It is the responsibility of the incoming President (President-Elect) to coordinate the development of the annual committee and task force objectives, which are approved by the Board of Directors. The process of developing the objectives begins in the fall and continues until approved by the Board in the spring. In addition, the President-Elect is responsible for appointing the chairs and members of the committees and task forces. An online Committee/Task Force Interest Form (deadline Feb 3rd) 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 or Task Force link to the left to see the current committee or task force objectives and the committee or task force chair, board liaison, staff liaison, and committee members.
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 and task force towards the fulfillment of their specific goals and objectives which advance the academic specialty.
Although the committee and task force 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 and task force chairs and members, as well as from individual SAEM members. The Board strives to ensure that the objectives assigned to each committee and task force 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.