Award Nomination and Selection Process
Each year, SAEM recognizes members who are transforming emergency medicine through exceptional contributions in such areas as research, teaching, public health, and advancing diversity and inclusion. Nominations for SAEM Faculty and Fellows Awards, and Residents, and Medical Students Awards open every year on October 1 and close December 9. Learn more about the individual awards and their eligibility through the award page links below.
The Awards Committee is committed to an inclusive process of granting awards, reflecting the full spectrum of diversity of our membership. We encourage you to nominate a diverse pool of candidates for all SAEM awards. Self-nominations are also accepted.
Selection Process
Nominees that are submitted will be reviewed by the Awards Committee and selected on guidelines shown for each award. Pay special attention to these guidelines and to each submission's due date.
SAEM Board of Directors are not eligible to receive an award while they are serving. Past recipients of a particular award are not eligible to receive the same award again.
Faculty Awards
Nominations open October 1 and close December 9 each year.
SAEM Awards
- John Marx Leadership Award
- Excellence in Research Award
- Hal Jayne Excellence in Education Award
- Marcus L. Martin Leadership in Diversity and Inclusion Award
- Advancement of Women in Academic Emergency Medicine Award
- Mentor Award
- Mid-Career Investigator Award
- Public Health Leadership Award
- FOAMed Excellence in Education Award
- Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award
- Early Investigator Award
- Early Educator Award
- Outstanding Department Award for Excellence and Innovation in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- SAEM Outstanding Department for Wellness Award
Fellow, Resident, and Medical Student Awards
Nominations open October 1 and close December 9 each year.
- Fellow Awards
- RAMS Leadership in Emergency Medicine Award
- RAMS Excellence in Research Award
- RAMS Excellence in Education Award
- RAMS DEI Resident Education/Innovation Award
- RAMS DEI Medical Student Education Award
Annual Meeting Presentation Awards
SAEM recognizes excellent performance and participation at the SAEM Annual Meeting. Award winners are personally recognized at the meeting the following year. No nomination required. Presenters should check the box for "Would you like your abstract to be considered for an award?" on their abstract submission in order to be considered.
- Best Basic Science Award
- Best Faculty Award
- Best Fellow Award
- Best Medical Student Award
- Best Resident Award
- Best Young Investigator Presentation
Academy Awards
Nominations open January 3, 2025 and close February 9, 2025.
- AAAEM Awards (AAAEM's nominations open November 20, 2023 and close December 20, 2023)
- ADIEM Awards
- AEUS Awards
- AGEM Awards
- AWAEM Awards & Grants
- CDEM Awards
- GEMA Awards
- Simulation Awards
Medical Student Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award
2024 nominations open now. Nominations close November 30, 2024.
SAEM is pleased to sponsor the Medical Student Excellence in Emergency Medicine Award. This award is made available to each medical school to select a senior medical student who has demonstrated excellence in the specialty of emergency medicine. Learn more and nominate now.