Aaron D'Amore, MD
President Mass General Brigham / Harvard Medical School
Candidate Statement
D'Amore you want, D’Amore you get!
In leadership, my north star has always been the principal that the strongest leaders are not those with all the power, but those who are able to empower others. Emergency medicine is the best specialty because we must effectively work as a team to get the job done – and RAMS is the same! I am running for RAMS president under this belief so that together we can build each other up and expand leadership and academic opportunities for all trainees in emergency medicine. Having experience working on the RAMS board plus a strong background in academic medicine and leadership, I am confident I have what it takes to carry the RAMS board to future success.
RAMS membership has been growing at record rates, which is exciting because of all the amazing feats we can accomplish with our growing group of emergency academicians. In light of empowering others’ career growth, I would like to expand upon RAMS efforts in three meaningful ways:
First, SAEM and RAMS offer numerous opportunities for their members to get involved. I would like to help make it easier for our members to discover what opportunities are available and interesting to them through the creation of a centralized resource which lists the many opportunities offered to our RAMS members. This in turn will ensure that we are maximizing the amount of involvement we can obtain and spread the wealth to folks who may not have otherwise known where to start.
Second, it is pertinent that we continue to focus our efforts on medical student involvement as a means of promoting our specialty’s growth and future promise. One way I would love to assist this is by advocating for more medical student roles on the RAMS board given their unique and invaluable perspectives. I would also continue to advocate for more medical student opportunities through SAEM and expand our excellent outreach efforts for promoting future RAMS growth.
Third, SAEM and RAMS are premier organizations pushing the needle on academics and research within our field of emergency medicine. I want to continue to expand these opportunities for our members through our promotion of more grants and publication opportunities. I am particularly valuable in this sense as I have a strong background in academic medicine, having worked at the National Institutes of Health prior to medical school and now currently being in training at a highly academic residency program.
Having served on the RAMS board, I have a solid understanding of the functioning of RAMS as an organization. I am honored to have been elected to serve as a member-at-large for the RAMS Board and an Education Committee representative. In addition to representing and advocating for my peers in these roles, with the help of my team, I helped spearhead the review of all the preexisting and the creation of several new SAEM Roadmaps – a free resource which helps RAMS members interested in exploring the many career pathways in Emergency Medicine.
In addition, having served as the president of my medical school class for four years as well as the vice president of our Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor society, I’m no stranger to leading large groups of passionate medical professionals. My work in these roles and others were recognized through multiple awards, including the ACEP/EMRA Medical Student Professionalism and Leadership Award, the William D. Kaplan, M.D. Humanism Award, RISE AAMC Leadership Conference Award Delegation, Gold Humanism Honor Society, and Student Service Award.
I am fully committed to this organization and its initiatives, and as a third-year next year in a four-year program, I look forward to giving these projects my full attention if elected. For all these reasons, I am excited about the opportunity to serve the emergency medicine community as your next RAMS president, and I look forward to working with you all in this wonderful field for years to come!
In leadership, my north star has always been the principal that the strongest leaders are not those with all the power, but those who are able to empower others. Emergency medicine is the best specialty because we must effectively work as a team to get the job done – and RAMS is the same! I am running for RAMS president under this belief so that together we can build each other up and expand leadership and academic opportunities for all trainees in emergency medicine. Having experience working on the RAMS board plus a strong background in academic medicine and leadership, I am confident I have what it takes to carry the RAMS board to future success.
RAMS membership has been growing at record rates, which is exciting because of all the amazing feats we can accomplish with our growing group of emergency academicians. In light of empowering others’ career growth, I would like to expand upon RAMS efforts in three meaningful ways:
First, SAEM and RAMS offer numerous opportunities for their members to get involved. I would like to help make it easier for our members to discover what opportunities are available and interesting to them through the creation of a centralized resource which lists the many opportunities offered to our RAMS members. This in turn will ensure that we are maximizing the amount of involvement we can obtain and spread the wealth to folks who may not have otherwise known where to start.
Second, it is pertinent that we continue to focus our efforts on medical student involvement as a means of promoting our specialty’s growth and future promise. One way I would love to assist this is by advocating for more medical student roles on the RAMS board given their unique and invaluable perspectives. I would also continue to advocate for more medical student opportunities through SAEM and expand our excellent outreach efforts for promoting future RAMS growth.
Third, SAEM and RAMS are premier organizations pushing the needle on academics and research within our field of emergency medicine. I want to continue to expand these opportunities for our members through our promotion of more grants and publication opportunities. I am particularly valuable in this sense as I have a strong background in academic medicine, having worked at the National Institutes of Health prior to medical school and now currently being in training at a highly academic residency program.
Having served on the RAMS board, I have a solid understanding of the functioning of RAMS as an organization. I am honored to have been elected to serve as a member-at-large for the RAMS Board and an Education Committee representative. In addition to representing and advocating for my peers in these roles, with the help of my team, I helped spearhead the review of all the preexisting and the creation of several new SAEM Roadmaps – a free resource which helps RAMS members interested in exploring the many career pathways in Emergency Medicine.
In addition, having served as the president of my medical school class for four years as well as the vice president of our Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) honor society, I’m no stranger to leading large groups of passionate medical professionals. My work in these roles and others were recognized through multiple awards, including the ACEP/EMRA Medical Student Professionalism and Leadership Award, the William D. Kaplan, M.D. Humanism Award, RISE AAMC Leadership Conference Award Delegation, Gold Humanism Honor Society, and Student Service Award.
I am fully committed to this organization and its initiatives, and as a third-year next year in a four-year program, I look forward to giving these projects my full attention if elected. For all these reasons, I am excited about the opportunity to serve the emergency medicine community as your next RAMS president, and I look forward to working with you all in this wonderful field for years to come!
