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Winter 2025 Newsletter 

| View in browser Winter 2025 Edition As the New Year begins, we look forward to a year of growth, change, and exploring new possibilities, serving the underserved, and continuing to support physicians in maintaining the highest standards across their specialties. There are many highlights for the future of ABEM including: New leadership roles Open applications for the Haley Academy Eliminating unnecessary requirements for emergency physicians Read the full message here.  2025 Haley Academy Applications Open This two-week mentorship program for medical students is a great opportunity to explore Emergency Medicine and network. Please share this opportunity with your colleagues and medical students! Learn more   Academy Dates: June 9-20, 2025 Apply By: March 14, 2025 Contact: HaleyAcademy@abem.org Know Your Plan for Continuing Certification Take a Module You don’t have to wait until your last year of certification to take modules; they're available now! Each module also includes a section on Key Advances in the specialty. Check it out! Congrats to Physicians for 30 Years of ABEM Certification We recognize the physicians who, as of December 31, 2024, marked 30 years of being ABEM Certified in Emergency Medicine. We celebrate your dedication to the specialty! View more details.  See You There! Look for our booth at these upcoming national conferences: CORD Academic Assembly \| March 2-5, 2025 \| Seattle, WA AAEM Scientific Assembly  \| April 6-10, 2025 \| Miami, FL SAEM Annual Meeting \| May 13-16, 2025 \| Philadelphia, PA Emergency Department Accreditation Program ACEP is piloting an Emergency Department Accreditation Program (ADAP) to help establish transparency among hospitals with EDs that meet key criteria and provide the best care possible. Diane L. Gorgas, M.D., ABEM President, will have a key role as a member of the ADAP Advisory Board. Learn more about this new program soon! Updates on the Certifying Exam Case developers have been hard at work developing the new Certifying Exam. Sample case videos, case summaries, and even scoring information are now available. ABEM Volunteers Elevating the Specialty Did you know public and patient perspectives are being included in the development of the new Certifying Exam? Case development includes input from public members. Hear their perspectives:  Sue Deaton, Certifying Exam Case Developer, shares the importance of talking with your patients to build trust. Louis Mendoza, Certifying Exam Case Developer, shares the importance of patients knowing they will be listened to and heard. ABEM Voices Ayesha Khan, M.D., MPH, shares about her role developing a complex program at Standford University for patient pathways. Listen now to the latest interview with Diane Gorgas, M.D. Kudos for Supporting 70 Exams J. Mark Meredith III, M.D., has volunteered as an examiner at 70 Oral Certification Exams. He reached this milestone at the December 2024 Oral Certification Exam. During his many years of service, beginning as a new examiner in March, 1983, he has seen many changes and progress for ABEM’s Exam processes.   Thank you, Dr. Meredith, for your long-standing commitment to excellence. #ABEMProud Deborah B. Diercks, M.D., Derek R. Linklater, M.D., M.Ed., and Hope A. Ring, M.D., Elected to the ABEM Board of Directors Celebrating 45 Years of ABEM Promote your certification, order ABEM Swag! American Board of Emergency Medicine, 3000 Coolidge Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823, United States, 517.332.4800 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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