Committees

Committees

It is the responsibility of the incoming President (President-Elect) to coordinate the development of the annual committee objectives, which are approved by the Board of Directors. The process of developing the objectives begins in the fall and continues until the objectives are approved by the Board in the spring. In addition, the President-Elect is responsible for appointing the chairs and members of the committees. An online Committee Interest Form (available early 2012) is made available in the winter and all interested SAEM members are invited to apply for appointment. Appointments are announced by April. Appointments are for one year and commence and end at the SAEM Annual Meeting. Click on a Committee link to the left to see the current committee objectives and the committee chair, board liaison, staff liaison, and committee members.

SAEM Guide for Effective Committees and Task Forces

If you are new to an SAEM committee or Task Force, please review the SAEM Guide for Effective Committees and Task Forces to become familiar with SAEM rules and expectations.

Objectives

SAEM’s year runs from May to May to coincide with the Annual Meeting. While SAEM’s mission “to improve patient care by advancing research and education in emergency medicine” gives direction to SAEM’s activities, it is the extensive and detailed work of each committee towards the fulfillment of its specific goals and objectives which advance the academic specialty.

Although the committee objectives are developed and approved by the Board of Directors, they are based on SAEM’s Five-Year Goals and Objectives and on the suggestions of prior committee chairs and members, as well as of individual SAEM members. The Board strives to ensure that the objectives assigned to each committee are well-defined, achievable, and directly related to SAEM’s core mission. The Board appreciates feedback regarding these objectives from the membership, and, most importantly, invites suggestions for future objectives.