PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

SAEM: the Near-termFuture, 2005-2006

Note: Beginning Fall, 2004 throughSpring 2005, I had the opportunityto present this address at five ofthe six SAEM Regional Meetings. Itwas a means of meeting with themembers in attendance and shar-ing my thoughts on the near-termfuture of the Society. For thisNewsletter, it has been revised toreflect our current status and

active plans for 2005-2006. Consider it a partial guide to theobjectives being pursued by more than 300 members on oursix Task Forces and 21 Committees:

This is my 30th year in emergency medicine. The vastmajority of this time has been in academics. As a long-termobserver and participant in this environment, I’ve come tohave a number of opinions and views about the directionsacademic emergency medicine has taken to date and otherpaths we might take in the future. I’ve asked for this chanceto address you, as the role of leadership represents a rela-tionship of trust, and all too often in organizations leader-ship exists with too many degrees of separation from mem-bership. These comments represent a few thoughts aboutdirections SAEM is taking on behalf of its membership overthe coming year. These began as personal views and pre-liminary thoughts shaped by feedback from a number ofserial discourse with the Board of Directors over severalmonths. At the same time, this is a recruitment talk.Whatever your academic interests or abilities, learning andleadership opportunities should be sought through SAEM.

I pursued this elected leadership role in the Society froma unique perspective. Twenty years previously, as STEMPresident in 1985, I presented the idea of a merger to thethen UA/EM Executive Council (Board of Directors). Theirresponse was to decline. Still, several like-minded individu-als persisted in presenting the view that the two societiesthen representing somewhat different arenas of academicscould serve both emergency medicine and its academicfuture more fully by joining together. And, after four years ofeffort and dialogue, SAEM arose from the pairing of twoquality organizations.

It’s been interesting to witness the directions taken fromwhat the founders anticipated 15 years ago. In some areaswe have great strengths, our Annual Meeting, the AEMJournal, amazing growth to over 5,000 members, theregional meeting structure; and in others there remainsroom for continued development.

These latter are the areas I wish to discuss:The first area is money and finances. Now, most aca-

Glenn C. Hamilton, MD

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Newsletter of the Society for Academic Emergency MedicineSeptember/October 2005 Volume XVII, Number 5

901 N. Washington Ave.Lansing, MI 48906-5137

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

Call For Papers2006 AEM Consensus Conference

Deadline: March 1, 2006

The 2006 Academic Emergency Medicine ConsensusConference will be held on May 17 the day before the 2006SAEM Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Original papers arebeing sought to accompany the conference proceedings,which will be published in the November 2006 issue of AEM.This issue of the journal will be solely dedicated to the con-ference topic.

The conference theme will be “The Science of Surge.” Theconcept of surge extends to two areas, daily surge and disas-ter surge – multifaceted and multidisciplinary concepts thatare intrinsically inter-related, but not overlapping. The con-sensus conference will focus almost exclusively on definingthe scientific parameters of surge capacity. The conferencewill review current scientific knowledge, current understand-ing of surge, and current understanding of the inter-relation-ships of the two main concepts. The conference will bedesigned and conducted to reach consensus on:

• Definitions of primary concepts• How the two concepts should/could overlap• Determining important areas of discovery• Determining potential methodological approaches • Determining appropriate metricsThe major goal of the conference will be to set the research

agenda for emergency medicine for the scientific explorationof surge capacity. The conference will determine a plan foradvocacy (means to communicate the importance of this areaas a research endeavor to related disciplines, policy makers,and funding agencies), and will also identify potential fundingsources with an interest in this area.

Original contributions describing relevant research or con-cepts in this topic will be considered for publication in theNovember 2006 special topics issue of AEM if received byWednesday, March 1, 2006. All submissions will undergopeer review by guest editors and reviewers with specialexpertise in this area. If you have any questions, please con-tact David C. Cone, MD, at david.cone@yale.edu or 203-785-4710. The SAEM Newsletter and the AEM and SAEM web-sites will carry additional information about the upcomingConsensus Conference.

Research Fund UpdateThe purpose of the SAEM Research Fund is to provide

training grants and other funding opportunities for SAEMmembers, emergency medicine residents, and medical stu-dents. The Research Fund continues to perform well. Theaccount value on June 30, 2005 was $4,043,549, represent-ing a significant gain over the value on June 30, 2004, whichwas $3,155,382.

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SAEM Meetings to be held during ACEP Scientific AssemblyMany of the Society’s committees, task forces and interest groups will meet during the ACEP Scientific Assembly in Washington,DC. The meetings have been posted on the SAEM website and will be updated continuously through September. In the mean-time, here are the meetings that have been scheduled so far:

Sunday, May 25Finance Committee, 3:30-5:00 pm, Washington Board Room, Grand HyattMedical Student Educators Interest Group, 4:00-5:30 pm, Constitution D, Grand Hyatt

Monday, September 26Board of Directors, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Washington Board Room, Grand Hyatt Research Committee, 8:00-9:30 am, Meeting Room 12, Renaissance HotelEthics Committee, 9:45-10:45 am, Meeting Room 12, Renaissance HotelIndustry Task Force, 10:00-11:30 am, Meeting Room 11, Renaissance Hotel2006 Annual Meeting Program Committee, 12:00-5:00 pm, Renwick/Bulfinch Room, Grand Hyatt Ethics Interest Group, 1:00-2:00 pm, Meeting Room 12, Renaissance HotelDevelopment Committee, 3:00-4:00 pm, Meeting Room 12, Renaissance Hotel

Tuesday, September 27Board of Directors, 12:00-5:00 pm, Bulfinch Room, Grand Hyatt Simulators Task Force, 12:30-2:00 pm, Meeting Room 12, Renaissance HotelGeriatric Task Force, 2:00-4:00 pm, Meeting Room 12, Renaissance Hotel

Wednesday, September 28AEM Editorial Board Retreat (by invitation), 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Lafayette Park, Grand Hyatt Nominating Committee, 8:00-9:00 am, Meeting Room 12, Renaissance Hotel SAEM/ABEM Officers Meeting (by invitation), 10:00-11:00 am, Independence I, Grand HyattEducational Research Subcommittee, 10:30-11:30 am, Meeting Room 13, Renaissance Hotel

All committee, task force, interest group and Board meetings are generally open to all members of SAEM.

Call for Abstract ReviewersDeadline: October 1, 2005

The Program Committee is currently accepting applications to serve as expert reviewers of scientific abstracts submitted forconsideration of presentation at the 2006 Annual Meeting, which will be held May 18-21 in San Francisco. The minimum require-ment for new abstract reviewers is at least 2 first author peer-reviewed original research manuscripts in the topic area for whichyou are applying. Residents are invited to apply but must meet the same criteria. If you have been an abstract reviewer in thepast 5 years, you do not need to reapply.

Interested individuals should electronically submit to saem@saem.org the following by October 1, 2005 at noon: abbreviatedCV (full CVs will not be considered) with a detailed listing of peer-reviewed original research publications, review arti-cles, textbook chapters, and prior scientific abstract presentations published in the specific area(s) of expertise select-ed from the list below:

● abdominal/gastrointestinal/genitourinary● administration/health care policy● airway/analgesia● cardiopulmonary resuscitation● cardiovascular (non-CPR)● clinical decision guidelines● computer technologies● diagnostic technologies/radiology● 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

Every year, the Program Committee selects approximately six reviewers for each of the topic areas, including expert reviewersand members of the Program Committee. Therefore, not every approved reviewer will be invited to review each year. Individualsselected to review submitted abstracts will be expected to review up to 100 abstracts, must adhere to the SAEM abstract scor-ing system, and must submit their abstract scores by the deadline. The deadline for authors to submit abstracts is January 10,2006. Abstracts will be sent for review by January 12 and abstract scores will be due by noon on January 23. All scores mustbe submitted online.

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Research Fund Membership Campaign ReportThe 2005 Member Campaign for the Research Fund has brought in contributions in the amount of $22,260 to date, and the 2006campaign will begin in the fall.

To all the SAEM members who have contributed, the Society thanks you. If you have not yet had the opportunity to contribute,please consider joining your fellow members in contributing to this worthy effort.

Listed below is the cumulative list of contributors and their cumulative contributions for the last three years. These contribu-tions, as well as those from SAEM, have increased the Research Fund to over 4 million dollars!

Dean ($5000 or more)Gabor Kelen, MD

Professor ($2500-$4999)James Adams, MD Michelle Biros, MS, MD Glenn Hamilton, MD Jerris Hedges, MD, MS John Marx, MD Mary Ann SchroppSusan Stern, MD

Mentor ($1000-$2499)William Barsan, MD John Becher, MD Michelle Blanda, MD Carey Chisholm, MD Theodore Christopher, MD Steven Dronen, MD Katherine Heilpern, MD James Hoekstra, MD Kenneth Iserson, MD, MBA Jeffrey Kline, MD Roger Lewis, MD, PhD Brian O'Neil, MD Scott Syverud, MD Peter Van Ligten, MD Donald Yealy, MD Brian Zink, MD

Sponsor ($500-$999)Gail Anderson, MD Felix Ankel, MD Brent Asplin, MD Christopher Beach, MD Louis Binder, MD Michael Callaham, MD Carlos Carmargo, Jr., MD, DrPH Daniel Danzl, MD Kelly Foley, MD Susan Gin-Shaw, MD David Guss, MD Mark Hauswald, MD Cherri Hobgood, MD Judd Hollander, MD James Holmes, Jr., MD, MPH James Jones, MD Kevin Knoop, MD Mark Langdorf, MD Michael Lucchesi, MD Marcus Martin, MD Lawrence Melniker, MD, MS Phillip Rice, Jr., MD Joseph Salomone, III, MD Robert Schafermeyer, MD Robert Shesser, MD, MPH Ron Walls, MD

Matthew Walsh, MD Marvin Wayne, MD Frank Zwemer, Jr., MD, MBA

Investigator ($250-$499)Todd Allen, MDJames Amsterdam, DMD, MD, MMM Michael Baumann, MD Steven Bernstein, MD Robert Birkhahn, MD Andra Blomkalns, MD Michael Bohrn, MD William Bond, MD Kris Brickman, MD Judith Brillman, MD E. Martin Caravati, MD, MPH Amy Church, MD Francis Counselman, MD Steven Davidson, MD, MBA Eric Dickson, MD Barry Diner, MD Gary Gaddis, MD, PhD Gregory Garra, DO Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD Lowell Gerson, PhD Lewis Goldfrank, MD Leon Haley, Jr., MD, MHSA Robert Hockberger, MD Debra Houry, MD, MPH Charlene Irvin, MD Sheldon Jacobson, MD Edward Jauch, MD Louise Kao, MD Karen Kerner, MD Steven Krug, MD David Lee, MD Richard Levitan, MD Lawrence Lewis, MD Christopher Linden, MD Anthony Macasaet, MD Daniel Morris, MD Benson Munger, PhD Daniel Pallin, MD, MPH Edward Panacek, MD Paul Paris, MD Mary Patterson, MD Gene Pesola, MD, MPH Stephen Pitts, MD Michael Radeos, MD Jedd Roe, MD, MBA Leland Ropp, MD Michael Runyon, MD Robert Satonik, MD Augusta Saulys, MD Kimberly Scholfield, MD Lawrence Schwartz, MD Fred Severyn, MD Paul Silka, MD Marco Sivilotti, MD, MSc Marc Squillante, DO Robert Swor, MD Kirsch Thomas, MD, MPH Robert Wiebe, MD

Scott Wilber, MD Mildred Willy, MD Michael Witting, MD Kelly Young, MD

Supporter ($100-$249)Juan Acosta, MD Roy Alson, MD, PhD Harrison Alter, MS, MD Susan Ambrose, MD Douglas Ander, MD Amy Archer-Uyenish, MD David Bahner, MD Lydia Baltarowich, MD Jill Baren, MD Richard Barry, MD Carol Barsky, MD Patricia Bayless, MD Mary Bennett, MD Robert Bilkovski, MD Steven Bird, MD Marc Borenstein, MD Christopher Bourdon, MD, CCFP James Bouzoukis, MD Richard Bradley, MD, EMT-P Russ Braun, MD, MPH, MBA Mark Brautigan, MD Gerard Brogan, Jr., MD Michael Brown, MD Patrick Brunette, MD James Calabro, MD Christopher Carpenter, MD Michael Cassara, DO Shu Chan, MD, MS Douglas Char, MD Stanley Chartoff, MD Paul Cheney, MD Wendy Coates, MD Jeffrey Cukor, MD Rita Cydulka, MD, MS Michael Dailey, MD William Dalsey, MD Genevieve De Beaubien, MD Lynn Dezelon, MD Lynnette Doan-Wiggins, MD, JD Christopher Dong, MD Gail D'Onofrio, MD Carla'nne Dukes, DO John Duldner, Jr., MD, MS Jonathan Edlow, MD David English, MD Scott Fairbrother, MD Jay Falk, MD James Feldman, MD Susan Fish, PharmD, MPH Robert Frank, MD William Freeman, MD Steven Frei, MD Mark Frydenborg, MD Susan Fuchs, MD E. John Gallagher, MD Robert Galli, MD Romolo Gaspari, MD Michael Gibbs, MD

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James Giglio, MD Juan Gonzalez-Sanchez, MD Louis Graff, MD Michael Greenberg, MD John Griswell, MD Gregory Guldner, MD Jason Haukoos, MD, MS Yolanda Haywood, MD Kennon Heard, MD Mary Hegenbarth, MD Mark Henry, MD Eric Herbert, MD Brian Hiestand, MD Jon Mark Hirshon, MD, MPH David Hnatow, MD Dee Hodge III, MD Anita Hodson, MD Benjamin Honigman, MD David Howes, MD Gregg Husk, MD Kaveh Ilkhanipour, MD Frank Illuzzi, MD Jennifer Isenhour, MD Neil Jasani, MD Sharhabeel Jwayyed, MD Costas Kaiafas, MD David Karras, MD Harry Kerr, MD Naghma Khan, MD Gautam Khandelwal, MD Sorabh Khandelwal, MD Stephen Knazik, DO Kristi Koenig, MD Joseph Kuchinski, DO Nathan Kuppermann, MD, MPH Steven Kushner, MD, MPH Thomas Kwiatkowski, MD Christopher Lai, MD Joseph LaMantia, MD Todd Larabee, MD Eric Legome, MD Evan Leibner, MD E. Brooke Lerner, PhD, EMT-P Phillip Levy, MD Joseph Lex, Jr., MD Judy Linden, MD Jo Ellen Linder, MD Louis Ling, MD Gretchen Lipke, MD David Lisbon, MD Bernard Lopez, MD, MS Jeffrey Love, MD Robert Lowe, MD, MPH Thomas Lukens, MD, PhD Stephan Lynn, MD Bruce MacLeod, MD Anil Mahajan, MD Brian Mahoney, MD Noel Mancherje, MD Catherine Marco, MD Keith Marill, MD Daniel Martin, MD Peter Martin, MD Eduardo Marvez-Valls, MD Jon Mason, MD Amal Mattu, MD Tracy McCubbin, MD Roland McGrath, MD Dale McNinch, MD Francis Mencl, MD James Menegazzi, PhD John Mertz, MD David Meyers, MD Glenn Mitchell, MD John Molnar, MD

