Stephen J. Wolf, MD
Member-at-Large Denver Health Medical Center
Candidate Statement
My name is Stephen J. Wolf, MD, and it would be an honor to represent you as a Member-at-Large on the SAEM Board of Directors. I currently serve as Chair of Emergency Medicine at Denver Health Medical Center, and Professor and Vice Chair for Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. I received my undergraduate education (1994) and Medical Degree (1998) from the University of Virginia before going on to complete my residency training at the Denver Health Residency in Emergency Medicine (2002). I have been in my current position for the past 6+ years and I am significantly involved in both SAEM and its Association of Academic Chairs in Emergency Medicine (AACEM). Currently, I have the honor of co-directing our SAEM Emerging Leaders Development Program (eLEAD) and leading the AACEM Leadership Development Working Group. As a Board member, I would bring my academic and leadership experience to the SAEM Board as an advocate for our members, aiming to develop and support academic leaders and shape the future of emergency medicine.
My background is one that prioritizes service and commitment to our patients, learners, providers, and specialty. I am passionate about developing and aligning effective individuals, teams, and communities, to multiply their impact and achieve outcomes. Each of my past and current roles have helped me to develop skills to this end. In addition to those mentioned above, I have served locally as a Program Director, Director of Education, Assistant then Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education, Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, and an appointed member on our hospital board’s finance and academic committees. Nationally, I have served emergency medicine broadly with a focus on education and faculty development, holding positions of steering committee member for a SAEM Western Regional Conference, ACEP state chapter president, chair of a regional Symposium on Emergency Medicine, chair of CORD’s Academy for Scholarship, and chair of ACEP’s Clinical Policy Committee. Additionally, I serve as an ABEM oral certification examiner and a member of ABEM’s Key Advanced Practice Committee.
As each of you know, SAEM is a remarkable community and society with profound a commitment to supporting and developing, not only our academic mission, but also our specialty as a whole. We are unique in the power of our academic voice, and we must use that voice to have influence and impact in the areas that matter most to our learners, faculty, and departments, particularly as they shape the future of Emergency Medicine. Our learners must feel drawn to an inclusive and vibrant specialty; our faculty must have wellness, safety, and developmental opportunities; and our departments must be equipped with the resources needed to address challenges and have significant impact both within our academic institutions and communities.
If elected, I would apply my passion and skills to continue the incredible work SAEM has been engaged in to date, with particular focus on strengthening our internal developmental opportunities and amplifying the external impact of the collective influence of academic emergency medicine.
Again, it would be an honor to serve you and our society in the role of Member-at-Large on the SAEM Board of Directors. I humbly ask for your support.
My background is one that prioritizes service and commitment to our patients, learners, providers, and specialty. I am passionate about developing and aligning effective individuals, teams, and communities, to multiply their impact and achieve outcomes. Each of my past and current roles have helped me to develop skills to this end. In addition to those mentioned above, I have served locally as a Program Director, Director of Education, Assistant then Associate Dean of Undergraduate Medical Education, Vice Chair of Academic Affairs, and an appointed member on our hospital board’s finance and academic committees. Nationally, I have served emergency medicine broadly with a focus on education and faculty development, holding positions of steering committee member for a SAEM Western Regional Conference, ACEP state chapter president, chair of a regional Symposium on Emergency Medicine, chair of CORD’s Academy for Scholarship, and chair of ACEP’s Clinical Policy Committee. Additionally, I serve as an ABEM oral certification examiner and a member of ABEM’s Key Advanced Practice Committee.
As each of you know, SAEM is a remarkable community and society with profound a commitment to supporting and developing, not only our academic mission, but also our specialty as a whole. We are unique in the power of our academic voice, and we must use that voice to have influence and impact in the areas that matter most to our learners, faculty, and departments, particularly as they shape the future of Emergency Medicine. Our learners must feel drawn to an inclusive and vibrant specialty; our faculty must have wellness, safety, and developmental opportunities; and our departments must be equipped with the resources needed to address challenges and have significant impact both within our academic institutions and communities.
If elected, I would apply my passion and skills to continue the incredible work SAEM has been engaged in to date, with particular focus on strengthening our internal developmental opportunities and amplifying the external impact of the collective influence of academic emergency medicine.
Again, it would be an honor to serve you and our society in the role of Member-at-Large on the SAEM Board of Directors. I humbly ask for your support.
