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Newsletter of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine September/October 2007 Volume XXII, Number 5
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Report on the Center for Scientific Review Open House
President’s Message Academies, Associations and the Shape of the Future
Gabor D. Kelen, MD The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
What is SAEM to you? The answer from our individual members varies greatly, but most fall into one of three categories: the annual meeting, the journal, or certain membership services. As a past program committee chair, I have longstanding pride in the Judd E. Hollander, MD annual meeting. It is certainly the pre-eminent scientific meeting for our specialty. As an evidence based kind of guy it is hard to argue that when the submission rate continues to rise, the number of quality abstracts grows, and attendance reaches an all time high, it means anything but success. The journal attracts high quality research and the citation index is rising, and now a new contract with a new publisher will enable the journal to grow further. Under Michelle Biros’ tutelage it has matured into one of the top journals of our specialty.
Gabor D. Kelen, MD, represented SAEM at the open house at the Center for Scientific Review (CSR) held on June 29, 2007 at the NIH. SAEM member Jonathon Younger, MD, also attended the open house as a representative of ACEP. Following is Dr. Kelen’s summary to the SAEM Board of Directors followed by a list of currrent study section alignment. Summary of the Open House This was one of several open house meetings developed by CSR to receive direct input from segments of their constituency and the public. This day’s session specifically focused on Disease-Based” groups. There were two broad purposes for the meeting. The first (morning) session provided an opportunity for various research groups to provide input on important research questions and enabling technologies anticipated over the next decade. The second (afternoon) session focused on whether the science of our respected disciplines is being appropriately evaluated within its current study section alignment.
“Membership services” means different things to different people, but it means something to everyone. Without the membership being able to accomplish their individual interests and further the mission of SAEM, we have little to offer. The Board of Directors (BOD) has taken an introspective look at how we can best provide the membership with opportunities to enhance research and education in emergency medicine. A critical evaluation of how SAEM functions has led the BOD to conclude that we need a novel way for energetic members to push the mission of the society further ahead. The BOD uses committees and task forces to accomplish pre-assigned objectives. Most committees and task forces have been very successful but they tend to focus on board-directed
I was initially assigned to a subgroup “Technology, Computational Biology, and Bioengineering” which was not the best fit for me, so I switched to the “Clinical” subgroup. This group was dominated by AIDS (Infectious Disease) and Surgery, although as a squatter, I was well received. During this session I raised the issues of practicing in virtual reality, computer-assisted environments, bedside rapid diagnostics, non-invasive monitoring, and decision supports for limited data decision making. In the second session, I was able to get on my soap (Continued on page 8)
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C all for Didactics for 2008 Annual Meeting Deadline for submissions: Friday, September 7, 2007 at 5:00 pm EST For further information, visit the SAEM web site, www.saem.org.
“to improve patient care by advancing research and education in emergency medicine”
Nominations Sought: ABEM Board of Directors Deadline: November 20, 2007 The American Board of Emergency Medicine will elect two new directors at its February 2008 Board of Directors meeting. ABEM is soliciting nominations for these two positions from Emergency Medicine organizations, as well as from individuals. ABEM has invited and encouraged SAEM to submit nominations. At its July 2007 meeting, the Board of Directors established a process that seeks to reduce annual director turnover so as to maximize Board continuity while bringing new ideas into Board discussions and to assure a comfortable integration of new directors into the Board of Directors. ABEM will implement this new process starting with the February 2008 election of two new directors from the Emerency Medicine community at-large. For this election only, the usual March-to-December nominating cycle will begin in August and culminate on December 1, 2007. 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 February 2008 meeting. The newly elected directors will begin an initial four-year term in July 2008, and upon successful completion of that term, will
be eligible for election to a second and fnal four-year term. New directors will attend the summer 2008 ABEM Board meeting as observers. Nominated physicians must meet the following criteria: • 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.
The poster sessions were well attended at the 2007 Annual Meeting
Attendees visit the IEMEs at the 2007 Annual Meeting
Interested SAEM members should send a letter of interest, a current CV, and a letter of willingness to serve as an ABEM director by November 12, 2007 to Jim Tarrant, SAEM Executive Director, jtarrant@saem.org. The SAEM Board will select a slate of nominees to forward to ABEM.
University of Rochester Receives Grant The University of Rochester obtained a competitive grant from the Upstate NY consortium (funded by our CTSI) to create ERNIES (Emergency Research Network In Empire State). This grant will provide for both planning and development of the network as well as a pilot project on traumatic brain injury. The network is composed of Rochester, Albany Med, SUNY Upstate, SUNY Buffalo, Guthrie Medical Center and Cooperstown Medical Center. The grant started July 1 and extends for 18 months. This is the first link with the CTSA subnetwork and the group anticipates bringing this network into the final national network.
Executive Director’s Message Talk with faculty members and residents in your institution about the potential SAEM has to foster research and training in emergency medicine. Talk about your passion for the mission. If every member brought SAEM one new member, the organization would double in size. SAEM leadership and staff are not in direct daily contact with the emergency physicians in your institution. As a member, it is your organization and only you can explain with passion why SAEM membership is important. You are the ambassadors of SAEM.
In my short tenure at SAEM, I have learned much about the passion each of you bring to your profession and the desire to conduct research to improve methods and treatments to provide innovative and quality care to your patients. The Society leadership and membership have expressed a James Tarrant strong interest for SAEM to spread its wings and expand its reach within the medical community. How can we use your research to influence public policy, educate decision makers on the need to increase NIH funding for emergency medicine research, and address problems that daily impact patient care in the emergency department?
In my experience working for associations — you cannot assume that someone you are speaking with is a member. Their typical answer — I am sure I am a member. Your response should be, I would be happy to check your status and if not a current member SAEM will send you an application. We need your support to increase membership which in turn enhances SAEM’s position as an advocate for expansion in research funds.
How can you help SAEM shape public policy? Help grow SAEM membership. Legislators and members of Congress frequently ask for statistics on percentage of membership from the profession.
Remember, SAEM has two categories of membership, Active and Associate to which you can recruit members. Associate members are individuals who have an interest in research and training in emergency medicine.
The SAEM leadership and staff cannot do it alone. An organization’s strength is in the membership supporting the organization through involvement in committees, special interest groups and talking with others about your enthusiasm for what the organization can do for your profession. Some members only join organizations to support its worthwhile cause, pay dues and never actively participate. These supporting members are also an important part in the big picture. They add value when decision makers ask the percentage of members. They contribute support for the infrastructure needed for the organization to achieve its mission.
Many physicians believe that others will take care of the problems. Membership is a lot like voting in America. Many claim, “My vote won’t make a difference.” Think about how many of our citizens vote in any given election? But, in the past two presidential elections a very small percentage of votes decided the outcome. To expand the influence of SAEM members’ research into the public policy arena, we need a strong, growing membership and access to outstanding research conducted by our members. Unity within the academic EM community can raise awareness of the issues that impact on the training and patient care you face every day. SAEM can become a strong voice representing the EM academic community highlighting clinical and societal issues with reliable and relevant data.
I attended a seminar where a consultant stated, in his research of 200 of the best associations, he discovered individuals join organizations because “someone they know and respect asked them to join.” That someone is you.
Mentoring Women Meeting in Seattle Joanne Oakes, MD University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston Co-Chair, Mentoring Women Interest Group Interest Group members are encouraged to attend the ACEP American Association of Women Emergency Physicians’ group meeting at 10:00 am on October 8. Please check the ACEP program for the finalized location of the meeting.
The SAEM Mentoring Women Interest Group will meet in the lobby bar of the Seattle Sheraton Hotel and Towers at 6:00 pm on Monday, October 8, 2007 during the ACEP Scientific Assembly for an informal gathering and socializing. Anyone interested is welcome to attend.
Call for Nominations Hal Jayne Academic Excellence Award Deadline: February 1, 2008 2. Research and Scholarly Accomplishments a. Original research in peer-reviewed journals b. Other research publications (e.g., review articles, book chapters, editorials) c. Research support generated through grants and contracts d. Peer-reviewed research presentations e. Honors and awards
SAEM seeks nominations for the Hal Jayne Academic Excellence Award. This prestigious award is presented to a member of SAEM who has made outstanding contributions to emergency medicine through research, education and scholarly accomplishments. The Awards Committee wishes to consider as many exceptional candidates as possible. The Hal Jayne Academic Excellence Award is presented during the SAEM Annual Meeting. Candidates can be nominated by any SAEM member and are evaluated by the Awards Committee on their accomplishments in emergency medicine, including:
The nomination must include 1) a current CV of the candidate and 2) a cover letter by the nominator addressing above areas and the impact on emergency medicine and physicians, maximum of two (2) pages. While not mandatory, a maximum of two (2) additional support letters may be forwarded, each with a two (2) page limit.