Donna Moro-Sutherland, MD Peter Moyer, MD John Nagurney, MD, MPH Martha Neighbor, MD Robert Neumar, MD, PhD David Newman, MD Jonathan Olshaker, MD Gerald O'Malley, DO William O'Riordan, MD Kevin Osgood, MD Norman Paradis, MD Michael Paul, MD Peter Peacock, Jr., MD Frank Pettyjohn, MD Valerie Phillips, MD Steven Polevoi, MD Gary Pollock, MD James Pribble, MD Susan Promes, MD Niels Rathlev, MD Thomas Regan, MD Joseph Rella, MD James Richardson, MBA Ralph Riviello, MD Raul Rodriguez, MD Amy Rontal, MD Joel Rosenbloom, DO Robert Rosenbloom, MD Robert Rosenthal, MD Douglas Rund, MD Daniel Rusyniak, MD Winston Ryan, MD John Sakles, MD Kym Salness, MD Sally Santen, MD Andrew Sapira, MD John Saucier, MD Michael Sayre, MD Jason Schaffer, MD Daniel Schelble, MD Kathleen Schrank, MD Robert Schwab, MD David Seaberg, MD Hosseinali Shahidi, MD Richard Shih, MD Neal Shipley, MD Lee Shockley, MD Paul Sierzenski, MD Bonita Singal, MD John Skiendzielewski, MD David Sklar, MD Earl Smith, III, MD Rodney Smith, MD Rebecca Smith-Coggins, MD Linda Spillane, MD Karl Sporer, MD Lawrence Stock, MD Susan Stroud, MD Judith Tintinalli, MD, MS Vicken Totten, MD, MS Thomas Tsou, MD Alan Tuttle, II, MD Phyllis Vallee, MD Keith Van Meter, MD Annette Visconti, MD David Vukich, MD Robert Wears, MD, MS Christopher Weaver, MD Ellen Weber, MD Robert Welch, MD Arlo Weltge, MD, MPH Dan Wiener, MD James Wilde, MD Andrew Wilson, Jr., MD Lance Wilson, MD

Stephen Wolf, MDBrian Zachariah, MD Christopher Ziebell, MD

Other (under $100)Orlando Adamson, MD Elizabeth Alpern, MD Margaret Barron, MD Kelly BrownKevin Brown, MD Andrew Butterfass, MD Joseph Calabro, DO Clifton Callaway, MD, PhD Russell Clark, MD Lisa CowanRobert Darling, MD Valerie De Maio, MD Cory Duncan, MD Bridget DyerDaniel FaginTerry Fairbanks, MD Kenneth Fine, MD Eric Fleegler, MD Mike GalindoMartin Geisen, MD Paul Gennis, MD Jody Gerard, MD Robert Gerhardt, MD, MPH Le GiangDaniel Girzadas, Jr., MD Shantall HallKathryn Hall-Boyer, MD Fred Harchelroad, Jr., MD William Heegaard, MD, MPH Linda Herman, MD Michael Hocker, MD Dave Holson, MD, MPH Joseph Howton, MD Venkatesh KambhampatiCraig Kennedy, MD Christopher KerwinPJ Konicki, MD Donald Kosiak, Jr., MD Terry Kowalenko, MD Christopher Krieg, MD Ruth Lamm, MD Rondall Lane, MD Timothy LeeBeth Longenecker, DO Darrell Looney, MD Seth Manoach, MD James MayoFerrell McClainRon Medzon, MD

Laura Melville, MD Frank Messina, MD Antonio Muniz, MD Samuel NaySean-Xavier Neath, MD, PhD Leigh Patterson, MD Vanessa Price-Davis, MD Bruce Quinn, MD Jonathan Redenbaugh, MD Alfred Sacchetti, MD Marcelo Sandoval, MD Mark Scheatzle, MD, MPH Stephen Schenkel, MD Greg Simsarian, MD Richard Sinert, DO David Skibbie, MD, MA Michael Slater, MD Edward Sloan, MD, MPH James Smith, Jr., MD Matthew Spencer, MD Jennifer Stenson, DO Douglas Tannas, MD Nathan TeismannDaniel Theodoro, MD Stephen Thornton, MD Joshua Vander Lugt, Anita Ziemak, MD

To make a donation to the SAEMResearch Fund * Use the online form at

https://www.periwinkle.net/saem/research.htm* Send check payable to SAEM Research Fund to

SAEM, 901 North Washington Avenue, Lansing, MI 48906* Contact SAEM via phone (517-485-5484) or email

(saem@saem.org) 100% of all contributions go directly to the Research Fund.

All administrative costs are paid by SAEM.Please support the SAEM Research Fund and the future of

EM Research.

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8th Annual Mid-Atlantic SAEM Regional Research MeetingFriday, September 23, 2005

Georgetown University/ Washington Hospital CenterGeorgetown University Marriott Conference Center

Washington, DC

The meeting will take place on September 23, 2005 at 9:00 am to 4:00 pm (the day before the ACEP Scientific Assembly whichis also in DC). There will be a preliminary Critical Care Collaboration Meeting at 7:30 am prior to the meeting, as well as aBaseball game: our Washington Nationals vs. San Francisco Giants at RFK Stadium 4:00 pm, Thursday September 22, fol-lowed by a Dinner and Lecture on Sports Medicine Research by the Team Physician. There will be a limited number of ticketsavailable (40) so respond early.

Abstract acceptance notifications will be sent in late August. As in prior years there will be no posters only plenary (12 minute)and brief (4 minute) oral presentations. The goal is to allow as many students/residents and junior faculty the opportunity topresent their research in an oral format with approximately 5 PowerPoint slides with time for questions by moderators and theaudience. More senior investigators are invited to submit abstracts for the plenary presentation. The meeting includesresearch, teaching and clinical lectures with a focus on grant writing and preparation, collaborative trauma research with sur-geons, and alcohol research (NIAAA representatives).

There will also be a 3 hour session from 12:00 noon to 3:00 pm for medical students preparing to enter an EM residency with afocused review of How to, What to do and Not to do; including representatives from most of the local residencies. A lunch atthe Hoyas Pub is also included in this session.

A block of discounted hotel rooms on campus at the Georgetown University Marriott Conference Center is available, as well asmeeting registration which will feature reasonable costs and departmental discounts for multiple attendees. All preliminary ques-tions can be emailed to: davidmilzman@comcast.net.

AACEM and SAEM Sessions to be Held During AAMC Annual MeetingThe Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency

Medicine (AACEM) and SAEM have scheduled two educa-tional sessions to be held on Saturday, November 5, 2005during the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC)Annual Meeting in Washington, DC at the Marriott WardmanPark Hotel.

The first session, "Implications for Academic Medicine andAcademic Emergency Medicine: Findings from the Wye RiverGroup 'Policy Blueprint' for Healthcare" will be held at 8:30-10:00 am in the Balcony B Room. The driving forces behindhealthcare are shaped by many interests, including con-sumers, business leaders, healthcare providers, governmentleadership and public/private payers. Bringing together thesediverse viewpoints, highlighting common themes and priori-ties for health policy would provide a powerful tool for futurehealthcare direction. During the session, the Wye River Groupon Healthcare will draw on the findings of their CommunityLeaders' Blueprint for American Healthcare and their NationalStudy on Consumer Health Values to assist the academicphysician in understanding and focusing their activitiesaround the healthcare priorities of consumers, national lead-ers and policy makers.

The session will be moderated by David Sklar, MD, Chairof the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University ofNew Mexico. The speakers are Jon R. Comola, the ChiefExecutive Officer of the Wye River Group on Healthcare, andMarcia L. Comstock, MD, MPH, the Chief Operating Officer ofthe Wye River Group.

The second session, "Epidemic of Care: Facing the FutureDemand for Healthcare" will be held at 10:15-12:00 noon.The speakers for this session will be George Isham, MD, MS,Medical Director and Chief Health Officer, HealthPartners, Inc.in Minneapolis, and Brent Asplin, MD, MPH, Vice Chair of theDepartment of Emergency Medicine at the University ofMinnesota. The rising cost of healthcare is threatening thestability of the U.S. healthcare system. One of the most trou-bling trends is the growing demand for healthcare services,particularly by people with chronic disease. As we approachthe retirement of the baby boomer generation, there are criti-cal questions about the system's capacity to meet tomor-row's demands for care. During this session, Dr. GeorgeIsham will overview his book, Epidemic of Care, in which hedescribes the drivers of healthcare costs in America.Discussion will include specific implications of tomorrow'sdemands for the emergency care system.

These sessions are open to all registrants of the AAMCAnnual Meeting, including AACEM and SAEM members, at nocharge. Pre-registration is requested, by sending an e-mailto: saem@saem.org. To register for the AAMC AnnualMeeting, go to www.aamc.org

An AACEM membership meeting is planned as a lunchsession in the Kennedy Room. All AACEM members are wel-come to attend. An AACEM Executive Committee meetingwill be held following the lunch session.

ErratumThe July/August issue of the Newsletter incorrectly reported that Dr. Art Kellermann introduced the 2005 Hal Jayne

Academic Excellence Award recipient, Dr. Roger Lewis. In fact, Dr. Lewis was introduced by Robert Hockberger, MD.SAEM regrets the error.

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A Decade (and a half) of Regional MeetingsJeffrey A. Kline, MDCarolinas Medical Centeron behalf of the SAEM Board of Directors

Next year will mark the 15th yearthat SAEM has held regional meetings.The first meeting was held at WrightState University in Ohio in 1991. Overthe past decade and a half, the primarypurpose of these meetings hasremained constant: to provide a localforum for researchers to present theirwork. Implicitly, this forum affords asmaller and possibly more comfortableforum to present research, particularlyfor those in the formative stages of theircareers.

I recall going to my first regionalmeeting in Charlottesville, Virginia in1997 where the Dean of the MedicalSchool was the initial and keynotespeaker. I remember that Dean, anendocrinologist, wearing his bowtie,and how he talked about the impor-tance of local meetings and stimulatingresearch careers. At that time, his com-ments seemed vapid to me. It was diffi-cult for me to exactly understand theimpact of these smaller meetings.However, in the 8 years since, I under-stand the importance of having theselocal forums as a stepping point for jun-ior investigators to gain experience andconfidence in conducting, preparing,and presenting research in a less intim-idating environment. Most importantly,they serve as a vehicle for connectivitybetween emergency medicine faculty atacademic centers.

Each year, the Board of Directorsgenerally approves six regional meet-ings in the U.S. including (from West toEast): the West, Midwest, New England,New York, Mid-Atlantic and Southeast.For a regional meeting to proceed withSAEM endorsement, the coordinator(s)must have approval from the Board ofDirectors. The mechanism for thisapproval starts by submitting aRegional Meeting Application form tosaem@saem.org. The form and theguidelines can be downloaded from theSAEM website at http://www.saem.org/meetings/regguide.htm. In some cases,the Board will offer commentary andwill edit the proposal, and other casesthe Board will approve the proposal “asis.”

The governance of the regionalmeetings at the SAEM Board ofDirectors level varies somewhat year-to-year, depending on the Board mem-bership, the agenda and the regional

meeting needs. For example, SAEMoriginally provided seed grants to allregional meetings. The goal was to pro-vide bridge funding until the meetingsbecame financially self-sufficient. Overthe years, many of the regional meet-ings have become relativelyautonomous, able to fund themselvesthrough registration fees, or, at somelocales, from revenues from vendorswho display at the meetings. SAEMalso mandates that the regional meet-ings have a session especially titled andtargeted for medical students. SAEMhas a slide set to assist with this effort,which can be found at http://www.saem.org/meet ings/packet .h tm.Except for the issue of an appropriatebudget and the medical student ses-sion, the Board of Directors has chosennot to micromanage the regional meet-ings.

Perhaps as a consequence of thishands-off approach, a few vagarieshave arisen. One of these was the geo-graphic boundary between the Mid-Atlantic region versus the Southeastregion. SAEM has not defined theexact geographic boundaries of any ofthe regional meetings. The boundariesfor the regional meetings are decidedlocally and are based on which residen-cy programs choose to participate. Atpresent, it is the author’s understandingthat the Mid-Atlantic region extendsfrom the top of Delaware through thelower state boundary of Virginia, andincludes all states that border theAtlantic Ocean in-between. TheSoutheast region would then be all pro-grams south of the Virginia-NorthCarolina border, and East of theMississippi. (With special emphasis, theauthor offers this Mid-Atlantic/Southeast geographic defini-tion from the perspective of a local par-ticipant, rather than as a member of theBoard of Directors). Other regions havewidely variable sizes, some encom-passing many states (eg, the Midwestor West) and others comprising onlyone state (eg, New York).

Similarly, the timing of the regionalmeetings is at the discretion of thehosting program coordinators, as longas they do not occur within six weeks ofthe SAEM Annual Meeting. SAEM hasno written policy or doctrine regardingwhen the meetings should occur, other

than the six week lockout. While mostmeetings are held in the Spring; othersare held in the Fall. Perhaps it is beststated that the timing of the meetingshould be driven by the results of expe-rience and common sense. If atten-dances is large and enthusiastic duringFall meetings, then Fall meetingsshould be encouraged. However, ifattendance and enthusiasm seems tocorrespond with having the regionalmeeting synchronized as a prelude tothe Annual Meeting, then commonsense would dictate that Winter orSpring would be the time to hold themeeting.

Those who organize and coordinateregional meetings have recognized thatthe process of submitting and receivingabstracts is simplified by taking advan-tage of the opportunity to include aregion-specific check box on the onlineabstract submission form for theAnnual Meeting held each May. Thisallows dual submission of abstracts forpeer review for both the Annual Meetingand the selected regional meeting.However, this methodology is not amandate, and local organizers canchoose to solicit abstracts in any waythat they wish. The peer reviewprocesses are independent. There is noguarantee that an abstract accepted atone meeting will predict acceptance atthe other. Nonetheless, from a policystandpoint, abstracts accepted andpresented at a regional meeting are fairgame to present to the Annual Meeting.

The place where the meeting is heldalso varies with each region. Someregions choose to hold meetings in thesame centrally located city, even thesame hotel or convention center, yearafter year. Other regions rotate themeeting around so that all participatingprograms/academic hospitals in theregion have the opportunity (or theresponsibility) to coordinate the meet-ing. This choice, and the method oforganization, again is left up to localorganizers.

The Board of Directors continues tosee value in regional meetings, andwishes to enhance the exposure of theBoard to different regional meetings.Accordingly, upon request to the SAEMoffice, a list of lectures that can be

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delivered (expertly, we hope) by eachmember of Board of Directors can beprovided to the organizers of theregional meetings. Each of the Boardmembers is enthusiastic about theopportunity to attend the regional meet-ings, to be available for informal discus-

sion, or just to observe or speak in aforum chosen by the organizers. Thiscould include a short introduction, amore structured forum to obtain inputfrom members, a slide show to clarifyongoing goals of the Board of Directors,or even a keynote address. Pursuant to

this goal, the Board of Directors hasrecently approved a proposal to contin-ue to send a Board member at SAEM'sexpense to attend the most approxi-mate regional meeting.

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2005-06 Interest Group ObjectivesInterest groups are required to meet at least annually during the SAEM Annual Meeting. At that time, each interest group wasasked to develop objectives, and some are listed below for the benefit of members who may wish to participate. Additional inter-est group objectives will be published in future issues of the Newsletter. Members interested in joining an interest group maycontact saem@saem.org and ask to be added to the interest group (and in most cases, subscribed to the interest group’s list-serv). Dues are $25 per year per interest group, but will not be charged until the annual dues invoices are sent in November.

