AAEM 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. AAEM supports the growth of 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. All voting members are also fellows of AAEM, as there is no additional requirement for fellowship status beyond board certification. To be an emertius member of AAEM, you must be 65 years of age and have been a Full Voting member in good standing for a period of not less than three years.
Emeritus members keep their voting status.
Resident members have voting status in AAEM for the leadership of the Resident Section and the Resident Representative to the Board of Directors. Profile of Membership AAEM's membership is kept strictly confidential. The following membership counts are current as of June 26, 2000. JEM is an international, peer-reviewed publication featuring original contributions of interest to both the academic and practicing emergency physician. A bimonthly journal, JEM publishes research papers and clinical studies as well as articles focusing on the training of emergency physicians and on the practice of Emergency Medicine.