Jody A. Vogel, MD, MSc, MSW

It is an honor to be considered for SAEM President-Elect. It is an exciting and transformative time in our specialty with challenges and opportunities in our workforce, crowding within the healthcare system, ensuring a strong researcher pipeline, promoting provider well-being, and the evolution of our practice across acute care medicine. In this era, thoughtful and strategic leadership is necessary. As a long-standing leader in the Society, I have led multiple successful initiatives and would be honored to serve you as President-Elect engaging and supporting members while advancing the mission of the Society and our specialty.

I am Vice Chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University. I completed residency training at the Denver Health Medical Center, and a research fellowship at the Denver Health Medical Center and University of Colorado Department of Emergency Medicine.

Over the course of my career, I have been an active contributor and leader within the Society. As a resident, I served as the Resident Member of the Board of Directors. As a faculty member, I have had the privilege of serving in many leadership roles, including my current service as Secretary-Treasurer on the Board of Directors and four years as Member-at-Large on the Board of Directors. Additional highlights of my contributions to the Society include eleven years of dedicated service on the SAEM Program Committee, including two years as SAEM Program Committee Chair, service as a member and leader within numerous committees, academies, and task forces, and leader of multiple national-level initiatives and strategic planning sessions to enhance emergency care education and research. I am also a member of the Academic Emergency Medicine Editorial Board. Through these excellent experiences and multiple leadership roles, I came to understand the essential role of the Society in advancing academic emergency medicine through education, innovation, and research. Moreover, I came to fully appreciate the benefits of the collaborative relationships developed through the Society which foster the exchange of knowledge and ideas that help improve patient care.

My goals for supporting members and advancing the Society and specialty are multifaceted. The first goal is to ensure high-quality education, networking, and faculty development for all members to help facilitate the leadership skills necessary to advance our specialty. The second goal is to increase research opportunities for investigators with the intent of increasing competitive, successful applications for federal research grants. I would advocate for expanded research training opportunities (R38, T32, K12), and actively engage as President-Elect with the National Institutes of Health and other federal funding agencies to increase funding for emergency care research. Third, I would continue to encourage active participation by junior faculty, residents, and students within the Society so they may benefit from the Society’s valuable resources as they become the future leaders in our specialty. Early mentorship through the Society is vital for the development of these future academicians who will carry forth the Society’s mission. Finally, I would work to continue to strengthen our relationships and engagement with other emergency medicine organizations as collegiality and collaboration is key to our specialty’s success.

The Society has played an integral role in my development as an academician, and as President-Elect, I would encourage and foster opportunities for this same development for others so they may also benefit from the Society’s rich resources. My overall goal would be to strengthen the role of the Society as an influential leader in providing and advocating for emergency care research, education, and grants. I fully appreciate the many outstanding opportunities afforded by the Society, and it would be an honor to serve you as President-Elect.