Ryan L. LaFollette, MD

I am honored to be considered for re-election to the SAEM Board of Directors. It has been a privilege to be a part of the record growth of our society over the past two years and envisioning our next stage. I am continually in awe of the breadth and depth of our members’ knowledge and engagement to expand our society better and have been inspired by how being part of the Board of Directors can help bring this to fruition.

I am an Associate Professor at the University of Cincinnati where I serve as an Assistant Program Director. I did my medical training at Upstate Medical University before completing residency at UC where I served as a Chief Resident before graduating in 2016. My career has been focused on resident education and furthering asynchronous education, in part by leading TamingtheSRU.com. My service to SAEM has been over a decade, starting as a resident on the Program Committee and helping to further the Medical Student Ambassador program through its initial growth. Ultimately, I became Didactics Chair and subsequently became Chair of our SAEM23 and SAEM24 meetings with an amazing and dedicated team.

As we enter a new world of academic and clinical Emergency Medicine, I want our Board to prioritize being a leader leveraging AI to responsibly leap us forward. We can improve the acquisition and delivery of our science and further our community with these tools, but without losing sight of the fact that SAEM differs because it feels small and echoes that sense of community. This year, as Chairing our Board Task Force charged with innovating the Annual Meeting, I am excited about the potential of being on the Board that continues this progressive and iterative improvement in how we gather, deliver our best science and further this community.