Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors

2006 The Academic Assembly -- Bigger and Better than Ever

The final preparations are being made for the Academic Assembly to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada March 3-5. Please remember to register early so your name will be included in the list of attendees.

There will be some changes in several processes in order to streamline registration and supplying handouts. We are making these changes as a result of your suggestions, both compliments and complaints, from last year's Assembly.

Registration:
If you have registered early you do not have to sign in on site. We will have your name badge and any other material you need placed on tables so you can just pick them up. That will avoid standing in line unless you wish to register on site or there is a question regarding your registration.

Handouts:
This year's Assembly will have multiple tracks. We want you to have the necessary handouts but the logistics of having enough handouts and not too many is simply too complicated. You can obtain handouts one of three ways:

1. Online- the handouts for all the talks will be online and you can download the ones you want.
   
2. CD- all registrants will be given a CD with all the handouts received from speakers. We are working with our speakers to try and ensure that they meet all deadlines so we can make the CDs. Some discussion sessions do not lend themselves to handouts so of course you won't receive material those sessions.
   
3. Onsite-We will have onsite print capabilities if you forgot to make a handout that you need but are asking that not all of you rely on onsite printing for all of your handouts. We don't want you standing in the print line now that you don't have to stand in the registration line!!!
   Each of the tract leaders has been asked to write a few words about their tracts so you will have an idea of some of the highlights of this year's Assembly.

Poster Session
Dr. Jamie Jones is heading the poster session. Posters will be available for viewing on the afternoon of Saturday, March 4. This is a great opportunity for attendees to see what innovations other programs have developed and found useful in the education of residents and medical students.

Navigating the Academic Waters
Dr. Felix Ankel is coordinating this session. The navigating track is academic basic life support (ABLS) for new faculty.  There will be 17 speakers from 10 residencies from across the country with four panel sessions. There will be ample opportunity to connect with fellow educators. Come to Las Vegas to get your ABLS education.

Best Practices Conference
Dr. Susan Promes is leading this track. The Best Practices Conference will cover a broad range of topics this year. There will be two breakout sessions - one on assessment and the other on setting realistic outcomes for EM residencies Representatives from the EM RRC will be making a presentations and colleagues will share some of their "Best Practices" during the Soundbites session.

New Program Director's Workshop
Dr. Sarah Stahmer has led the efforts for this track. This year's New Program Director's Workshop is designed to give the participant an overview of the entire residency process, with over 13 seasoned program directors sharing their ideas and experiences. The program will take you from building a new program from scratch, designing an orientation program and interview season to surviving an RRC site visit. New program directors, assistants and associates as well as program coordinators will find information designed to help them start a program as well as ideas to help them build on or make changes in their current program.

EMARC Track
Marie Wegeman has been working with her committee to ensure that the EMARC Track is better than ever. The Emergency Medicine Association of Residency Coordinators (EMARC) invites all Emergency Medicine Residency Coordinators to attend this conference that is planned by coordinators for the purpose of providing information, networking, and sharing ideas with other coordinators, EM faculty, and the national organizations associated with Academic Emergency Medicine.

The EMARC Track will provide participants with methods and techniques for successful coordination and residency program management. The role of the residency coordinator will be defined in almost every aspect of the management of the residency program. Participants will develop and enhance their level of confidence and competence in important residency functions.

New Program Coordinator's Workshop Included in the EMARC Track, is a New Program Coordinator's Workshop that is specifically designed for new coordinators who have been in this position for less than two years. This workshop provides the fundamental knowledge and basic information for the daily operations and management of a successful residency program.

Plenary Sessions
We have invited three speakers for this year's Academic Assembly. Generation X will be discussed by Breda Bova, Ph.D. She has performed research and spoken on this topic nationally.

Leadership will be discussed by Dr. James Adams, a colleague in emergency medicine and chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Northwestern University. Mentoring will be discussed by Dr. Stephanie Abbuhl, an emergency physician and Medical Director of the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.

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