1. Teaching a. Didactic/Bedside b. Development of new techniques of instruction or instructional material c. Scholarly works d. Presentations e. Recognition or awards by students, residents, or peers
All nominations must be submitted electronically to saem@saem.org. If electronic signature is not available, please submit nomination (cover letter) electronically and provide one hard copy to the SAEM headquarters. Completed nominations must be received by February 1, 2008.
Call for Nominations Leadership Award Deadline: February 1, 2008 SAEM seeks nominations for the Leadership Award. This award honors a SAEM member who has made exceptional contributions to emergency medicine through leadership - locally, regionally, nationally or internationally. The Awards Committee wishes to consider as many exceptional candidates as possible.
• Nominee’s name (first name, middle initial, last name, earned degrees) • Principal honors and awards received • Major leadership positions within SAEM • Major non-SAEM leadership positions, societies and boards • Person nominating award candidate (include mailing address, phone and fax numbers and email address) • Statement on how this individual had a positive impact on academic emergency medicine and met the criteria for this award (limited to 2 pages) • While not required, up to two (2) additional supporting letters (each limited to 2 pages) may be submitted
The SAEM Leadership Award is presented during the SAEM Annual Meeting. Candidates are evaluated on their leadership contributions including (but not limited to) those related to: 1. Emergency medicine organizations and publications. 2. Emergency medicine academic productivity. 3. Academic emergency medicine development. 4. Advancement of emergency medicine regionally, nationally or internationally. Nominations may be submitted by any member. Nominations should include a copy candidate’s CV and a cover letter describing qualifications. Each completed application must the following:
All nominations must be submitted electronically to saem@saem.org. If electronic signature is not available, please submit nomination electronically but provide one hard copy to the SAEM headquarters.
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Completed nominations must be received by February 1, 2008.
Call for Nominations Young Investigator Award Deadline: December 15, 2007 SAEM recognizes up to three (3) candidates for the Young Investigator Awards each year. The Society’s core mission includes the creation of knowledge; these awards recognize those SAEM members who have demonstrated commitment and achievement in research during the early stage of their academic career. The SAEM Young Investigator Awards are presented during the SAEM Annual Meeting. Any SAEM member may nominate a candidate.
reports, and other works. c. grant awards (also one of the most weighted criteria, with competitive awards noted) d. presentations at scientific meetings e. research awards/recognition Candidates must not have completed initial residency training before June 30, 2001. The nomination must include 1) a current CV of the candidate and 2) a cover letter by the nominator addressing above areas and the impact/ future potential of the work on emergency medicine and physicians (maximum of two (2) pages.) While not required, no more than two (2) additional support letters may be forwarded, each with a two (2) page limit.
The specific criteria for the award include: 1. Training and certification in emergency medicine or an ABEM specialty. 2. Evidence of 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: e.g., research fellowship, master’s program, doctoral program b. publications: original scientific manuscripts (one of the two most weighted criteria), texts, abstracts, review articles, chapters, case
All nominations must be submitted electronically to saem@saem.org. If electronic signature is not available please submit nomination (cover letter) electronically and provide one hard copy to the SAEM Headquarters. Completed nominations must be received by December 15, 2007.
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The George Washington University, Department of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine Fellowship Programs
The Department of Emergency Medicine of the Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center has positions available The Department ofofEmergency Medicine at Theat George Washington University is inviting applications for Fellowship The Department Emergency Medicine The George Washington faculty committed to academic Emergency positions beginning in the summer of 2008. The Department offers Fellows a common interdisciplinary for curriculum University inviting applications Fellowship positions focusing onisresearch methodologies andfor grant writing. Tuition supportbeginning for an MPHin or equivalent degree is also Medicine. Board certification or preparation in theprovided summer of 2008. The Department offers Fellows a common Emergency Medicine with four years of training or interdisciplinary curriculum focusing on research methodologies and grant International Emergency Medicine: Fellows actively participate in the implementation of new educational, clinical, experience are prerequisites. The base hospital is writing. Tuitionemergency support for an MPH or equivalent degree also provided. and prehospital medicine systems throughout the world. is Pursuit of an MPH degree and collaboration with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a Level I the DepartmentEmergency of Global Health in GW’s School of Public Healthparticipate is a major fellowship International Medicine: Fellows actively in the component. trauma center, with an ED that sees over 50,000 Director: G. Bobby Kapur, M.D., MPH (gkapur@mfa.gwu.edu) implementation of new educational, clinical, and prehospital emergency patients a year. Our community practice, Deaconess Travel and Transport: This program focusesPursuit on the special of travelers medicine systems throughout the world. of anhealth MPHneeds degree and in our increasingly globalized Glover Hospital, sees over 10,000 patients a year. society. Fellows have experience in the cruise and travel assistance industries collaboration with thepractical Department of Global Health in GW’s School of while pursuing coursework in GW’s School of Business. We provide needed direction for three 911 systems. Public Health is a major fellowship component. Director: Sol Edelstein, M.D. (sedelstein@mfa.gwu.edu) Academic opportunities include access to lab space, Director: G. Bobby Kapur, M.D., MPH (gkapur@mfa.gwu.edu) Fellows receive an academic appointment at the George Washington University School of Medicine and work international programs, and teaching at Harvard Travel andat Transport: program focuses on thethe special healthanneeds clinically a site staffed byThis the Department. Before entering Fellowship, applicant must have completed an Medical School. Salaries are highly competitive for training program in Emergency Medicine and behave eligible for state licensure. A CV is considered a of accredited travelersresidency in our increasingly globalized society. Fellows practical the community and are incentive based. We are completed application and only completed applications will be reviewed. experience in the cruise and travel assistance industries while pursuing currently seeking faculty with interests in Academics, coursework in GW’s School of Business. Additional information can be found at www.gwemed.edu. Interested candidates are invited to directly contact the EMS, Ultrasound, Sepsis, Medical Education and directorSol of their program M.D. of interest with any questions. fellowship Director: Edelstein, (sedelstein@mfa.gwu.edu) Neurologic Emergencies. Fellows receive an academic appointment at the George Washington University School of Medicine and work clinically at a site staffed by the Department. Before entering the Fellowship, an applicant must have completed an accredited residency training program in Emergency Medicine and be eligible for state licensure. A CV is considered a completed application and only completed applications will be reviewed.
Please send your curriculum vitae to:
Richard E. Wolfe, M.D. Chief of Emergency Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 330 Brookline Avenue Boston, MA 02215 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Additional information can be found at www.gwemed.edu. Interested candidates are invited to directly contact the fellowship director of their program of interest with any questions.
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 November/December issue.
Rob Hendrickson, MD, was promoted to Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Oregon Health & Science University.
Erik D. Barton, MD, MS, Associate Professor and Chief of the Division of Emergency Medicine at the University of Utah, completed his MBA degree in May at the David Eccles School of Business at the University of Utah, and has been named the Assistant Vice President of Institutional Quality for the University of Utah Health Sciences in July.
Fredric Hustey, MD, Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University was awarded a $40,000 grant by the American Geriatric Society, John A. Hartford Foundation for the development of a geriatric acute care curriculum for emergency medicine residents. Dr. Hustey’s project is entitled, “Quality Issues in Geriatric Emergency Care: An Integrated Curriculum”.
Rita Kay Cydulka, MD, MS, has assumed the presidency of the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). Dr. Cydulka has been a member of the ABEM Board of Directors since 2002. Dr. Cydulka is also an ABEM representative to the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS).
Anne-Maree Kelly, MD, Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine at Western Health in Melbourne, Australia, has been appointed as Director of Research for Western Health — a role encompassing research governance, evaluation and facilitation for all researchers and research programs in the Western Health healthcare network.
