For my closing remarks, at the risk of offending my southern colleague who “jus’ couldn’t vote for a woman,” I repeated that story from my previous loss. I concluded with, “I’m not asking you to vote for me because I am a woman, I am asking you not to vote against me because I am a woman.” And this time, I won. In 1982, when ACEP was 14 years old, after five tries, I became the first woman elected to the ACEP Board of Directors. Since then, at least one woman has served on the board each year.
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ACEP Now: Vol 37 – No 04 – April 2018Dr. Bensen is president of Medical Education Programs in Buffalo Junction, Virginia.
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October 7, 2018
David E. Wilcox, MD, FACEPPam Bensen was the obvious choice to be our first John A. Rupke Legacy Award recipient a decade ago. She now has a 47 year ACEP career of continuously and persistently showing up, giving back to our specialty, and paying it forward to those who will follow. Pam is absolutely the best!