AAEM News
Official American Academy of Emergency Medicine News Releases and Coverage
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Should You Do ‘Away Rotations’ As a Fourth-Year Med Student?
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AMA Sign-on Letter on the Termination of ACIP Membership at CDC
Dear Secretary Kennedy: The undersigned medical professional organizations are writing to express our significant concern regarding your recent action to terminate the entirety of the membership of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). ACIP has, for decades, been a trusted advisory to CDC and the […] -
Oregon Law Lets Physicians Control Decisions About Care
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Oregon Law Aims to Curb Corporate Ownership in Healthcare
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AAEM Gains Seat in AMA House of Delegates, Bolstering Advocacy Power for Emergency Physicians Nationwide
Milwaukee, WI, June 13, 2025 — The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) is proud to announce its official representation in the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates. This milestone grants AAEM a formal voice in shaping national healthcare policy at one of the highest levels of organized medicine. With this new status, AAEM […] -
Protected: AAEM Forms Alliance with Doctors Council SEIU to Confront Emergency Medicine Crisis
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Republished: Leading Medical Organizations Urge the Supreme Court Not to Weaken EMTALA Protections
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As dementia rates increase, some say hospitals not ready
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EM Education Leaders Discuss ACGME Proposal for Revising Residency Program Requirements
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Should you sell your practice to a private equity firm or hospital?
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AAEM Applauds Reintroduction of the Physician and Patient Safety Act
Milwaukee, WI, May 15, 2025 — The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) proudly supports the reintroduction of the Physician and Patient Safety Act (S. 1767/H.R. 3413), a bipartisan and bicameral bill aimed at ensuring due process protections for all emergency physicians, including those employed by third-party contract management groups. As emergency departments across the […] -
Doctors Warn Accountants of Private-Equity Drain on Quality: You Could Be Next
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Statement on Defining Standards for Malpractice Coverage in Emergency Medicine
The following statement was created by the Locum Tenens Section (LT-AAEM). It was approved by the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) Board of Directors on Thursday, April 10, 2025. BackgroundFollowing the financial collapse of major staffing firms like Envision Healthcare, NES, and APP, many emergency physicians have been left exposed to malpractice claims without […] -
AMA Sign-on Letter on the Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act
Dear Senators Cramer and Blumenthal and Representatives Steube and Larson: The undersigned medical professional organizations write to you in strong opposition to S. 106/H.R. 539, the “Chiropractic Medicare Coverage Modernization Act of 2025,” which would amend the Social Security Act’s definition of physician to extend Medicare coverage for services furnished by chiropractors beyond the manual […] -
Sign-on Letter on Medicaid and Primary Care
Dear Chairman Crapo, Ranking Member Wyden, Chairman Guthrie and Ranking Member Pallone: We are organizations strongly committed to improving the nation’s health by strengthening primary care, and we are deeply concerned that Medicaid proposals now under consideration could set back our efforts as well as those of Congress and the Administration to address chronic illness. […] -
Staffing firm Envision Healthcare to exit imaging business
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AAEM Response to the ACGME Proposed Changes
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) strongly believes that every patient seeking emergency medical services should be cared for by a board-certified emergency medicine physician; and as such, believes all emergency medicine residents must be adequately prepared to become board certified in our specialty. ACGME has recently proposed several changes for emergency medicine training programs […] -
AAEM Statement on Safe Staffing and Supervision in the Emergency Department
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) supports the safe staffing of emergency departments (EDs) and the right of patients to be seen by a board-certified emergency physician. Recent literature suggests that emergency physicians believe that balancing the priorities of clinical productivity, safe staffing, and appropriate supervision permits them to see an estimated 1.5-3 patients […] -
With insulin killings, the murder weapon is often hiding in plain sight
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AAEM Statement in Response to HHS Restructuring
The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) has noted recent actions taken by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Since our inception 30 years ago, AAEM and the emergency physicians we represent have partnered with HHS in delivering quality emergency medical care. However, HHS is eliminating the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality […] -
Twin babies and parents ‘saved’ following hospital fentanyl test
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As dementia rates increase, experts warn hospital emergency rooms are underprepared
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Joint 2025 EM Match Statement
Thank you to everyone involved in making the 2025 EM Match a success! Between the hours recruiting, educating, and reviewing applicants to EM, it has been amazing to watch the EM family of organizations and individuals come together in this effort. This year we excitedly welcomed over 3000 new residents to Emergency Medicine. Together, we […] -
New AASM position statement highlights the clinical significance of sleepiness and its impact on health and safety
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Private Equity and the Corporate Practice of Medicine: What Texas Physicians Need to Know