Nicole DeIorio, MD, was promoted to Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Oregon Health & Science University. Christopher Doty, MD, is the new Residency Director at Kings County Hospital / SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn. Matthew Gratton, MD, has been appointed as the new Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine for Truman Medical Centers and the UMKC School of Medicine. Dr. Gratton received his medical degree from the Saint Louis University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri and completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Truman Medical Center. He has been a member of the Emergency Medicine faculty and TMC Medical Staff for nearly 20 years. He is recognized nationally for his research in the area of EMS and most recently has served as Medical Director for the Kansas City, Missouri, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system which includes MAST and the KCFD. He is the recipient of numerous past honors including the TMC Staff Physician of the Year, the University of Missouri-Kansas City’s Elmer T. Pierson Teaching Award, and the Bronze Star for his distinguished service to the U.S. Navy.
Craig Newgard, MD, MPH, was promoted to Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Oregon Health & Science University. Stephan Rinnert, MD, has accepted the position of Vice Chair for Education and Faculty Development for Kings County Hospital / SUNY Downstate in Brooklyn. He was formerly the Program Director. Phillip A. Scott, MD, has been promoted to Associate Professor (with tenure) in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Michigan. He is the overall Principal Investigator for a multi-center NIH/NINDS R01 grant studying methods to increase thrombolytic use in acute stroke as well as other studies involving geospatial analysis of access to acute care. David C. Seaberg, MD, has been named Dean of the School of Medicine, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga campus.
Jerris Hedges, MD, MS, MMM, was presented the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine Dean’s Award on June 6, 2007.
Manish N. Shah, MD, MPH, has been promoted to Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Professor of Community and Preventive Medicine at the University of Rochester, where he is also Director of EMS Research.
Katherine Heilpern, MD, has been named chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Emory School of Medicine, effective September 1. Dr. Heilpern has served as interim chair for the last year during the absence of Dr. Arthur Kellermann. Dr. Heilpern is the president-elect of SAEM. She also was recently selected to serve on the Institute of Medicine Board on Military and Veterans’ Health. Regionally, she serves on the State of Georgia Pandemic Influenza Planning Task Force and the Board of Directors of the Georgia College of Emergency Physicians.
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SAEM Grants Available
EMS Research Fellowship Grant Application Deadline - November 1, 2007 The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine strives to foster teaching, education, and research in emergency medicine. Through the generous support of Medtronic Physio-Control, this Fellowship in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) provides an opportunity for a qualified emergency physician to acquire important skills and begin to develop expertise as part of an academic career with a focus in emergency medical services. The mission of the grant is to develop the academic potential of the selected fellow by providing support for a one-year training grant that develops both EMS leadership and research skills. Potential for and experience with EMS leadership and research will be weighted equally when evaluating the applications. Leadership will include but is not limited to involvement with administration, education, and medical direction. Selection of the Emergency Medical Services Fellow will weigh equally the fellow applicant, the proposed research project, and the environment and opportunities at the institution that will host the fellow. Prospective fellows submit an application to SAEM. One fellow per year is selected from the applicant pool. The selected fellow must choose his/her fellowship site prior to applying for the grant and must describe that site in their application. This grant provides $60,000 for a one-year fellowship for emergency medicine residency graduates at an SAEMapproved fellowship training site. The fellow must have in-depth training experience in EMS with an emphasis on research concepts and methods. All applications must be submitted electronically at http://www.saem.org/saemdnn/ GrantsAwards/Grants/EMSResearchFellowship/tabid/93/Default.aspx.
EMF/SAEM Medical Student Research Grant Application Deadline: February 4, 2008 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 three months is available to a medical student to encourage research in emergency medicine. This grant is administered by the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF). Please go to their web site, http://my.acep. org/site/PageServer?pagename=wp2_research_grant_overview, and scroll to the February 2008 Deadline for details regarding this grant.
NIH Announces Shortened Review Cycle Process for R01 Applications NIH has announced the full implementation of the shortened review cycle process for new investigator R01 applications that are reviewed in Center for Scientific Review (CSR) recurring study sections. The process trims about four months from the traditional cycle. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOTOD-07083.html
Theodore Christopher, MD, newly elected member of the Constitution and Bylaws Committee and Michelle Lin, MD, newly elected member of the Nominating Committee.
Report on the Center for Scientific Review Open House (Continued from page 1)
box and say my piece. I pointed out that 120 million patient visits per annum are almost completely unrepresented within the NIH structure because we are not disease, physiology, organ/tissue, or population defined. I noted that while receiving just 0.6% of the budget, the problems of these patients are not just under represented, but almost non-existent. Emergency Medicine represents the acute and sudden deterioration and unstable aspects of almost all disease states, including psychosocial states. Many attendees from other disciplines pointed to the multidisciplinary need of science. I played on this by noting that 99.4% of submitted proposals miss the EM aspect of their study focus and thus, we cannot rely on the inclusion of the science of EM by the multidisciplinary outlook of other fields. I also pointed out the outright bias (if not hostility) to the field of EM by many of the traditional sciences. Part of this is due to the utter lack of appreciation and representation of EM within NIH and its study sections. Study section reviewers who are felt to represent EM are often inappropriate and would not be recognized as having any fundamental understanding or empathy with our field.
heartened to have my suggestions included in the formal record. Summary of CSR Developments 1. Last year, the CSR reviewed 80,000 applications, of which 52,000 were reviewed by 18,000 reviewers during 1,800 meetings. This represents an almost 50% increase over the last 4-5 years. 2. New application funding for clinical investigators was roughly the same as for non-clinical investigators (25%). However, the competitive renewal rate for clinical investigators was half (12%) of that enjoyed by doctoral scientists, who maintained about a 25% renewal rate. 3. Female applicants did 10% better in award rates than their male counterparts. 4. Goals of CSR in the future: a. New investigators will be funded at previous levels, virtually doubling the payline. b. Reviews and scoring will be decreased to three months, allowing for resubmissions within four months. Accordingly, there will be three reviews a year. c. Scores are to be posted within one month, and within 10 days for new investigators.
Regarding new initiatives, I stated the NIH has an opportunity to fund the science of “Disaster Medicine.” I noted the CDC is very public health oriented, that AHRQ has been starved of funding, and the Department of Homeland Security has been divorced from health care research.
5. Proposals may be reviewed by virtual meetings called telephone enhanced reviews, video enhanced discussions and asynchronous electronic discussion.
My suggested solutions were not particularly original: (1) The NIH/CSR should better understand the importance of EM, (2) EM scientists taken directly from the discipline need to actively participate on study sections, and (3) the NIH should consider special ad hoc study sections specifically focused on the science of Emergency Medicine. Amazingly, my suggestions made it to the summary of the afternoon session! Given the mounds of input, I am uncertain this will have an impact, but I was
6. The CSR is considering open ended reviews (i.e. no deadlines to submit). *The CSR has piloted #4 and #5 to great success. Thank you again for the opportunity to represent SAEM at this important event.
NIH Grant Awarded to Olive-View-UCLA (2006;355:666-74), Drs. Talan and Moran reported that CA-MRSA had become the most common cause of skin and soft tissue infections among patients presenting to a geographically diverse group of 11 U.S. emergency departments. This grant is unique in that the NIH is funding the investigation of off-patent antibiotics that would not typically be evaluated through pharmaceutical industrysupported research. The site investigators are Fredrick Abrahamian, DO, at Olive View-UCLA (Los Angeles), Richard Rothman, MD, at Johns Hopkins (Baltimore), Frank LoVecchio, DO, at Maricopa (Phoenix), Mark Steele, MD, at Truman/University of Missouri (Kansas City), and David Karras, MD, at Temple University (Philadelphia) Medical Centers.
Drs. David Talan and Gregory Moran (Co-Principal Investigators) of the Olive View-UCLA Department of Emergency Medicine/Division of Infectious Diseases have been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant entitled “Clinical Trial for Community-Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (CA-MRSA) Infections.” The five-year grant for approximately $9 million will fund a multi-center study of the use of off-patent antibiotics for the treatment of various uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections. The emergence of a new potentially more infectious and virulent strain of S. Aureus in the community, referred to as CA-MRSA, has caused serious outbreaks of disease. Last year, in The New England Journal of Medicine
SAEM Attends AWHP Andra L. Blomkalns, MD University of Cincinnati On June 28, the American College of Cardiology hosted the Association of Women’s Heart Programs (AWHP www. heartcareforwomen.org) 2007 Thought Leaders’ Conference in Washington, DC. This event sought to bring caregivers involved in women’s cardiac disease together to develop initiatives aimed at reducing cardiac health care disparities in women. Attendees included health professionals from across the United States, including leaders in cardiology, internal medicine, emergency medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, nursing, and other allied health professions. Our own Dr. Judd Hollander served on the six member provider panel comprising directors and presidents of organizations involved in women’s health care.
