Board Blog

July 3, 2023 • Latest News

July 2023 Board Blog - Your Dues at Work: ACEP Advocacy in Action

How about, ACEP's president provides a recap of recent advocacy efforts, including boarding in the ED and emergency physician leadership at the AMA annual meeting.

March 27, 2023 • Latest News

March 2023 Board Blog - ACEP Leaders Say EM's Systemic Challenges Need Shared Solutions

ACEP's President, President-Elect and Immediate Past President explain the impact of burnout and workforce concerns on the 2023 Match numbers. Our voice is stronger together, and we will use it to dem...

November 4, 2022

November 2022 Board Blog - New Data Underscores Cost and Health Outcome Concerns with Independent Practice

New data from Stanford University reinforces our reservations about exposing non-physician practitioners to responsibility they are not prepared to assume.

September 23, 2022 • Latest News

September 2022 Board Blog - Employer Profiles and Transparency

As her term as ACEP president nears an end, Dr. Gillian Schmitz outlines ACEP multi-year and multi-faceted efforts to emphasize employer transparency and employment best practices.

June 16, 2022

June 2022 Board Blog - AMA Elections, ACGME, Scope, Consolidation, & More

June 2022 Board Blog by Gillian Schmitz updating members on activities during May and June related to ACGME standards, scope of practice, workforce projections new practice models and consolidation in...

June 3, 2022

May 2022 Board Blog - ACEP’s Stance on Firearm Injury Prevention

Whether accidental or intentional, individual or larger scale, firearm violence is an increasing threat to our public health.

April 1, 2022

March 2022 Board Blog - Why Physicians Must Pull Back the Curtain on Emergency Care

While nurse practitioners and physician assistants are integral and valued members of the emergency department care team, ACEP does not believe they have adequate training to perform independent, unsu...

February 28, 2022

February 2022 Board Blog - Legislative Wins, Updates on Task Forces, and More

Learn about ACEP's Multiple Legislative Wins at Both the State and National Level, Updates on Task Force Initiatives, and More in this February 2022 Board Blog entry.

January 5, 2022

January 2022 Board Blog - Future Plans, Challenging an Unbalanced Law, and More

The Board Blog highlights activities that the ACEP leadership are pursuing in an effort to continually support emergency physicians worldwide.