Become an EMRA Board Member

• Essentially functions as the Vice President in EMRA’s Executive Council, training for your year as President where you will then function as the Chairman of the Board and the official voice of the organization
• Ensure fiduciary integrity and accountability of EMRA’s actions
• Serve as editor of EMRA’s monthly newsletter, What’s Up in EM
• Oversee EMRA representatives to external organizations 
• Manage and oversee EMRA Reps to the ACEP Sections
• Appoint Medical Student Council members with assistance from the MSC Chair and EMRA’s Director of Education
• General responsibilities as a voting member of the Board of Directors (misc projects, monthly board meetings, write for EM Resident magazine)
• Represent EMRA members at ACEP Council

Extensive (average 4-7 days per month)
Includes such meetings/conferences as:

• Monthly EMRA Board of Directors meeting (virtual attendance)
• ACEP Scientific Assembly (Oct)
• ACEP Board of Directors’ Retreat (Dec)
• EMRA Board of Directors’ Retreat (Jan)
• ACEP Media Training (Dec)
• ABEM Site Visit (every 2 years)
• CORD Academic Assembly (March/April)
• Leadership & Advocacy Conference (May)
• SAEM Annual Meeting (May)
• ACEP/EMF Corporate Council Meeting (July)

• Serve as Editor in Chief of EM Resident – EMRA’s bimonthly magazine and the official print and online publication of EMRA. The editor carries the full responsibility for magazine content, including editing all submitted material, significant writing duties, recruiting authors, and enforcement of production schedules working in collaboration with the EMRA staff managing editor.
• Records minutes from EMRA Board meetings, EMRA Rep Council meetings, and EMRA Town Hall meetings
• General board responsibilities (misc projects, monthly board meetings, write for EM Resident magazine, and serve as liaison to a number of EMRA Committees)
• Represent EMRA members at ACEP Council

• Monthly EMRA Board of Directors meeting (virtual attendance)
• ACEP Scientific Assembly (Oct)
• EMRA Board of Directors’ Retreat (Jan)
• Leadership & Advocacy Conference (May)

Members interested in running for this position should reach out to EMRA’s staff managing editor to discuss your interest. Our staff is amazing and, particularly for this position, integral to our board’s success!

• Serve as an Ex Officio member of the ACEP Board of Directors. You will offer a quarterly EMRA report as well as engage in debate and discussions at all ACEP Board meetings, representing the resident voice and opinion on an any issues brought before the ACEP Board.
• Recommend appointment of and oversee EMRA Representatives to serve on ACEP Committees
• General board responsibilities (misc projects, monthly board meetings, write for EM Resident magazine)
• Represent EMRA members at ACEP Council

Extensive (Total roughly 40 days per year)
Includes such meetings/conferences as:

• Monthly EMRA Board of Directors meeting (virtual attendance)
• ACEP Board of Directors meetings (6 per year -- 2 phone, 4 in-person)
• ACEP Scientific Assembly (Oct)
• EMRA Board of Directors’ Retreat (Jan)
• Leadership & Advocacy Conference (May)

This position requires a significant amount of personal preparation for ACEP Board of Director meetings to ensure you are familiar with all current issues in Emergency Medicine and can successfully provide EMRA’s stance on these issues. Additionally, the Rep needs to be intimately involved with EMRA’s internal priorities and finances.

• Manage 20 EMRA committee chairs and ~80 committee leaders, including leader recruitment, productivity, and feedback
• Manage EMRA Reps to 30+ ACEP Sections, including leader recruitment, productivity, and feedback
• Ensure EMRA committees set and monitor annual objectives aligned with EMRA’s strategic plan
• Facilitate EMRA committee programming at in-person conferences and virtually throughout the year
• Track committee engagement and evaluate the effectiveness of EMRA committees
• General board responsibilities (misc projects, monthly Board meetings, write for EM Resident magazine
• Represent EMRA members at ACEP Council

• Monthly EMRA Board of Directors meeting (virtual attendance)
• ACEP Scientific Assembly (October)
• EMRA Board of Directors’ Retreat (January)
• ACEP Leadership and Advocacy Conference (April/May)
• Additional conferences as needed, based on EMRA committee programming

This position involves knowledge of EMRA as an organization and the structure/culture of EMRA committees.

• Oversee the coordination and execution of a variety of projects related to resident and/or medical student education
• Review new and existing EMRA publications to ensure quality and usefulness of content for members
• Serve as liaison between EMRA and CORD, as well as serve on the planning committee for the CORD Academic Assembly resident track
• Oversee content development for EMRA*Cast podcast
• General board responsibilities (misc projects, monthly board meetings, write articles for EM Resident magazine, and serve as liaison to a number of EMRA Committees including the EMRA Education Committee and the Medical Student Council)
• Represent EMRA members at ACEP Council

• Monthly EMRA Board of Directors meeting (virtual attendance)
• ACEP Scientific Assembly (Oct)
• EMRA Board of Directors’ Retreat (Jan)
• ABEM site visit (March)
• CORD Academic Assembly (March/April)
• Leadership & Advocacy Conference (May)
• Society of Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting (May)

