Daniel Artiga, MD

My name is Daniel Artiga, and I am a PGY-3 at the University of Cincinnati. I received my medical degree from the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine and attended Harvard University for college. I am honored to have served on the RAMS Board the past three years as Secretary-Treasurer and Member-at-Large. I will enthusiastically continue my efforts on the board as President.

I received most of my healthcare as a child in the emergency department. As a first-generation Latino, I am personally invested in emergency medicine’s role at the frontline of healthcare especially in resource-limited communities. That’s why I believe we must advocate for our specialty and residents. SAEM-RAMS is the premiere academic organization to meet these challenges. As RAMS President, my focus will be supporting our members with educational resources and forums to navigate training opportunities, fellowship, and their early years as attendings. 

This past year alone, our board has worked with ABEM to determine how the new Certifying Exam requirements will change and impact residents. We are updating our RAMS Roadmaps which provide a breadth of instruction to optimize your application for fellowship. As President,  I will continue these efforts but will additionally highlight the resources, projects, and scholarship opportunities our Academies, Committees, and Interest Groups put out for RAMS members. I want to make it easier to connect you to the players involved in projects that will advance your career. Further, I plan to develop mentorship pathways for those underrepresented in medicine to help make our specialty a stronger and more diverse workforce.

Previously, I worked with the RAMS Resident Labor Task Force where we developed a didactic to inform members of the historical aspects of resident labor rights and its impact on unionization efforts today. In the online space, I served as liaison to the Virtual Presence committee and assisted in launching our Instagram. I hosted the Ask-a-Chair podcast and  developed projects to streamline our educational podcasts series. I have participated in several Strategic Planning sessions where I put your interests first.