Disaster Medicine Interest GroupChair: John McManus, MD, MCR,john.mcmanus@cen.amedd.army.mil1. Help identify the uniqueness of disaster response and

care in emergency medicine;2. Increase the awareness of disaster issues as they impact

on emergency medicine, by creating a forum for discus-sion;

3. Assist members in the publication of articles germane todisaster emergency medicine;

4. Create resources for SAEM members; 5. Communicate with other emergency medicine organiza-

tions to open discussions on disaster issues.6. Propose and aid in a consensus conference disaster topic

for 2006.7. Submit a didactic disaster topic for the Annual Meeting in

2006.

International Interest GroupChair: Kris Arnold: karnold@bu.edu1. Develop a primer for residents, students, emergency

physicians interested in performing international rotations– information on preparation and issues to be consideredin preparation to have a successful experience.

2. Begin development of an international faculty mentorshipprogram to assist developing programs in other countries.

3. Explore possible venues for increased exposure of inter-national scholarly works and communiqués that do notget into AEM.

4. Refresh listings of international fellowships for U.S. grad-uates – update SAEM web information listing – catalogueU.S.-based fellowships for non-U.S. graduate physicians.

5. Increase interest group membership interaction throughlist-serv

6. Actively support SAEM International Task Force

Ultrasound Interest GroupChair: Chris Moore: chris.moore@yale.edu1. Continue to develop education resources for residency by

looking at placing resources on the CORD sharepointwebsite. Specifically, narrated lectures regarding basicemergency ultrasound topics will be made available to theEM residency community by next May. Additionally, thepossibility of placing a repository of dynamic ultrasoundcases on this resource will be explored.

2. Attempt to reinvigorate the list-serv through communica-tions with members involved in the meeting.

3. Explore the possibility of an industry sponsoredEmergency Ultrasound Fellowship, similar to the EMSFellowship that is funded by Medtronic.

4. Refinement of a pocket guide that will be generally avail-able to interest group members and ultrasound educators.The preliminary version will be edited by interest groupmembers to complete by next year’s Annual Meeting.

Geriatric Interest GroupChair: Manish Shah: manish.shah@rochester.edu1. Develop a didactic session introducing about pain man-

agment for the 2006 SAEM Annual Meeting.2. Invite a distinguished researcher to speak at the 2006

SAEM Annual Meeting. 3. Work to develop a series of articles or a textbook on evi-

dence based geriatric emergency medicine. 4. Support the SAEM Geriatric Task Force activities.

Patient Safety Interest GroupChair: kcosby@ccbh.orgObjectives1. Foster collaborative relationships with individuals with a

common interest in Patient Safety. This will include SAEMmembers, as well as other professionals in Medicine anddisciplines outside medicine (engineering, aviation, etc).

2. Educate one another in advancements in Safety Science.3. Serve an advisory role to the SAEM Board, to keep them

apprised of actions that may impact safety in emergencymedicine.

4. Specific objections include:a. Prepare one or more proposals for didactic sessions

for the 2006 Annual Meeting.b. Continue submissions to the “Profiles in Patient

Safety” series in Academic Emergency Medicine,with a general goal of one article published quarterly.

c. Submit one article for the SAEM Newsletter related tosafety issues.

d. Add additional material to the Patient Safety curricu-lum materials on the SAEM website.

e. Encourage increased use of the patient safety list-serve to post meetings, review and discuss interest-ing publications, and encourage debate on relevanttopics.

f. Foster interaction and projects with other interestgroups. Specifically, engage with the Simulator taskforce/interest group to incorporate safety principlesin the simulator curriculum and consider how to usesimulation to advance teaching in patient safety.

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SAEM Representation at SNMA MeetingLeon L. Haley Jr, MD, MHSAEmory UniversityGlenn Hamilton, MDWright State Universityfor the SAEM Board of Directors

As part of SAEM’s ongoing efforts toencourage diversity within our special-ty, the SAEM Board of Directors votedto have representation at a booth at theStudent National Medical Association(SNMA) Annual Meeting in St. Louis, onMarch 24 – 27, 2005. Two Board mem-bers, Dr. Haley and Dr. Hamilton werechosen to represent the organizationduring this three day meeting. SNMAhosts the largest gathering of African-American and under-representedminority (URM) medical students duringits annual meeting, but it also serves asa forum for undergraduate URM stu-dents interested in medicine. The mis-sion of SNMA is to be committed tosupporting current and future underrep-resented minority medical students,addressing the needs of underservedcommunities, and increasing the num-ber of clinically excellent, culturallycompetent and socially consciousphysicians.

There were approximately 100 othervendors and booths ranging from indi-vidual residency programs to hospi-tals/healthcare systems, to medicalschools and NIH. In addition toEmergency Medicine, Psychiatry,Pediatrics, Orthopedics and Allergywere represented by their respectivespecialty societies. As part of a cooper-ative effort, general information materialabout the specialty of EmergencyMedicine was supplied by ACEP. Inaddition, visitors were provided with a

“fact sheet” developed by the SAEMBoard describing our specialty, ourorganization, but most importantly, thevalue of pursuing an academic career inour specialty. Actual numbers of visitsto the booth were not tracked, but weprinted approximately 100 of the “fastfact” sheets and handed out about 80-85 of them. We also distributed a largenumber of AEM journals. Visitors to thebooth ranged from “extremely interest-ed medical students who voiced veryspecific interests in EM research and afuture in academia to sophomores incollege who had never heard of emer-gency medicine and were interested inlearning more about the specialty. Itwas clear that most drew obvious con-nections between themselves andbeing a specialty that serves the under-served, under-insured and uninsured.

It was a great opportunity to shareour specialty, our thoughts on the spe-cialty and our organization specificallyand how they might be future contribu-tors. Observations and recommenda-tions: 1) Given the forum, the audienceand the future opportunity, the special-ty of emergency medicine should defi-nitely be present at future meetings. Itcan and should be a joint effort with theother EM specialty organizations andSAEM will be having discussions withthem to create a joint plan and direc-tion; 2) Having an African-American atthe booth was clearly a benefit. OtherAfrican-Americans in the organization

should be part of the “booth” in thefuture and this would best be accom-plished by using African-American andUnder-represented minority facultyfrom EM programs in the host city; 3) Inthe future, all booth visitors will betracked. Aside from ascertaining gener-al impact at the meeting, with the prop-er IRB approval, a valuable researchproject could be developed to studydownstream impact; 4) Orthopedicsdeveloped “literature” that specificallyreferenced their specialty’s need toincrease diversity in their specialty; in ajoint effort with the other EM societies,we should consider that option. A widerange of materials were collected andwill be shared with the UndergraduateEducation Committee to assist them infulfilling their objectives; 5) Efforts willadditionally have to be made with theleaders and members of the organiza-tions that represent the other under-represented minority groups such asthe National Hispanic MedicalAssociation and the Latin AmericanMedical Student Association, to name afew.

The SAEM Board remains commit-ted to the development of diversitywithin our specialty; together with cur-rent initiatives with CORD, as well asfuture initiatives with others, the Boardconsiders this a priority for our organi-zation.

Resident Portfolio Submissions to AEM InvitedAcademic Emergency Medicine has developed a journal

subsection for the publication of reflections and introspectionof experiences encountered by Emergency Medicine resi-dents during their training. The intent is to share how theexperience affected the personal growth and development ofthe resident as a professional. This self-reflection is importantto the ACGME Practice-Based Learning core competency,and reinforces life long learning attributes critical to the suc-cessful practice of Emergency Medicine.

Portfolio submissions should be a maximum of 5 pages,15 references and if desired, may include one table or figure.Patient and colleague confidentiality must be assured. Thesubmission should include an abstract that places the expe-rience into a professional development context (why the issue

is important to emergency physicians and educators, how ittested the author’s personal and professional development,and a “take home” point).

Each portfolio may undergo invited commentary from indi-viduals with expertise in the identified area of discussion.These commentaries will be a maximum of 2 pages in length,and will focus on “learning points” that the readership mayconsider. Primary authors must be an Emergency Medicineresident, or reflect an experience encountered in the residen-cy training environment by an Emergency Medicine graduate.

Please use our web-site link for submissions:http://ees.elsevier.com/acaeme/default.asp, and feel free tocontact the AEM Editorial Office with any questions:aem@saem.org , or 517-485-5484.

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Grant Mentorship Update James Olson, PhDWright State UniversityRichard Rothman, MDJohns Hopkins UniversityMark Angelos, MDOhio State UniversityOn behalf of the SAEM Research Committee

For several years the SAEMResearch Committee has organizedgrant writing workshops for the SAEMAnnual Meetings. The goal of thesesessions has been to provide guidanceand mentorship for young investigatorsattempting to obtain research funding.We have used several designs for theworkshops over the years includingdidactic talks on grant writing, publicreviews of grants, and one-on-onementoring sessions between reviewersand grant applicants. In 2005 we com-bined the most successful of theseapproaches in two sessions to provideindividualized mentorship and a publicpresentation which summarized thesalient problems encountered by thereviewers of the individual grants. As inpast years, this approach had goodattendance and received very positivefeedback.

Following a call in April 2005 forgrant applications to be reviewed at themeeting, five proposals were submit-ted. These applications were eithernearly ready for submission or hadalready received a review by a grantingagency, but were not funded. Eachapplication was read and critiqued bytwo volunteer reviewers prior to theAnnual Meeting. Then, during a two-hour evening session at the Annual

Meeting in New York, each applicanthad an opportunity to discuss the pro-posal privately with each assignedmentor. When available, the written cri-tiques from the granting agency wereincluded in the discussion to provideinsight for the applicant into the designof an appropriate revision to addressthe concerns of the review committee.Thanks are due to Dr. Jason Haukoos,Dr. Robert Neumar, and Dr. JohnYounger for assisting us in this mentor-ship program.

After the individual grant mentoringsession, the volunteer reviewers identi-fied important issues of grant writingfrom their reviews. These topics wereorganized into a series of short talksthat were presented several days laterin an open didactic session during theAnnual Meeting. With permission fromthe applicants, sections of their propos-als were presented to illustrate com-mon and correctable problems withinthe application.

This year we also attempted toaccess the success of the grant men-toring workshops that had been held inprevious years. Dr. Larry Melniker, oneof the first grant applicants to partici-pate in this program in 2002, spoke atthe summary didactic session to pres-ent his experience with the workshop

and the value that this structured men-torship has been for his academicresearch career development. Theguidance he received from the mentorswho reviewed his proposal led to a suc-cessful application for an ARHQ grant.Additionally, past participants in thegrant mentorship program were queriedfor their comments on the mentorshipprogram. We had a 79% response rateto our request for information and thecomments were uniformly favorable;however, surveys such as these providelimited feedback. Therefore, we alsotried to obtain an objective measure ofsuccess. We found that of the 7responders, 5 had resubmitted theirproposal and 4 of these had obtainedfunding: an 80% funding rate! Thus, bysubjective as well as objective criteriathe grant mentorship program hasshown a high degree of success.

For 2006, the Research Committeeis expanding the grant mentorship pro-gram to a 1-2 day workshop that willoccur immediately before or after theAnnual Meeting in San Francisco. Weplan to organize meetings betweenmentors and applicants with the goal ofsubstantially rewriting existing applica-tions for resubmission. Additional infor-mation will be forthcoming in the nearfuture.

2005 CPC Finals CompetitionThe six winners from the 2005 Semi-Final CPC

Competition will compete in the CPC Finals Competition dur-ing the ACEP Scientific Assembly in Washington, DC onSeptember 26 at 1:00-5:30 pm in Room 144AB of theWashington Convention Center. All are welcome; registrationis not required. The CPC Competition is sponsored by ACEP,

COR, EMRA, and SAEM.The 2006 Semi-Final CPC Competition will be held on May

17, the day before the SAEM Annual Meeting. The deadlinefor submission of cases is February 2, 2006 and informationcan be obtained by contacting the CORD office at: cord@cor-dem.org

New England Regional Meeting a SuccessOn April 27, 2005, the 9th Annual New England RegionalSAEM Meeting was held at the Hoaglund-Pincus ConferenceCenter on the University of Massachusetts Campus inWorcester, MA. This year the program was hosted by BrownUniversity after being hosted by each of the New England pro-grams over the last nine years. There were 136 abstracts sub-mitted for review of which 82 were accepted. There wereroughly 140 attendees. The oral presentations were fromeach of the residency programs in the New England area. Thekeynote address was delivered by Dr. Marc Shapiro from

Brown University and Dr. James A. Gordon from HarvardMedical School which was entitled, "Role of High FidelityMedical Simulation in Advancing Emergency Medicine inUndergraduate and Post-Graduate Education." The keynotewas preceded by thoughtful words from Glenn Hamilton, MD,who also provided moderation of the oral presentations. TheNERDS wish to thank Ms. Linda Quattrucci and Gregory D.Jay, MD, PhD, for their efforts in organizing this year's NewEngland Regional Meeting.

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Call For NominationsYoung Investigator Award

Deadline: December 15, 2006

In May 2006, SAEM will recognize a few young investigators who have demonstrated promise and distinction in theiremergency medicine research careers. The purpose of the award is to recognize and encourage emergency physi-cians/scientists of junior academic rank who have a demonstrated commitment to research as evidenced by academicachievement and qualifications. The criteria for the award includes:1. Specialty training and certification in emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine.2. Evidence of significant research collaboration with a senior clinical investigator/scientist. This may be in the setting of

a collaborative research effort or a formal mentor-trainee relationship. 3. Academic accomplishments which may include:

a. postgraduate training/education: research fellowship, master’s program, doctoral program, etc.b. publications: abstracts, papers, review articles, chapters, case reports, etc.c. research grant awardsd. presentations at national research meetingse. research awards/recognition

The candidate must have training and board certification in emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine. Criteriataken into consideration in determining the award recipient include prior research grant awards, publications, presentation, andother awards. Research grant awards are most highly weighted, especially if from federal or major foundation sources.Research publications will be weighted based on their quality and number. Publication in high impact or moderate impact jour-nals will be weighted higher than publications in low impact journals. Research presentations at national meetings and non-monetary awards will be given relatively less weight in the overall evaluation.

The deadline for the submission of nominations is December 15, 2006, and nominations must be submitted electronicallyto saem@saem.org. (Do not send hard copies.) Nominations should include the candidate’s CV and a cover letter summar-izing why the candidate merits consideration for this award. Candidates can nominate themselves or any SAEM member cannominate a deserving young investigator. Candidates may not be senior faculty (associate or full professor) and must not havegraduated from their residency program prior to June 30, 1999.

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

Call for SubmissionsInnovations in Emergency Medicine

Education Exhibits

Deadline: Wednesday, February 16, 2006

The Program Committee is accepting Innovations in Emergency Medicine Education (IEME) Exhibits for considerationof presentation at the 2006 SAEM Annual Meeting, May 18-21, 2006 in San Francisco, CA. Submitters are invited tocomplete an application describing an innovative new educational methodology that they have designed, or an inno-vative educational application of an existing product. The exhibit should not be used to display a commercial productthat 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. IEMEexhibits will be published in a summer 2006 issue of Academic Emergency Medicine, as well as in the Annual Meetingon-site program. However, if submitters have conducted a research project on or using the innovation, the project maybe written up as a scientific abstract and submitted for scientific review in the appropriate subject category by theJanuary 10 deadline.

