LEAP Program

Leadership, Engagement, and Academic Pathway (LEAP) Program

Co-sponsored by the SAEM Equity and Inclusion Committee and the Academy for Diversity and Inclusion in Emergency Medicine (ADIEM)

The LEAP program aims to create a pathway to academic EM for underrepresented in medicine (URiM) medical students, with special consideration for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving Institutions (HSIs), and Osteopathic medical schools.

Two student mentees will be selected for each annual cohort. Each student will be paired with an ADIEM member mentor to provide a longitudinal mentoring relationship that begins in the first year of participation. 

Applications for both mentee and mentor positions are open. The deadline to apply is October 15, 2024. Selected participants will be notified in November 2024. Please share this flyer to encourage mentee and mentor applications!

Mentees

Eligible candidates are current M3s from historically marginalized groups and other unique populations including but not limited to individuals with disabilities, sexual or gender minorities, and historically marginalized ethnic and racial groups.

Mentee Benefits

• $1,000 stipend
• Longitudinal group mentoring with academic EM faculty for the duration of medical school with the potential to extend through residency training
• Additional opportunities for scholarly activity through SAEM.
  

Mentee Responsibilities

Mentees are required to attend the SAEM annual conference each year they participate in the program. Additional responsibilities to be completed in collaboration with an ADIEM/E&I committee faculty member:

• One yearly ADIEM/E&I committee-sponsored SAEM Pulse article
• One yearly ADIEM/E&I committee-sponsored presentation at SAEM annual meeting (Workshop, Didactic, Innovation, IGNITE!, Abstract); if not accepted to SAEM conference, provide a short presentation at the ADIEM business meeting
• One indexed publication/2-year period (can be research, educational initiatives, perspective pieces, etc.)
• Leadership role on ADIEM committee or E&I committee yearly (mentees will be aided in this by their mentors)

Mentors

Eligible candidates are EM physicians with a record of scholarly activity who must be willing to commit to a term of at least one year, but ideally willing to remain with their mentee for a period of three years.

Mentor Requirements Within Each Mentoring Group

• Aid mentee in the submission of one yearly ADIEM/E&I committee-sponsored SAEM Pulse article
• Aid mentee in one yearly ADIEM/E&I committee-sponsored presentation at SAEM annual meeting (Workshop, Didactic, Innovation, IGNITE!, Abstract); if not accepted to SAEM conference, aid mentee in giving a short presentation at the ADIEM business meeting
• Aid mentee in completing one indexed publication/2-year period (can be research, educational initiatives, perspective pieces, etc.).
• If in an AIDEM or E&I committee leadership position, mentor families will facilitate mentee participation in an ADIEM/E&I committee yearly. If mentors are unable to do so, mentoring groups can be aided in this by the ADIEM Student and Trainee Committee. 

Questions? Contact adiem@saem.org.