Our Values

AAEM is the champion of the emergency physician.

AAEM was established in 1993 to promote fair and equitable practice environments necessary to allow emergency physicians to deliver the highest quality of patient care.

Our guiding values are embodied in our mission statement and vision statement.

For over 25 years, AAEM has been a leader in protecting board certification in emergency medicine and confronting the harmful influence of the corporate practice of medicine. We support fair and equitable practice environments that allow emergency physicians to deliver the highest quality of patient care. Read our detailed history. Learn about the AAEM logo.

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AAEM is the specialty society of emergency medicine.

We are a democratic organization committed to the following principles:

  1. Every individual should have unencumbered access to quality emergency care provided by a specialist in emergency medicine.
  2. The practice of emergency medicine is best conducted by a specialist in emergency medicine.
  3. A specialist in emergency medicine is a physician who has achieved, through personal dedication and sacrifice, certification by either the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) or the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine (AOBEM).
  4. The personal and professional welfare of the individual specialist in emergency medicine is a primary concern to the AAEM.
  5. The Academy supports fair and equitable practice environments necessary to allow the specialist in emergency medicine to deliver the highest quality of patient care. Such an environment includes provisions for due process and the absence of restrictive covenants.
  6. The Academy supports residency programs and graduate medical education, which are essential to the continued enrichment of emergency medicine, and to ensure a high quality of care for the patient.
  7. The Academy is committed to providing affordable high quality continuing medical education in emergency medicine for its members.
  8. The Academy supports the establishment and recognition of emergency medicine internationally as an independent specialty and is committed to its role in the advancement of emergency medicine worldwide.

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