American Academy of Emergency Medicine
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The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) is a professional medical association
of emergency medicine
physician
s concerned with the "corporate practice of medicine" and the negative consequences related to patient care. It was formed in 1993. As of 2008, the AAEM had approximately 5,100 members.
AAEM works cooperatively alongside the American College of Emergency Physicians
(ACEP) and the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians
(ACOEP) when the interests of emergency medicine call for a united front. Active membership is open to all physicians who have completed an emergency medicine residency
approved by either the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
(ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association
(AOA).
Fellows use the post-nominal letters
FAAEM.
Medical association
A health association is a professional organization for health professionals. They are often based on specialty and are usually national, often with subnational or regional affiliates. Health associations usually offer conferences and continuing education...
of emergency medicine
Emergency medicine
Emergency medicine is a medical specialty in which physicians care for patients with acute illnesses or injuries which require immediate medical attention. While not usually providing long-term or continuing care, emergency medicine physicians diagnose a variety of illnesses and undertake acute...
physician
Physician
A physician is a health care provider who practices the profession of medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring human health through the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease, injury and other physical and mental impairments...
s concerned with the "corporate practice of medicine" and the negative consequences related to patient care. It was formed in 1993. As of 2008, the AAEM had approximately 5,100 members.
AAEM works cooperatively alongside the American College of Emergency Physicians
American College of Emergency Physicians
The American College of Emergency Physicians is the first and largest professional organization of emergency medicine physicians in the United States. It was founded in 1968 and is now headquartered in Irving, Texas. As of 2009 ACEP has over 28,000 physician members.The college exists to support...
(ACEP) and the American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians
American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians
The American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians is a professional organization of emergency medicine physicians. It was founded in 1975, seven years after the oldest and largest organization, ACEP...
(ACOEP) when the interests of emergency medicine call for a united front. Active membership is open to all physicians who have completed an emergency medicine residency
Residency (medicine)
Residency is a stage of graduate medical training. A resident physician or resident is a person who has received a medical degree , Podiatric degree , Dental Degree and who practices...
approved by either the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education is the body responsible for the accreditation for graduate medical training programs for medical doctors in the United States. It is a non-profit private council that evaluates and accredits medical residency and internship programs...
(ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association
American Osteopathic Association
The American Osteopathic Association is the representative member organization for the over 78,000 osteopathic medical physicians in the United States...
(AOA).
Fellows use the post-nominal letters
Post-nominal letters
Post-nominal letters, also called post-nominal initials, post-nominal titles or designatory letters, are letters placed after the name of a person to indicate that the individual holds a position, educational degree, accreditation, office, or honour. An individual may use several different sets of...
FAAEM.