The SAEM26 Main Stage on Wednesday

Awards Ceremony

On day two, SAEM continues its tradition of recognizing distinguished individuals whose scholarship, leadership, and service have strengthened Academic Emergency Medicine and positively impacted the communities we serve.


Education Keynote

Will Artificial Intelligence Be the Death of Clinical Reasoning?

Laura R. Hopson, MD, MEd, associate chair of education at the University of Michigan, will explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping clinical reasoning, decision-making, and trainee development. Addressing both opportunity and risk—including automation bias and cognitive deskilling—she will outline strategies educators can use to preserve foundational reasoning skills in an AI-enabled clinical environment.

Plenary Abstract Presentations

The remaining three highest-scoring abstracts will be presented, continuing the showcase of innovative research shaping the future of Academic Emergency Medicine, with live Q&A.

  • Associations Between American Board of Emergency Medicine Exam Pass Rates and Residency Program Characteristics and Hospital and Physician Group Ownership Type, 2021–2023

Patrick Nassrallah, Angela Cai, Alex Janke, Bruce Lo, Laura Oh, Jonathan Fisher, Gillian Schmitz, Zachary Jarou

  • Solutions to Improve Closed Loop Communication and Primary Care Follow-Up for Emergency Medicine Incidental Findings

Jorge Fradinho, Maria Cadman, Ryan Burke, Richard Wolfe, Jayson Carr

  • Differences in Emergency Department Pain Management Between Adolescents and Young Adults With Sickle Cell Disease

Ambuj Suri, Giovanna Deluca, Sai Jarabana, Timmy Lin, Janette Baird, Siraj Amanullah