The issues covered at this conference serve to remind us that caregivers can improve their knowledge base and professional acumen for cardiac disease. Secondly, through community outreach programs, patients can improve their understanding of cardiac disease and take appropriate steps for prevention and medical care. From a physician’s perspective, several reasons may account for continued differences in women and cardiac care. These include 1) lack of validated diagnostic tests and appropriate sex-specific testing protocols for women, 2) lack of professional awareness and preventative focus, 3) limited realization of differing initial presenting symptoms in women and men, and 4) incomplete education and awareness at the community level.
The AWHP was founded in 2005 by a concerned team of cardiologists with the goal of promoting the highest quality cardiovascular care for women. By promoting education, new attitudes and behaviors and further research, this group aims to engage a broad spectrum of health care providers to advance the standard of care for all patients with cardiac disease. Emergency Medicine has been invited to the table as a respected contributor in the care of and research regarding these patients.
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he AWHP was founded in 2005 by a concerned team of cardiologists with the goal of promoting the highest quality cardiovascular care for women.
Dr. Elizabeth Nabel, the director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) provided the keynote address stressing the progress of the American Heart Association’s (AHA) Red Dress Campaign (www.goredforwomen.org) and challenged the group to make further improvements in the health care for these patients. She reminded the participants of the following key facts:
The challenge of the medical community-at-large is to develop more fully integrated and multidisciplinary women’s heart health initiatives to deliver gender specific, appropriate, and comprehensive cardiovascular care for the millions of women with and at risk for cardiac disease. While at first the idea of specialized care for a group of individuals may seem arbitrary and unnecessary, consider that we already have complex specific care plans for other patient groups with special needs — pediatrics, trauma, sepsis. We have tailored medical care to fit certain populations because of their inherent physiologic differences and care requirements. It is logical that sex specific care of certain medical conditions may be just another step in advancing health care as a whole.
Noteworthy Facts Regarding Women and Cardiovascular Disease • C ardiovascular disease is still the single greatest health threat for women today – greater than the next seven diseases combined. • One in three women dies of cardiovascular disease while one in 30 dies of breast cancer. • While overall survival rates for heart disease have improved, there has been less improvement in women.
Emergency physicians and SAEM are seated at the head table of this important health care issue. Our involvement in public health initiatives, patient care programs, education, and research can alter the care dynamics of this major disease focus. We are once again in a position to improve the care of patients that would have otherwise been traditionally cared for by another subspecialty. Let us look at this challenge as yet another opportunity for our growing field.
Additional topics covered during this conference included “Overview of Sex Matters in Cardiovascular Disease,” “Women’s Cardiovascular Health: New Roles for Providers Panel Discussion,” “Defining Standards of Care for Women and Their Cardiovascular Health,” and “Reaching and Educating Non-Cardiology Medical Care Providers.” The AWHP plans to publish the proceedings from this meeting and begin working on collaborative initiatives with participating associations and societies.
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Call for Abstracts - 2008 Annual Meeting May 29-June 1, 2008 • Washington, D.C. Deadline: Monday, January 8, 2008
The Program Committee is accepting abstracts for review for oral and poster presentation at the 2008 SAEM Annual Meeting. Authors are invited to submit original emergency medicine research in the following categories: • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
abdominal/gastrointestinal/genitourinary pathology administrative/health care policy airway/anesthesia/analgesia cardiovascular (non-CPR) clinical decision guidelines computer technologies CPR CV basic science diagnostic technologies/radiology disaster medicine disease/injury prevention education/professional development EMS/out-of-hospital ethics
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geriatrics infectious disease ischemia/reperfusion neurology obstetrics/gynecology overcrowding pediatrics psychiatry/social issues research design/methodology/statistics respiratory/ENT disorders shock/critical care toxicology/environmental injury trauma wounds/burns/orthopedics
Abstracts detailing innovations in emergency medicine exhibits (IEME) are also being requested. The deadline for submission of abstracts is Monday, January 8, 2008 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 September 2007. 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 2008 SAEM Annual Meeting. Original abstracts presented at regional meetings in April or May 2008 will be considered. Abstracts accepted for presentation will be published in the Abstract Supplement of the May 2008 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.
Emergency Cardiology Research FellowshipResearch Emergency Cardiology
Fellowship
CLEVELAND CLINIC FOUNDATION Starts July 1, 2008 The successful candidate is a board prepared Emergency MediStarts July 1, 2008 cine Residency graduate with the desire for a career in Emergency Cardiovascular Research. Medicine Residency graduate The successful candidate is a board prepared Emergency
with the desire for a career in Emergency Cardiovascular The program allows anResearch. initial 6 months of clinical work while preparing for the EM boards, followed by 18 months of fellowship
The program allows an initial 6 months of clinical work January while preparing forprogram the EMconsists responsibilities beginning 1, 2009. The boards, followed by 18 months of of fellowship responsibilities beginning January nearly constant cardiovascular rotations with 1, the2009. best known The program consists of nearly constant cardiovascular rotations with the best knownto emercardiologists on the planet, focused on topics relevant cardiologists on the planet, focusedgency on topics relevant to are emergency There are medicine. There extensivemedicine. research opportunities, and extensive research opportunities, and statistical education is provided. statistical education is provided. Attendees listen to a moderated poster presentation at the 2007 Annual Meeting.
Director: Director: W. Frank Peacock, MD, FACEP W. Frank Peacock, MD, FACEP Peacocw@ccf.org Peacocw@ccf.org 10
Call for Abstract Reviewers The Program Committee is currently accepting applications to serve as expert reviewers of scientific abstracts submitted for consideration of presentation at the 2008 Annual Meeting, which will be held May 29 - June 1 in Washington, D.C. The minimum requirement for new abstract reviewers is at least two 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 five years, you do not need to reapply. Interested individuals should electronically submit to saem@saem.org the following by October 1, 2007: an 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 on 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 • CV basic science • 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
Each 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 8, 2008. Abstracts will be sent for review by January 10 and abstract scores will be due by noon on January 21. All scores will be submitted online.
CPC Competition Submissions Sought Submissions are now being accepted from emergency medicine residency programs for the 2008 Semi-Final CPC Competition to be held May 28, 2008, the day before the SAEM Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The deadline for submission of cases is February 1, 2008 with an entry fee of $250. Case submissions and presentation guidelines will be posted on the CORD website at www.cordem.org. 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 Final Competition, which will be held during the 2008 ACEP Scientific Assembly, October 27-30 in Chicago. 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 by email at cord@cordem.org, or by phone, 517-485-5484.
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2007 Grant Winners
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of
The following Grant Award winners were recognized and presented with plaques during the 2007 Annual Meeting in Chicago.
Michigan (UM) is seeking physicians for full time clinical faculty positions in Emergency Medicine at Foote Hospital (Jackson, MI). Academic rank will be determined by credentials.
Clinical
responsibilities will include patient care activity in the Emergency
2007 SAEM/EMPSF Patient Safety Research Fellowship Rollin J. (Terry) Fairbanks, MD, MS, University of Rochester
Department. Responsibilities include house officer and medical student training, and providing direct patient care in a setting providing both primary and tertiary care experience.
Applicants
should have residency training and/or board certification in Emergency Medicine.
Excellent fringe benefit package.
If
interested, please send curriculum vitae to: William G. Barsan, M.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, UMHS, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5303. The
2007 Research Training Grant Chad E. Darling, MD, University of Massachusetts
University of Michigan is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer.
2007 EMS Research Fellowship Matthew Bitner, MD, Emory University DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE ACADEMIC EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS The Department of Emergency Medicine at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and the University Emergency Medicine Foundation has an opening for (1) full-time Assistant Professor and (1) full-time Associate Professor in the Research or Teaching Scholar Track with patient care, teaching and research responsibilities. This is an outstanding opportunity to join a well-established academic emergency medicine group with a highly competitive emergency medicine residency program and departmental status in The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. Candidates should have a defined scholarly interest and productivity in an area of emergency medicine research or education. Preferred areas of interest are: cardiovascular emergencies, sepsis and shock, traumatic brain injury, emergency ultrasound, medical simulation, medical device and translational research.