• Advise the Board on matters related to health policy
• Foster resident advocacy
• Serve as EMRA’s representative to the Emergency Medicine Action Fund, National Emergency Medicine PAC, and Urgent Matters
• Attend meetings of the ACEP Federal Governmental Affairs Committee, NEMPAC, and EMAF
• Coordinate development of EMRA/YPS Health Policy primer at ACEP Leadership Advocacy Conference
• General board responsibilities (misc projects, monthly board meetings, write for EM Resident magazine, and serve as liaison to a number of EMRA Committees including EMRA’s Health Policy Committee)
• Represent EMRA members at ACEP Council

• Monthly EMRA Board of Directors meeting (virtual attendance)
• ACEP Scientific Assembly (Oct)
• EMRA Board of Directors’ Retreat (Jan)
• Emergency Medicine Practice Management Association (EDPMA) Solutions Summit (April)
• Leadership & Advocacy Conference (May)

• Attend AMA’s Annual (June) and Interim (November) meetings as the EMRA/ACEP Rep to the AMA-RFS, coordinate the EM presence within the AMA-RFS, and act as a liaison to the EM Section Council for the House of Delegates
• Be an Ex-officio member of the EMRA Board of Directors which includes:
  • Attending monthly board phone calls
  • Keeping up with board communications on a regular basis (with an expected turnaround time of 48 hours
  • Attending the EMRA BOD retreat (January), CORD Conference (March/April), ACEP Leadership and Advocacy Conference (May), and ACEP SA (October)
  • All other duties as assigned
• Work with EMRA BOD to bring forward policy from EMRA to the AMA and from the BOD to EMRA’s Representative council, and manage the EMRA BOD’s review of RepCo resolutions
• Act as the Parliamentarian for EMRA’s Representative Council
• Represent EMRA as a Councilor during ACEP Councilor, and coordinate EMRA’s presence at Council
• Mentor the next generation of EM leaders within the AMA, and manage the EM delegation to the AMA-RFS
• Help the EMRA Vice Speaker and the EMRA Health Policy Director in running EMRA’s Policy Academy
• Represent EMRA members at ACEP Council

• Monthly EMRA Board of Directors meeting (virtual attendance)
• ACEP Scientific Assembly (Oct)
• AMA's Interim Meeting (Nov)
• EMRA Board of Directors’ Retreat (Jan)
• Leadership & Advocacy Conference (May)
• AMA's Annual Meeting (June)

• Serve as the EMRA liaison to and full voting member of the ACGME Residency Review Committee for Emergency Medicine (RC-EM). The RC functions to enhance the quality of graduate medical education in EM and oversees the accreditation of EM residency programs. As a member of the RC, you are expected to participate in the residency review process in a meaningful way.
• Represent EMRA and EM resident interests to the ACGME RC-EM
• General board responsibilities (misc projects, monthly board meetings, and write for EM Resident magazine)
• Represent EMRA members at ACEP Council

Extensive. Includes such meetings/conferences as:

• ACGME RC Meetings (TBD– Jan, April, August)
• ACGME CRCR Meetings (TBD– Sept, TBD)
• Monthly EMRA Board of Directors meeting (virtual attendance)
• ACEP Scientific Assembly (Oct)
• EMRA Board of Directors’ Retreat (Jan)
• ABEM site visit (March)
• Leadership & Advocacy Conference (May)

• As senior officer / chair of the EMRA Representative Council (RepCo):
• Plan for and preside over EMRA Reference Committee & RepCo meetings held during CORD Academic Assembly & ACEP Scientific Assembly
• Review and report resolution submissions to the membership, Reference Committee, RepCo, and the Board prior to the RepCo meetin
• Organize and monitor Virtual Reference Committee and virtual Representative Council attendance
• Facilitate Board election
• Appoint members to RepCo Committee
• Disseminate organizational updates to the RepCo
• Vice Speaker supports the Speaker as Parliamentarian for the RepCo
• Vice Speaker manages the EMRA/ACEP Health Policy Academy curricullum and program. 
• Manage RepCo subcommittees including Conference Committees, Credentials and Tellers Committee, Reference Committee, Sergeant-at-Arms, Parliamentarian, and Policy Review Committee
• Perform an annual review of EMRA’s Bylaws & Policy Compendium (the governing documents for the organization)
• Serve as a member of the ACEP Steering Committee
• General board responsibilities (misc projects, monthly board meetings, write for EM Resident magazine, and serve as liaison to a number of EMRA Committees)
• Facilitate town hall discussions.
• Represent EMRA members at ACEP Council

• Monthly EMRA Board of Directors meeting (virtual attendance)
• ACEP Steering Committee Meetings
  • (1 day each in Jan, May (during LAC), Oct (during ACEP-SA))
• ACEP Scientific Assembly (Oct)
• EMRA Board of Directors’ Retreat (Jan)
• Leadership & Advocacy Conference (May)

• Serve as Chair of the Medical Student Council (MSC) – preside over MSC meetings and oversee the work of the MSC
• Represent the voice of medical student members to the Board as liaison from MSC to the Board
• Understand the needs of our student members and ensure they are being addressed and met
• Vote on behalf of student members at EMRA RepCo meetings
• General board responsibilities (misc projects, monthly board meetings, write for EM Resident magazine, and serve as liaison to a number of EMRA Committees)

• Monthly EMRA Board of Directors meeting (virtual attendance)
• ACEP Scientific Assembly (Oct)
• EMRA Board of Directors’ Retreat (Jan)
• Leadership & Advocacy Conference (May)