The deadline for submission of IEME Exhibit applications is Wednesday, Feburary 16, 2006 at 5:00 pm EasternDaylight Time. Only online submissions using the form on the SAEM website at www.saem.org will be accepted. Forfurther information or questions, contact SAEM at saem@saem.org or 517-485-5484 or via fax at 517-485-0801.

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Academic AnnouncementsSAEM members are encouraged to submit Academic Announcements on promotions, research funding, and other items of

interest to the SAEM membership. Submissions must be sent to saem@saem.org by October 1 to be included in theNovember/December issue.

Steven L. Bernstein, MD, has been awarded a two-yeargrant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, under theR21 mechanism. The $250,000 grant is entitled, “Strategies toHelp Adult ED Patients Quit Smoking.” Dr. Bernstein is anAssociate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at theAlbert Einstein College of Medicine in New York.

Ethan Cowan, MD, has been awarded an F32 Ruth L.Kirschstein National Research Service Award for IndividualPostdoctoral Fellows from the National Institute of GeneralMedical Sciences. This grant offers two years of salary sup-port for mentored clinical research. Dr. Cowan is a research inthe Department of Emergency Medicine at the Albert EinsteinCollege of Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center in the Bronx.

Ugo Ezenkwele, MD, MPH, has received the 2005 HerbertW. Nickens Faculty Fellowship from the Association ofAmerican Medical Colleges (AAMC). This award is presentedto an individual who has made outstanding contributions topromoting justice in medical education and health care of theAmerican people. The recipient receives $15,000 to supporthis/her academic and professional activities and will presentthe Nickens Lecture during the 2005 AAMC Annual Meeting inWashington, DC. The presentation will take place during theMinority Affairs Section Program on Monday, November 7 inthe Palladian Room of the Omni Shoreham Hotel.

Robert Freishtat, MD, MPH, has been awarded a $626,000grant from the NIH National Center for Research Resources.His study, entitled "Innate Immunity and Thrombosis in AcuteLung Injury" is funded through a K-23 mechanism. Dr.Freishtat plans to evaluate the molecular interactions betweenlymphocyte and platelets that occur during sepsis and theprogression to ARDS. Dr. Freishtat is an Assistant Professorin the Departments of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine atGeorge Washington University.

Michael T. Fitch, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor ofEmergency Medicine, has been awarded the BrooksScholarship in Academic Medicine at Wake Forest Universityto support teaching and educational activities. He has alsobeen accepted as a member of the Core Teaching Faculty ofthe medical school.

Robert Galli, MD, has assumed the role of Program Directorof the EM Residency Program at the University of Mississippi.Dr. Galli is also the chair of the Department of EmergencyMedicine.

Ten residency programs in the surgical and related medicalspecialties have been awarded Geriatrics Education forSpecialty Residents (GESR) grants by the American GeriatricsSociety. Three of the ten grants have been awarded to emer-gency physicians: Deborah Gutman, MD, Brown MedicalSchool; Heather Prendergast, MD, University of Illinois; andMichael Wadman, MD, University of Nebraska. The programprovides a two-year grant of $32,000 to support curricularinnovations at each team’s home institution that will betteracquaint specialty residents with the unique needs of olderpatients and the principles of geriatric medicine.

Gary Johnson, MD, has been appointed Residency Directorof the EM Residency Program at the State University of New

York, Upstate in Syracuse. Dr. Thomas Lavoie will continueto serve as the Assistant Program Director.

David J. Karras, MD, has been promoted to Professor ofEmergency Medicine at Temple University School ofMedicine, where he is the Associate Chair of Academic Affairsand Research Director. He has also been appointed a CollegeMaster, responsible for implementing the medical school'snew integrated curriculum.

Gabor D. Kelen, MD, Professor and Chair of EmergencyMedicine at Johns Hopkins University has been elected chairof the Medical Board of the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

Guohua Li, Dr. P.H., Professor of Emergency Medicine atJohns Hopkins University, was recently awarded a fellowshipfrom the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. Thefellowships are awarded to men and women who have alreadydemonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholar-ship.

Mary Nan Mallory, MD, has been named program director ofthe EM residency program at the University of Louisville, hav-ing served three years as the assistant program director.

Marcus Martin, MD, Chair of the Department of EmergencyMedicine at the University of Virginia, has been appointed toserve as one of SAEM's two representatives to the Council ofAcademic Societies of the Association of American MedicalColleges. Dr. Martin was appointed to fill the position held byJames Hoekstra, MD, who is preparing to assume the presi-dency of SAEM in May 2006.

Kendall McKenzie, MD, and Risa Moriarity, MD, have beenappointed to serve as the Assistant Program Directors of theEM Residency Program at the University of Mississippi.

Steve McLaughlin, MD, has been named the director of theemergency medicine residency program at the University ofNew Mexico.

Jennifer Oman, MD, has been promoted to Associate ClinicalProfessor at the University of California, Irvine. Dr. Oman isthe director of the emergency medicine residency program.

Diane Rimple, MD, has been named the UndergraduateMedical Education Director at the University of New Mexico.

Peter Rosen, MD, has announced that he will step down asEditor-in-Chief of the Journal of Emergency Medicine as ofJanuary 1, 2006. Dr. Rosen has provided 24 years of serviceto the journal.

Robert Rogers, MD, has been appointed director ofUndergraduate Medical Education at the University ofMaryland.

William Rose, MD, has been named the program director ofthe emergency medicine residency program at West VirginiaUniversity.

Jeffrey W. Runge, MD, has been appointed Chief MedicalOfficer of the Department of Homeland Security. Dr. Rungecurrently serves as Administrator of National Highway TrafficSafety Administration (NHTSA) at the Department ofTransportation.

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Steven Seifert, MD, has been elected to a three-year term onthe Board of Directors of the American Association of PoisonControl Centers. Dr. Seifert is the Medical Director of theNebraska Regional Poison Center and Professor of MedicalToxicology at the University of Nebraska.

Sal Silvestri, MD, has been appointed to the position of direc-tor of the emergency medicine residency program at OrlandoRegional Medical Center.

Peter Sokolove, MD, received the EMRA Residency Directorof the Year Award during the SAEM Annual Meeting in May2005. Dr. Sokolove is the director of the emergency medicineresidency program at the University of California, Davis.

Knox H. Todd, MD, MPH, has founded The Pain andEmergency Medicine Institute at Beth Israel Medical Center inNew York. The goals of the center are to foster high qualitypain management in EM and to support emergency physi-cians and nurses conducting research. Dr. Todd and collabo-

rators at twenty emergency departments in the U.S. andCanada recently completed a multicenter study of pain man-agement with support from The Mayday Fund of New Yorkthrough a grant to the Emergency Medicine Foundation.

Sal Vicario, MD, long-time program director of the emer-gency medicine residency program at the University ofLouisville has stepped down effective July 1, after 22 years ofservice. Dr. Vicario will continue as a full-time faculty member.

David A. Wald, DO, has been promoted to AssociateProfessor of Emergency Medicine at Temple University Schoolof Medicine. Dr. Wald is also the Director of Medical StudentEducation.

LouAnn Woodward, MD, has been named Associate Deanfor Academic Affairs at the University of Mississippi.Previously, Dr. Woodward served as the program director ofthe emergency medicine residency program.

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SAEM 2006 Research GrantsEmergency Medicine Medical Student Interest Group GrantsThese grants provide funding of $500 each to help support the educational or research activities of emergency medicinemedical student organizations at U.S. medical schools. Established or developing interest groups, clubs, or other medicalstudent organizations are eligible to apply. It is not necessary for the medical school to have an emergency medicine train-ing program for the student group to apply. Deadline: September 8, 2005.

EMF/SAEM Medical Student Research GrantThese grants are sponsored by SAEM and the Emergency Medicine Foundation. A maximum of $2,400 over three monthsis available to encourage research in emergency medicine by medical students. Deadline: February 13, 2006.

Research Training Grant This grant provides financial support of $75,000 per year for two years of formal, full-time research training for emergencymedicine fellows, resident physicians, or junior faculty. The trainee must have a concentrated, mentored program in specif-ic research methods and concepts, and complete a research project. Deadline: November 3, 2005.

Institutional Research Training GrantThis grant provides financial support of $75,000 per year for two years for an academic emergency medicine program to traina research fellow. The sponsoring program must demonstrate an excellent research training environment with a qualifiedmentor and specific area of research emphasis. The training for the fellow may include a formal research education programor advanced degree. It is expected that the fellow who is selected by the applying program will dedicate full time effort toresearch, and will complete a research project. The goal of this grant is to help establish a departmental culture in emer-gency medicine programs that will continue to support advanced research training for emergency medicine residency grad-uates. Deadline: November 3, 2005.

Scholarly Sabbatical Grant This grant provides funding of $10,000 per month for a maximum of six months to help emergency medicine faculty at thelevel of assistant professor or higher obtain release time to develop skills that will advance their academic careers. The goalof the grant is to increase the number of independent career researchers who may further advance research and educationin emergency medicine. The grant may be used to learn unique research or educational methods or procedures whichrequire day-to-day, in-depth training under the direct supervision of a knowledgeable mentor, or to develop a knowledgebase that can be shared with the faculty member’s department to further research and education. Deadline: November 3,2005.

Emergency Medical Services Research FellowshipThis grant is sponsored by Medtronic Physio-Control. It provides $60,000 for a one year EMS fellowship for emergency med-icine residency graduates at an SAEM approved fellowship training site. The fellow must have an in-depth training experi-ence in EMS with an emphasis on research concepts and methods. The grant process involves a review and approval ofemergency medicine training sites as well as individual applications from potential fellows. Deadline: November 3, 2005.

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

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My Experiences as an SAEM Institutional Research Training Grant RecipientCarlos A. Torres, MDThe Ohio State University

As I reflect upon thelast two years, I realizethat this SAEMInstitutional ResearchTraining grant has made amajor contribution to mycareer. This two-yearaward provided $75,000per year in salary support,which allowed me pro-tected time to develop myresearch skills and inter-ests while working in thefunded laboratories of Dr.Angelos and Dr. Clantonand simultaneously pur-

suing a PhD in Biophysics. As a residency trained and ABEM-boarded emergency physician genuinely interested inresearch, this time has truly been a unique opportunity tolearn how to do science and to develop expertise in an areaof scientific investigation. The combined exposure to labora-tory research and going back to the classroom and gettinginvolved with other graduate students as part of the PhD pro-gram was one of the most challenging and rewarding parts ofthis experience. The release time provided by the SAEM grantwas fundamental in allowing my participation in these activi-ties to occur in a positive and productive way. During the fel-lowship period, I was able to learn several models for investi-

gating reactive oxygen species generation andischemia/reperfusion in the heart. I became acquainted withhighly advanced and sophisticated techniques such as elec-tron paramagnetic resonance. We were also able incorporatean increasingly important clinical tool in emergency medicine:ultrasound, to one of our investigational models, thus pro-moting cross integration between skills acquired in the clinicalarena with those obtained at the bench. I learned aboutapplying for grants, designing research experiments, analyz-ing data and even honed my skills at presenting results at sci-entific meetings. In 2004 I was honored to receive a best fac-ulty presentation award at the 14th Annual Midwest RegionalSAEM Meeting in Milwaukee, to a great extent due to theexcellence of the training I received as a result of this fellow-ship. I was able to meet and network with many different pro-fessionals involved in cardiovascular and emergency medi-cine research. As a result I feel much more prepared to launcha career in academic medicine. Of course, working with anoutstanding group of professionals who were willing to be mymentors and having a high quality research environment thatis conducive to the development of research skills had every-thing to do with how I feel today about the fellowship experi-ence. I am very grateful for the opportunity afforded methrough the SAEM Institutional Research Training grant. Ianticipate finishing my PhD in one year and plan to developan academic career in Emergency Medicine, which willinclude a significant research component.

Call for JEM Editor-in-ChiefDeadline: September 30, 2005

The Journal of Emergency Medicine, the official journal ofthe American Academy of Emergency Medicine, is seekingapplications for the position of Editor-in-Chief. This positionwill begin in January 2006 when the current Editor-in-Chief,Dr. Peter Rosen, concludes his term.

The ideal candidate will be a practicing emergencyphysician within an academic and hospital setting, will be EMresidency-trained and board certified in Emergency Medicine,

and will possess considerable experience in writing, editing,or reviewing scientific articles for publication. Interestedindividuals should contact Terri Monturano, Elsevier Inc, 1600JFK Boulevard, Suite 1800, Philadelphia, PA, 19103-2899.Phone: 215-239-3711; Fax: 215-239-3734; Email:t.monturano@elsevier.com for application materials. Thedeadline for receipt of completed applications is September30, 2005.

Call for NominationsJahnigen Career Development Scholars Award

Deadline: December 6, 2005

The request for proposals for the 2006 Jahnigen CareerDevelopment Scholars Awards program has been posted at:www.americangeriatrics.org/hartford/jahnigen.shtml Thisprogram is administered by the American Geriatric Societyand funded by The Atlantic Philanthropies and the John A.Hartford Foundation. The Jahnigen Career DevelopmentScholars Awards provide two-years of support of $75,000 per

year for salary and fringe benefits and/or the costs of doingresearch. Funding guidelines require that each scholar’s insti-tution provide a minimum match of $25,000 per year.

The deadline for submission of applications is December6, 2005. Contact Ellen Baumritter at ebaumritter@americangeriatrics.org for further information.

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ACADEMIC RESIDENTNews and Information for Residents Interested in Academic Emergency Medicine

Edited by the SAEM GME Committee

Fellowship Opportunities in Emergency MedicineWilliam Northington, MDUniversity of Pittsburgh

While the end of residency seems far off for senior emer-gency medicine residents, and even farther off for junior res-idents, it is never to late to begin planning for after gradua-tion. For most, completing an emergency medicine residen-cy leads to a career in independent practice in a hospitalemergency department. Yet there are several other careeropportunities in the field of emergency medicine; fellowshipsfor emergency medicine trained individuals seeking furthertraining and specialization are available. Currently, onlythese four fellowships lead to board certification: Hyperbaricand Undersea Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine,Sports Medicine, and Toxicology. Since other fellowships donot offer formal certification, why complete one? While com-pleting a fellowship is not always a prerequisite to a career inone of these fields, the fellowship offers specialized trainingthat provides relevant experience and expertise in the cho-sen field. Some career paths may mandate prior fellowshiptraining. For example, while many local EMS medical direc-tors have not completed an EMS fellowship, regional or met-ropolitan EMS medical directors may be expected to.Medical directors of certified Poison Centers may also berequired to complete toxicology training, but not everyonewho engages in some toxicology practice has been trainedin toxicology. Most fellowships last one to two years(Pediatric Emergency Medicine is two to three years) andoften provide the opportunity to pursue an advanced degreein an associated graduate school. For an extensive listing offellowships offered, please visit the fellowship catalog on theSAEM website.

Detailed information is available for other sources but here isa brief overview of common fellowships after EmergencyMedicine residency training.

Academic Emergency Medicine/Medical EducationDedicated time as an academic fellow offers the opportunityto work clinical shifts in an academic emergency departmentoverseeing residents and medical students, but also pro-vides training in educational models, curriculum develop-ment, residency management, dedicated didactic teaching,educational research, or other academic endeavors.

AdministrationTraining in administration exposes the fellow to the innerworkings of what it takes to run an emergency department.This includes oversight of such issues as personnel, budget-ing, acquiring new equipment, and relations with otherdepartments, staff and the hospital.

