I don’t feel my work is done.

So my focus is still three to 10 years down the line, through advocacy, mentoring, and creating a structure within ACEP to continue to keep us at the head of the table in the house of medicine. “Been there, done this. Proud but not satisfied,” yet I’m still passionate about continuing to help lead for years to come.

Kathleen Clem, MD, FACEP (American Association of Women Emergency Physicians Section)

Current Professional Positions: professor of emergency medicine, University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando; chief medical officer, vice president, Florida Hospital East Orlando
Internships and Residency: emergency medicine residency, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California
Medical Degree: MD, Loma Linda University School of Medicine (1989)

Response

I recognize that the current challenges facing our specialty, and indeed the entire house of medicine, are unprecedented. ACEP needs experienced leaders to lead through this critical time in health care. I have been an involved ACEP member since 1991 and have over 20 years of experience as a leader for both community and academic emergency medicine. I know how to work within and for complex systems as we shape the future of emergency medicine.

I have served as a medical director; tackled reimbursement issues for my group, tort reform at the state level, and residency support issues; and understand that unnecessary requirements of our time and energy matter. I also understand the challenges associated with addressing these issues. As a past academic chair, current chief medical officer, and health system vice president, I bring additional experience to navigate challenges for our specialty. I have led efforts for hospitals to be incentivized to rapidly admit patients, supported resources for timely consults, and worked to build bridges with other specialties. I value, seek out, and treasure opportunities to listen to physicians. The importance of listening-to-understand cannot be overstated. I would continue to seek these opportunities as a member of the Board of Directors and then collaborate with the Board to incorporate the concerns and solutions offered by our members into the work we do at ACEP.

I would continue ACEP’s focus on specific strategies to recruit and retain young physicians by increasing designated chapter leadership positions for residents and leadership development tracks. I would continue to work with CORD and EMRA to bring synergy around these efforts as well.

I spent 18 years as an academic chief and chair at Level 1 trauma centers, started the emergency medicine residency at Duke University, and was the chair at Loma Linda during the San Bernardino mass shootings. I have worked my share of nights, weekends, and holidays, and I have worked in small single-coverage emergency departments, too. My current employer has enthusiastically endorsed my involvement with ACEP. I recognize that emergency departments and the physicians who staff them are crucial to America’s health care. I want the opportunity to be at the forefront of ACEP’s work to promote our core values and continue to deliver the highest quality of care for our patients.

Carrie de Moor, MD, FACEP (Freestanding Emergency Centers Section)

Current Professional Positions: chairman, president, and CEO, Code 3 Emergency Partners, LLC; chairman/founder, Code 3 Emergency Physicians
Internships and Residency: emergency medicine residency, Texas Tech University/Thomason Hospital, El Paso; internship, department of pediatrics, University of Texas Medical Branch Children’s Hospital, Galveston
Medical Degree: MD, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine, Lubbock/El Paso (2005)

Response

Although I have an early career background in academics and as a medical director at a Level 1 trauma center, what differentiates me as a candidate and where I can fill a void on the ACEP Board right now is my significant experience in not only starting, managing, and growing a physician-owned business but also my experience in both facility-based and physician billing. We all know that the insurance industry has taken aim at emergency medicine.