At its annual meeting in October, the ACEP Council will elect new leaders for the College. The Council, which represents all 53 chapters, 30 Sections of Membership, EMRA,

and the Association of Academic Chairs in Emergency Medicine, will elect four members to the ACEP Board of Directors and the College’s President-Elect.

The Council meeting will take place October 13 and 14 at the Hilton San Francisco.

Read the candidates’ complete bios and accomplishments at www.ACEP.org. Click on the “About Us” link near the top of the page, and then choose the “Leadership” tab.

President-Elect The following Board members are candidates for the office of president-elect. Additional information about these candidates and their answers to three written questions can be found online.

Alex M. Rosenau, D.O., CPE, FACEP

Current Professional Position: Senior Vice Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Lehigh Valley Health Network; Assistant Medical Director, Lehigh Valley Physician Group.

Internship and Residency: Emergency Medicine, Botsford General Hospital, Farmington Hills, Mich.; Rotating Internship, St. Luke’s Hospital, Allentown, Pa.

Elected to Board: 2006, 2009

Andrew E. Sama, M.D., FACEP

Current Professional Position: Senior Vice President, Emergency Medicine Service Line, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Manhasset, N.Y.; Chair and Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, North Shore University Hospital at Manhasset; Chair and Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Long Island Jewish Medical Center; Chair, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System Medical Group.

Internship and Residency: Internal Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y. (1981-1984); Assistant Chief Resident of Internal Medicine, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, N.Y. (Spring 1984).

Elected to Board: 2007, 2010

Robert C. Solomon, M.D., FACEP

Current Professional Position: Attending Physician (Academic) and Core Faculty, Emergency Medicine Residency, Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Internship and Residency: Internal Medicine, The Western Pennsylvania Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pa. (1982-1984).

Elected to Board: 2006, 2009

Board of Directors

The ACEP Board of Directors provides day-to-day management and direction of the College. These members of the College have been nominated by the ACEP Board Nominating Committee to fill

3-year positions on the ACEP Board of Directors. Four positions will be filled.

Michael J. Gerardi, M.D., FACEP (incumbent)

Current Professional Position: Attending Physician and Faculty Member, Department of Emergency Medicine, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, N.J.; Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Goryeb Children’s Hospital, Morristown, N.J.