Critical CareCritical Care Medicine is the multidisciplinary field that con-cerns the stabilization, treatment, and management of criti-

cally ill patients. Currently, board certification in critical caremedicine in the United States is not possible to individualswho have only completed residency in emergency medicine.However, there are several fellowships that will accept emer-gency medicine trained individuals, a list of which is availablethrough the ACEP section of Critical Care Medicine.Approximately half of the critical care programs in the coun-try accept emergency medicine trained individuals.Furthermore, those emergency trained individuals who havecompleted critical care training have traditionally been ableto easily locate jobs despite a lack of US board certification,and several hold positions at academic institutions, some asmedical directors.

EMSAdditional training in Emergency Medical Services offers thefellow further experience in prehospital emergency care,including the design and operation of an EMS system, edu-cation of prehospital providers, and participation in theadministrative and financial aspects of an EMS system. AnEMS fellow often serves as Medical Director for smaller EMSservices or assistant Medical Director for larger city EMSservices. Many EMS fellowships also allow the fellow sub-stantial exposure to aeromedical transport, disaster medi-cine, wilderness medicine, and tactical/special operations.

Hyperbaric MedicineFellowships in hyperbaric medicine include training and edu-cation in hyperbaric physiology and diving medicine. Thefellow learns the clinical indications and applications ofhyperbaric medicine in relation to decompression sickness,non-healing wounds, soft tissue infections, and carbonmonoxide poisoning, as well as its many other uses.

International Emergency MedicineInternational emergency medicine fellowships train physi-cians to evaluate emergency health needs in a country,develop programs to meet those needs and integrate theminto the existing health systems. Often the fellow focuses onproviding humanitarian assistance and relief, developingemergency systems, or reporting to international mass-casualty/disaster events. The fellowship often includesinternational travel. Most fellows pursue an MPH or similaradvanced degree.

Pediatric Emergency MedicinePediatric emergency medicine fellowships offer additionaltraining in the care of ill and injured children. Training occursprimarily in a pediatric emergency department but may alsoinclude rotations in pediatric intensive care and on medicaland surgical pediatric subspecialty services. Although thecore objective of the pediatric emergency fellowship is to

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develop clinical skills in emergency pediatrics, most allotprotected time for research and teaching activities.

ResearchThe goal of most research fellowships is to impart knowl-edge of how to undertake scientifically sound research.Fellows should expect to have protected time to pursueresearch interests and access to a suitable research project.Research fellows often pursue an advanced degree, as wellas learn the intricacies of writing grant proposals and pro-ducing papers detailing original research that is acceptablefor publication in peer-reviewed journals. There are alsoopportunities in health services research concerning theorganization, management, financing, and performance ofhealth and medical systems. These programs are typicallyopen to individuals in most fields of healthcare and are nor-mally not affiliated with a particular academic department ofemergency medicine. Some of the better-known programsinclude The Robert Wood Johnson Clinical ScholarsProgram, The Veterans Administration Research andDevelopment Program, and Academy Health Programs.

Sports MedicineAlthough Sports Medicine often focuses on the non-opera-tive management of musculoskeletal sports conditions, italso involves the evaluation and treatment of other medicalconditions that affect an athlete, including acute or chronicconditions not related to sports. Practice opportunitiesrange from serving as a team physician to office-basedpractice. When researching a sports medicine fellowship,be sure to find out whether the program accepts emergencymedicine trained physicians; several sports medicine pro-grams are open only to those who have completed ortho-pedic or family medicine residencies.

ToxicologyToxicology programs last at least two years and train fellowsin the biochemistry, pharmacology, and toxic effects ofpharmaceutical and environmental compounds. Trainingrevolves around the recognition of clinical manifestations,differential diagnosis and management of various poison-ings. Other opportunities often include working with a poi-son control center, toxicology research, and experience withoccupational and environmental toxicology.

UltrasoundEmergency ultrasound is a rapidly growing field. ACEP’scurrent policy statement on ultrasound recognizes traumaultrasound, emergency ultrasound in pregnancy, emergencyechocardiography, abdominal aortic aneurysm, biliary ultra-sound, renal ultrasound, and procedural ultrasound as pri-mary applications for emergency ultrasound. Fellowsexpert in these studies and often explore more novel andexperimental uses for ultrasound. They become creden-tialed in performing and interpreting ultrasounds and oftenteach and oversee other individuals learning to use ultra-sound in the emergency department.

This is just a partial listing of some of the fellowshipsoffered. There are also programs in forensics, medical infor-matics, disaster research and management, geriatrics, injurycontrol, policy, neurological, and cardiovascular emergen-cies. Fellowships are a great way to receive specialized

training in a narrowed field related to emergency medicineand may also help launch a career in academic medicine. Inthe next issue of the SAEM Newsletter, two recent fellow-ship graduates will discuss the value of fellowship trainingon their careers.

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2006 CPC CompetitionSubmissions Sought

Deadline: February 2, 2006

Submissions are now being accepted fromemergency medicine residency programs for the2006 Semi-Final CPC Competition to be held May17, 2006, the day before the SAEM AnnualMeeting in San Francisco. The deadline for sub-mission of cases is February 2, 2006 with anentry fee of $250. Case submissions and presen-tation guidelines will be posted on the CORDwebsite at www.cordem.org and it is anticipatedthat online submission will be required.

Residents participate as case presenters, andprograms are encouraged to select junior resi-dents who will still be in the program at the timeof the Finals Competition, which will be held dur-ing the 2006 ACEP Scientific Assembly, October15-18 in New Orleans. Each participating pro-gram selects a faculty member who will serve asdiscussant for another program’s case. The dis-cussant will receive the case approximately 4-5weeks in advance of the competition. All casesare blinded as to final diagnosis and outcome.Resident presenters provide this information aftercompletion of the discussant’s presentation.

The CPC Competition will be limited to 60cases selected from the submissions.Approximately 80 submissions are anticipated. ABest Presenter and Best Discussant will beselected from each of the six tracks.

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

The CPC Competition is sponsored by ACEP,CORD, EMRA, and SAEM. If you have any ques-tions, please contact CORD at cord@cordem.org,517-485-5484, or via fax at 517-485-0801.

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Medical Student Interest GroupGrants

Deadline: September 8, 2005SAEM recognizes the valuable role of EM Medical StudentInterest Groups to the specialty and has established grantsof up to $500 each to help support these groups' educa-tional activities. Established or developing clubs, located atmedical schools with or without EM residencies are eligibleto apply. The deadline for this years grants is September 8,2005. Applications can be obtained at www.saem.org orfrom the SAEM office. Information on the grants approvedfor funding in 2004 can be found in the January/February2005 issue of the SAEM Newsletter, which is posted onSAEM website at www.saem.org.

Additional 2005 Medical StudentExcellence Award Winners

In the July/August issue of the Newsletter 107 recipients of the2005 Medical Student Excellence Award winners wereannounced. Since then, two additional award winners havebeen submitted:

University of MichiganDorian Ramirez

University of South AlabamaBrett A. Miller

In addition, SAEM regrets the error in the name of the recipi-ent from the University of Manitoba. The correct spelling is:Telisha Smith-Gorvie

The Medical Student Excellence Award is offered to eachmedical school in the United States and Canada to honor anoutstanding senior medical student. If your school is not par-ticipating in this award, and wishes to do so, please contactsaem@saem.org

Call for PhotographsDeadline: February 24, 2006

Original photographs of patients, pathology specimens, gram stains, EKG’s, and radiographic studies or other visual data areinvited for presentation at the 2006 SAEM Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA. Submissions should depict findings that arepathognomonic for a particular diagnosis relevant to the practice of emergency medicine or findings of unusual interest that haveeducational value. Accepted submissions will be mounted by SAEM and presented in the “Clinical Pearls” session and/or the“Visual Diagnosis” medical student/resident contest.

No more than three different photos should be submitted for any one case. Submit one glossy photo (5 x 7, 8 x 10, 11 x 14, or16 x 20) and a digital copy in JPEG or TIFF format on a disk or by email attachment (resolution of at least 640 x 48). Radiographsand EKGs should also be submitted in hard copy and digital format. Do not send X-rays. The back of each photo should con-tain the contributor’s name, address, hospital or program, and an arrow indicating the top. Submissions should be shipped in anenvelope 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 com-plaint, 2) history of present illness, 3) pertinent physical exam (other than what is depicted in the photo), 4) pertinent laboratorydata, 5) one or two questions asking the viewer to identify the diagnosis or pertinent finding, 6) answer(s) and brief discussionof the case, including an explanation of the findings in the photo, and 7) one to three bulleted take home points or “pearls.”

The case history must be submitted on the template posted on the SAEM website at www.saem.org and must be submittedelectronically. The case history is limited to no more than 250 words. If accepted for display SAEM reserves the right to edit thesubmitted case history. Submissions will be selected based on their educational merit, relevance to emergency medicine, qual-ity of the photograph, the case history and appropriateness for public display. Contributors will be acknowledged and photoswill be returned after the Annual Meeting. Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM), the official SAEM journal, may invite a limitednumber of displayed photos to be submitted to AEM for consideration of publication. SAEM will retain the rights to use submit-ted 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 isolateddiagnostic studies such as EKGs, radiographs, gram stains, etc. Photos will be returned upon request. If photos are not request-ed to be returned, they will be destroyed one year after submission.

Call for Abstracts2006 Southeastern Regional SAEM Meeting

March 24-25, Grandover Resort, Greensboro NC

The deadline for submission of abstracts is Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time and will be strictlyenforced. Abstracts can be simultaneously submitted to the SAEM Annual Meeting, and the Southeast Regional Meeting. Onlyelectronic submissions via the SAEM online abstract submission form will be accepted. The abstract submission form andinstructions will be available on the SAEM website at www.saem.org in November. Research and didactic sessions will be pre-sented at the meeting. Questions concerning the meeting content can be directed to the Program Chairman, David Cline atdcline@wfubmc.edu.

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EM Model Review Task Force UpdateDavid Kramer, MDYork HospitalJoseph LaMantia, MDNorth Shore University HospitalSAEM Representatives to the Model Review Task Force

The EM Model Review Task Forcemet in New York during the SAEMAnnual Meeting. Representatives fromall the collaborating organizations(ABEM, ACEP, EMRA, CORD, RRC-EM,and SAEM) were present. The TaskForce was charged with assessing thesuccess of The Model of the ClinicalPractice of Emergency Medicine (EMModel) and with proposing changes tothe document.

After electing Harold Thomas, MD,Chair of the Task Force, the history ofthe development of the EM Model wasreviewed. Specifically, it was noted thatno other specialty in the house of med-icine has such a collaboratively devel-oped document. In general, the TaskForce felt that the EM Model has beensuccessful in supporting the needs anddevelopment of our specialty. A num-ber of minor recommendations forchange were presented and discussedby the Task Force.

The following additions/changeswere agreed upon by the Task Forceand are included in the formal proposalsent to the collaborating organizations:

1. Language was added to thePreamble that discusses and refer-ences the ACGME six core competen-

cies along with a specific reference tothe Chapman et al article titledIntegrating the Accreditation Council forGraduate Medical Education CoreCompetencies into the Model of theClinical Practice of EmergencyMedicine (Annals of EmergencyMedicine; June 2004).

2. Language was added to theOverview that clarifies the three-dimen-sional aspect of the EM Model. Thislanguage discusses and clarifies theinterrelated nature of the three dimen-sions of the clinical practice: patientacuity, physician tasks, and listing ofconditions and components. Thisserves to clarify the concurrent applica-tion of the three dimensions in the prac-tice of emergency medicine.

3. Changes in the Listing ofConditions and Components includeadding “critical” acuity to hypothy-roidism and “Emerging infections” withboth critical and emergent acuities.

4. Minor language changes and oneaddition were made to Appendix 2.These include adding “and Crowding”to “Patient Throughput” underOperations; changing “Error Reduction”to “Patient Safety and Error Reduction”under Performance Improvement;

changing “Disaster Preparedness” to“Emergency Preparedness and DisasterManagement”, and adding “End-of-LifeIssues” under "Systems-basedManagement".

In addition to the specific recom-mendations for change in the docu-ment, the Task Force made three pro-posals to the collaborating organiza-tions:

1. ABEM should continue to be theadministrative organization for themaintenance and support of the EMModel.

2. The Task Force recommends thatthe next review of the EM Model occurin 2007.

3. At the time of the next review, thecollaborating organizations should con-sider whether a new practice analysis isneeded.

The proposed recommendationswere sent to the Board of Directors ofeach collaborating organization. TheSAEM Board has approved the recom-mendations of the Task Force.Approval is currently pending from theother organizations. Once approved,the revised EM Model will be finalizedand made available to the public.

SAEM Ethics Consultation Service Emergency physicians are faced

with countless ethical dilemmas. Wemake choices based not only on ourknowledge but also on our personalbeliefs and value systems.Occasionally, an ethical issue arisesthat is outside our world view or con-sideration, or a situation confronts usthat makes us uncomfortable. We maylack the knowledge to make a reason-able choice, we may be faced withsomething totally out of our experience,or we feel at a loss because we cannotdetermine the possible options. Wemay witness an ethically questionableact, may observe unprofessional andpossibly harmful actions, may disagreeabout the correctness of another’s deci-sion, or may feel we ourselves are beingsubjected to exploitation, abuse, orother unethical behavior. Such situa-tions are frightening; it is difficult to dis-tinguish reality from perception, to

know who can be approached foradvice, or where resources can befound to assist in developing an appro-priate response.

Some institutions have committeesor other authoritative bodies designedto examine grievances, allegations ofscientific misconduct or specific ethicaldilemmas in clinical practice. Theadvice of these groups, however, mayhave limited applicability to emergencymedicine; they may not include emer-gency physicians, or have the expertiseto relate to the unique aspects of theethics of emergency medicine. In addi-tion, these groups are charged withdeveloping a response to a particularcrisis that has arisen locally. They aregoal directed and not necessarily ableto provide a thoughtful method to edu-cate beyond the concrete response tothe problem at hand.

For these reasons, SAEM has devel-

oped an Ethics Consultation Service toassist SAEM members with questionsconcerning ethical issues or decisionsthey must make during the course oftheir clinical, academic or administra-tive responsibilities. Opinions from theEthics Consultation Service will beoffered to SAEM members in a timelymanner; requests from nonmemberswill be considered on a case by casebasis. The opinions rendered are notmeant to be part of an ‘appeal process.’All communications will be anonymousand confidential. However, becausemany ethical issues confronting emer-gency physicians are universal in theirscope, and others may learn from theissue presented, we hope to develop aseries of articles for publication, assum-ing that confidentiality can be main-tained. All requests, inquiries, or corre-spondence should be directed tosaem@saem.org.

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EMF Grants AvailableThe Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) grant applications are available on the ACEP web site at www.acep.org. From thehome page, click on “About ACEP,” then click on “EMF,” then click on the “EMF Research Grants” link for a complete listing ofthe downloadable grant applications. The funding period for all grants is July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007, unless otherwisenoted.FERNE Neurological Emergencies Clinical ResearchGrantThis grant is sponsored by EMF and the Foundation forEducation and Research in Neurological Emergencies(FERNE). The goal of this directed grant program is to fundresearch based towards acute disorders of the neurologicalsystem, such as the identification and treatment of diseasesand injury to the brain, spinal cord and nerves. $25,000 willbe awarded annually. The deadline for the submission of a let-ter intent is October 14, 2005 and the deadline for grant sub-missions is January 9, 2006. Notification: April 25, 2006.