2007 Scholarly Sabbatical Grant Ellen Weber, MD, University of California San Francisco
Minimum requirements: Completion of an ACGME-approved Emergency Medicine residency; board certified in Emergency Medicine; Meet requirements for and obtain Rhode Island Medical Licensure and clinical privileges in Emergency Medicine at Rhode Island Hospital/Hasbro Children's Hospital and/or The Miriam Hospital. Associate Professor Position requirements: Advanced degree, fellowship or other training in an area of expertise; Ability to create and lead an independently funded unit in the area of research or education; Leadership in organizations in emergency medicine and/or in the area of focus in research or education. Assistant Professor Position requirements: Previous academic & scholarly work and productivity in emergency medicine; Defined research area of focus with previous publication and grant funding, or defined area of expertise and productivity in graduate or undergraduate emergency medicine education. CV’s should be sent to: Brian J. Zink, M.D. Professor & Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine Rhode Island Hospital/The Miriam Hospital 593 Eddy Street Claverick Building, 2nd Floor Providence, RI 02903 Applicants may also apply by email: bbordieri@lifespan.org.
2007 Institutional Research Training Grant Bob Newmar, MD, University of Pennsylvania (not pictured)
Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled or the search is closed. University Emergency Medicine Foundation, an EEO/AA employer, actively solicits applications from women, minority and protected groups. It is the foundation, not Brown University, that is recruiting candidates.
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President’s Message (Continued from page 1)
activities. For members with “interests” that may not be directly aligned with BOD priorities at any given time, SAEM has interest groups. They are generally groups of individuals with similar interests, who can work together as they see fit, without BOD direction. Some of the mature long standing interest groups are ready to enter a new growth phase. They have a large number of members, a tremendous work ethic, an appreciation of mission of SAEM and how it fits with their goals, and an ability to function somewhat autonomously within the policies and procedures of SAEM. It has been proposed that SAEM develop a separate venue or organizational structure for such members.
these academies or associations has not been finalized, it does create an exciting new opportunity for those groups with a well defined agenda and a “track record” of accomplishments and leadership to obtain a higher level of administrative support from SAEM so they can function semi-independently with outside organizations. As we work through this process, I am excited to be part of it. Empowering our best and brightest is what we try to do all day as educators. Finding a way to do it on an organizational level will help shape the future.
David Manthey, David Wald, Michelle Lin and Douglas Ander should be credited for bringing this concept to the BOD in a very thorough well thought-out proposal. I am pleased to say that the BOD has embraced this concept. These academies or associations (the name is not yet decided) will promote a forum for the exchange of information between members in line with SAEM’s mission to advance education and research in Emergency Medicine; provide the BOD with the ability to utilize the expertise of an identifiable group on specific issues; provide a forum for members to speak as a unified voice not only to the BOD but also to other national organizations within their scope of special interest and expertise; and provide a forum for members to network, collaborate on educational initiatives, develop policy, perform research, and provide faculty development pertaining to their area of special interest or expertise. Although the precise process of forming one of
Brian Zink, MD, signs his book, Anyone, Anything, Anytime, at the 2007 Annual Meeting.
Call for Submissions
Innovations in Emergency Medicine Education Exhibits Deadline: Friday, February 1, 2008 The Program Committee is accepting Innovations in Emergency Medicine Education (IEME) Exhibits for consideration of presentation at the 2008 SAEM Annual Meeting, May 29-June 1, 2008 in Washington, D.C. 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 2008 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 Friday, February 1, 2008 at 5:00 pm Eastern 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. 13
Call for Papers The Science of Simulation in Healthcare The 2008 Academic Emergency Medicine Consensus Conference on The Science of Simulation in Healthcare will be held on May 28, immediately preceding the SAEM Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. Original papers, if accepted, will be published together with the conference proceedings in the November 2008 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine. Simulation encompasses any technology or process that recreates an artificial environment in which a learner may safely experience mistakes and receive feedback. Providing a forum for teaching, evaluation, and research, simulation utilizes high-fidelity patient simulators, standardized patient encounters, computerized virtual environments, task training, mathematical modeling and other related processes. Three core areas of simulation will be explored as part of the Consensus Conference: 1) Clinical practice and expertise - “animating” core curricular material for training and testing with robotmannequins, standardized patients, or computer-screen based scenarios. 2) Teamwork-communication skills - crisis resource management for critical events recreated in immersive environments, including disasters. 3) Procedure and process modeling – development and deployment of virtual reality platforms, task trainers, computer screen-based scenarios, and mathematical modeling of care processes. Simulation research may pertain to any and all aspects of these kinds of endeavors. Examples of research topics that would qualify include: • Developing a methodology to quantify the impact of simulation training on patient care processes and outcomes. • Developing a methodology to assess the effect of simulation training on the development and maintenance of medical expertise. • Research involving the biopsychology and physiology of simulation training. • Using simulation for evaluation and testing in medical education, including high-stakes certification examinations. • Logistics and cost-effectiveness of creating and maintaining simulation centers. • The science of cognition related to simulation training. • Approaches to improving and measuring patient safety through simulation. • The impact of simulation on healthcare policy (e.g., mandating simulator training for procedural certification, modeling the allocation of scarce resources after a catastrophic disaster, etc.). • Optimal debriefing techniques to maximize learning in a simulated environment. • Papers that discuss and contribute to the methodology and conceptual framework for simulation-related research. The conference will be designed and conducted to reach consensus on: • A research agenda based on an exploration of the most important methodological gaps that currently exist in simulation research involving patient outcomes, teamwork and communication, medical education, and performance assessment. • Recommendations that will advance the use of simulation in healthcare to improve patient care, teamwork communication, and medical education, and performance assessment. Original contributions describing relevant research or concepts in this topic will be considered for publication in the November 2008 special topics issue of AEM if received by Monday, March 3, 2008. All submissions will undergo peer review and publication cannot be guaranteed. For queries, please contact James A. Gordon, MD, MPA, Consensus Conference Coordinator (jgordon3@partners.org), or Amy Kaji, MD, AEM Editorial Board Liaison (akaji@ emedharbor.edu). All papers should be submitted to Sandra K. Arjona, AEM Journal Manager, sandrak.arjona@ gmail.com, by Monday, March 3, 2008. Information and updates will also be posted in the SAEM newsletter and on the AEM and SAEM web sites. 14
UPCOMING MEETINGS SAEM Meetings in Seattle The SAEM Board of Directors and many of the committees, task forces and interest groups will meet during the ACEP Scientific Assembly in Seattle as listed below. All meetings will be held at the Shearton Seattle Hotel & Towers. You can check the SAEM web site for updates. SUNDAY, OCTOBER 7, 2007 Communications Committee 3:00-4:00 pm
Faculty Development Committee 10:00-11:30 am Seneca Room
Virginia Room
Development Committee 10:30-11:30 am
Finance Committee 4:00-6:30 pm
University Room
Virginia Room
Awards Committee 10:30 am-12:00 pm
Grants Committee 4:00-9:00 pm
Virginia Room
International Interest Group 11:30 am-1:00 pm
University Room
Seneca Room
MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2007 Program Committee
Research Committee 12:00-1:00 pm 9:00 am-12:00 pm
University Room
9:00 am-5:00 pm
Virginia Room
Ethics Committee 12:00-2:00 pm
University Room
SAEM Board of Directors Seneca Room
GME Committee 1:00-2:30 pm University Room Guidelines Committee 2:30-4:00 pm
Industry Relations Task Force 1:00-3:00 pm
Virginia Room
Virginia Room
Geriatric Task Force 10:00-11:00 am Seneca Room
Palliative Medicine Interest Group 3:00-4:30 pm
AEM Editorial Board 4:00-6:00 pm
University Room
Seneca Room
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10, 2007 Medical Student Educators IG 10:00-11:30 am
WEB Task Force 4:00 pm Hotel Lobby Bar
Mentoring Women Interest Group
6:00 pm
University Room
Hotel Lobby Bar
Evidence Based Medicine IG 11:00 am-12:30 pm Virginia Room
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2007 Undergraduate Education Committee 9:00-10:30 am
Technology In Medical Education Committee and Simulation Interest Group 1:00-3:00 pm
University Room
Virginia Room
International Committee
National Affairs Committee 3:00-4:00 pm
9:00-10:30 am
University Room
Virginia Room
CORD Meetings in Seattle The following CORD meetings will be held at the ACEP Scientific Assembly in Seattle. All meetings are located in the Sheraton Seattle Hotel & Towers. MONDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2007 CORD General Meeting
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10, 2007 CORD Simulation Committee 12:30-1:00 pm
9:00 am-1:00 pm
Metropolitan A
Virginia Room
CORD Board of Directors 1:00-4:00 pm University Room
In addition to the meetings, the CPC Final Competition will be held on Monday, October 8 from 1:00-5:30 pm at the Washington State Convention Center in Rooms 611 and 612.
