About CDEM

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The Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine (CDEM) is the national organization representing undergraduate medical education in emergency medicine. CDEM was formed in 2008 and became the first Academy of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). CDEM is comprised of medical student educators who are committed to enhancing medical student education within our specialty.

Our Mission

To advance the education of medical students as it pertains to the specialty of emergency and acute care medicine
To serve as a unified voice for EM clerkship directors and medical student educators on a national level
To provide a forum for EM clerkship directors and medical student educators to communicate, share ideas, and generate solutions for common problems
To foster undergraduate medical education research and provide a platform for collaboration
To foster the professional development and career satisfaction of EM clerkship directors and medical student educators
To foster relationships with other organizations to promote medical education

2022-2023 CDEM Executive Committee

President: Sharon Bord, MD

President-Elect: Joseph B. House, MD

Secretary: Jose V. Nable, MD

Treasurer: Amy Cutright, MD

Immediate Past President: Nicole Dubosh, MD

Members-at-Large:

Bradley S. Hernandez, MD

Nathan J. Lewis, MD

Keme Carter, MD

Kendra P. Parekh, MD, MHPE

Staff Liaison:
Juana Espinoza Vazquez