a community-based hospital in the greater OrlandoTampa area. This facility has a recently renovated 24,000 square foot emergency department, 33 patient care bays including a 7 bed minor care area, 3 x-ray shifts, a radiology viewing area, ample work space, and a large waiting area, that services a growing volume of over 50,000 patients visits per year. We offer a competitive salary, plus a full range of University of Florida state benefits which include sovereign immunity occurrence-type medical malpractice, health, life and disability insurance, vacation, sick leave, a generous retirement plan and a competitive compensation package. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a progressive and innovative healthcare system with a great leadership team.

Individuals will be appointed at the rank of Assistant Professor or Associate Professor. Interested? E-mail your letter of interest and CV to Kelly Gray-Eurom, MD at Kelly.grayeurom@jax.ufl.edu or fax to 904-244-5666. These positions are currently open and will remain open until filled. For full consideration applications should be received by 10-31-06 or sooner EOE / AA Employer.

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SAEM 2006 Research Grants Emergency Medicine Medical Student Interest Group Grants These grants provide funding of $500 each to help support the educational or research activities of emergency medicine medical student organizations at U.S. medical schools. Established or developing interest groups, clubs, or other medical student organizations are eligible to apply. It is not necessary for the medical school to have an emergency medicine training program for the student group to apply. Deadline: September 8, 2006.

Research Training Grant This grant provides financial support of $75,000 per year for two years of formal, full-time research training for emergency medicine fellows, resident physicians, or junior faculty. The trainee must have a concentrated, mentored program in specific research methods and concepts, and complete a research project. Deadline: November 3, 2006.

Institutional Research Training Grant This grant provides financial support of $75,000 per year for two years for an academic emergency medicine program to train a research fellow. The sponsoring program must demonstrate an excellent research training environment with a qualified mentor and specific area of research emphasis.

The training for the fellow may include a formal research education program or advanced degree. It is expected that the fellow who is selected by the applying program will dedicate full time effort to research, and will complete a research project. The goal of this grant is to help establish a departmental culture in emergency medicine programs that will continue to support advanced research training for emergency medicine residency graduates. Deadline: November 3, 2006.

Scholarly Sabbatical Grant This grant provides funding of $10,000 per month for a maximum of six months to help emergency medicine faculty at the level of assistant professor or higher obtain release time to develop skills that will advance their academic careers. The goal of the grant is to increase the number of independent career researchers who may further advance research and education in emergency medicine.

The grant may be used to learn unique research or educational methods or procedures which require day-to-day, in-depth training under the direct supervision of a knowledgeable mentor, or to develop a knowledge base that can be shared with the faculty member’s department to further research and education. Deadline: November 3, 2006.

Emergency Medical Services Research Fellowship This grant is sponsored by Medtronic Physio-Control. It provides $60,000 for a one year EMS fellowship for emergency medicine residency graduates at an SAEM approved fellowship training site.

The fellow must have an in-depth training experience in EMS with an emphasis on research concepts and methods. The grant process involves a review and approval of emergency medicine training sites as well as individual applications from potential fellows. Deadline: November 3, 2006.

EMF/SAEM Medical Student Research Grant These grants are sponsored by SAEM and the Emergency Medicine Foundation. A maximum of $2,400 over three months is available to encourage research in emergency medicine by medical students. Deadline: February 9, 2007.

Further information and application materials can be obtained via the SAEM website at www.saem.org.

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S A E M

Newsletter of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Board of Directors Jim Hoekstra, MD President Judd Hollander, MD President-Elect Katherine Heilpern, MD Secretary-Treasurer Glenn Hamilton, MD Past President Jill Baren, MD Jeanette Ebarb, MD Leon Haley, Jr, MD, MHSA Jeffrey Kline, MD Catherine Marco, MD Robert Schafermeyer, MD Ellen Weber, MD

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Editor David Cone, MD David.Cone@yale.edu Executive Director/Managing Editor Mary Ann Schropp saem@saem.org Advertising Coordinator Kathryn Hall kathryn@saem.org

“to improve patient care by advancing research and education in emergency

The SAEM newsletter is published bimonthly by the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAEM.

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Call for Abstracts 2007 Annual Meeting May 16-19 Chicago, IL Deadline: Monday, January 8, 2007

The Program Committee is accepting abstracts for review for oral and poster presentation at the 2007 SAEM Annual Meeting. Authors are invited to submit original research in all aspects of Emergency Medicine including, but not limited to: abdominal/gastrointestinal/genitourinary pathology, administrative/health care policy, airway/anesthesia/analgesia, CPR, cardiovascular (non-CPR), clinical decision guidelines, computer technologies, diagnostic technologies/radiology, disaster medicine, disease/injury prevention, education/professional development, EMS/out-of-hospital, ethics, geriatrics, infectious disease, IEME exhibit, ischemia/reperfusion, neurology, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry/social issues, research design/methodology/statistics, respiratory/ENT disorders, shock/critical care, toxicology/environmental injury, trauma, and wounds/burns/orthopedics.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is Monday, January 8, 2007 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time and will be strictly enforced. Only electronic submissions via the SAEM online abstract submission form will be accepted. The abstract submission form and instructions will be available on the SAEM website at www.saem.org in November. For further information or questions, contact SAEM at saem@saem.org or 517-485-5484 or via fax at 517-485-0801.

Only reports of original research may be submitted. The data must not have been published in manuscript or abstract form or presented at a national medical scientific meeting prior to the 2007 SAEM Annual Meeting. Original abstracts presented at national meetings in April or May 2007 will be considered.

Abstracts accepted for presentation will be published in the Abstract Supplement of the May 2007 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine, the official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. SAEM strongly encourages authors to submit their manuscripts to AEM. AEM will notify authors of a decision regarding publication within 60 days of receipt of a manuscript.

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