President-Elect
Nehal Naik, MD
George Washington University
Washington, D.C.
Our future in Emergency Medicine requires EMRA to reimagine where and how we work. EMRA must train and advocate for you as the Emergency Physician beyond 2030. I want to ensure that we are prepared for success in the changing workforce environment as your new EMRA president.
With this unprecedented challenge, we need to be ready. Already, EMRA is hugely successful in creating clinical and educational resources. EMRA effectively advocates for you to stakeholders in Emergency Medicine. Here are ways EMRA can grow:
1. Provide broader educational resources to adapt your training to the future of Emergency and Acute Care Medicine. This includes training in telehealth, urgent/freestanding ED care, artificial intelligence, and changing practice environments for EPs.
2. Advocate for your career at every venue! We need AAMC, ACGME and ABEM to hear how we want our education to reflect our practice environment long after 2030. Our future employers will know that residents are ready for the changes ahead. Our legislators will hear how healthcare should be physician-led.
We joined Emergency Medicine to ensure high-quality care to everyone anywhere, anytime, anyplace. I promise that, as President, EMRA will prepare you to be the workforce of the future.
Nehal Naik CVAbbey Smiley, MD
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
I am running for the position of President Elect with the belief that our generation of physicians will be the generation to transform our healthcare system and, as the largest resident organization in the world, EMRA and its members are poised to be that catalyst of change.
In April the ACEP Workforce report was released, predicting an oversupply of 9,413 EMPs by the year 2030. Now, more than ever, our specialty needs bold leadership to create a better future for our specialty and for our patients. As a professional organization, we must examine the implications of the expansion of corporate interests within Emergency Medicine- including the contribution to scope creep, the deterioration of the EM physician job market, and the safety of our patients. Further, we must increase collaboration across professional organizations and unite our voices.
As an Ohio ACEP Board Member and Vice Chair of EMRA’s Health Policy Committee, I have been committed to asking the hard questions and using my voice to create meaningful change. I ask for your vote as we take the first steps towards creating a better future, together. Our collective action or inaction now will shape the landscape of healthcare for years to come.
Abbey Smiley - CVPresident Elect
The first year of this three year term is the President-Elect year as described in the table below.
The second year is spent as President, responsible for all interactions with other groups inside and outside EM and the official voice of EMRA. The President also presides over all association meetings except those of the Representative Council and its committees.
The third year is spent as the Immediate Past President (IPP) & Treasurer, providing continuity and historical background to the Board as an advisor and peer mentor to its members. The IPP also serves as: chair of EMRA’s Finance and Awards Committees; liaison to the Council Credentials and Tellers Committee; member of the Emergency Medicine Foundation Board of Trustees; Ex Officio member of the Emergency Department Practice Management Association board of directors; member of the ACEP Finance Committee.
| Election | Annually |
| Term | 3 years (President Elect, President, Immediate Past President) |
| Requirements | It is strongly recommended that candidates for President Elect have prior leadership experience within EMRA. |
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| Travel |
Extensive (average 4-7 days per month)
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