The UEC successfully transistioned to becoming SAEM's first Academy in May 2008. Most if not all of the information contained here has been moved and reorganized on the CDEM section of this website.  After a reasonable period of time, we will be changing the navigation to this page so it will be seen as an archived section. - the webmaster.

2007-08 Objectives

1. Determine feasibility and budget required to produce up to 3 mini-Podcasts of the 2007 Medical Student Symposium highlights to be uploaded to the Medical Student section of the website to serve as promotional material for the Symposium. Submit proposal to BOD for approval prior to production.
2. Add to the current 12 standardized PowerPoint lectures; continue the development of the Standardized EM Curriculum by developing 5 additional standard lectures, to be posted on the Medical Student Educators section of the website. Each lecture will reference material from the Question Databank.
3. Continue the development and growth of the Undergraduate Question Databank by developing up to 40 new multiple-choice questions for the Undergraduate Question Databank, update the current test questions, and continue to incorporate annual images from the SAEM Visual Photo Contest, upon consent of the photo submission author.
4. Collaborate with CORD to improve the ability of the Standardized Letter of Recommendation (SLOR) form to differentiate the middle-range of EM applicants.  This may include linking our behaviorally anchored standardized student assessment form (from this year’s objectives).
5. Determine feasibility and budget required to create short videos, highlighting EM as a career choice for minority students, for the Medical Student section of the website. Submit proposal to BOD for approval prior to production.
6. Finalize the proposed Virtual Advisor application and exit forms (from this year’s objectives) and upload these changes with the Web Editorial Group.
7. Work with crowding task force to summarize the literature and prepare a SAEM position statement on the impact of ED crowding on medical student education. Crowding TF will have lead role.

Audio Highlights from the 2007 Medical Student Symposium


The following items were developed by the Undergraduate Education Committee and the Diversity Interest Group.

Diversity Brochure

Diversity Profiles

Diversity Video

Emergency Medicine Represented at the SNMA Annual Meeting

The specialty of Emergency Medicine (EM) was well-represented at the Student National Medical Association’s (SNMA) Annual Medical Education Conference at San Francisco during April 4-8, 2007. SNMA is a national organization with a membership of over 5,000 minority medical students, pre-medical students, residents, and physicians. The mission of SNMA is to be committed to mentoring under-represented minority students, addressing the needs of underserved communities and increasing the number of culturally conscious and clinically excellent physicians. Currently, African-American and Hispanic medical school graduates comprise only 6.5% and 6.4%, respectively, of all graduates. This annual meeting is the largest meeting of minority medical students and pre-medical students in the United States, focusing on networking and educational workshops to nurture and promote the future leaders in medicine. 

The EM recruitment booth, hosted by the Council of Residency Directors (CORD), was one of only a few specialties represented at the meeting.  The EM representatives and recruitment material reflected the cross-collaboration of various EM institutions and organizations. There was tremendous interest in EM amongst the pre-medical and medical students, in large part from the enthusiasm of our EM representatives – Drs. Ruby Long, Summa Health System EM resident; Cheryl McBride, San Jose-O’Connor Hospital Sports Medicine fellow; Cherie Hargis and Jocelyn Garrick, Highland General Hospital; and Tanisha Pelletier, Ehsan Shirazi, and Michelle Lin, San Francisco General Hospital. 

In addition to receiving individual mentorship and advice at the booth, students learned about and collected material from various EM organizations. This included SAEM brochures on the importance of diversity in the Emergency Department, the EMRA newsletter and various educational materials, and ACEP recruitment materials. Further, the students were able to view the recently completed SAEM video on Diversity in Emergency Medicine, which was produced by the SAEM Undergraduate Education Committee and highlighted interviews with various prominent minority EM faculty across the country. 

As a specialty, we should continue to invest our time and efforts towards attracting more under-represented medical students into EM. Increasing the representation of racial and ethnic minorities in our field will help address the disparities in health care by expanding approaches to patient care and providing a better understanding of cultural competence in the Emergency Department.

Emergency Medicine booth at the 2007 SNMA annual meeting, represented by (l to r) Drs. Ruby Long, Cherie Hargis, Ehsan Shirazi, and Michelle Lin.