Service to Section (2023 Winner: Palliative Medicine Section)

• Based on activities from Aug. 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024
• Educational offerings and unique projects that provide member value

Service to College (2023 Winner: Emergency Ultrasound Section)

• Based on activities from Aug. 1, 2023 to July 31, 2024
• Assistance to related College committee(s) to meet objectives
• Development of a policy statement, PREP, or white paper
• Assistance to the College in meeting strategic objectives

Promoting Section Membership (2023 Winner: Diversity, Inclusion & Health Equity Section)

• Based on the highest percentage of free resident members enrolled in the Section and overall increase in membership during the previous year (Nov. 1, 2022 to Oct. 31, 2023). Note: Sections receiving “automatic” members will not be eligible for this award.

Outstanding Newsroom Content (2023 Winner: Tactical and Law Enforcement Emergency Medicine Section)

• Based on the number of newsroom articles published during the previous year (Nov. 1, 2022 to Oct. 31, 2023) and the quality of the content.

ACEP-Backed Physician Due Process Bill Introduced in Congress

The Physician and Patient Safety Act was formally introduced in Congress in late May. This bill would ensure emergency physicians are afforded due process protections under medical staff bylaws before an employer makes decisions affecting a physician’s employment status. Physician due process was one of ACEPs top advocacy priorities during the 2024 Leadership and Advocacy Conference.

ACEP helped develop this bill that would require the Department of Health and Human Services to issue regulations ensuring that any physician granted medical staff privileges at a hospital has a fair hearing and appellate review through appropriate mechanisms before any termination, restriction, or reduction of professional activity.

“Safeguarding the foundational right to due process for emergency physicians guarantees that we can fully advocate for the health and well-being of our patients without fear of retaliation or termination,” said ACEP President Aisha Terry, MD, MPH, FACEP. “The Physician and Patient Safety Act will help dismantle the current two-tiered system where within the same hospital, some physicians have due process protections and others, like emergency physicians, do not.”