Standardized Evaluations Committee 4:00-5:00 pm University Room
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2007 Academic Assembly 3:00-5:00 pm Planning Committee Seneca Room
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Call for Abstracts
Research Impacting Emergency Medicine 10th Annual Mid Atlantic SAEM Regional Research Meeting Saturday, November 10, 2007 Penn State University Hershey Medical Center Emergency Medicine Residency Program Hershey, PA The Mid-Atlantic Program Committee is pleased to announce the SAEM Mid-Atlantic Research Meeting on November 9-10, 2007. As in prior years there will be plenary and brief oral presentations. We are also adding several hour-long didactic lectures by faculty members. We are pleased to announce a dinner presentation by SAEM President Judd Hollander, MD on “Keys to a Successful Clinical Research Program in Emergency Medicine” November 9th, 2007 starting at 7pm. Speakers on November 10th will include Clifton Callaway, MD, PhD on “Obtaining Research Grant Funding” and Chistopher DeFlitch, MD leading a panel discussion on “Operational Research.” CME credit will be offered. You may submit an abstract before Monday, October 1, 2007 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time at www.saem.org. Hershey is less than a 3-hour drive from DC, New York, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. Nearby lodging and tourist attractions are readily available. Questions are welcome to Glenn Geeting, MD, at ggeeting@hmc.psu.edu.
THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER Department of Emergency Medicine The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, is seeking a Director of Clinical Research. The department currently has an active basic science research program, but is searching for a clinical research director to lead the clinical research program. The current clinical research focus in the department is in the areas of injury epidemiology, education methodology, rural health care, ultrasound, and toxicology. Candidates should be board certified in Emergency Medicine with proven clinical research experience or completed research fellowship. Financial and personnel resources are available to develop a successful clinical research program.
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 sixth 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 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 well-trained in the clinical, academic, and administrative aspects of Cardiovascular Emergencies. Fellowship applicants must have completed an ABEM or ABOEM accredited residency in Emergency Medicine. Please submit a letter of interest and CV to:
The Emergency Department (ED) census is 45,000 adult and pediatric visits, and is a level one trauma center with an established three year emergency medicine residency. The department operates a clinical decision making unit, fast track and ultrasound program. We have active involvement with the air transport system and regional poison center. We are establishing relationships with the newly formed School of Public Health.
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
Academic rank will be commensurate with experience, qualifications, and scholarly achievement. Qualified applicants should send letter of interest and CV to: Robert L. Muelleman, MD; University of Nebraska Medical Center; Department of Emergency Medicine; 981150 Medical Center; Omaha, NE 68198-1150.
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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Call for Photographs Deadline: February 15, 2008 Original photographs of patients, pathology specimens, gram stains, EKGs, and radiographic studies or other visual data are invited for presentation at the 2008 SAEM Annual Meeting. 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 or the “Visual Diagnosis” medical student/resident contest. No more than three different photos should be submitted for any one case. Submit one hard copy glossy photo (5 x 7, 8 x 10, 11 x 14, or 16 x 20) and a digital copy in JPEG or TIF 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 to SAEM, 901 N. Washington Avenue, Lansing, MI, 48906, 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 that is posted on the SAEM web site at www.saem.org and must be submitted electronically to jennifer@saem.org. 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 in the Annual Meeting onsite program and the July/August SAEM newsletter. 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. The attestation statement is included in the submission template.
Academic Annoucements (Continued from page 6)
University has been awarded a four-year National Institutes of Health RO1 grant (1R01HL088459-01) from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. His proposal, “Improving Heart Failure Risk Stratification in the ED (Stratify)” will be performed at Vanderbilt, the Nashville VA, and the University of Cincinnati (Co-Investigator Sean P. Collins, MD).
complement Dr. Shufflebarger’s new role, James H. Jones, MD, Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine, has had his Vice Chair title amended to Vice Chair for Academic Affairs. Steven A. Seifert, MD, has joined the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of New Mexico at the rank of Professor. He is the Medical Director of the New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center.
Joseph A Tyndall, MD, MPH, has been appointed Interim Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
Alan B. Storrow, MD, Assistant Professor at Vanderbilt
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SAEM Membership Application Please complete and send to SAEM with appropriate dues and supporting materials
Online applications can also be submitted at: http://apps.saem.org/Insecure/MemberLogin.aspx?ReturnUrl=%2fmember%2fMemberRenew.aspx Name: ___________________________________________________ Title: ______________________________________ Home Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Office Address: _______________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Preferred Mailing Address: U Home
U Office
Telephone: Home (_____) ________________________
Sex: U M U F Business (_____) ____________________________________
Email: ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Med school or university faculty appointment and institution (if applicable):_______________________________________ Membership Benefits Include: x Subscription to SAEM’s monthly, peer-reviewed journal, Academic Emergency Medicine x Subscription to the bi-monthly SAEM Newsletter x Reduced registration fees to attend the SAEM Annual Meeting Check membership category: U Active $425.00 open to individuals with an advanced degree such as MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, DSc or equivalent who hold a university appointment or are actively involved in Emergency Medicine teaching or research. Active members are eligible to vote for proposed C&B amendments and to fill elected positions in the Society. I attest that I hold a university appointment or am actively involved in Emergency Medicine teaching or research ͕ Yes ͕ No U Associate $400.00 open to health professionals, educators, government officials, members of lay, or civic organizations, and members of the public who have interest in Emergency Medicine. U Young Physician – Year 1 $250.00 (recent residency graduate in first year following residency graduation) U Young Physician – Year 2 $350.00 (recent residency graduate in second year following residency graduation) U Resident $120.00 My anticipated month/year of residency graduation is: ____/____ (open to residents interested in Emergency Medicine). U Fellow $120.00 My anticipated month/year of fellowship completion is: ____/____ (open to fellows interested in Emergency medicine). U Medical Student $105.00 My anticipated month/year of med. school graduation is: ____/____ (open to medical students interested in Emergency Medicine). Interest Groups: Society members are invited to join any of the dedicated Interest Groups listed below. Include $25.00 annual dues for each Interest Group you check (resident members may join one Interest Group at no charge):
U Academic Informatics U Airway U CPR/Ischemia/Reperfusion U Clinical Directors U Disaster Medicine U Diversity U Educational Research U EMS
U Ethics U Evidence-based Medicine U Geriatrics U Health Svcs & Outcomes U International U Mentoring Women U Med-student Educators
U Neurologic Emergencies U Palliative Care U Patient Safety U Pediatric EM U Public Health U Research Directors U Sepsis & Resuscitation
U Simulation U Sports Medicine U Toxicology U Trauma U Triage U Ultrasound U Uniformed Services
Signature of Applicant: _______________________________________________________ Date: _____/_____/_____ My signature certifies that the information provided herein is accurate and indicates my desire to join SAEM.
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CLASSIFIEDS
Fellowship/Faculty Position Ads Available
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 clinicianinvestigator 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.
The SAEM Newsletter is mailed every other month to approximately 6,000 Society members. Advertising is limited to Fellowship and Academic faculty positions. All ads are also posted on the SAEM Web site at no additional charge. Advertising rates for classified ad (100 words or less) Contact party SAEM member
$120.00
Contact party non-SAEM member
$145.00
Quarter page ad (camera ready, 3.5” wide x 4.75” high) $350.00
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.
