Further, our membership includes emergency physicians from all walks of life who are employed in a variety of work environments ranging from academic settings to emergency physician groups small and large.

No staffing group is a member of ACEP—they have no role in the democratic election of our Board nor the development of advocacy efforts or policy positions. ACEP has checks and balances in place, including a strong conflict of interest policy, that ensures no one voice outweighs what is in the best interest of our members or the specialty.

None of ACEP’s Board of Directors are Employed by a Group that has Majority Private Equity Ownership

The current Board of Directors works in academia, the military, small independent and large groups, in rural and metropolitan settings, with expertise in EMS, informatics, advocacy, policy and more.

The Board is as diverse as our membership and they represent the many practice settings of our members.

Board members are democratically elected by the ACEP Council, which consists of members representing ACEP’s chapters (50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and Government Services), our sections of membership, the Association of Academic Chairs in Emergency Medicine, the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors, the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine.

ACEP is the Only EM Organization with a Full-Time Dedicated Advocacy Staff in a DC Office

The ACEP DC office currently has nine full-time staff with roles that span public relations, congressional relations, political affairs and grassroots advocacy, regulatory and external affairs. We retain consultants periodically for support services while ACEP staff lobbies directly on behalf of its members. We also manage reimbursement efforts from our DC office, with additional staff leading point on key issues and training.

Dr. Terry

“We have an office in Washington DC with full-time staff members working to make sure that ACEP has strong relationships with policymakers and influencers in Washington DC and on Capitol Hill,” Dr. Terry said.

“The work in our DC office results in our ability to get fair reimbursement as emergency physicians. Their full-time attention results in our ability to eat and nourish ourselves at our work stations on shift. Their commitment allows us to make sure that when it comes to taking care of Medicare patients and Medicaid patients, there is funding resources, so we can do our job. The work from this team impacts our ability to work in a safe environment,” she added.