Consensus Conference
Competency-Based Training and Certification: The Future of Emergency Medicine Education
Friday, May 16, 2025 | 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Depending on the source, 45-65% of program directors report graduating a resident each year whom they would not trust to care for their family members. Despite this, many of these residents pass their board examinations and become practicing emergency physicians in our communities and academic healthcare settings. This situation can lead to poor patient outcomes and unmet societal needs. To address this issue, the global medical education community has increasingly adopted competency-based medical education (CBME). In support of this initiative, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS) and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) are collaborating to promote the national adoption of CBME for residency training and board certification.
The SAEM25 Consensus Conference brings together hundreds of key stakeholders to develop a comprehensive research agenda aimed at advancing the study and implementation of CBME across the diverse specialty of Emergency Medicine. This effort is expected to lead to high-quality, funded research and improved patient care and educational outcomes. The conference will focus on evidence-based strategies and tactics specifically targeting CBME. The outcomes of the conference will be submitted for publication in high-impact journals and widely disseminated through SAEM’s national communication channels.
Register for the Consensus Conference in the SAEM25 registration portal.
SAEM25 Planning Committee
Associate Chair for Education, Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Michigan
Laura Hopson, MD, MEd, is professor and associate chair of education in the department of emergency medicine (EM) at the University of Michigan Medical School. She graduated from Yale University with a BS in molecular biophysics and biochemistry and obtained her MD from Duke University. She completed residency training at the University of Michigan, and a master's in education through Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Hopson has been extensively involved in medical education at the undergraduate and graduate level throughout her career, including nine years as residency program director. She co-directs the University of Michigan's GME innovations program, which is an institutional initiative to promote innovations in education and demonstrates their effectiveness through high-level learner and patient-centered outcomes. Dr. Hopson has a long-standing interest in the transition between UME and GME and her scholarly work focuses on the residency selection process and optimizing learning outcomes.
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