To place an advertisement, e-mail the ad, along with contact party information for follow-up including phone and fax numbers, billing address, ad size and newsletter issues in which the ad is to appear to: Maryanne Greketis, mgreketis@saem.org Deadline for the November/December issue is October 1, 2007
For Your Information... FACULTY POSITION - EMERGENCY MEDICINE
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UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Advancing the Science and Practice of Emergency Medicine
The Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of
The Section of Emergency Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine is currently seeking qualified MD, and/or PhD candidates to join its Research Division. The successful candidate will be committed to the academic growth of the field of emergency medicine, and will have an interest in collaborative research. S/he will be expected to develop or continue an independent research focus, in addition to providing mentorship for other faculty who are new to the research process. The SEM has a well-established track record of federal and private foundation funding, as well as a welldeveloped research infrastructure supported by a staff of research associates and other academic resources. Eligible candidates will have a history of extramural funding and experience in research. Physicians must be Emergency Medicine trained, and board certified in emergency medicine. Completion of a research fellowship, or an MPH, MS or PhD is desirable, but not required. Candidates who hold a doctoral degree and have experience in interdisciplinary research collaboration and grant-writing are encouraged to apply. Positions are available at all academic ranks. Rank, protected time, and salary will be commensurate with education, training and experience. Yale New Haven Hospital is an urban level I trauma center with Confirmations: approximately 72,000 ED visits per year. Phone: 610-227-0450 To apply, please forward your CV and cover letter to Ms. Jamie Petrone via fax at (203)adconfirm@davisadv.com 785-4580, email: jamie.petrone@yale.edu, or mail: E-mail: Yale University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Section of Emergency Medicine, 464 Congress Ave., P.O. Box 208062, New Haven, CT 06519-1315. Yale University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and women and members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.
Michigan (UM) is seeking physicians for full time clinical and academic faculty positions in Emergency Medicine at Hurley Medical Center (Flint, MI). Academic rank will be determined by credentials. Clinical responsibilities will include patient care activity in the Emergency Department. Responsibilities include house officer and medical student training, and providing direct patient care in a setting providing both primary and tertiary care experience. Applicants should have residency training and/or board certification in Emergency Medicine.
Excellent fringe benefit package.
Yale University School of Medicine, Section of Emergency Medicine
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interested, please send curriculum vitae to: William G. Barsan, M.D., Professor and Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, UMHS,
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ACADEMIC EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN OPPORTUNITY
The Johns Hopkins University Emergency Medicine Fellowship Opportunities
SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA York Hospital Emergency Medicine is seeking a fulltime academic faculty member. Ideal candidates will be ABEM or AEOBM-certified or eligible with a strong desire to pursue an academic/ administrative career. Located 50 miles north of Baltimore, you will experience the charm of small-town living and the benefits of a city right at your fingertips. York Hospital, rated a Top 100 Hospital for 7 years, is an ideal place to work. Competitive salary with excellent benefit package, outstanding institutional and department support for clinical and academic endeavors.
The Johns Hopkins Department of Emergency Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland, offers specifically designed post-residency fellowship programs for those interested in future career development in emergency medicine. The Department of Emergency Medicine is a full academic department within the School of Medicine with a three-year residency program and diverse research interests. The fellowship positions are available for residency-trained emergency physicians. Other specialties will be considered on an individual basis. Compensation, facility, and additional is dependent on the specific fellowships, and is comparable to similar programs. Fellows may work clinically at any of our three hospitals.
We are: • the primary site of a fully accredited Emergency Medicine residency with 10 residents per year • a 530-bed Level II Regional Trauma Center with 64,000 ED visits per year • serving a large area of south central PA with over 500,000 residents • a 42-bed emergency department facility • expanding with a $2.5 million, 16-bed Emergency Transitional Care Unit under construction
Positions in the following fellowships are available: x Administrative Fellowship x Disaster Medicine Fellowship x International Emergency Medicine Fellowship x Legal Fellowship x Research Fellowship x Ultrasound Fellowship For further information, please contact: Stephanie Morville, Educational Coordinator Phone: 410-955-5107 E-mail: smorvill@jhmi.edu Additionally, please visit our website at www.hopkinsmedicine.org/emergencymedicine for further information on the Fellowship.
Contact Carol Stowell at 866-230-1477 or cstowell@wellspan.org. EOE
The Johns Hopkins University is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages applications from women and minorities.
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DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL 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 approximately 80,000. The successful candidate will join a faculty of 30 academic emergency physicians in a department with active research and teaching programs, as well as fellowship programs in research, ultrasonography, 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 55 Fruit Street, Founders 114 Boston, Massachusetts 02114 E-mail: dbrown2@partners.org
PENNSYLVANIA: The Department of Emergency Medicine at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center is seeking an EM-trained, board-certified or prepared Physician Scientist who has completed a fellowship in Research to join our faculty. Candidates may integrate with the PSU College of Medicine's physician scientist stimulus program. This program provides detailed mentoring and assistance in grant preparation. In addition to start up packages, the COM provides a state-of-the-art research infrastructure in genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and health services research, to name a few. Located in beautiful Hershey, PA, the ED cares for nearly 50,000 patients per year, as supervised by 20 boarded EM faculty. The EM residency program (24 residents), level 1 trauma, integrated flight and ground EMS, and outstanding computerization, all lead to a unique opportunity for your career. Significant protected time and collaborative opportunities exist with laboratory and clinical research programs. Outstanding schools, low crime rate and a comfortable, affordable atmosphere allow a pleasant lifestyle while working in a World Class Academic Medical Center. Confidential inquires to Thomas Terndrup, MD, Chair and Associate Dean for Clinical Research, Department of Emergency Medicine (H043), PO Box 850, Hershey, PA 17033. Phone 717 531-8955 or email tterndrup@hmc.psu.edu . EOE/AA-M/F/H/V.
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Patient Centered Specialty Focused NEW DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Emergency Medicine Faculty
We are recruiting EM residency-trained, ABEM certified/eligible faculty to join our progressive, academic EM group at Regions Hospital, a Level 1 trauma center with an established 3-year EM residency and annual ED volume of 66,000, located in St. Paul, Minnesota. Research Director – We seek an experienced investigator to lead our research program. Appropriate fellowship training, productive research experience, and proven grant writing skills required. Protected time and support for pilot project funding, grant writing, and statistical analyses provided. Department leadership opportunities available. Academic Faculty – We seek talented clinicians committed to excellence in bedside teaching. Protected time available for those with fellowship training and/or proven experience in research, education, or administration. For details, contact Dr. Brent Asplin, Department Head, at brent.r.asplin@healthpartners.com. Email your CV and cover letter to sandy.j.lachman@healthpartners.com or apply online at www.healthpartners.com. Call (800) 472-4695 for more information. EO Employer
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Director of Emergency Medicine Research Director of Emergency Medicine Research St. Luke’s Hospital & Health Network is seeking a Director of Emergency Medicine Research in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania area. The Hospital is a 436 bed state-of-the-art facility with a Level I Trauma Center that serves as a referral center for much of the region. Our growing Emergency Department currently includes approximately 70,000 patient visits per year and supports a fully accredited Emergency Medicine Residency Program with 36 residents. The successful candidate will be Board Certified in Emergency Medicine and will have a proven track record in performing research and publishing research results. The Research Director will be responsible for directing the research of our active academic department and will be assisted by our Research Institute, which includes a full time statistician with support staff. The position will include protected time for academic and research activities. St. Luke’s has been recognized by the U.S. News and World Reports as a Top 100 teaching Hospital numerous times in the past, with a full range of medical residencies and an affiliation with the University of Pennsylvania and Temple University. The Network Hospitals are located in the Lehigh Valley area, which is approximately 90 minutes from NYC and Philadelphia and one hour from the Poconos. There are many recreational activities and ten colleges and universities in the area. Visit www.slhhn.org for more information. If you are interested in learning more about this position, please send your CV and letter of interest to: Scott Melanson, MD, FACEP Program Director Emergency Medicine Residency Program St. Luke’s Hospital & Health Network 801 Ostrum Street Bethlehem, PA 18015 Phone: (610) 954-4903 Fax: (610) 954-2153 E-mail: melanss@slhn.org
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterTexas School of School of Medicine at El Paso, Medicine at El Paso, Texas
Robert H. Woolard, MD, Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine Texas Tech at El Paso seeks candidates for full-time faculty positions in the Department of Emergency Medicine. TTUHSC-El Paso is a thriving regional campus of TTUHSC School of Medicine. El Paso is an international city at the base of the Rocky Mountains and is rated as the third safest city in the US. Texas Tech has over 300 faculty and residents and 11 clinical departments. The campus is undergoing major expansion in preparation for the opening of the new school of medicine. El Paso has a population of over 750,000 and is projected to grow over 10% in the next 2 years with new industry attracted to the region. Thomason Hospital, a Level 1 Trauma Center, is the primary ED site with a volume of 60,000 visits. TTUHSC will open the new medical school in El Paso with the first students scheduled for 9/2009. Construction of the state of the art medical school building will be completed by 9/2008. Construction of a new $36 million research building has recently been completed. Joining the Department of EM at Texas Tech in EL Paso represents a unique opportunity to help establish and define a larger role for EM in Medical Education and academia at the inception of the Medical School. Positions include:
We are offering a unique hospital based disaster preparedness fellowship offered through SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital in conjunction with The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYCDOHMH). The fellowship offers a well rounded curriculum including: clinical work as attending physician in one of the largest trauma centers and EM, EM/IM residency programs in the country project work at the NYCDOHMH with top public health officials in the city hospital based disaster plan creation, education, and training.
