Annual Meeting Opportunities for Residents & Medical Students

At SAEM Annual Meeting you can engage with expert faculty, experience excellence in innovation and research, and participate in tailored learning activities developed exclusively for emergency medicine residents and medical students.

From networking events to exciting social gatherings, the SAEM Annual Meeting is known for its vibrant and engaging atmosphere. It's an unforgettable experience with a perfect balance of learning, collaboration, and fun.

Education

Access a wide range of educational sessions, workshops, and didactic courses designed to expand your knowledge and sharpen your clinical and academic skills. 

Chief Resident Forum

This forum gathers chief residents from around the nation to discuss traits of effective leaders, network with peers, and get a crash course on keeping their residencies thriving.

Medical Student Symposium

In this day-long session, emergency medicine leaders discuss the process of applying for an EM residency position, as well as clerkships, away rotations, personal statements, the match process, and more.

Advanced EM Workshops

There are more than a dozen two-hour, half- and full-day workshops that focus on techniques, skills, and practical aspects of emergency medicine in specific topic areas.

Didactics

SAEM Annual Meeting offers more than 150 didactic sessions on wide-ranging topics.

Professional Development and Networking Opportunities

Connect with leading professionals, mentors, and peers in academic emergency medicine. Build valuable relationships that can open doors to career opportunities. Ask questions, gain insights, and deepen your understanding of the field from those who are shaping its future.

Exhibitor Showcase

Meet some of SAEM's newest exhibitors and reconnect with longtime trusted partners.

AWAEM & ADIEM Luncheon

Network with old friends and new, explore common interests and issues, and learn about the hottest topics in emergency departments. This event sells out quickly every year, so sign up early!

Opening Reception

This is the perfect opportunity to reconnect with colleagues, as well as meet new people and broaden your academic emergency medicine network.

SAEM Residency & Fellowship Fair

Meet with representatives from dozens of coveted residency and fellowship programs from across the nation, get advice on the application process, and connect with current residents and fellows to help you navigate the next steps of your career.

Speed Mentoring

Resident and medical student mentees will be matched into small groups for quick-fire, 10-minute mentoring sessions designed to help participants start new mentoring relationships and socialize with fellow residents and medical students.

RAMS Party

Nobody throws a party like SAEM's residents and medical students! Join SAEM25 attendees at our popular annual event that features dancing, a live DJ, an open bar, and no cover charge.

Team Activities

Join in on some "friendly" competitions with your peers!

Dodgeball

Emergency medicine residency teams from all over the country compete in an epic battle for the right to call themselves dodgeball champs. Limited spots are available, so pull your team together quickly and sign up to dodge, duck, dip, dive, and...dodge to victory!

SonoGames®

Teams of EM residents dress up in crazy costumes to battle it out in our national ultrasound competition to demonstrate their skills and knowledge of point-of-care ultrasound. 

Simulation Academy SimWars

This simulation-based competition between teams of clinical providers is the premier national simulation competition for emergency medicine residents.

SAEM RAMS Philadelphia Hunt

This event is a wonderful way to get the layout of Philadelphia while competing against other residency programs in an engaging, quest-like adventure. It features team-building, networking, and skill development in a fun setting.