September 11, 2025Dear ACOEP Members,I want to share an important leadership update ahead of our upcoming Scientific Assembly meeting.Dr. John Dery, DO, FACOEP-D, FAWM has made the difficult decision to step back from his role as President-Elect. In a message to the Board, Dr. Dery shared that while his commitment [...]

Research from DOs You Know: The Epidemiology of Osteopathic Diagnoses and Treatments in United States Emergency Departments From 2018 to 2021 September 4, 2025 Although a large proportion of US emergency physicians are osteopathic physicians, the frequency of osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) use in emergency departments (EDs) is unknown. [...]

ACOEP and AOBEM Joint Statement In response to a recent article framing the rise of DOs and IMGs in emergency medicine as a decline in the specialty, ACOEP and AOBEM have issued a joint statement rejecting this narrative. The statement underscores the essential contributions of osteopathic physicians, addresses misrepresented [...]

ACOEP Proudly Supports MEMC 2025 in Budapest Published May 15, 2025 The American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP) is honored to be a supporting society of the Mediterranean Emergency Medicine Congress (MEMC 2025), taking place August 14–17, 2025, in Budapest, Hungary. This premier global event brings together emergency medicine professionals from [...]

ACOEP Partners with the Emerging DO Platform to Support Osteopathic Professionals Published May 6, 2025 The American Osteopathic Information Association (AOiA) is proud to introduce the Emerging DO Platform—a dynamic new space designed to connect, support, and empower osteopathic medical students, residents, and early-career physicians. Currently in beta, this platform [...]

As part of ACOEP’s 2025 Spring Seminar, our Resident Student Programming featured Wilderness Medicine: The Ultimate Emergency Playground!—an immersive, high-intensity experience led by Dr. John Dery. Emergency medicine students and residents from across the country took to Camelback Mountain, where they faced real-life scenarios like heat stroke, fractures, and anaphylaxis in [...]

RAND Report: Strategies for Sustaining Emergency Care in the United States Published Apr 7, 2025 Emergency medicine's newest report independently shows that emergency physicians across the U.S. are facing increasing financial and operational pressures which threaten their ability to provide lifesaving care. The findings, authored by RAND and supported [...]

2025 EM Match Thank you to everyone involved in making the 2025 EM Match a success! Between the hours recruiting, educating, and reviewing applicants to EM, it has been amazing to watch the EM family of organizations and individuals come together in this effort. This year we excitedly welcomed [...]

Congratulations to all our EMIGs and graduating students! The impact and strength of osteopathic applicants representing emergency medicine is undeniable. According to data from the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), 1,078 osteopathic applicants matched into Emergency Medicine positions in the 2025 Match—the highest number recorded since the transition to the [...]

The ACOEP and ACOEP-RSO recognize that the ACGME’s proposed revisions to the Emergency Medicine residency program requirements introduce several significant changes, particularly the transition to a standardized 48-month curriculum (proposed effective date: July 1, 2027). The ACGME asserts that these updates reflect the evolving landscape of emergency medicine education, addressing [...]