SonoGames® Organizing Committee
The first SonoGames® was held at the 2012 SAEM Annual Meeting in Chicago, conceived by Andrew Liteplo, Resa Lewiss, Nova Panebianco, Teresa Liu and Geoff Hayden. Since then, its popularity and recognition as a major educational disruption has grown exponentially - by about 20 EM residencies per year. Since 2016, more than 70 EM residencies competed, representing approximately half the available EM training programs nation-wide.
The SonoGames® Mission:
To enhance resident education in point-of- care ultrasound through a fun, informational competition. This competition will allow EM residents to demonstrate their skills and knowledge of pointâof-care ultrasound. Many aspects of ultrasound competency will be assessed, including but not limited to image acquisition, image interpretation, and incorporation into clinical practice.
The SonoGames® Organizing Committee consists of 4 standing members from the AEUS community: the President, Past President, Education Officer, and AEUS SAEM liaison. There are 3 other at-large members. As SonoGames® is still relatively new, our at large members include people who originated SonoGames® to encourage mentorship and development of the creation process.
SAEM Regional SonoGames and International SonoGames Events Policy
The 2020-2021 SonoGames® Organizing Committee:
- Rob Huang (Committee co-chair)
- Elaine Situ-LaCass (Committee co-chair)
- Resa Lewiss (Emeritus)
- Andrew Liteplo (Emeritus)
- Creagh Boulger
- Megan Leo
- Rachel Liu
- Liang Liu
- Melissa McMillian
- Lori Stoltz
- Lindsay Taylor
The 2018-2019 SonoGames® Organizing Committee:
- Creagh Boulger (President)
- Rob Huang (Education Officer)
- Lori Stolz (President-Elect)
- Megan Leo (Immediate Past President)
- Rachel Liu (a Past President)
- Resa Lewiss (Emeritus)
- Andrew Liteplo (Emeritus)
- Melissa McMillian (AEUS SAEM liaison)
- John Landry (SAEM staff)
The 2017-2018 SonoGames® Organizing Committee:
- Megan Leo (President)
- Rob Huang (Education Officer)
- Rachel Liu (Past President)
- Creagh Boulger (President-Elect)
- Andrew Liteplo (Emeritus)
- Resa Lewiss (Emeritus)
- Melissa McMillian (AEUS SAEM liaison)
The 2016-2017 SonoGames® Organizing Committee:
- Rachel Liu (President)
- Steve Leech (Education Officer)
- Megan Leo (President-Elect)
- Andrew Liteplo (Past President)
- Kristen Carmody (Prior President)
- Resa Lewiss (Prior President)
- Melissa McMillian (AEUS SAEM liaison)
The 2015-2016 SonoGames® Organizing Committee:
- Matt Fields (President)
- Steve Leech (Education Officer)
- Rachel Liu (President-Elect)
- Andrew Liteplo (Past President)
- Kristen Carmody (Past President)
- Resa Lewiss (Past President)
- Melissa McMillian (AEUS SAEM liaison)
The 2014-2015 SonoGames® Organizing Committee:
- Andrew Liteplo (President)
- Rachel Liu (Education Officer)
- Matt Fields (President-Elect)
- Kristen Carmody (Past President)
- Resa Lewiss (Past President)
- Melissa McMillian (AEUS SAEM liaison)
SonoGames® can’t run without you! We place calls for AEUS volunteers to become adjunct faculty and help design stations, form questions and facilitate running of SonoGames® on the day. This is a great opportunity to learn from the most innovative educators within Emergency Medicine and contribute your own flavor to the Games!