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The recently introduced California Bill AB 890, destined to provide nurse practitioners with independent practice rights without physician oversight, has been tabled!  We appreciate the effort you have had in this process by supporting AAEM/RSA. While we know that the NP lobby may have future plans to pursue further legislation to push for independent practice, […]

On June 12th, Senate Bill 25 (SB25) was passed by the Pennsylvania State Senate by a vote of 44-6. SB25 would grant nurse practitioners the right to independent practice without physician oversight  in Pennsylvania. The bill has now been referred to the Pennsylvania House Professional Licensure Committee.  The GOOD NEWS is that the committee is […]

The Ohio House of Representatives is currently in session and the vote on HB177 is extremely close. HB177 seeks to authorize independent practice of non-physician providers after 2,000 hours of clinical training (a paltry sum in comparison to the minimum 15,000 hours required for physicians). During the latest hearing on 11/19/19 (see notes here by […]

AAEM/RSA supports the  AAEM updated position statement on Non-Physician Practitioners. AAEM/RSA believes that the only appropriate preparation and qualification for the independent practice of emergency medicine is through completion of an ACGME or AOA accredited residency training program with subsequent board certification by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) or American Osteopathic Board of Emergency […]

Current ACGME requirements support a diverse definition of qualifying scholarly projects from peer-review publications to non-peer review projects such as podcasts, videos, case reports, textbooks/chapters, conference presentations, and QI research projects. AAEM/RSA encourages broadening the definition to mirror the evolving way residents learn and train including participating in scholarly activities on national committees, which grow […]

AAEM/RSA advocates for the necessity of ABEM/AOBEM board certification for physicians practicing emergency medicine, as studies have shown that physicians having these credentials improve emergency department quality of care.1 AAEM/RSA believes that ABEM/AOBEM board certified emergency medicine specialists should champion organizations representing the specialty, as they are best suited to represent and reflect our values. […]

AAEM/RSA opposes the supervision and creation of residencies by contract management groups with lay ownership. AAEM/RSA deems the education of residents to be a matter of the highest importance and the foundation of medical education in the United States. This requires an environment free of the conflict of interest created between CMGs’ fiduciary responsibility to […]

AAEM/RSA opposes any legislation or practice that weakens the existing “prudent layperson” standard for defining an emergency medical condition, which requires health insurance plans to base reimbursement on a patient’s presenting complaint rather than the final diagnosis. Emergency departments cannot preserve the nation’s safety net of medical care if the “prudent layperson” standard is allowed […]

Dear AAEM/RSA Member and Members of the Emergency Medicine Community, The American Academy of Emergency Medicine Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA) is an accessible, collaborative organization that fosters innovation, education and advocacy for residents and medical students in emergency medicine. On Friday, January 27, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) entitled, “Protecting the […]