Mel Ebeling, MD

Hello RAMS! My name is Mel Ebeling (they/them), and I am a resident physician at the University of Cincinnati. It’s been an honor to serve as a Member-at-Large on the RAMS Board, and I’m excited to announce my candidacy for Secretary-Treasurer.

Before residency, I served as an EMT throughout college and medical school and trained as a Hazardous Materials Specialist–experiences that shaped my dedication to teamwork and preparedness. I’ve also served on several institutional and national committees in medical education and DEI, helping redesign preclinical curricula and establish system-wide diversity and inclusion initiatives. Throughout my education, SAEM has been a vital resource, connecting me with mentors who inspired my path in academic EM.

As a leader, I value reliability, open-mindedness, and collaboration, focusing on tangible outcomes. When I ran for the RAMS Board last year, my goals were to bridge the information gap on working in academics, develop a standardized curriculum vitae for the emergency physician, and develop practical research resources for RAMS members without strong mentorship. Months into my term, I’ve (1) led a RAMS Webinar on the "behind-the-scenes" of academia, (2) collaborated with the Education Committee on creating that standardized CV, (3) advocated for adding a research guide to our strategic plan, (4) published a RAMS Career Roadmap in Disaster Medicine, (5) launched an SAEM Pulse series highlighting resident leaders, and (6) co-authored the first summary article of the ACGME’s proposed changes and timeline.

If elected Secretary-Treasurer, I’ll bring my diverse background to advance initiatives supporting our academic- and research-oriented members. My priorities are to (1) propose fiscally responsible ways to reinvest RAMS funds to support trainee engagement, ideally including offsetting conference costs, (2) complete publication of the first standardized CV template in our field, and (3) expand collaboration across SAEM Academies to develop tools that help YOU navigate training and career growth, such as the practical research guide, NIH biosketch template, and job negotiation toolkit.

RAMS is where residents and students grow into the next generation of academic emergency physicians. I’d be honored to earn your vote to continue building this community for all of us!