Christopher L. Bennett, MD, MSc, MA
Stanford University
Candidate Statement
I’m an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Stanford and a long-time SAEM member—from medical student and resident to faculty. I previously served on the SAEM Board of Directors (Resident Member) and the SAEM Foundation Board of Trustees, chaired the SAEM Finance Committee during pandemic recovery, and currently co-chair the Workforce Committee’s Registry Subcommittee. I’ve also served on the Research and Graduate Medical Education Committees, helped launch the Diversity & Inclusion Committee, contributed to Executive Task Forces on Diversity & Inclusion and on Partnership & Collaboration, serve the Transmissible Infectious Disease Interest Group as an NIH-funded investigator, and contributed as an invited expert to multiple SAEM strategic planning sessions.
These roles gave me a comprehensive view of our mission, from fiscal stewardship and fundraising to member engagement and education, along with a clear sense of how the Board can drive measurable impact. If elected, I will strive to:
Ensure financial strength. Ensure that budgets align with SAEM member priorities and position our organization for long-term sustainability.
Enable early-career success. Charge committees and staff to develop and maintain member-oriented plain-language resources on academic promotions and funding (both federal and foundation).
Modernize member learning. Prioritize organizational investment in modular, routinely updated resources, on digital health and AI with a focus on supporting both academic research and medical education applications.
Strengthen pathways and community. Promote earlier engagement and retention of medical students and residents to support organizational growth and belonging.
My experience—spanning prior SAEM and SAEMF Board service, finance, philanthropy, workforce, and education—positions me to contribute on day one.
I’m running to help SAEM remain the home for academic emergency medicine: data-driven, inclusive, and relentlessly focused on member success and the patients and communities we serve.
These roles gave me a comprehensive view of our mission, from fiscal stewardship and fundraising to member engagement and education, along with a clear sense of how the Board can drive measurable impact. If elected, I will strive to:
Ensure financial strength. Ensure that budgets align with SAEM member priorities and position our organization for long-term sustainability.
Enable early-career success. Charge committees and staff to develop and maintain member-oriented plain-language resources on academic promotions and funding (both federal and foundation).
Modernize member learning. Prioritize organizational investment in modular, routinely updated resources, on digital health and AI with a focus on supporting both academic research and medical education applications.
Strengthen pathways and community. Promote earlier engagement and retention of medical students and residents to support organizational growth and belonging.
My experience—spanning prior SAEM and SAEMF Board service, finance, philanthropy, workforce, and education—positions me to contribute on day one.
I’m running to help SAEM remain the home for academic emergency medicine: data-driven, inclusive, and relentlessly focused on member success and the patients and communities we serve.
