Health Policy Committee
Health Policy Committee Leaders

Chair
Kirstin Woody Scott, MD, MPhil, PhD

Chair-Elect
Oluwatosin Ayotunde MD

Vice Chair
Christopher Clifford, MD

Vice Chair
Nicholas Melucci, MS-4

Vice Chair
Suzie Park, DO

Vice Chair
Angela Wu, MD, MPH

Assistant Vice Chair
Fathima Haseefa

Assistant Vice Chair
Carly Rosen, MD

Assistant Vice Chair
Melanie Yates, MD


Director of Health Policy
Maggie Moran, MD
Health Policy + Admin/Ops Committees | Leaders in EM Health Policy session with Dr. Gabe Kelen
Dr. Gabor Kelen. On January 5th, 2022, the Health Policy Committee and Administration+Operations Committee welcomed Dr. Gabor Kelen, Chair of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins and ACEP board member, to share some of his insight about ongoing policy challenges facing the ED. He provided some background on the motivation behind his recent NEJM Catalyst article on ED crowding (accessible here: https://catalyst.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/CAT.21.0217 ) as well as broader lessons regarding this challenging policy issue in the thick of the ongoing Covid pandemic. If you were not able to join us, we hope that you will take time to listen to what was an inspiring session!
Watch NowHealth Policy Committee Advocacy Update: No Surprises Act - November 18, 2021
During this session, the Health Policy Committee welcomed members to this session focused on ACEP advocacy efforts around the No Surprises Act legislation. Listen here for a real-time update from leading ACEP health policy staff members (including Laura Wooster, MPH (SVP, Advocacy & Practice Affairs) and Jeffrey Davis (Director of Regulatory and External Affairs - and also the author of the informative "Regs and Eggs" blog) regarding ACEP's position on this dynamic issue.
Watch NowHealth Policy Committee Advocacy Handbook Series - Social Determinants of Health with Dr. Hsieh - October 11, 2021
This session co-hosted with the EMRA Social Emergency Medicine committee welcomed Dr. Dennis Hsieh, the CMO of Contra Costa Group and prior Director of Social Medicine and Community Health at Los Angeles County Department of Health Services to share more about his reflections on social determinants of health in emergency medicine. In this session, built upon lessons featured from the Social Determinants of Health Chapter (which Dr. Hsieh authored!) from the Advocacy Handbook. You can access the Advocacy Handbook chapter(s) here, and this one is specifically focused on SDOH: https://www.emra.org/books/advocacy-handbook/social-determinants/
Read MoreHealth Policy Leaders in Emergency Medicine Spotlight Series: Dr. Aisha Terry - October 6, 2021
In this next installment of our Health Policy Leaders in EM Spotlight Series, we were delighted to welcome Dr. Aisha Terry to meet with our Health Policy Committee membership. Dr. Terry holds numerous leadership positions in emergency medicine, including as a member of the ACEP Board of Directors and Secretary-Treasurer of ACEP and a former EMRA President. She also is an associate professor of emergency medicine and health policy at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Milken Institute School of Public Health in Washington, DC. In this session, Dr. Terry shared updates with our committee on the Leadership and Advocacy Conference (LAC21) priorities and updates to these legislative initiatives relevant to EM.
Watch NowHealth Policy Leaders in Emergency Medicine Spotlight Series: Dr. Katrina Gipson - July 15, 2021
Learn more about Dr. Gipson’s journey to health policy leadership, including her role in leading Emory’s Health Policy Fellowship program as well as perspectives on the topic “Health Policy is Social Justice”.
Watch NowHealth Policy Leaders in Emergency Medicine Spotlight Series: Dr. Mahshid Abir - June 2, 2021
Learn more about Dr. Abir’s fascinating journey to Emergency Medicine and her ongoing health policy research through her appointments at the University of Michigan and RAND Corporation.
Watch NowLife After Residency: Contracts, Careers, Pay, and Policy
EMRA's Administration and Operations and Health Policy Committees power a session dedicated to preparing EM residents for their future careers after residency!
Watch NowED of the Future: Is the Traditional Hospital-Based ED Outdated?
A futuristic conversation with Emergency Medicine Thought Leaders
Sponsored By:
EMRA Administration & Operations Committee
EMRA Health Policy Committee
ACEP Young Physicians’ Section
Speakers
Judd Hollander MD
SVP for Healthcare Delivery Innovation
Ricardo Martinez MD
CMO of Adeptus
Jesse Pines MD, MBA, MSCE
National Director for Clinical Innovation at USACS
Cedric Dark, MD, MPH, FACEP
Founder and Executive Editor of Policy Prescriptions®
Gillian Schmitz MD, FACEP
ACEP Vice President
Arjun Venkatesh MD, MBA, MHS
Chief of Administration Section at Yale