EMF Directed Research Reducing Medical Errors AwardThis request for proposals specifically targets research that isdesigned to reduce medical errors in the ED setting. Althoughall clinical proposals will be considered, the highest prioritywill be given to proposals that directly evaluate interventionsto reduce medical errors and utilize quantitative outcomemeasures to assess effectiveness. Proposals may focus onspecific patient populations, disease processes or hospitalsystem components. Studies that propose to only identifyerrors without a plan to evaluate outcomes or investigateinterventions will not be considered. Applicants may apply forup to $100,000 in funding. The funds will be disbursed semi-annually over the two-year cycle. Deadline: December 19,2005. Notification: April 25, 2006.

ENAF Team GrantThis request for proposals specifically targets research that isdesigned to investigate the topic of ED overcrowding.Proposals may focus on a number of related areas, including:definitions and outcome measures of ED overcrowding, caus-es and effects of ED overcrowding, and potential solutions tothe problem of ED overcrowding. The applicants must provideevidence of a true collaborative effort between physician andnurse professionals and must delineate the relative roles ofthe participants in terms of protocol development, data col-

lection, and manuscript preparation. A maximum of $20,000will be awarded. Deadline: December 19, 2005. Notification:April 25, 2006.

Resident Research Grant A maximum of $5,000 to a junior or senior resident to stimu-late research at the graduate level is available. Deadline:December 19, 2005. Notification: April 25, 2006.

Career Development GrantA maximum of $50,000 to EM faculty at the instructor orassistant professor level who need seed money or releasetime to begin a promising research project is available.Deadline: December 19, 2005. Notification: April 25, 2006.

Riggs Family/Health Policy Research GrantBetween $25,000 and $50,000 for research projects in healthpolicy or health services research topics is available.Applicants may apply for up to $50,000 for a one- or two-yearperiod. The grants are awarded to researchers in the healthpolicy or health services area who have the experience toconduct research on critical health policy issues in EM.Deadline: January 9, 2006. Notification: April 25, 2006.

Research Fellowship GrantThis grant provides a maximum of $75,000 to EM residencygraduates who will spend another year acquiring specificbasic or clinical research skills and further didactic trainingresearch methodology. Deadline: January 9, 2006.Notification: April 25, 2006.

Medical Student Research GrantThis grant is sponsored by EMF and the SAEM. A maximumof $2,400 over 3 months is available for a medical student toencourage research in emergency medicine. Deadline:February 13, 2006. Notification: April 25, 2006.

Board of Directors UpdateThe SAEM Board of Directors meets

monthly, usually by conference call.This report includes the highlights fromthe May 25 meeting during the SAEMAnnual Meeting and the June 21 andJuly 12 conference calls.

The Board approved a proposaldeveloped by the AEM Task Force tohire a Managing Editor for the Journal.A full-page advertisement describingthe position is published in this issue ofthe Newsletter.

Per the requirements of theConstitution and Bylaws, the Boardheld an election to select individuals toserve on the Nominating Committee.Dr. Dave Sklar was elected to a one-year term on the NominatingCommittee from the past presidents.

Dr. Jim Olson was elected to a two-yearterm on the Nominating Committeefrom the committee/task force chairs.Dr. Catherine Marco was elected to aone-year term on the NominatingCommittee as a member of the Boardof Directors.

The Board approved a proposal thatthe Constitution and Bylaws Committeedevelop an amendment that currentmembers of the Nominating Committeebe ineligible to be nominated to theslate of nominees of elected positions.

The Board approved the develop-ment of a Newsletter article on the topicof the SAEM regional meetings. Thearticle is published in this issue of theNewsletter.

The Board approved the develop-

ment of Board subcommittees onregional meetings and membership.

The Board appointed Dr. MarcusMartin to serve as one of SAEM’s tworepresentatives to the Council ofAcademic Societies of the Associationof American Medical Colleges. Dr.Martin will join Dave Sklar, MD, as theSociety’s representatives.

The next face-to-face meeting of theBoard of Directors will be held onMonday, September 26 from 8:00 amuntil 5:00 pm in the WashingtonBoardroom of the Grand Hyatt Hotel.The Board will also meet on Tuesday,September 27 at 12:00-5:00 pm in theBulfinch Room of the Grand HyattHotel.

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Call for Physician Workforce PapersAcademic Medicine, the Journal of the Association of

American Medical Colleges, is now accepting papers onphysician workforce research with the goal of identifying 5 to10 articles for publication in early 2006. The number of arti-cles to be published depends on the number and quality ofthe manuscripts received and approved. A panel, comprisedof physician workforce researchers, will review all submis-sions. The Academic Medicine editorial staff will review final-ists selected by the panel. Papers are due by Friday,September 16, 2005.

Submissions must be well written and address an impor-tant contemporary issue related to physician workforceissues. Reviewers will be looking to achieve a mix of articlesthat encompasses a variety of topics and viewpoints.

Manuscripts on a wide range of topics related to the physi-cian workforce, such as those covered at the AAMC PhysicianWorkforce Research Conference are welcome. This includessuch diverse topics as:

1. Measuring and forecasting the supply and demand forphysicians;

2. Factors impacting on the supply and demand forphysicians;

3. Specialty and state specific physician workforce stud-ies;

4. Implications and impacts of the increasing percent ofphysicians that are women;

5. Practice and retirement patterns for older physicians;6. Practice patterns of younger physicians;7. Assessing changes in physician practice patterns over

a professional career;8. Approaches to measuring and increasing physician

productivity and efficiency; 9. Strategies and experiences with efforts to address

mal-distribution; 10. Implications and impacts of a more diverse physician

workforce; 11. The impact of health care organization and financing

on the supply, demand and use of physicians;

12. The relationship between physician education, trainingand specialty on quality of care and outcomes of care;

13. The role of non-physician clinicians; and14. Approaches to improving physician workforce data

collection;While findings from recent quantitative research are

encouraged, Academic Medicine will also consider results ofqualitative research.

Papers should be submitted to Edward Salsberg at esalsberg@aamc.org. Include “Call for Physician WorkforcePapers” in the subject line.

Submissions should be double-spaced and include anabstract comprising four paragraphs labeled “Purpose,”“Method,” “Results,” and “Conclusion.” When submittingyour paper, attach a cover letter that includes the following:

● The title of the paper.● A statement that the paper has not been published and

is not under consideration in the same or substantiallysimilar form in any other journal.

● A statement that all those listed as authors are quali-fied for authorship and that all who are qualified to belisted as authors are listed as authors on the byline.

● A statement that, to the author’s knowledge, no con-flict of interest, whether financial or otherwise exists.(If a possible conflict exists, the authors must describethe circumstances.)

● The name and contact information (name, title, fulladdress, email, and telephone number) for the corre-sponding author.

In addition to this call for papers, Academic Medicine willcontinue to consider physician workforce papers on an on-going basis as part of its regular review of submissions.

For clarification on submission requirements visitwww.academicmedicine.org. If you have questions about thecall for papers, email or call Mr. Salsberg (202) 828-0415 oresalsberg@aamc.org.

SAEM Sports Medicine Interest GroupDavid J. Berkoff, MDDuke University

A new interest group has beenformed within SAEM that will focus onsports medicine. Sports medicine hasbeen a recognized subspecialty withinEM for years and our faculty help writethe CAQ board questions, yet there isno formal organized interest group. Ofthe nearly 70 primary care sports medi-cine fellowships in the country less than10 are run by EM programs. Fellowshipspots are highly coveted and difficult toget; coming from an EM backgroundseems to be a disadvantage.Additionally, although there is a signifi-cant amount of research being per-formed relating to sports medicine,event medicine and musculoskeletalexams, there is little representation at

the national meetings relating to this.The goals of this interest group will

be to create a community of emergencymedicine trained physicians who sharea common interest in sports medicine. Ihope that this group will be able toenhance our knowledge of muscu-loskeletal injuries seen in the ED, opennew doors relating to sports medicinefellowships and EM trained applicants,advise and collaborate regarding futurejob tracks for sports medicine fellow-ship trained EM physicians, and devel-op a larger base for research to be per-formed and presented.

I invite all SAEM members to con-sider joining this interest group, bothfellowship trained EM docs and those

just with an interest in these topics.Developing an interest group takes agroup of dedicated people, and I wouldalso like to find a few interested peoplewho could help to begin to develop thisgroup with me. I also welcome ideasfor an email newsletter and topics thatwould be of interest to the members.

The cost to be a part of any SAEMinterest group is $25. However, if yousend an email to saem@saem.org toexpress your interest, you will be addedto the SAEM database, but will not bebilled until the annual SAEM duesinvoices are sent in mid-November.Once we have 20 members, SAEM willset up a list-serv for the group.

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demic physicians tend to roll their eyesor cover their ears when this topic isbrought to the table. It is neglectful thatour medical training rarely prepares usto come to grips with money. For with-out a clear understanding of its benefitsand hazards, little progress of true andlasting significance can be made.

SAEM has always taken great pridein its frugality. The size of its staff is notthat much larger now at 5,000 membersthan it was when there were 500 mem-bers. It has used operational moniesnot spent in other directions to supportthe Research Fund, over $500,000placed into this fund in the last twoyears. This steady contribution andfinancial management has allowed thisfund to grow to over $4,000,000. Thisis a source of pride for the organization,but at the same time the question mustbe asked of you as members, “What isthe best use of the next cycle of opera-tional dollars?” Money of course is insome respects is like fire. It’s an excel-lent servant but can be a terrible master.We need to carefully examine how themoney is gathered and spent throughthe Society by the most professional ofmeans. We should consider how thesemonies are used for the maximum ben-efit of the maximum number of mem-bers in the Society. For example, theBoard held a recent dialogue about webservices and how these may be pro-moted depending upon the anticipatedrequirements and expectations of themembership. As a result, a newWebmaster, on-site at the central office,

was hired, and is currently activeredesigning the Society’s website toease accessibility and informationexchange. We anticipate seeing the roll-out of this site in the coming months.After considerable discussion and thedevelopment of an excellent writtenproposal, the Board recently approvedthe hiring of a Managing Editor for ourJournal, Academic EmergencyMedicine (see ad in this issue of theNewsletter). In this way, the successesto date can be sustained, and efficien-cies established to assure the produc-tion of the highest quality journal for thelong-term. Future services for themembership are being explored andideas are encouraged.

As we examine how your monies areapplied, we must consider how toexpand our research experience andexpertise opportunities beyond the cur-rent emphasis of the Research Fund,our three major research traininggrants—Research Training, InstitutionalResearch Training, and ScholarlySabbatical, totaling nearly $400,000(see the complete list of SAEM grantprograms in this issue of theNewsletter). These monies favorablyimpact three people and their pro-grams, with the expectation of long-term gains for these individual’s aca-demic careers and research productivi-ty. Thereby, it represents a significantinvestment in the future of the specialtythat is not duplicated anywhere else inEmergency Medicine. We also mustseek other means of reaching a wider

audience with our offerings.Currently, SAEM doesn’t have its

own separate research oriented trainingprogram other than what’s offered atthe Annual Meeting. CORD sponsors,"Academic Assembly", ACEP presentsthe "EMBRS Course". One of theResearch Committee’s objectives forthis year proposes SAEM actively con-tribute to the expertise of maturingresearchers by offering a specificresearch skills oriented course of itsown. In this way, we can impact andinfluence more members in supportingtheir pursuit of a defining event inestablishing an academic career…theattaining of one’s initial research grant.The topic will be ‘Applied Grant WritingSkills’ expanding upon the successfulsessions currently held within theAnnual Meeting. It will be a one-daypre-meeting course with limited enroll-ment to address this essential skill forany research career in a practical man-ner. Its goal is for you to come to theconference with a grant idea, a prelimi-nary grant, or a rejected grant. At theend of the intense and focused experi-ence, one or two participants to oneexperienced grants person, you woulddevelop a completed grant, reviewed indetail and have ideas about where thisgrant may be sent for the next step.Grantsmanship in many ways is the cul-mination of all the skills necessary forthe researcher. SAEM will be there forthem beginning in 2006. Interestingly,

President’s Message…(continued from page 1)

SAEM/ACMT Michael P. Spadafora Medical ToxicologyScholarship Winners Selected

Leslie R. Dye, MD

Dr. Michael P. Spadafora was an academic emergencyphysician and medical toxicologist who was a member ofSAEM and the American College of Medical Toxicology(ACMT) and was dedicated to resident education. After hisdeath in October 1999, a scholarship was established in hisname. The purpose of the scholarship is to encourageEmergency Medicine residents to pursue Medical Toxicologyfellowship training. Two awards are provided- one funded bySAEM and one by ACMT, each for $1250. The money willsupport travel, meeting registration, meals, and lodging forthe attendance of the annual North American Association ofClinical Toxicology (NAACT) meeting in Chicago.

Applicants submitted a curriculum vita, letter of supportfrom the program director, letter of recommendation from anactive member of SAEM and/or ACMT, and an essay describ-ing the interest in medical toxicology. There were 5 excellent

candidates with complete applications. A selection commit-tee consisting of members of SAEM and/or ACMT scoredeach candidate. The two with the highest scores were cho-sen to receive the scholarship.

The winners are Dr. Elizabeth Gray and Dr. HenryGresham. Dr. Gray is an emergency medicine resident at theNaval Medical Center in San Diego. She served two years asa flight surgeon for the Marine Corps and has published arti-cles on Latex-Derived Dart Poison. Dr. Gresham is an emer-gency medicine resident at the University of Massachusetts.He is the recipient of a 2005 EMF Resident Research Grant onOrganophosphorus (OP) Hydrolase for Acute OP Poisoning.

Each recipient will submit a summary of the ACMT scien-tific symposium and the ACMT practice symposium for publi-cation in the SAEM Newsletter and IJMT. Congratulations toboth winners.

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depending on the demand, this coursecould alternate with an academic writ-ing course, or even an educate the edu-cators skills course, where classroomand bedside teaching could beimproved and new technologies exam-ined with time to understand, practice,and assess them.

A different planned course offeringassigned to the Faculty DevelopmentCommittee is focused on SeniorAcademic Management andLeadership Skills. This objective repre-sents a course primarily for mid-careerfaculty, although most faculty couldbenefit from it. It could be developedon our own or in combination, for exam-ple, with the Association of AcademicChairs in Emergency Medicine(AACEM). One reason for such acourse is my belief in the next 5-7 yearsthere will be approximately 25-35 avail-able Chair positions in EmergencyMedicine due to retirement or advance-ment of current Chairs, myself included,as well as the addition of new academ-ic departments in the specialty. Thereare currently 73, the newest beingWashington University in St. Louis.There are 125 medical schools, sowe’re just beyond the halfway point.But, the generation of Chairs who I rep-resent will be moving on, and we mustbe prepared to have a number of viablecandidates for each of these positionsto secure the gains we’ve made overthese last 25 years. An open Chairposition in emergency medicine is a vul-nerable position in any medical school.We must make sure that nothing is lostduring these transitions. This confer-ence, perhaps two days, free-standing,would emphasize the practical applica-tions of a variety of management andacademic skills important to those indi-viduals interested in a Chair’s position,moving into the Dean’s office, or havinga leadership role in organizedEmergency Medicine. These include anunderstanding of the academic environ-ment in the United States, negotiationskills, finances, management versusleadership, and an understanding ofpolicies and procedures, including thelaw as it relates to academic issues.These and other topics must be dis-cussed, assimilated, and understood bythose who have an interest in becomingacademic leaders and managers in thisspecialty. SAEM will be there for them.

