SAEM Pulse Mission

Our Publication's Mission

SAEM Pulse advances education, training, and research in emergency care by providing timely updates, insightful articles, and engaging content to over 9,300 members. Aligned with SAEM’s mission, Pulse celebrates achievements, promotes scientific discovery, and supports professional growth, fostering a dynamic network dedicated to improving acute patient care and shaping the future of emergency medicine.

What You'll Find in SAEM Pulse

SAEM Pulse publishes full-length feature articles exploring timely and relevant topics in emergency medicine, aimed at advancing education, training, and research. Additionally, the publication includes several columns and departments:

• Spotlight: Profiles of SAEM leaders and esteemed members, whose experience, advice, and words of wisdom have the potential to inform, teach, and inspire.
• President’s Comments: Thoughts, reflections, and calls to action from SAEM’s current Board President.
• Board Corner: SAEM board liaisons provide a roundup of what's happening in the Society's many active groups.
• NIH Office of Emergency Care Research Update: Helpful information about the National Institutes of Health (NIH), its many grant opportunities for emergency physicians and how to apply, from the director of the Office of Emergency Care Research (OECR). 
• Trainee Toolkit: A go-to column for practical advice, this resource offers essential tips to help EM residents and medical students navigate the unique challenges of their career journeys.
• Voices & Viewpoints: These editorial and opinion pieces, reviewed and approved by the SAEM Board of Directors, align with the Pulse mission and address critical topics in emergency medicine.  
• Briefs & Bullet Points: Important news, information, and upcoming deadlines from SAEM.
• SAEM Reports:  A roundup of what's happening in SAEM’s committees, academies, interest groups, and RAMS (residents and medical students). 
• Academic Announcements: Appointments, promotions, awards, and other good news about SAEM members. 

SAEM Pulse does not publish:

• Advocacy-oriented content. SAEM, as a 501(c)(3) organization, focuses on education, training, and research and all Pulse articles should align with this mission. 
• Articles on proprietary products or services. SAEM provides advertising, exhibitor, and sponsorship opportunities to promote these.
• Original research or scientific studies. Please submit these types of manuscripts to the SAEM journals, Academic Emergency Medicine and AEM Education and Training.
• Articles simultaneously submitted to other publications.