Emergency Resident Training: The Foundation of the Safety Net
As a push toward specialty status for emergency medicine emerged in the medical community in the late…
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The Long Road to the Recognition of Emergency Medicine
This article is based on an interview with Benson S. Munger, PhD, founding executive director of the…
20 Years in the Evolution of ED Care of Chest Pain
Editor’s Note: Part 1 of this article covering 1968–1989 appeared in the May 2018 issue of ACEP…
ACEP’s Headquarters Through the Years
From a humble start sharing office space with the Michigan State Medical Society to its new state-of-the-art…
History of the Emergency Medicine Action Fund
In 2011, following the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the litany of…
EM Through the Lens: Snapshots in the Evolution of Emergency Medicine
Much has changed in emergency medicine over the years (eg, procedures, technology, regulations, etc.) but the focus…
The History of innovatED
Emergency physicians are known for their innovative approaches to patient care and technology. In 2013, ACEP created…
Profiles of the ACEP Founders
On August 16, 1968, John G. Wiegenstein, MD, gathered seven other emergency physicians from Michigan in Lansing to…
Words of Wisdom from ACEP’s Longest Tenured Member, Dr. Samuel Slimmer
KK: I’m honored to be talking to someone who’s been a member for 50 years. You filed…
Introduction
Since John Wiegenstein, MD, and colleagues founded ACEP 50 years ago, a lot has happened in the…