Career Roadmap: Medical Students
Leadership Opportunities
RAMS Board – Medical student and resident positions are available annually
Academy Leadership Positions – SAEM's eight academies offer different leadership positions for students
SAEM Committee Member - medical students can join any of SAEM’s committees
Medical Student Ambassador Program - the primary volunteer force at the SAEM Annual Meeting
Courses
- Medical Student Symposium - day-long session at SAEM Annual Meeting about applying for an EM residency position
Meetings
- SAEM Annual Meeting - Featuring national cutting-edge research, education, and networking
- SAEM Regional Meetings - Featuring regional research presentations and educational innovation
Networking
- Residents and Medical Students (RAMS)- networking community for all resident and medical student members of SAEM
- SAEM Academies - eight specialized groups for networking around specific topics
- SAEM Committees - volunteer workgroups for SAEM organizational objectives
- SAEM Interest Groups - dozens of specialized interest groups to network informally
- SAEM Online Communities - participate in discussion boards of topics in your interest area
- RAMS Party - SAEM Annual Meeting’s largest party for EM trainees
- Residency and Fellowship Fair - live and virtual events to meet with programs across the country
- AWAEM/ADIEM Luncheon - held each year at the SAEM Annual Meeting, this is an opportunity to network with old friends and new, explore common interests and issues, and learn about the hottest topics in emergency departments
- LGBTQ+ Mentoring Program - provides career advice, for coming out at work or in medicine, education, research, and/or clinical concerns
- Speed Mentoring - held each year at the SAEM Annual Meeting, this event features small groups of 5-10 attendees who share interests for quick-fire, 10-minute mentoring sessions
Grants and Awards
- Scholarships & Awards - SAEM's national awards for students
- SAEM Foundation Grants - SAEMF offers grants for medical students including EMIG and RAMS
- Academy Awards – Awards for merit-based achievement at all career levels from SAEM academies
- ADIEM Awards
- AGEM Scholarships
- AWAEM Awards
- GEMA Awards
- Simulation Academy Awards
- Medical Student Ambassador Scholarship - Scholarship for students applying for the MSA program
Curriculum/Educational Resources
- CDEM Curriculum - Content designed to help medical students rotating in EM understand the basics
- SOAR - Library of previous events, publications, education content and related items for access
- SAEMTests - Free Online Testing Service
for Medical Students
- Directories - Interactive map with location and contact information for all US-based emergency medicine clerkships, residencies, and fellowships
- NAM Action Collaborative & SAEM Wellness Resources - Network of more than 60 organizations committed to reversing trends in clinician burnout, includes an online knowledge hub, a series of NAM Perspectives discussion papers, and an all-encompassing conceptual model that reflects the domains affecting clinician well-being
- ADIEM DEI Resource Library - Online resource library of publications for emergency physicians to learn more about achieving health equity and eliminating health disparities
- ADIEM How to Be a Successful EM Applicant Series - Eight-part webinar series for students applying in EM
- ADIEM LGBT Curriculum - Comprehensive curriculum for LGBT health
- AEUS Narrated Lecture Series - Online ultrasound curriculum for emergency physicians in training
- Research Learning Series - Recorded lectures, panel discussions, and podcasts featuring valuable research content delivered by experts
- Podcasts - Features popular series like the RAMS “Ask a Chair” podcast
- Webinars - Provides learners the opportunity to expand on areas of expertise and tackle critical topics in emergency medicine
- AEUS Image Bank - Free ultrasound images for SAEM members to download and use for educational purposes
- Journal Clubs – Network with colleagues while discussing the latest journal articles
- AGEM Geriatric EM Journal Club - Journal Club on important topics in caring for older adults
- AEUS "Probing the Literature" Journal Club - for anyone who loves emergency medicine, ultrasound, or both
Publications
- SAEM Membership Guide - Highlights programs, services, and opportunities the Society offers its members
- RAMS Roadmaps - Provides guidance to the second-year medical student looking to get into residency for EM
- SAEM Pulse - SAEM’s member magazine published every other month with articles relevant to academic emergency medicine
- SAEM Weekly - Weekly e-newsletter of current EM news, trending articles, and "need to know" SAEM information, including grant opportunities, upcoming events, and helpful resources
- Reason for Research - Comprehensive guide for medical students, residents, and junior faculty who may be interested in pursuing an academic career in emergency medicine research
- AWAEM Toolkit - Digital guide that offers advice and resources for the challenges and opportunities which arise for women in academic emergency medicine
- AEM Journal - Official flagship journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM)
- AEM Education and Training (E&T) Journal - Newest SAEM journal dedicated to publishing information relevant to education and training in emergency medicine