Molly Estes, MD

Institution: Loma Linda University School of Medicine

Current Title: Medical Education Fellowship Director

Reasons for wanting to join the CORD Board of Directors & Opinions and Priorities for the Board:It has always been a privilege to be a member of the CORD community, to find like-minded individuals dedicated to the pursuit of exemplary education and training for every level of emergency medicine learner, from students to faculty. My primary reason for wanting to join the CORD Board of Directors as an At-Large Member is to be able to directly effect change for our membership. Emergency Medicine as a specialty is going through a period of change. I see this time as an opportunity for us to be able to re-define and augment many things that have been in place up until this point, such as student recruitment and retention. My background as a Clerkship Director and leadership roles within ASC-EM give me a solid foundation to be able to provide insight into the needs of our most junior learners. My involvement as core clinical faculty at the Loma Linda University EM Residency and as Medical Education Fellowship Director also give me the ability to see how the transition from the arena of the school of medicine to residency and then beyond is a single continuum that is complex and nuanced. It must be seen and evaluated as a whole instead of siloed into individual pieces. I hope to be able to use this breadth of exposure and experience to contribute to new CORD initiatives and to be able to advocate on behalf of the needs of our membership. 

Previous CORD Experience: ASC-EM Member, Co Vice-Chair, current Co-Chair, Best Practices Committee Member, APIC Member, Medical Education Fellowship Comm of Practice Founding Member

History of Program Leadership Experience: I served as first Associate Clerkship Director and then Clerkship Director at Loma Linda University School of Medicine from Jan 2018 until June 2023. I am still involved in the clerkship as the immediate past director, helping guide and prep for our upcoming LCME site visit.

I also developed, launched, and have served as director for the LLU EM Medical Education Fellowship, which has been successfully recruiting since 2021.

Leadership Experience:

I have served in a variety of leadership positions both locally and nationally. Please see a full listing below:

2023 - Present: AAEM WiEM Section Chair-Elect
2020 - Present: CORD ASC-EM member, Vice-Chair, and Current Co-Chair
2022 – Present: CORD AA CDEM Track Vice-Chair and Chair
2022 – Present: Loma Linda University Alumni Association Board Member
2020 – Present: AAEM Scientific Assembly Workgroup Member, Co-Chair 2022
2020 – 2022: AAEM LMS Committee Chair
2020 – Present: ACOEP Education Committee Member
2020 – 2022: AAEM WiEM Education Workgroup Lead
2018 – Present: LLU GME Confidential Advisor
2017 – Present: WestJEM Peer Reviewer
2017 – Present: CORD Best Practices Committee Member
2018 – 2020: AAEM Young Physician Section At-Large Member
2017 – 2018: AAEM Young Physician Section Secretary/Treasurer
2013 – 2016: Stanford/Kaiser EM REsidency EMRA Representative
2015 – 2016: Chief Resident, Stanford/Kaiser EM Residency Program

Knowledge or experience with large/complex organizations or other non-profits beyond CORD: I have been extensively involved and served in leadership positions in both AAEM as well as ACOEP including serving as leadership within sections in addition to national conference planning for both organizations.