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CORD’s Response to Proposed ACGME Changes

Now that the public comment period has closed for the proposed ACGME Program Requirements, we want to offer our reflections on where we’ve been—and where we must go together. We know this moment has stirred strong and deeply held beliefs that are challenging. For many, the proposed changes, especially the possibility of a required four-year training structure, feel like a threat to the identity, autonomy, and legacy of programs built with pride and purpose.
We want to say this directly: We recognize how difficult this process has been, and we honor the remarkable work that ALL programs have done for decades.

 

2025 EM Match Joint Statement

Thank you to everyone involved in making the 2025 EM Match a success! Between the hours recruiting, educating, and reviewing applicants to EM, it has been amazing to watch the EM family of organizations and individuals come together in this effort. This year we excitedly welcomed over 3000 new residents to Emergency Medicine

Together, we strive to make Emergency Medicine the best specialty in the House of Medicine. We welcome our new group of residents as they embark on their journey to fulfill their calling of “Anyone, Anything, Anytime.”

Application Process Improvement Committee (APIC): Best Practices for the 2025-2026 Residency Application and Interview Season

Beginning in the 2025-2026 application cycle, all Emergency Medicine programs should transition to the ResidencyCAS Application Platform.

  • Making this move as a unified specialty and supporting a single platform for all applicants and programs will reduce cost and complexity for students while helping programs maximize access to a broad and diverse pool of candidates.

CORD Job Board

Looking for a new position or looking to find the best talent, the CORD Job Board is a central location to find careers in academic emergency medicine.

CORD Connects

CORD Connects: On-Demand Learning for Medical Educators

Stay connected, informed, and inspired—anytime, anywhere.

CORD Connects is your go-to source for timely, relevant, and practical webinars created specifically for medical educators in emergency medicine. These sessions feature experts from across the field sharing best practices, innovations, and updates on everything from advising and residency applications to curriculum design, research, DEI, and more.

Whether you’re catching up on a session you missed or revisiting a topic for deeper insight, our full library of CORD Connects recordings is just a click away.

🎥 Browse and watch past sessions on demand

New sessions are added regularly—be sure to check back often and mark your calendar for upcoming events!

 

Session 74: Calm in the Storm: Equipping Learners to Handle the Emotional Burdens of Emergency Medicine

Host: Miriam Kulkarni, MD and Adrian Cotarelo, MD.

Emergency Medicine physicians are often called upon to deal with patients who are experiencing strong emotions. Residents are expected to learn to manage patients who are angry or frustrated in addition to the myriad other challenges involved in preparing for independent practice. Learning to navigate these difficult emotional encounters is one of the major challenges of Emergency Medicine and yet medical schools and residencies often offer learners minimal instruction. This didactic session will equip emergency medicine faculty with tools to help learners build their emotional resilience, including strategies to guide learners in recognizing their own emotional responses, and using a structured framework to understand and manage patient emotions.

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