Committees and Task Forces

NOW is the time to express your interest in being on a Committee or Task Force for next year (May 2009 to May 2010) under the presidency of Jill Baren. Express your interest by completing the online form. Current Members of Committee's and Task Forces must also complete the form if they would like to be considered for next year . . . Click here for more details...

2008 - 09 Committee / TF Chairs

Awards	James Adams, MD	jadams@nmh.org
Communications	Kathleen Clem, MD	kclem@llu.edu
Consultation Services	Philip Shayne, MD	pshayne@emory.edu
Crowding TF	Steven Bernstein, MD	steven.bernstein@yale.edu
Development	Brian Zink, MD	bzink@lifespan.org
Education Fund Task Force	David Manthey, MD	dmanthey@wfubmc.edu
Ethics	Tammie Quest, MD	tquest@emory.edu
Faculty Development	Robert Hockberger, MD	hock@emedharbor.edu
Finance	Frank Zwemer, Jr MD, MBA	frank.zwemer@va.gov
Geriatrics TF	Lowell Gerson, PhD	lgerson@neoucom.edu
Graduate Medical Education	Jacob Ufberg, MD	jacob.ufberg@tuhs.temple.edu
Grants	Alan Jones, MD	alan.jones@carolinashealthcare.org
Guidelines	Charles Pollack, Jr MA MD	cvpollack@gmail.com
Industry Relations	Deborah Diercks, MD	dbdiercks@ucdavis.edu
International	Indrani Sheridan, MD	indranisheridan@gmail.com
Membership	Amy Kaji, MD, MPH	akaji@emedharbor.edu
National Affairs	Dick Kuo, MD	dkuo@umaryland.edu
Program	Craig Newgard, MD	newgardc@ohsu.edu
Regional Meeting Task Force	Glenn Hamilton, MD	glenn.hamilton@wright.edu
Research	John Younger, MS MD	jyounger@med.umich.edu
Technology in Medical Education	James Gordon, MD MPA	jgordon3@partners.org
Web Editorial Board (WEB)	D. Matthew Sullivan, MD	Matthew.Sullivan@carolinashealthcare.org
Nominating	Jill Baren, MD	jill.baren@uphs.upenn.edu
Constitution and Bylaws	Deborah Diercks, MD	dbdiercks@ucdavis.edu

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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 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.

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