Additionally, I have lived and worked in different states, from Michigan to Washington to California to Texas, and practiced in different environments, from working single-coverage for a small democratic group to large community sites for a big group to an academic urban county hospital. This breadth of experience helps me to understand the challenges that our members face wherever they may work.

I would bring generational diversity to the Board as a current member of the Young Physicians Section, which is a perspective not currently represented on the ACEP Board. Earlier in our careers, emergency physicians often have a different outlook and emphasis, and I am excited to bring that fresh perspective to the Board.

I also have a solid breadth of experience with different aspects of the College. I have been involved in the activities of three different chapters and am currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Texas College of Emergency Physicians. Within the national organization, I not only have policy experience, but I have served on the EMRA Board of Directors, have completed a term on the Steering Committee, and have served several times on Council Reference Committees. My time on the Education Committee gave me an inside look at our annual meeting, a large event that has a huge impact on our membership and our budget. My varied experience within ACEP has developed my leadership skills, and I am now ready to be a focused, passionate, collaborative Board member in service of all aspects of our College.

Jon Mark Hirshon, MD, FACEP (incumbent, Maryland)

Current Professional Positions: professor, department of emergency medicine and department of epidemiology and public health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore; senior vice-chair of the University of Maryland, Baltimore Institutional Review Board
Internships and Residency: emergency medicine residency, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore; preventive medicine residency, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Medical Degree: MD, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles (1990)

Response

Board service isn’t a hobby; it is a serious commitment of thought, energy, time, and passion. ACEP’s mission is to promote the highest quality of emergency care. We are the leading advocate for emergency physicians, our patients, and the public. As a member of the ACEP Board of Directors for the past three years, I have been and remain passionately dedicated to improving access to high-quality emergency care in the United States and globally for you, our colleagues, and our patients.