Lastly, in the area of financial issues,we need to once again look at andexpand our development activities. The

Board has conscientiously examineddevelopment pathways that might betaken with professional assistance overthe last two years, but several recom-mendations or ideas are still pendingimplementation.

We should continue to expand ourcurrent endowment by wise invest-ments and development activities thatgenerate donations rather than internaltransfers of operational dollars createdby dues and the Annual Meeting. TheBoard has authorized the DevelopmentCommittee to seek the assistance of aprofessional development consultant toaid in our financial planning and fund-raising activity, both within and outsideof the Society.

The second broad area to discussrelates to specific areas for growth orareas in which we may have a broaderimpact than we currently do. The first isin the area of diversity. As we are wellaware, emergency medicine has limitedexposure in under-represented minoritystudent groups, especially African-Americans and Latinos. We need tomake a conscious sustained outreachto these groups to ensure their expand-ed presence and role in emergencymedicine training and academics. Oneclear action we can take is to establisha presence for SAEM at the specificdiversity oriented medical conferencesespecially those directed toward med-ical students. In March of this year,Leon Haley and I initiated that presenceby means of a booth at the 40th AnnualStudent National Medical Association(SNMA) meeting in St. Louis. We spoketo more than 80 minority students. Thiswas the first presence of an EM organi-zation at such a meeting, but not thelast. We are currently working to estab-lish a rotation-based presence of themajor organizations representing emer-gency medicine at this meeting through2010.

Another important diversity priorityis to clearly define the needs, and howwe may assist the continued progressof women in academic medicine. Thisyear we enhanced the currentMentoring Women Interest Group, bycreating a new Task Force charged withthis specific goal.

Academics has many similarities toclinical practice, but it has importantdifferences, and we as a Society needto recruit, retain and advance bothunder-represented minorities andwomen as they move toward somedegree of parity within our realm.

Another important area relates to ourrole with developing academic emer-gency medicine from an internationalperspective. This has been fraught withhazards in the past, and likely in thefuture, yet SAEM should consider aleadership role in assisting individualsfrom other countries in establishingstandards of teaching and research rel-ative to acute care and emergencymedicine. We should have at least, apolicy and plan for how we’re going toengage with other countries and cul-tures through academic emergencymedicine. This year we have estab-lished an International Task Force, agroup of individuals with internationalexperience who will be asked to exam-ine what SAEM could offer to other fac-ulty and institutions, as our part in sup-porting international academic emer-gency medicine.

A third specific area for growth istechnology in education. We need toknow about advances and insure cur-rent cutting edge activities are broadlydisseminated to the membership. Theemphasis over this year, although Ihope it’s the first of many forays into thefield and future of technology, is specif-ically related to the use of patient simu-lators. We have established aTechnology in Education-SimulatorsTask Force that will build on thestrengths currently within the SimulatorInterest Group. Goals for this groupinclude: creating a library of cases toteach different groups, including stu-dents and residents. This collection ofcases could be easily disseminatednationally for the benefit of many EMprograms. We will also examine theidea of a recommended turnkey simula-tor laboratory and anticipated expens-es. Research ideas and a developing atraining agenda using these new edu-cational techniques (such as integratingdiversity training into the curriculum)will be explored.

Finally, on this topic of growth areasfor 2005-2006, there are two that havebeen examined in the past and need tobe reactivated. The first is geriatrics. Inthe mid 1990s, SAEM with assistanceof the Hartford Foundation, created anexcellent textbook and curriculum ongeriatrics and emergency medicine.Every one of us knows that the numberof older patients being seen in theemergency departments in this countryrepresent the fastest growing group we

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encounter. A Geriatrics Task Force hasbeen established with the specific goalof reviewing, rewriting and integratingnew technology into a geriatrics cur-riculum for undergraduate and graduatetraining. Hopefully, we can once againwork with the assistance of the HartfordFoundation.

Lastly, there is the relationship ofSAEM with industry and industry-spon-sored research. This again was exam-ined in some detail almost 10 years agoand most recently the Board sponsoreda focus group with industrial represen-tatives to see how we may best relateand interact with them. Whatever yourviews of the potential benefits and haz-ards of industry, there is no questionthey are a very real source of moneyand support for research related toareas of interest in this specialty.

Although, I am not one to advocatethe Annual Meeting become being a‘trade fair,’ we should have an activeplan for engagement and relationshipguidelines with the industries pertinentto our specialty, especially in the con-text of research and support of areas ofmutual interest. We have createdanother Task Force that will examinethe results of this focus group andmove forward to consider SAEM’soptions in developing relationships withthe various industries that surround us.

The third and final broad category ofinterest in this coming year relates tooutreach and projected values. I havealready initiated informal conversationswith the current Presidents orPresident-elects of all of the societiesrepresenting emergency medicine. Theopportunity to speak before the ACEPBoard in Dallas was accepted in June,and the EMRA Board will be addressedin September. SAEM must be part ofother societies’ strategic planning andwe must have an active role, not just areactive role, in the shaping of emer-gency medicine and its future. Thisengagement also applies to organiza-tions outside of our specialty, thosehaving real influence on the direction ofacademics and healthcare in America.An excellent role currently being pur-sued this year and extending into nextis the relationship between SAEM andthe Institute of Medicine as it debatesthe role of Emergency Medicine in thefuture of American health care. Youwould be very pleased with the level of

activity and relationship we have estab-lished not only through representativesserving on the IOM committees, butalso through a series of presentations,supplied written materials, and atten-dance at their meetings to make sureacademic emergency medicine has avoice at these important deliberations.We believe this effort will be of benefitto the specialty when the report isreleased to the government and thepublic in early 2006 and have convenedan experienced group to monitor theramp-up and release of this report.

We’re currently examining our rolewith the AAMC and have recentlyagreed to be more proactive in that rela-tionship, and continue to encourage themembership to be aware and involvedin that important organization’s activi-ties.

Another area for outreach is to care-fully examine the geography of repre-sentation and the inclusion of new pro-grams in SAEM leadership opportuni-ties. For example, on a quick review it’sinteresting that despite 17 residencyprograms in the New York City area,SAEM has only had one or two Boardmembers from New York. Think of thenew programs, the Iowa’s, Nebraska’s,Utah’s, and the Louisiana States’. Eachone of these needs to be welcomed andcultivated to align itself with SAEM. Wemust clearly demonstrate how thisalignment can benefit these new facultyto not only sustain their careers, butensure their careers are successful andfulfilling. The natural corollary of that isto maintain an active, visible and viableSAEM Consult Service such that stateswith no emergency medicine trainingprograms, yet have a medical schoolsuch as Oklahoma, Nevada, andVermont, are encouraged and support-ed in their development of residenciesand academic emergency medicine.

My personal and professional agen-da in 2005 is really no different than mydreams in 1989. That was and is toestablish SAEM as the clear leader inacademic emergency medicine for all ofthose, and I want to repeat, all of thoseinterested in pursuing this fascinatingand varied career path. How we projectthe Society’s values to our membershipand others is most important. We mustensure all individuals with commitmentand capabilities are encouraged insharing their time and talents with us.

We may of necessity teach the hierar-chical pecking-order approach used byall too many Promotion and TenureCommittees, but inside our Society weneed not accept or embrace the samephilosophy. Activities like founding anew residency program versus servingon an NIH Study Section can’t be per-ceived as being weighed on the samescale – and one found wanting. Theymust be valued separately, on differentscales, and each represented as con-tributing to the whole of academics.That total scope of academics is theviable realm of SAEM - the full body ofwhich its leadership and membershipneed to support without judgment.

The symbol of this Society is thelamp of knowledge. This lamp of knowl-edge needs to be held high and serveas a beacon to investigators, educa-tors, administrators, residents, studentsall coming with a wide variety of talentsand interests that collectively make upthe full breadth of academic pursuit inour specialty. Duplicating the basicprinciples of academics, SAEM is aboutis curiosity, creativity, change, open-ness and exploring the full range ofpossibilities related to the future of thisexciting and necessary specialty ofemergency medicine.

This is my 30th year in emergencymedicine and likely by that statement Iam one of the older academic emer-gency physicians. In that fact, lies animportant statement of hope for everyone of you. Academics is an exciting,lifelong pursuit of ideas and new think-ing, some evolutionary and now andthen revolutionary – like the idea ofemergency medicine itself. It is whathas kept me energized for all theseyears. What motivates me to standbefore you now is the belief that there ismuch, much more to do.

Many of these ideas are in place for2005-2006; others are ideas for theshaping. My most sincere wish is eachmember has a clear understanding andbelief that SAEM can be a resource dur-ing every step and phase of their careerdevelopment. This can be our contin-ued goal for SAEM, and represent thesum total of the objectives for thisupcoming year. I look forward to serv-ing you and the Society in the comingyear, and am especially interested inyour continued communication.

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FACULTY POSITIONSCALIFORNIA: University of California, Irvine, Department of EmergencyMedicine has immediate opening for a clinical scholar to join our 15-memberfaculty. EM Board Certification required. Pediatric EM board certification or eli-gibility most highly sought. Research fellowship training and/or advanceddegree (MPH, MBA, MME or PhD) strongly preferred. Appointment in ClinicalScholar series anticipated. UCI Medical Center is a 472-bed tertiary care hos-pital with all residencies. The ED is a progressive 36-bed Level I Trauma Centerwith 46,000 patients (2100 trauma runs) in urban Orange County. Collegial rela-tionships with all services. Excellent salary and benefits. Inquiries confidential.Send CV to Mark Langdorf, MD, MHPE, FACEP, FAAEM, RDMS, UCI MedicalCenter, Route 128. 101 City Drive, Orange, CA 92868. UCI is an equal oppor-tunity employer committed to excellence through diversity.

INDIANA: Indiana University School of Medicine, Department of EmergencyMedicine is recruiting a clinician teacher to provide care at public hospital EDlocated on medical center campus. Wishard Hospital is a Level One TraumaCenter, base for busy pre-hospital emergency transport services, and regionalburn center. The ED recorded 95,000 visits in 2004. Wishard complementsMethodist in providing clinical experiences for IUSM EM residents. Enthusiasmfor medical education, clinical research, and patient care in a busy public hos-pital ED are expectations. Residency training, certification/preparation in EMare required. Rank and tenure dependent upon qualifications. Apply to JamieJones MD (jhjones@iupui.edu) or Rolly McGrath MD (rmcgrath@iupui.edu),FAX (317)656-4216. IU is an EEO/AA Employer, M/F/D.

NEBRASKA: The University of Nebraska Medical Center, Section of EmergencyMedicine is recruiting 1-2 additional faculty members committed to developingan academic career. With an accredited residency which began in July 2004,this is a great opportunity to help shape the future of emergency medicine in thisregion. Candidates who have toxicology training will have the opportunity towork with the Nebraska Regional Poison Center. The new Center for ClinicalExcellence, which will house the Emergency Department and provide servicesfor 45,000 annual visits, will open in November 2005. Respond in confidenceto: Robert Muelleman, MD, Professor, Chief of Emergency Medicine, Universityof Nebraska Medical Center, 981150 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE68198-1150. (402-559-6705) The University of Nebraska is an affirmativeaction/equal opportunity employer. Minorities and women are encouraged toapply.

NEW YORK: Exciting opportunity to participate in the development of a new EMresidency training program at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Manhattan. This is a LevelI trauma center with an annual ED volume of 55,000. The ED is undergoing a$20 million dollar renovation; the first phase, a state-of-the-art Urgent Care, tobe completed in the fall. Emergency Medicine is a full academic department atNew York Medical College. EMA is a physician owned and truly democraticgroup. We offer an excellent compensation package including: partnership,malpractice, medical, dental; life insurance; 401K; long-term disability, andCME. Faculty appointment commensurate with experience and qualifications.Submit CV to: Carol Leah Barsky, MD, Chair, Dept. of EM, emailjobs@emamd.com or call 1-877-692-4665 x1190. Visit our website atwww.EMA-ED.com.

OHIO: The Ohio State University: Assistant/Associate or Full Professor.Established residency training program. Level 1 trauma center. Nationally rec-ognized research program. Clinical opportunities at OSU Medical Center andaffiliated hospitals. Send curriculum vitae to: Douglas A. Rund, MD, Professorand Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, The Ohio State University,146 Means Hall, 1654 Upham Drive, Columbus, OH 43210; or E-mail;Pfeil.3@osu.edu; or call 614-293-8176. Affirmative Action/Equal OpportunityEmployer.

PENNSYLVANIA: SEEKING TWO additional EM Residency-trained physicians tojoin 38 BC physicians and 11 PAs evaluating close to 110,000 patients at thethree sites of 750-bed Lehigh Valley Hospital (LVH). Ultrasound certification aplus. Collegial group with a good mix of experience, and extraordinary physi-cian retention rate. Great opportunity for advancement. Employed by LehighValley Physician Group, the multi-specialty physician practice of LVH.Electronic medical records, physician order entry, documentation and PACs sys-tem. Academic, tertiary hospital with Level I trauma, 9-bed Burn Center, 13 free-standing, fully-accredited training programs, including one in EmergencyMedicine. Eligibility for faculty appointment at Penn State/Hershey. Competitivesalary and fabulous benefits! LVH located in the beautiful Lehigh Valley, with700,000 people, excellent suburban public schools, safe neighborhoods, mod-erate cost of living, one hour north of Philadelphia and one-and-one-half hourswest of Manhattan. Email CV to carol.voorhees@lvh.com. Phone (610) 402-7008.

PENNSYLVANIA: University of Pittsburgh: Full-time emergency medicine fac-ulty non tenure and tenure positions are available at the Instructor throughProfessor levels. Candidates must be residency trained and board certified/pre-pared in emergency medicine. We offer career opportunities as a clinician-investigator or clinician-teacher. Our faculty have local, national and interna-tional recognition in research, teaching and clinical care. The ED serves a pri-marily adult population with a volume of approximately 50,000 per year, and is

a Level I trauma center with both toxicology and hyperbaric medicine treatmentprograms housed within our Department. Salary is commensurate with experi-ence. For further information write to: Donald M. Yealy, MD, Vice Chair,Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School ofMedicine, 230 McKee Place, Suite 500, Pittsburgh, PA 15213. The University ofPittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer.

Work among the BEST!Jackson Health System, the premier South Florida integratedhealth system, is a 1597-bed tertiary care center affiliated withthe University of Miami School of Medicine. We offer virtuallyunlimited opportunities to test and advance your talents alongwith one of the best benefit programs found anywhereincluding 100% employer-paid retirement, 29 paid personalleave days, health/dental/life and much more!

Due to our recent expansion we have a number of full-timeopportunities available within our Emergency Care Center forFlorida licensed MDs with board certification in EmergencyMedicine or residency trained in Emergency Medicine andcurrent/future core faculty responsibilities. Competitivesalary/benefits. Sovereign immunity.

For more information, please contact:Jackson Health System

Medy Jose, Recruitment Services 1611 NW 12th Ave, Park Plaza West, Ground Level, Suite 1

Miami, FL 33136Phone: 305-585-7142; Fax: 305-585-7824

mjose@um-jmh.org

www.um-jmh.orgEOE, M/F/D/V

mind-stretching.heart-pounding.

opportunity-rich.

