Regina Hammock, DO, FACOEP Although women make up over one-third of the physician workforce, it’s all too common they’ve faced gender discrimination at some point in their career. Emergency Medicine Residency Program Director at NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island, Regina Hammock, DO, FACOEP, knows first-hand the challenges women in emergency medicine face every day. “Preconceived notions and prejudices have been the cause of many obstacles. I’ve found that closed minds produce closed doors. In order to develop more possibilities in career and life, you have to find ways to [...]

News Release Contact: Frances M. Spring, Senior Communications Administrator Phone:    517.332.4800 ext. 345 Email:     fspring@abem.org Osteopathic EM Organizations Join Coalition to Oppose Medical Merit Badges East Lansing, MI, May 17, 2017—The Coalition to Oppose Medical Merit Badges is pleased to announce the addition of two organizations to the group: the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM) and the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP). The Coalition believes that board-certified emergency physicians who actively maintain their board certification should not be required to complete short-course certification or acquire condition-specific continuing [...]

ACOEP's 2016 Active Shooter Scenario Training Course From 2000 to 2011 there were 154 active shooter scenarios at healthcare facilities, according to the Annals of Emergency Medicine. The most likely setting for such atrocities? The emergency department. While hospital security certainly provides a heroic service in keeping staff and patients safe, often perpetrators sneak guns in through ambulances, or take them from security guards. Even if the ED isn’t the immediate setting of an active shooter event, victims are brought from other parts of the hospital, making the department [...]

Megan Koenig, DO, MBA, MS New Physicians in Practice Committee Chair We are pleased to welcome guest blogger Megan Koenig, Chair of ACOEP’s New Physicians in Practice Committee, as she provides tips on what to do if you ever find yourself faced with a lawsuit. One of the most stressful moments in a physician’s life is the moment they are served with papers informing them of being named in a lawsuit. Hopefully, you never find yourself in this situation, but as a physician early in your career, take this opportunity to [...]

Stephanie Whitmer began working at ACOEP in 2009, and currently serves as the Director of Affiliate Management.  She grew up on the Northwest Side of Chicago, and received her degree in Psychology from DePaul University in 2007, and her Masters in Nonprofit Administration from North Park University in 2013.   She is currently engaged and has 2 dogs and 1 cat. Get to know a little more about Stephanie below! What’s a nickname your friends or family call you? “Beppy” because my little brother couldn’t pronounce Stephanie when he was a baby.  The [...]

Born in Milwaukee and raised in Brookfield, ACOEP's Sr. Coordinator of Database Management , Gina Schmidt is a Wisconsinite through and through. She attended UW-Milwaukee and graduated in 2007. Gina has lived in four different states in the past seven years with her husband and their two dogs. Get to know a little bit more about Gina below!   How long have you worked at ACOEP?  My 4 year anniversary was this past December. What was your very first job?  Cashier at a mom & pop style grocery store ... technically not the [...]

ACOEP's Director of Member Services, Sonya Stephens grew up in Jacksonville, Florida and graduated from the University of Florida. She moved to Chicago to attend grad school, decided it wasn't for her and then tried law school for a semester, before making the decision of not attending anymore school for a while! Sonya has lived in Chicago for 14 years, and 11 of those have been with her Italian Greyhound, Rocco. She spends her spare time doing silks, traveling, and running. Get to know a little more about Sonya below! What's a nickname your [...]