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AACEM/AAAEM Annual Retreat

Save the Date: March 20-24, 2027

JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District

Savannah, GA

 

Registration: OPENING SOON 

Chairs and Administrators will be able to register online or complete the 2027 AACEM/AAAEM Annual Retreat PDF form once registration goes live. Contact AACEM@saem.org with any questions.

Housing and Travel

Host Hotel

The JW Marriott Savannah Plant Riverside District is the official host hotel for the 2027 AACEM/AAAEM Annual Retreat.

 

Retreat Schedule

*Schedule is subject to change.



Saturday, March 14, 2026

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Certificate in Academic Emergency Medicine Administration (CAEMA) Session (CAEMA Participants Only)

Kula Room

12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

AACEM/AAAEM Retreat Registration

Maui Ballroom Foyer

7:00 PM - 
9:00 PM

Certificate in Academic Emergency Medicine Administration (CAEMA) Group Dinner (CAEMA Participants Only)


Sunday, March 15, 2026

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

AACEM/AAAEM Retreat Registration

Maui Ballroom Foyer

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Certificate in Academic Emergency Medicine Administration (CAEMA) Session (CAEMA Participants Only)

Kula Room

8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

AACEM Chair Development Program (CDP) Session (CDP Participants Only)

Hana Room

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

AAAEM General Session - Wear your institution gear! (AAAEM/Administrators Only)

1:00 - 1:30 PM: Introduction and Icebreaker (Jennifer Muir, EdD, MBA, Katy Oksuita, MS, Jenna Wepfer, MBA)

1:30 - 1:50 PM: Benefits of Membership and Leadership Transition (Jennifer Muir, EdD, MBA)

1:50 - 2:10 PM: Strategic Planning Committee Update (Steve Maxwell, MSM, Kashwayne Williams, MBA, MHA)

2:10 - 2:20 PM: Committee Charter Poster Review

2:20 - 2:30 PM: Committee Meeting Breakouts

2:40 - 2:50 PM: Break

2:50 - 3:30 PM: Beyond Awareness: Belonging and Wellness, Where Intention Meets Impact (Becky McGowan, MBA, Paula Abercrombie, MPA, Katy Oksuita, MS)

3:30 - 4:00 PM: Tools of the Trade (Becky McGowan, MBA, Lauren Tanzer, MBA)

4:00 PM: Adjourn

Kihei/Wailea

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

AAAEM First-Timers and MIP Reception (Invite Only)

AAAEM President's Suite

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

AACEM First-Timers Reception (Invite Only)

AACEM President's Suite

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

AACEM/AAAEM Retreat Welcome Luau (All to Attend)

Ka'Anapali Beach

 

Monday, March 16, 2026

7:00 AM - 2:00 PM

AACEM/AAAEM Retreat Registration

Maui Ballroom Foyer

7:00 AM - 8:30 AM

Women's Breakfast: Chairs

Kula Room

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

AACEM/AAAEM Retreat Breakfast

Courtyard

8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

AACEM/AAAEM Retreat Joint Session and Lunch (All to Attend)

8:30 - 8:45 AM: Welcome and Award Session (Ian B. K. Martin, MD, MBA)

8:45 - 9:45 AM: Keynote: Tribal Leadership (Jerris R. Hedges, MD)

9:45 - 10:00 AM: Break

10:00 - 11:00 AM: Keynote: The Future of AI in EM (Graham Walker, MD)

11:00 - 11:45 AM: Reimbursement Update (Michael. A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP)

11:45 AM - 12:15 PM: Break/Lunch Service

12:15 - 12:45 PM: Benchmark Session (Operations)

12:45 - 2:00 PM: ACGME Session

Wailuku/Kahului

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

AAAEM Executive Committee Dinner (Invite Only)


 

Tuesday, March 17, 2026

7:00 AM - 3:00 PM

AACEM/AAAEM Retreat Help Desk

Maui Ballroom Foyer

7:30 AM - 12:00 PM

AACEM Networking Retreat Breakfast and Morning Session (AACEM/Chairs Members Only)

7:30 - 8:15 AM: Breakfast and Committee Updates (Ian B. K. Martin, MD, MBA and Committee/Workgroup Chairs)

8:15 - 8:30 AM: Group Photo

8:30 - 9:30 AM: Commitment to the Future of Emergency Medicine Research

9:30 - 9:45 AM: Break

9:45 - 10:15 AM: A Tale of Two Orphans: A Chair's Guide to GME Displacement Events (Richard J. Hamilton, MD, MBA)

10:15 - 11:00 AM: Career Development in the Era of a Transactional Generation

11:00 - 11:15 AM: Break

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM: Hot Topics (Ian B. K. Martin, MD, MBA and AACEM Executive Committee)

Wailuku/Kahului

7:30 AM - 12:00 PM

AAAEM Networking Retreat Breakfast and Morning Session (AAAEM/Administrators Only)

7:30 - 8:30 AM: Breakfast

8:30 - 8:45 AM: Group Photo

8:45 - 9:45 AM: Strategies to Optimize Department Revenue (Michael. A. Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP)

9:45 - 10:00 AM: Break

10:00 - 10:30 AM: Benchmark Analytics: Introducing the Administrative Staffing Survey (Sara Engel, MBA, CAEMA - Alyssa (Tyransky) Starcher, MTDA, Members of the Administrative Staff Survey Committee)

10:30 - 11:00 AM: AI and Predictive Analytics - Applications for Emergency Medicine (Gregory M. Davis, MHA, FACHE)

11:00 - 11:30 AM: The Power Pivot: Thriving Amid Leadership Changes (Cali Myers, MHA, Frank Jurkiewicz, MBA, Gregory M. Archual, MBA)

11:30 - 11:55 AM: AAAEM Awards Ceremony (Jennifer Muir, EdD, MBA)

Kihei/Wailea

12:00 PM - 2:00 PM

AACEM/AAAEM Retreat Joint Session and Lunch (All to Attend)

12:00 - 12:30 PM: Break/Lunch Service

12:30 - 1:30 PM: When Leadership Hits Resistance: Identifying and Responding to Early Warning Signs - Cherri D. Hobgood, MD; Andra L. Blomkalns, MD, MBA; Marie-Carmelle Elie, MD; Susan B. Promes, MD, MBA)

1:30 - 2:00 PM: Benchmark Session (Compensation/Work Life Balance)

Wailuku/Kahului

6:00 PM - 7:00 PMURiM ReceptionAACEM President Suite

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

AACEM Executive Committee Dinner (Invite Only)

Duke's Beach House, 130 Kai Malina Pkwy, Lahaina, HI 96761 (Offsite)

 

Wednesday, March 18, 2026

7:00 AM - 11:00 AM

AACEM/AAAEM Retreat Help Desk

Maui Ballroom Foyer

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

AACEM/AAAEM Retreat Breakfast

Courtyard

7:30 AM - 8:30 AM

AACEM/AAAEM Retreat Joint Executive Committee Meeting (AACEM/AAAEM Executive Committee Members)

Kula Room

8:30 AM - 11:00 AM

AACEM/AAAEM Retreat Joint Session (All to Attend)

8:30 - 8:45 AM: Morning Remarks and Award Session (Ian B. K. Martin, MD, MBA)

8:45 - 9:15 AM: Benchmark Session (Hot Topics)

9:15 - 9:45 AM: Tales from the Top Session

9:45 - 10:00 AM: Break

10:00 - 11:00 AM: Updates from Across Academic Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine Organization Leaders)

Wailuku/Kahului