2021-2022 Emergency Medicine Residency Application Cycle
On January 25, 2021, the Coalition for Physician Accountability (CoPA), to which ACOEP belongs, released guidelines regarding away rotations for students participating in the upcoming residency application cycle in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The primary recommendations were: No away rotations before 8/1/2021, except for students with a specialty interest they are unable to pursue at their home institutions Tentative resumption of away rotations after 8/1/2021, with a limit of one such rotation per student ACOEP is proud to have joined the coalition of AAEM, RSA, ACOEP, RSO, ACEP, [...]
2021 Spring Seminar – Research Competition Deadline TOMORROW
The Case Study Poster Competition and the New Innovations in Emergency Medicine Competition will take place on Tuesday, April 6 at the 2021 Spring Seminar. ACOEP is accepting submissions through Friday, February 19. All MD and DO attendings, residents and students are encouraged to submit. If you have any questions please contact ACOEP at info@acoep.org. SUBMIT TODAY!
ACOEP’s Committee for Women in EM’s Food Drive Challenge
Dear friends and colleagues, Due to the extraordinary hardship currently being experienced by Americans across the country, ACOEP’s Committee for Women in Emergency Medicine asks you to participate in our food drive this year. All members, friends, staff, hospitals, recreational groups, and Facebook friends, are encouraged to come together and donate to help those in need. As emergency physicians, we see these individuals in our own emergency departments, and are aware of just how many people have to make the decision to ‘heat or eat’ during the cold winter months. [...]
ACOEP Engages Kellen as New Association Management Company
In response to recent challenges, the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians (ACOEP) Board of Directors has made the important decision to transition operational and day-to-day management activities of ACOEP to an association management company. Following careful consideration and analysis, Kellen will manage ACOEP entirely beginning January 1, 2021. “We are confident that Kellen will be a strategic partner to help ACOEP best serve its membership and to play a leadership role in the future of our community,” said ACOEP President Robert Suter, DO, MHA, FACOEP-D. “I also want to [...]
Remembering an Irreplaceable Mentor- Anthony DiPasquale, DO, FACOEP
Dr DiPasquale with Rowan Residents By Karen Greenberg, DO, FACOEP, FAAEM UMDNJ-SOM Emergency Medicine Residency Class of 2007 Son. Husband. Father. Physician. Mentor. Colleague. Friend. Hero. Legend. The Best. The world of emergency medicine became a little darker early in the morning of Sunday, November 1st as Dr. DiPasquale lost a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. It was a unique situation as his own former residents, who are now attending physicians, would care for him, sworn to secrecy, as his body failed him, yet his mind stayed sharp. [...]
ACOEP Wishes the Best of Luck to Kefah Spreitzer, M.Ed
ACOEP Board and staff wish Kefah Spreitzer, M.Ed, the best of luck as she embarks on a new adventure with the Million Dollar Round Table as the Programs Manager, Professional Development. “As we all know, ACOEP is going through a time of immense transition,” says ACOEP President Robert Suter, DO, FACOEP-D. “This summer we asked Kefah to step into the role of Interim Administrative Director in addition to her position as Senior Manager of Programs and Engagement. She rose well above and beyond, working tirelessly to manage complex projects on [...]
Meet The Newly Elected 2020-2021 Board Members!
Patrick Cody, DO, MPH, FACOEP is a board-certified emergency physician practicing within the Norman Regional Health System. He is the program director for the Emergency Medicine Residency Program in Norman. Additionally, he is the medical director for EMSStat ambulance service, the Cities of Norman and Moore Fire Departments, the City of Norman Communications Center, LifeNet EMS in Stillwater, Oklahoma, McClain-Grady County EMS and the Gomer Jones Cardiac Care Clinic inside the University of Oklahoma Gaylord Family Stadium. He serves as the co-medical director for REACT EMS in Shawnee, Oklahoma, and is [...]
6% Cuts to Medicare Reimbursement Loom in 2021
Once again, emergency physicians are asked to fight battles on multiple fronts. As the war against COVID-19 rages on, we also face a 6% cut to Medicare reimbursement going into effect in 2021. Speak out now in support of the "Holding Providers Harmless from Medicare Cuts During COVID-19 Act of 2020”, (H.R. 8702) a piece of bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) and Rep. Ami Bera (D-CA). This critical legislation addresses budget neutrality rules which require any increases in value of one code requires a corresponding decrease in [...]
Calling AOBEM Certified Physicians Denied Opportunity for EMS Certification
If you are an emergency medicine physician, Board Certified by AOBEM, however you were denied an EMS medical director position due to an inability to sit for the EMS-CAQ exam, please contact Dr. Joe Beirne, ACOEP President-Elect, immediately at beirnegj@gmail.com. The deadline to reply is November 13, 2020. ACOEP and the EMS Committee have filed a request to the AOA-Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists (BOS) to allow physicians in this situation to sit for the EMS Certificate of Added Qualification exam (EMS-CAQ). When the appeal was reviewed and subsequently denied, ACOEP [...]
Kevin Loeb, DO, FACOEP-D: A Friend to All
It is with deep sadness that the ACOEP community learned of the sudden passing of Kevin Loeb, DO, FACOEP-D. Dr. Loeb was a longtime, valued member of ACOEP and was known to many as a leader, mentor, educator and friend. “Kevin Loeb represents the best of ACOEP,” says ACOEP President Robert Suter, DO, FACOEP-D, MHA. “He selflessly gave of his time and talent. Most importantly, Kevin was kind, welcoming, and always ready to help someone else find their way. More than anything, Kevin was a friend to all.” Dr. Loeb [...]