GSACEP: Who We Are
Our members are active duty military emergency physicians, or reservists and National Guard members who work in civilian hospitals. Our members also work for the Veterans Administration, The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and other federal agencies. They are scattered throughout the United States and the world, serving our nation and caring for their patients. Government Services is their voice.
Our purpose is to promote quality emergency care and advance the specialty of emergency medicine within the military and federal healthcare systems.
Collaboration and Policy
- GSACEP enables Active Duty Tri-Service members to exchange ideas and to collaborate on research. It assists in swaps between services.
- GSACEP has resident representatives from all three services and works closely with the Consultants in all three services..
- By working together, GSACEP enables emergency physicians working for the federal government to collaborate on position statements that support the practice of EM within the federal healthcare system. This includes helping to develop policy at individual institutions or services.
CME and Educational Products
- The Joint Services Symposium: Our annual meeting is geared to meet the needs of military emergency physicians with nationally recognized speakers,innovative labs and workshops, high CME and minimal cost to members.
- ED Director's Course: GSACEP introduced a full-day course for first time emergency department heads working for the federal government.
- One -day Tactical Ultrasound Course
- Oral Board Review Course
- LLSA Review
- EPIC Newsletter and GSACEP Web site: We have offered in both the newsletter and on the web free CME courses to members.
Important Initiatives
- GSACEP represents military emergency physicians and the concerns of the federal health care system at the national ACEP level.
- GSACEP supports our EM physicians with an Operational Medicine section on our website and material on preparation for deployments.
Committees and Task Forces
Would you like to be involved? Government Services has a broad range of committees addressing your needs and issues. We encourage all of our members to take an active role in shaping the chapter through its committees and task forces.
- Communications Committee
- Conference Committee
- Membership Committee
- Research Committee
- Nominating Committee
Leadership Opportunities
- The Excellence in Military Emergency Medicine Award: This award recognizes a leader who has contributed to military emergency medicine and impacted the profession. Each year, members of GSACEP are invited to submit candidate names for this award.
- GSACEP Officers are elected by our Membership. Ballots are mailed to all Active members and voting is available on our website as well.
- A new scholarship program has been developed for residents to attend the ACEP Leadership Program.
- Alternate Councillors are chosen to represent the chapter at ACEP's Scientific Assembly based on their participation in the chapter during the prior year.
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Already an ACEP member, but would like to change your membership to GSACEP? Please send an email to membership@acep.org with your information and they will switch you.