The right to be you in your work. To be free from outside influence when making decisions that will affect your patients’ lives. To have an advocate in your corner. AAEM exists to protect these rights. It’s your career. OWN IT!
The right to be you in your work. To be free from outside influence when making decisions that will affect your patients’ lives. To have an advocate in your corner. AAEM exists to protect these rights. It’s your career. OWN IT!
Maintaining INDEPENDENCE in the pursuit of
excellence in emergency medicine
Meet AAEM’s 2026–2027 Board of Directors
AAEM proudly announces its newly elected and re-elected leaders who will guide the Academy in the year ahead. With a focus on advocacy, physician leadership, and protecting the practice of emergency medicine, this Board is ready to move the specialty forward.
Learn. Advocate. Lead on Capitol Hill.
The Emergency Medicine Advocacy Summit (EMAS) equips emergency physicians, residents, and students with the knowledge and tools to influence health policy. Through expert-led sessions and direct engagement with lawmakers, you’ll turn insight into action where it matters most.
Physician-Owned Emergency Care Is Being Replaced
PeaceHealth has replaced a local physician-owned emergency group with a corporate contractor, shifting control of care away from physicians and into corporate hands. The decision is moving forward despite a lawsuit and a direct request from the governor to delay. What happens next will shape the future of emergency medicine.
– LEARN more –own your membership. Own your voice.
Your AAEM membership is more than access—it’s influence. It connects you to a powerful community of emergency physicians, gives you a platform to advocate for your specialty, and equips you with the tools to grow and lead. Stay engaged. Stay empowered. OWN your impact in emergency medicine.
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The Consistency of Emergency Medicine
We are the conscience of emergency medicine. We advocate for the essential rights of emergency physicians. We passionately pursue the idea that how we practice medicine and care for our patients is not just inherent to who we are as individual doctors but also who we must be as a global community of physicians.
In the Know
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AAEM Announces 2026-2027 Board of Directors
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AAEM Backs Lawsuit Challenging PeaceHealth ED Staffing Deal as Governor Calls for Delay
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ER doctors raise patient care concerns amid PeaceHealth, ApolloMD lawsuit
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Lawsuit seeks to block PeaceHealth ER staffing deal, alleging violation of Oregon law
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A timeline of emergency department contract changes at PeaceHealth
Upcoming Events
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The EM Certifying Exam Has Changed. Are You Ready?
The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) has implemented a new format for the Certifying Exam. This change directly impacts how candidates are evaluated and how they should prepare. As the new exam takes effect, many physicians are asking: What exactly has changed in the certifying exam format? Why was this new format introduced? How […] -
The Difficult Airway Course: Emergency™ – Boston, MA
The Difficult Airway Course: Emergency ™ is the only national CME program that teaches the widely-adopted, evidence-based approach to emergency airway management developed by Drs. Ron Walls, Michael Murphy and Robert Luten. In this practice-changing course the attendee will: Expected Sponsors: Vendors that loan equipment include: -
Certifying Exam Review Course – Los Angeles
The AAEM Certifying Exam Review Course is a one-day, hands-on, simulation-based experience designed to help emergency physicians prepare for the evolving ABEM Certifying Exam. Participants engage in realistic mock cases, procedural simulations, and structured debriefs while receiving personalized feedback from expert faculty to strengthen clinical decision-making, communication, and performance under pressure.