MAJ Justine Stremick, MD, MPH&TM, FACEP

My name is Justine Stremick, and I am honored to serve as president of the Government Services chapter of ACEP over the coming year. I am deeply grateful for the opportunity to represent and support you – especially during these uncertain times. My goal for this year is simple: to listen attentively and respond courageously to the threats and challenges that confront our mission.

Ms. Michele Byers, CAE, CMP, DES

Congratulations to the the 2025-2026 GSACEP Board of Directors and the recipients of the 2025 GSACEP Awards.

CPT Cayla Guerra, MD, USA

The 2025 Government Services Symposium (GSS25), held April 10–12 at the Hilton Palacio del Rio in San Antonio, brought together military and federal emergency physicians from across the country for three powerful days of education, collaboration, and camaraderie. Set along the Riverwalk and within view of the Alamo, this year’s event reflected the strength, adaptability, and forward momentum of our specialty within the Military Health System.

Capt Pei-Ying Kobres, MD

As an active-duty Air Force physician, I had no idea the opportunities and vast resources that were available to me. It was as simple as Dr. Fontenette asking “Do you want to go to Washington D.C.?” I was so nervous about going to the Nation’s Capital and speaking with lawmakers. I didn’t even know what I was going to wear. It turns out, that’s what the first two days of the conference are for. The conference brings in experts from all backgrounds - doctors, lawyers, data analysts, and Hill staffers, and gave attendees from medical students to attendings a platform to present their research.

Lt Col (ret.) Torree McGowan

GSACEP commissioned this interview with Dr. David Munter as part of its History of Military Emergency Medicine project. Dr. Munter is a partner in Emergency Physicians of Tidewater. He founded the U.S. Navy’s Emergency Medicine residency in Portsmouth, VA, and served as its chairman of Emergency Medicine from 1997-1999. He served as the intern and Emergency Medicine specialty leader for the Navy. He was named director of medical services for the Naval Medical Center at Portsmouth in 1999. In 2001 he became the director of Tricare Region 2 before retiring in 2003. His story begins in 1978, when he was accepted to the third-ever class at the United States University of Health Sciences medical school.

COL Eric Chin, MD MBA FAAEM

What is the Army EM Consultant you might ask? By doctrine, I serve as the subject matter expert for all things EM for the Army, advocate for specialty concerns, define training requirements, determine distribution of positions, and provide mentorship for our population. The reality is no person can know and do all of the things required by themselves, so really I am but one member of team of senior Army EM leaders that I have surrounded myself with to help to shape and guide the direction of EM in the military.

GSEMRA Board

On Wednesday, May 14th, the GSEMRA team collaborated with EMRA’s Administration and Operations Committee to host a successful event with COL Martin Lucenti, the State Surgeon for the Vermont National Guard and the Chief Medical Officer of Vizient. COL Lucenti spoke about high-reliability healthcare operations in the emergency department and how workflows can be optimized to improve patient care while reducing wait times.

CPT Cayla Guerra, MD, USA

GSACEP is more than an annual meeting—it’s a year-round community, and our newsletter is your platform. As a national level voice of emergency physicians serving in government and military settings, the GSACEP newsletter highlights our members’ clinical insights, operational experiences, and thought leadership. Interested in getting involved? Keep on reading!

Learn more about the J. David Barry, M.D., Visiting Scholar Program (due 6/23/25), the ACEP25 Medical Student Delegate program (due 6/16/25), the EM:RAP military discount, and the military discount for ACEP25 registration.