Nathan Lewis, MD, FACEP

I am currently honored to serve as a Member-at-Large on the CDEM EC and would consider it a privilege to continuing doing so. Throughout my career, CDEM has provided me with such an amazing network of colleagues who have been collaborators, mentors, and friends. Serving on the EC provides an opportunity to do more for this incredible organization. As the clerkship director at Virginia Commonwealth University, I am fortunate to have my dream job helping students achieve their educational and career goals. In this role, I have experience working with our faculty and our medical school to improve upon the learner experience. I have also gained experience mentoring residents, fellows, and junior faculty in undergraduate medical education. Through CDEM, I have served on multiple committees, including the Assessment Committee, the Membership and Engagement Committee, and as chair of the Communications and Social Media Committee. In 2014, I created and now cohost the EM Stud Podcast, a podcast for EM-bound medical students. This was adopted by CDEM in 2016 and is still a source of advising information used by students across the country. Additionally, as an assistant program director for our residency, I have been actively involved on the CORD Advising Students Committee in EM. Through this role, I have gained further opportunities to represent CDEM and collaborate with leaders in GME in achieving goals related to the education and career advancement of medical students. I believe that understanding the continuum of educational priorities, from UME to GME, is critical to ensuring our students are well prepared for residency training and beyond. Though the acronym CDEM stands for Clerkship Directors, our membership is comprised of a larger group of faculty committed to undergraduate medical education, as it should be. If elected, I hope to continue to work with other leaders across CDEM and SAEM to provide resources for those of us whose “specialty” is UME. I also want to express how important I feel it is for CDEM to continue to be a voice for students. As a member of the EC, I will aim to keep CDEM a prominent advocate for our students and for their education.