About Us

The Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) is dedicated to the improvement of care of the acutely ill and injured patient by improving research and education. To achieve this mission, SAEM influences health policy through forums, publications, inter-organizational collaboration, policy development, and consultation services for physicians, teachers, researchers, and students. SAEM represents excellence and leadership in academic emergency medicine and its values include idealism and quality in all endeavors, nurturing and camaraderie and diversity among members, as well as creative and symbiotic interactions with other organizations. SAEM provides administrative support to the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine (AACEM), as well as to the SAEM journal, Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM). SAEM is a 501c3 not-for-profit organization and is headquartered in Des Plaines, Illinois.

SAEM membership includes a variety of individuals in the field of emergency medicine. Individuals with an advanced degree such as MD, DO, PhD, PharmD, DSc or equivalent, who hold a university appointment or are actively involved in emergency medicine education or research are eligible for “active” membership. Many other health professionals and students in the health field are eligible for associate membership.

History

SAEM was formed in 1989 in Lansing, Michigan out of the consolidation of the University Association for Emergency Medicine (UAEM) and the Society of Teachers of Emergency Medicine (STEM). The American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM), the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF), the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association, STEM and UAEM all originated in Lansing. For over twenty years STEM and UAEM helped shape the specialty of emergency medicine, particularly by shaping education and investigation in this dynamic field. With a view to a more accessible, central location, SAEM transferred its headquarters to Des Plaines, IL, in close proximity to Chicago's O'Hare International Airport, in December 2009.