Fresh-Baked COVID-19 Updates with EMRA and Brief19
First, Dr. Kimi Chernoby will help us all with some quarantine wellness by walking us through a bread dough prep, and then the Brief-19 team will answer your COVID-19 Health Policy and Research questions (you can submit your questions when you register for the call!)
Kimi Chernoby, MD, JD, MA
Editor, Policy Briefs | Brief19
Chief Resident
Emergency Medicine
Indiana University
Jermey Faust, MD, MS, MA
Editor-In-Chief, Policy Breifs | Brief19
Emergency Physician
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Joshua Niforatos, MD, MTS
Editor, Research Briefs | Brief19
Resident
Emergency Medicine
Johns Hopkins
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Intro to Health Policy slides presented at the 2020 ACEP Leadership and Advocacy Conference (LAC)
EMRA and ACEP Young Physicians Section present a health policy primer at the annual ACEP LAC, Emergency Medicine's advocacy conference on the Hill in Washington, DC. This is the annotated slide presentation from the Intro to Health Policy lecture at LAC 2020 presented by EMRA Director of Health Policy, Angela G. Cai.
Annotated Slide Presentationpdf 2.49 MB
Please feel free to learn and share for educational purposes with appropriate credits, for example: Cai, AG. Intro to Health Policy. Slide presentation at: ACEP Leadership and Advocacy Conference; April, 2020; Washington, DC. Retrieved from https://www.emra.org/globalassets/emra/be-involved/be-an-advocate/lac20-intro-policy-handout.pdf
Real Stories on How Health Policy Impacts Our Patients
The future of Emergency Medicine is bright, as our residents engage in making their patients' lives better. Check out their health care advocacy stories below.

Health Policy Virtual Mentorship
If you have an interest in Health Policy but do not have adequate mentorship at your home institution, we can help! Use this form to sign up for a mentor - or to serve as one.
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As a resident, you get joint memberships in both EMRA and ACEP - so make sure you're aware and informed of what the ACEP Health Policy Section is doing!
When you set up your EMRA/ACEP membership, you get (2) section memberships for free - one to the ACEP Young Physician Section, and one of your choice. Why not make that choice Health Policy?
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Learn MoreEMRA's Advocacy Toolkit
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EMRA Fellowship Guide
Chapter 11 Health Policy Fellowship
Healthy policy fellowships strive to educate future physician leaders who will be effective change agents within the health care system and ultimately serve to shape the future health care landscape. This is accomplished through the development of academic, clinical, and professional skillsets. EM providers, with their experience at the gateway to health care and broad clinical training, are uniquely qualified to serve in this capacity.
Go to Chapter 11Emergency Medicine Advocacy Handbook
Published: April, 2019Health policy plays a critical role in the success of every emergency physician. Be an informed, active advocate for yourself and your patients! EMRA’s Advocacy Handbook, 5th ed., will give you the knowledge and context you need to discuss the policy issues affecting the way you practice medicine. Produced with the help of an educational grant from US Acute Care Solutions, this book offers a clear path to becoming a savvy advocate.
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