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The SAEM Newsletter is mailed every other month toapproximately 6000 SAEM members. Advertising is limit-ed to fellowship and academic faculty positions. Thedeadline for the November/December issue is October1, 2005. All ads are posted on the SAEM website at noadditional charge.

Advertising Rates:Classified ad (100 words or less)

Contact in ad is SAEM member $100Contact in ad non-SAEM member $125

Quarter page ad (camera ready)3.5" wide x 4.75" high $300

To place an advertisement, email the ad, along with contactperson for future correspondence, telephone and fax num-bers, billing address, ad size and Newsletter issues inwhich the ad is to appear to: Elizabeth Webb at elizabeth@saem.org

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DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINEEMS FELLOWSHIP

The University of Cincinnati seeks candidates for a one- or two-year fellowship in Emergency Medical Services. The fellowshipprovides an educational format to acquire the foundation of skillsand knowledge required to become a specialist in prehospitalemergency medicine. Fellowship training will enable the physicianto proficiently conduct all aspects of EMS system medical direc-tion, including treatment of clinical problems, management of theEMS system as a community health resource, education of thepublic and EMS system personnel, supervision of EMS personneldelivering medical care, and medical leadership. The EMS expe-rience is obtained through medical direction of the Cincinnati FireDepartment and participation in the divisions of the EmergencyMedicine Special Operations Institute. Fellows will also be profi-cient at the entry level in clinical research.

Clinical experience is derived from an adult emergency room whichis the regional level I trauma center with more than 90,000 visitsannually and the second busiest pediatric emergency departmentin the country (83,000 annual visits). Candidates should have com-pleted residency training in emergency medicine, and must be eli-gible for Board Certification by ABEM. Interested candidatesshould submit letter of interest and CV to Donald Locasto, MD,Director, EMS Fellowship, University of Cincinnati, Department ofEmergency Medicine, PO Box 670769, Cincinnati OH 45267-0769;phone (513) 558-5281; email donald.locasto@uc.edu. For addi-tional information go to the EMS website at http://www.ucemer-gencymedicine.org/prehospital.asp

Please send your resume with cover letter to:Ms. Justice Shillingford, Personnel Coordinator

New York Medical College Metropolitan Hospital Center

1901 First Avenue, Suite 16A, New York, NY 10029or fax it to: 212-423-6318;

or email it to: j_shillingford@nymc.edu

NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE

Invest In Your Career.The Department of Emergency Medicine at New York

Medical College, a prestigious health sciences university,providing patient care, teaching and research; seeksdynamic physicians for its clinical campus affiliate,

Metropolitan Hospital Center in Manhattan.

FULL-TIME FACULTY IN EMERGENCY MEDICINEA highly-motivated, resident-trained physician with an inter-est in an academic career, is sought for a prestigious multi-specialty faculty practice in New York City. The ED has 24residents and an active EM research program. You will expe-rience a varied acute patient pathology in a busy, urbanteaching hospital environment (75,000 adult and pediatricemergency visits per year). It has full departmental status,and is technologically advanced with an electronic medicalrecord system including electronic EKG retrieval and digitalradiography. This position has excellent faculty developmentopportunities; and offers a competitive salary, comprehen-sive benefits package including paid vacation, holiday, CME,disability and insurance.

SESSIONS -- CLINICAL STAFFDynamic residency-trained or board certified physicians inemergency medicine needed. Competitive rates. Flexible hours.

The Department of Emergency Medicine at Scott & White Memorial

Hospital and Clinic is seeking BC/BE Emergency Physicians with

excellent clinical, teaching and other academic skills. This Level I Trauma

department evaluates and treats 55,000+ patients annually. We maintain

a fully accredited Emergency Medicine Residency Program and have an

excellent faculty development plan that includes the ACEP Teaching

Fellowship. Scott & White is currently designing and building a new

"State of the Art" Emergency Department in our new Center for

Advanced Medicine to be completed in 2006. Academic Faculty

appointment is through Texas A&M University Systems Health Science

Center College of Medicine.

Scott & White is a Physician Directed Healthcare System that includes

S&W Clinic with over 500 physicians, S&W Hospital with 465 beds, and

S&W Health Plan with 180,000+ members. Scott & White offers an

outstanding compensation package, which begins with a competitive

salary, a comprehensive insurance package, and a generous retirement

plan. Please contact or send your CV to: Paul Golden, Director of

Physician Recruiting, Scott & White Clinic, 2401 S. 31st, Temple, TX.

76508. E-mail drrpfg@swmail.sw.org toll free (800) 725-3627. For

more information visit our web site at www.sw.org

Scott and White is an equal opportunity employer.

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DEPARTMENT OFEMERGENCY MEDICINE

EMS FELLOWSHIPThe University of Cincinnati seeks candidates for a two-yearfellowship in medical toxicology consisting of inpatient andoutpatient clinical consultation, environmental and occupa-tional toxicology, regional poison center experience, laborato-ry and clinical research and experience in hyperbaric medi-cine. Three medical toxicologists serve as faculty. Clinicalexperience is derived from an adult emergency room which isthe regional level I trauma center with more than 90,000 visitsannually and the second busiest pediatric emergency depart-ment in the country (83,000 annual visits). NIOSH and EPAhave headquarters in Cincinnati and a NIOSH medical toxi-cologist is involved in training the fellow. The fellow takes callfor the poison center, conducts inpatient and outpatient toxi-cologic consultations, and learns to use hyperbaric medicinefor carbon monoxide poisoning and other indications forwhich it is used. The option exists to obtain additional train-ing in occupational medicine leading to Board eligibility.Candidates should have completed residency training inemergency medicine, pediatrics, internal medicine, or occu-pational medicine, and must be eligible for Board Certificationin one of these specialties. Submit letter of interest and CV toCurtis P. Snook, MD, Director, Toxicology Fellowship,University of Cincinnati, Department of Emergency Medicine,PO Box 670769, Cincinnati OH 45267-0769; phone (513) 558-5281; email snookcp@ucmail.uc.edu.

ATLANTA, GA

DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE

One of the nationʼs leading academic EM programs,Emory offers a dynamic professional environment andfaculty development. We have special strengths in clinicaland lab research, EM education, EMS, medical toxicology,medical education, and public health, as well as stronglinks to the CDC and other local organizations. We offer acompetitive salary, excellent benefits, and job security.Applicants must be residency trained or board certified inEM. If you are an excellent doctor, love to teach, and wantto make a difference, contact us. Women and minoritiesare encouraged to apply. For further information, visit ourweb site at http://www.emory.edu/em, then contact:

Arthur Kellermann, MD, MPH, Professor and ChairDepartment of Emergency Medicine

531 Asbury Circlel – AnnexSuite N340

Atlanta, GA 30322Phone: (404)778-2602 Fax: (404)778-2630

Email: paula.bokros@emory.edu

Emory is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer

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Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine

Division of Out-of-Hospital Care

Fellowship in Out-of-Hospital CareIndiana University is accepting applications for postgraduatefellowship training in the field of Out-of-Hospital Care for the2006-2007 academic year. The fellow will receive a highlystructured exposure to the disciplines of Out-of-Hospital Carewith an emphasis on the medical direction of all aspects of ahigh-volume, urban, EMS System. This will include systemdesign and performance; emergency vehicle operations; on-scene, on-line and off-line medical oversight; continuous qual-ity improvement; labor law and human resources; EMT andparamedic education; EMS legislation and rule promulgation;Medical Priority Dispatch; and EMS finances. Furthermore, theyear includes several national conferences to augment trainingin quality control, research design and implementation, and

leadership. The fellow will be fully integrated at a leadershiplevel into the medical direction of the Indianapolis EMSSystem, which is comprised of fire-based first response/tech-nical rescue and hospital based ALS transport. In addition, thesuccessful candidate will serve as associate medical directorof a suburban EMS system. The fellow will also have exposureto and the opportunity to explore other disciplines in the fieldof Out-of-Hospital Care including mass gathering/event medi-cine, tactical EMS, motor sports medicine, disaster medicine,and aeromedical and specialty care transport. Residency train-ing and board eligibility are required. Clinical emergency med-icine experience will be afforded at a large volume, urban, aca-demic emergency department with EM residency affiliation.Contact Ed Bartkus (ebartkus@clarian.org), or CharlesMiramonti (cmiramon@iupui.edu). IU is an EEO/AO employer.

University of Virginia Department of Emergency Medicine

The University of Virginia Department Of Emergency Medicine is seekinga board certified faculty member who is interested in an academic career inEmergency Medicine. Opportunity exists for a new faculty member whohas an interest in teaching residents, medical students and pre-med stu-dents. Past experience and specific interest within Emergency Medicinewill be highly considered. There is an annual ED census of 60,000. Thedepartment includes a chest pain center, adult and pediatric ED, fast track(Express Care), active air and ground transport programs, and a poisoncontrol center/center for clinical toxicology. There is an established emer-gency medicine residency program, fellowships in EMS, Toxicology andCardiovascular Emergencies, as well as an associate degree paramedictraining program. The UVA Health System is a tertiary care and Level 1trauma center.

The University of Virginia School Of Medicine is located in one of thenation’s top rated cities, Charlottesville. Located at the foot of the BlueRidge Mountains, the area is a culture rich environment with limitless edu-cational and recreational opportunities.

The position carries a faculty appointment in the School of Medicine at theUniversity of Virginia. Tenure and non-tenure clinical tracks are options.Rank will commensurate with experience, qualifications, and scholarlyachievements. Position will remain open until filled.

Send a letter of interest, CV’s with references to:Marcus L. Martin, MD, Chair or William J. Brady, MD, Vice-ChairDepartment of Emergency MedicineUniversity of Virginia Health SystemP. O. Box 800699Charlottesville, Virginia 22908-0699E-mail: wb4z@virginia.edu

Women, minorities, disabled persons, and veterans are encouraged to apply. TheUniversity of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

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Yale University School of MedicineSection of Emergency Medicine

The Section of Emergency Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine is cur-rently seeking qualified candidates to join its faculty at both the Assistant andAssociate Professor levels.

The Section of Emergency Medicine, established in 1991, has become a leaderin resident education and research. The Residency Program (1-4) was estab-lished in 1996 and has 10 residents per year. Fellowships in Ultrasound and EMSare also offered. The Research Division, supported by doctorate level scientists,is actively engaged in several NIH studies and other research funded by founda-tions, such as the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Faculty practice at Yale NewHaven Hospital, an urban level I trauma center with 68,000 visits per year.

Candidates must be Emergency Medicine trained, board eligible or board certi-fied. Positions are available for both new graduates and faculty with experienceto join either the education or research divisions. Senior faculty should have arecord of excellence in teaching, demonstrated leadership skills, strong interper-sonal skills, and a strong commitment to medical education and clinical excel-lence. Rank and salary will be commensurate with education, training and expe-rience.

For more information, contact Dr. Gail D’Onofrio at (203) 785-4404 orgail.donofrio@yale.edu. To apply, please forward your CV and cover letter via faxat (203) 785-4580, email: jamie.petrone@yale.edu, or mail at Yale UniversitySchool of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Section of Emergency Medicine, 464Congress Ave, P.O. Box 208062, New Haven, CT 06519-1315.

Yale University is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer and womenand members of minority groups are encouraged to apply.

Call for Abstracts2006 Annual Meeting

May 18-21San Francisco, CA

Deadline: Tuesday, January 10, 2006

The Program Committee is accepting abstracts for review for oral and poster presentation at the 2006 SAEM AnnualMeeting. Authors are invited to submit original research in all aspects of Emergency Medicine including, but not limitedto: abdominal/gastrointestinal/genitourinary pathology, administrative/health care policy, airway/anesthesia/analgesia,CPR, cardiovascular (non-CPR), clinical decision guidelines, computer technologies, diagnostic technologies/radiology,disease/injury prevention, education/professional development, EMS/out-of-hospital, ethics, geriatrics, infectious dis-ease, IEME exhibit, ischemia/reperfusion, neurology, obstetrics/gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry/social issues,research design/methodology/statistics, respiratory/ENT disorders, shock/critical care, toxicology/environmental injury,trauma, and wounds/burns/orthopedics.

The deadline for submission of abstracts is Tuesday, January 10, 2006 at 5:00 pm Eastern Time and will be strict-ly enforced. Only electronic submissions via the SAEM online abstract submission form will be accepted. The abstractsubmission form and instructions will be available on the SAEM website at www.saem.org in November. For furtherinformation 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 abstractform or presented at a national medical scientific meeting prior to the 2006 SAEM Annual Meeting. Original abstractspresented at national meetings in April or May 2006 will be considered.

Abstracts accepted for presentation will be published in the May issue of Academic Emergency Medicine, the officialjournal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. SAEM strongly encourages authors to submit their manu-scripts to AEM. AEM will notify authors of a decision regarding publication within 60 days of receipt of a manuscript.

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Board of DirectorsGlenn Hamilton, MDPresident

Jim Hoekstra, MDPresident-Elect

Katherine Heilpern, MDSecretary-Treasurer

Carey Chisholm, MDPast President

Jill Baren, MDLeon Haley, Jr, MD, MHSAJeffrey Kline, MDCatherine Marco, MDRobert Schafermeyer, MDLance Scott, MDEllen Weber, MD

EditorDavid Cone, MDDavid.Cone@yale.edu

Executive Director/Managing EditorMary Ann Schroppsaem@saem.org

Advertising CoordinatorElizabeth Webbelizabeth@saem.org

“to improve patient care byadvancing research andeducation in emergencymedicine”

The SAEM newsletter is published bimonthly by the Society for AcademicEmergency Medicine. The opinions expressed in this publication are those of the

authors and do not necessarily reflect those of SAEM.

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Call for Didactic Proposals2006 Annual Meeting

May 18-21San Francisco, CA

Deadline: Thursday, September 9, 2005

The Program Committee is inviting proposals for didactic sessions for the 2006 Annual Meeting. This year the ProgramCommittee would like to emphasize proposals on educational research methodology and leadership development(including advancement within academic departments, medical schools and national organizations). Didactic proposalsmay be aimed at medical students, residents, junior faculty and/or senior faculty. The format may be a lecture, paneldiscussion, or workshop. The Program Committee will also consider proposals for pre- or post-day workshops or mul-tiple sessions during the Annual Meeting aimed at in-depth instruction in a specific discipline.

Didactic proposals must support the mission of SAEM (to improve patient care by advancing research and educationin emergency medicine) and should fall into one of the following categories:

• Education (educational research methodology, education methodology, improving the quality of education, enhanc-ing teaching skills)

• Research (research methodology, improving the quality of research)• Career Development• State-of-the-Art (presentation of cutting-edge basic science or clinical research that has important implications for

further investigation or the future practice of emergency medicine, not a review of the literature or a summary of clin-ical practice)

• Health Care Policy and National Affairs

The deadline for submission is Thursday, September 9, 2005 at 5:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time. Only online submissions will be accepted. To submit a proposal, complete the online Didactic Submission Form at www.saem.org.For additional questions or information, contact SAEM at saem@saem.org or call 517-485-5484 or send a fax to 517-485-0801.

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Future SAEM Annual Meetings2006 May 18-21, San Francisco Marriott, CA

2007 May 16-19, Sheraton Hotel, Chicago, IL

2008 May 29-June 1, Marriott Wardman ParkHotel, Washington DC

2009 May 14-17, Sheraton New Orleans, New Orleans, LA