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 Symposia - day-long session at SAEM Annual Meeting about applying for an EM residency position
- Advanced Research Methodology Evaluation and Design (ARMED) - The purpose of this course is to arm participants with the fundamental knowledge and skills to design a high-quality research project and grant proposal to jumpstart their research career
- ARMED MedEd - This course builds upon the fundamental knowledge and skills of health professions education researchers and equips them to design a high-quality medical education research project and grant proposal
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
- RAMS Board - Medical student and resident positions are available annually
- 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 - 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 - small groups of 5-10 attendees who share interests for quick-fire, 10-minute mentoring sessions
- Cocktails with Chairs - EMRA and SAEM RAMS host an informal virtual discussion with EM Department Chairs to give insight to trainees
Grants and Awards
- Scholarships & Awards - SAEM's national awards for students
- RAMS ARMED Scholarship - SAEM seeks two enthusiastic fellows or senior residents who demonstrate early interest in pursuing a research-oriented career to attend the ARMED course in 2022-2023
- RAMS ARMED MedEd Scholarship - SAEM seeks one enthusiastic fellow or senior resident who demonstrates early interest in pursuing a medical research-oriented career to attend the ARMED MedEd course
- 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
- SOAR - Library of previous events, publications, education content and related items for access
- SAEMTests - Free Online Testing Service for Medical Students
- CDEM Curriculum - Content designed to help medical students rotating in EM understand the basics
- CDEM Medical Student Presentations - Demonstrates how to tell a compelling story when presenting a patient’s case
- CDEM Effective Consultation in Emergency Medicine - Video featuring the 5Cs of Consultation as a validated model for standardizing communication and provides illustrative examples of effective consultation for both medical students and residents
- CDEM Transfer of Care - Video providing an overview of effective transitions of care within the emergency department and features the I-PASS mnemonic
- 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
- AWAEM Letter Writers Bureau - Find an experienced letter-writer for your academic promotion
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