Consensus Conference
Competency-Based Training and Certification: The Future of Emergency Medicine Education
Tuesday, May 13, 2025, 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Depending on the source, 45-65% of program directors report graduating a resident each year whom they would not trust to care for their family members. Despite this, many of these residents pass their board examinations and become practicing emergency physicians in our communities and academic healthcare settings. This situation can lead to poor patient outcomes and unmet societal needs. To address this issue, the global medical education community has increasingly adopted competency-based medical education (CBME). In support of this initiative, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) are collaborating to promote the national adoption of CBME for residency training and board certification.
The SAEM25 Consensus Conference brings together hundreds of key stakeholders to develop a comprehensive research agenda aimed at advancing the study and implementation of CBME across the diverse specialty of Emergency Medicine. This effort is expected to lead to high-quality, funded research and improved patient care and educational outcomes. The conference will focus on evidence-based strategies and tactics specifically targeting CBME. The outcomes of the conference will be submitted for publication in high-impact journals and widely disseminated through SAEM’s national communication channels.
SAEM24 Planning Committee
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Holly A. Caretta-Weyer, MD, MHPEDirector of Evaluation and Assessment
Stanford University
Dr. Holly Caretta-Weyer is associate residency program director and director of evaluation and assessment for the Stanford University emergency medicine residency program as well as EPA/CBME implementation lead at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Caretta-Weyer attended medical school at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, where she graduated Alpha Omega Alpha with honors in research. She stayed at Wisconsin for her emergency medicine residency, where she was also chief resident. Dr. Caretta-Weyer then completed her medical education scholarship fellowship at Oregon Health & Science University and earned her master's in health professions education at the University of Illinois-Chicago. She is a PhD candidate at Maastricht University studying residency selection in a competency-based system.
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Jeremy Branzetti, MD, MHPEAssociate Professor, Emergency Medicine
Yale University
Dr. Jeremy Branzetti is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who specializes in providing acute care for critically ill and injured patients. He earned dual bachelor's degrees and his MD at the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Dr. Branzetti completed a four-year residency in emergency medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, where he was chief resident. He obtained a master's in health professions education from Maastricht University's School of Health Professions. With over a decade of experience in GME leadership and medical education scholarship, Dr. Branzetti has expertise in evidence-based learning science, adaptive expertise, programmatic identity formation, translating “branding” concepts from business to medicine, and wellness. Dr. Branzetti founded Academic Educator Coaching to coach early-career medical educators in achieving professional success and personal joy.
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Linda Regan, MDAssociate Professor
Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Linda Regan is associate professor and vice chair for education in the department of emergency medicine at Johns Hopkins University. She serves as program director for the emergency medicine residency program, the combined EM-anesthesia residency program, and the medical education fellowship. Dr. Regan is known for her work as an educational program builder and for the Focused Advanced Specialty Track (FAST) program, which allows residents to develop a focused niche during their final year.
Dr. Regan’s interests include curriculum development and evaluation, resident evaluation and feedback, and applications of adult learning theory to postgraduate education. She has extensive experience in resident remediation, particularly for professionalism and communication skills, and frequently lectures on this topic. She oversees faculty development and runs a robust longitudinal program in her department. Her clinical interests involve special population topics. Dr. Regan has received multiple teaching awards, including the 2012 ACEP Faculty Teaching Award and the 2016 EMRA Residency Director of the Year award.
Dr. Regan served on the program committee for the Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine (CORD) for many years, including three years as a track chair for the Best Practices track. She served for four years on the CORD Board of Directors and is a current member of the RRC in emergency medicine.
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Benjamin H. Schnapp, MD, MEdUniversity of Wisconsin
Dr. Benjamin Schnapp graduated from the Mount Sinai Hospital emergency medicine residency program in New York City, where he completed a specialty track in medical education and served as chief resident. He completed his medical education fellowship at Northwestern University and is pursuing a master's in education with a focus on health professions at the University of Cincinnati. His interests include clinical teaching skills, resident assessment, and decision-making. He serves on the SAEM Graduate Medical Education and Fellowship Approval committees.
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Mary Tanski, MD, MBAAssociate Professor and Chair
Oregon Health & Science University
Dr. Mary E. Tanski is currently associate professor and chair in the department of emergency medicine at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU). She completed her undergraduate degree in business management and health and humanities at Michigan State University and earned her MD from Wayne State University. She completed her residency and was chief resident at George Washington University and then completed an emergency medicine administration fellowship and an MBA at OHSU. Dr. Tanski has been faculty in the department of emergency medicine management at OHSU and teaches the health care operations and quality course. She served as medical director of operations before becoming chair. Dr. Tanski has extensive experience in emergency department (ED) operations and quality improvement, including improving ED flow, instituting a no-divert trial, and addressing departmental boarding.
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