EM Advocacy Handbook
Editors-in-Chief
Nathaniel Schlicher, MD, JD, MBA, FACEP
EMRA Legislative Advisor, 2008–2010
Associate Director, TeamHealth Litigation Support
Regional Director of Quality Assurance, VMFH Emergency Departments
Past President, Washington Chapter of ACEP
Past President, Washington State Medical Association
Alison Haddock, MD, FACEP
EMRA Legislative Advisor, 2010–2012
Past Chair, ACEP Board of Directors
BCM UME Thread Director, Preparing to Enter the Profession
Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Dept. of Emergency Med. & Dept. of Education, Innovation and Technology
Associate Editors
Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP
Baylor College of Medicine
Chief Medical Editor, ACEP Now
RJ Sontag, MD
Mid Ohio Emergency Services
EMRA President, 2020-2021
Maggie Moran, MD
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
EMRA Director of Health Policy, 2020-2022
EMRA Board of Directors 2022-2023
Jessica Adkins Murphy, MD | President
Blake Denley, MD | President-Elect
Angela Cai, MD, MBA | Immediate Past President
Thuy Nguyen, MD | Secretary/Editor, EM Resident
Amanda Irish, MD, MPH | Speaker of the Council
Michaela Banks, MD | Vice-Speaker of the Council
Aaron R. Kuzel, DO, MBA | EMRA Representative to ACEP
Erin Karl, MD, MEHP | Director of Education
Kenneth Kim, MD | Director of Health Policy
Derek Martinez, DO | Director of Leadership Development
Kimberly Herard, MD | Member at Large
Angela Wu, MD, MPH | EMRA Representative to AMA
Revelle Gappy | Medical Student Council Chair
Support
Member copies are provided with the help of an educational grant from US Acute Care Solutions. EMRA gratefully acknowledges their support.
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Disclaimer
The statements and opinions expressed in this book should not be construed as EMRA policy unless specifically referred to as such. EMRA and all sponsoring organizations disclaim any liability or responsibility for the consequences or any actions taken in reliance on those statements or opinions. The materials contained herein are not intended to establish policy or procedure.
Get Involved
If you'd like to become more involved in advocacy issues, please join the EMRA Health Policy Committee at www.emra.org/be-involved/committees/health-policy-committee.
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