• CoDirector of Medical Simulation • Director of Medical Student Education • Academic Attending Physician • Director of Research • Clinical Attending Physician • Assistant Director of Toxicology Medical Spanish is highly desirable. Academic rank commensurate with qualifications. Visit www.texastech.edu and visit Dr. Woolard at ACEP in Seattle at Booth #2831.
Please Contact Rajesh Mittal, MD, MBA Director, Disaster Preparedness Fellowship rajesh.mittal@downstate.edu
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University of California, Irvine Department of Emergency Medicine University of California, Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking a HS Clinical Instructor for July, 2008. UCI Medical Center is a Level I Trauma center with 2200 runs/year, 40,000 ED census. The fellowship in Emergency Medical Services and Disaster Medicine, beginning July 1, 2008, combines the traditional emphasis on EMS research with the disciplines of emergency management/ disaster medicine and public health. A key focus of the fellowship is health policy and health services systems research including mass casualty management and triage. Completion of American council of graduate medical education (ACGME) accredited Emergency Medicine Residency required prior to start. The two-year combined program, with an integrated Masters of Public Health, will be jointly administered by Director, EMS and Disaster Medicine. Salary commensurate with level of clinical work, send CV, statement of interest and three letters of recommendation to: Carl Schultz, MD.
2008 EMS FELLOWSHIP & 2008 ULTRASOUND FELLOWSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT The State University of New York at Buffalo, Department of Emergency Medicine is seeking applicants for the following Fellowship programs. Clinical experience for both fellowships is in our busy Level 1 Trauma Center and aggressive 24/7 Angioplasty Center with a strong ED ultrasound program. EMS Fellowship: A one or two year Emergency Medical Services Fellowship. Fellowship responsibilities include providing on-scene support for law enforcement, disaster response, medical oversight, participating in the regional public health emergency responses system and assisting in the oversight of the EMS resident rotation. For additional information, contact Jeff Myers, D.O. at jwmyers@buffalo.edu or call 716-898-3525. Ultrasound Fellowship: A one year Emergency Medical Services Fellowship. Achieve RDMS completion during this fellowship. Opportunity to work on multiple ultrasound textbooks, perform ultrasound research, and work with some of the pioneers of ED Ultrasound. For additional information, contact Dietrich Jehle, MD, at djehle@ecmc.edu or call 716898-4430. Excellent salary and benefit package including tuition reimbursement for Master’s level graduate work. Now accepting applications for the Fellowship Program scheduled to start in July 2008. Applicants must be BC/BE in Emergency Medicine and be able to obtain a NY State Medical License. A letter of interest and CV may be submitted to: Cara Raczka, Department of Emergency Medicine, 462 Grider Street, Buffalo, NY 14215
Department of Emergency Medicine, Route 128, UC Irvine Medical Center, 101 City Drive, Orange, CA 92868. The University of California, Irvine is an equal opportunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.
Postdoctoral Fellow University of Maryland School of Medicine
The George Washington University, Department of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine Fellowship Programs
The National Study Center for Trauma and EMS of the
The The Department of Emergency Medicine WashingtonUniversity Universityis is Department of Emergency MedicineatatThe TheGeorge George Washington inviting applications for Fellowship of Maryland School of Medicine, is seeking a University inviting applications forinFellowship in theoffers summer of 2008. positions beginning the summer positions of 2008. beginning The Department Fellows a common interdisciplinary curriculum postdoctoral fellow for a two-year translational/clinical on research methodologies and grant writing. Tuition support forfocusing an MPH on or equivalent degree is also The focusing Department offers Fellows a common interdisciplinary curriculum provided. research NIH funded training program working with an research methodologies and grant writing. Tuition support for an MPH or equivalent degree is also provided. expanding interdisciplinary research team in the area of injury Toxicology: This is an ACGME-accredited program, where fellows provide telephone and bedside consultations
Toxicology: This is an ACGME-accredited where hospitals. fellows provide through the National Capital Poison Center program, and participating Course work in research and policy aspects of and trauma response. Preferred candidate will be a prevention toxicology is offeredconsultations through the NIH and GW’s Schools of PublicPoison Health and Law. telephone and bedside through the National Capital Center and postdoctoral MD or PhD or equivalent with a strong interest in Director: Cathleen Clancy, M.D. (cat@poison.org) participating hospitals. Course work in research and policy aspects of toxicology is pursuing an academic research career. Training for the selected offered through the NIH and GW’s School of Public Health and Law. Health Policy: Fellows pursue a didactic fellowship curriculum while rotating through an individualized series of candidate, who will be mentored by faculty of the world externships Director: Cathleen Clancy, M.D. (cat@poison.org) in Legislator’s Offices and Federal Regulatory Agencies. . Director: Janice Blanchard, PhD (jblanchard@mfa.gwu.edu) renowned R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, may lead Health Policy: Fellows pursue a didacticM.D., fellowship curriculum while rotating through an individualized series of externships in Legislator’s Offices and Federal a Master Research: Opportunities to work on NIH-funded clinical research and collaboration on projects and datato analysis from of Science in Clinical Research. Candidates must Regulatory Agencies. the National Center for Health Care Statistics and the Department of Veterans’ Affairs. be a United States citizen or permanent resident. Director: Janice Blanchard, M.D.,(jbrown@mfa.gwu.edu) PhD (jblanchard@mfa.gwu.edu) Director: Jeremy Brown, M.D.
Qualified candidates should submit their application and Research: Opportunities to work on NIH-funded clinical research and collaboration Ultrasound: Fellows gain expertise in clinical applications of bedside ultrasound, learn aspects of US program on projects and dataparticipate analysis in from thetraining National Center for Care Statistics and work toward RDMS names of three references to: administration, active curriculum, andHealth perform research. Fellows the Department Veterans’ Affairs. certification of during fellowship. Patricia C. Dischinger, PhD or Jon Mark Hirshon, MD, MPH Director: Jeremy Brown, M.D. (jbrown@mfa.gwu.edu) Director: Keith Boniface, M.D. (kboniface@mfa.gwu.edu) c/o Ginny Goble, Administrator Ultrasound: Fellows expertise in clinical applications of bedside ultrasound, Fellows receive an gain academic appointment at the George Washington University School of Medicine and work learnclinically aspects of administration, in active training curriculum, National at aUS siteprogram staffed by the Department.participate Before entering the Fellowship, an applicant must have completed an Study Center for Trauma and EMS and perform toward RDMS certification during fellowship. accreditedresearch. residencyFellows trainingwork program in Emergency Medicine and be eligible for state licensure. A CV is considered a University of Maryland School of Medicine application and only completed applications will be reviewed. completed Director: Keith Boniface, M.D. (kboniface@mfa.gwu.edu) 701 W. Pratt Street, Rm 526
Fellows receiveinformation an academic at the George Washington Additional canappointment be found at www.gwemed.edu. Interested University candidates are invited to contact the fellowship Baltimore, MD 21201 School of Medicine and work clinically at a site by the Department. Before director of their program of interest directly withstaffed any questions. entering the Fellowship, an applicant must have completed an accredited residency Or via email: ggoble@som.umaryland.edu training program in Emergency Medicine and be eligible for state licensure. A CV is considered a completed application and only completed applications will be reviewed. The University of Maryland, Baltimore is an Equal
Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. Minorities, women, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
Additional information can be found at www.gwemed.edu. Interested candidates are invited to contact the fellowship director of their program of interest directly with any questions.
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S A E M
Newsletter of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Board of Directors Judd Hollander, MD President
Editor David Cone, MD David.Cone@yale.edu
Katherine Heilpern, MD President-Elect
Executive Director James R. Tarrant, CAE jtarrant@saem.org
Jeffrey Kline, MD Secretary-Treasurer
Managing Editor Kathy Bush kbush@saem.org
Jill Baren, MD Leon Haley, Jr., MD, MHSA Debra Houry, MD, MPH Catherine Marco, MD Megan Ranney, MD Adam Singer, MD Ellen Weber, MD
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