Announcing: 2013 AAEM Award Winners!

The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) and the AAEM Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA) announce the 2013 Award Recipients.

Master of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (MAAEM) —
Amin A. Kazzi, MD MAAEM FAAEM
Joseph P. Wood, MD JD MAAEM FAAEM

This award recognizes senior AAEM fellows who demonstrated a long career of extraordinary service to AAEM, service as an exemplary clinician and/or teacher of emergency medicine, service to emergency medicine in the area of research and/or published works, service as a leader in the hospital, the community or organized medicine, service in the areas of health policy and advocacy, volunteerism, and other activities or high honors that distinguished the physician as preeminent in the field of emergency medicine.

(L) Joseph Wood, MD JD MAAEM FAAEM; (R) Amin Antoine Kazzi, MD MAAEM FAAEM

Peter Rosen Award — Amal Mattu, MD FAAEM This award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to AAEM in the area of academic leadership. Nominees for this award must have 10 or more years experience in an EM academic leadership position and must be an AAEM member.

(L) Amal Mattu, MD FAAEM; (R) William T. Durkin, Jr., MD MBA FAAEM

James Keaney Leadership Award — Roger Stone, MD MS FAAEM This award was named after the founder of AAEM and recognizes an individual(s) who has made an outstanding contribution to our organization. The nominees for this award must be AAEM members and have 10 or more years experience in EM clinical practice.

(L) James Keaney, MD MPH FAAEM; (C) Roger Stone, MD MS FAAEM; (R) William T. Durkin, Jr., MD MBA FAAEM

 

 
Young Educator Award — Michael S. Pulia, MD FAAEM This award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to AAEM through work on educational programs. The nominee must be out of residency less than five years and must be an AAEM member.

(L) William T. Durkin, Jr., MD MBA FAAEM; (R) Michael Pulia, MD FAAEM

Joe Lex Educator of the Year Award — Michael L. Epter, DO FAAEM This award recognizes an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to AAEM through work on educational programs. Nominees must be AAEM members who have been out of their residency for more than 5 years. The Educator of the Year Award was renamed the Joe Lex Educator of the Year Award to recognize Dr. Joe Lex for his devotion and commitment to AAEM and its educational programs.

(L) Joe Lex, MD MAAEM FAAEM; (R) Michael Epter, DO FAAEM

Resident of the Year Award — Leana S. Wen, MD MSc This award recognizes a resident member who is enrolled in an EM residency program, and has made an outstanding contribution to AAEM.

(L) Leana Wen, MD MSc; (R) William T. Durkin, Jr., MD MBA FAAEM

Program Director of the Year — Michael J. Matteucci, MD FAAEM This award recognizes an EM program director who has made an outstanding contribution to AAEM. The winner of this award is chosen by the AAEM Resident and Student Association (AAEM/RSA).

(L) Leana Wen, MD MSc; (R) Michael Matteucci, MD FAAEM

2012 Mitchell Goldman Service Awards — These awards recognize individuals who made an outstanding contribution by supporting AAEM’s educational mission by teaching at oral board review courses. The award was renamed the Mitchell Goldman Service Award to recognize Dr. Goldman for his devotion and commitment to AAEM’s Oral Board Review Course and its educational programs.
30 sessions: Bill Gossman, MD FAAEM
15 sessions: Bryan K. Miksanek, MD FAAEM; Allen Yee, MD FAAEM
10 sessions: Terence J. Alost, MD MBA FAAEM; Michael N. Habibe, MD FAAEM; Michael H. LeWitt, MD MPH FAAEM; Martin A. Makela, MD FAAEM; Robert C. Oelhaf, Jr., MD FAAEM; Greg Lyle Palmer, MD FAAEM

(L) William T. Durkin, Jr., MD MBA FAAEM; (R) Michael LeWitt, MD MPH FAAEM

5 sessions: Alexander J. Cummings, MD FAAEM; Robert A. Hoogstra, MD FAAEM; Lee Malcolm Marks, MD FAAEM; John C. Owens, MD FAAEM; John C. Perkins, Jr., MD FAAEM; Alexandre R. Picard, MD; Timothy J. Rupp, MD FAAEM; Leslie V. Simon, DO FAAEM; Troy Sims, DO FAAEM; Andrej Urumov, MD FAAEM

(L) William T. Durkin, Jr., MD MBA FAAEM; (R) John Owens, MD FAAEM

 (L) John Perkins, Jr., MD FAAEM; (R) William T. Durkin, Jr., MD MBA FAAEM

(L) Troy Sims, DO FAAEM; (R) William T. Durkin, Jr., MD MBA FAAEM

Written Board Course Awards — These awards recognize individuals who made an outstanding contribution by supporting AAEM’s educational mission by teaching at written board review courses.

Top Speakers: Nima Majlesi, DO FAAEM; Kevin G. Rodgers, MD FAAEM

(L) William T. Durkin, Jr., MD MBA FAAEM; (R) Kevin Rodgers, MD FAAEM

 
10 Year Awards: Kevin G. Rodgers, MD FAAEM; Richard D. Shih, MD FAAEM

(L) William T. Durkin, Jr., MD MBA FAAEM; (R) Richard Shih, MD FAAEM

 

AAEM/JEM Resident & Student Abstract Competition Winners —
1st Place: Lauren G. Oliveria, DO; 2nd Place: Weston Seipp, MD; 3rd Place: Travis G. Deaton, MD

(L-R) Weston Seipp, MD; Lauren Oliveria, DO; Travis Deaton, MD; Steven Hayden, MD FAAEM

Diagnostic Case Competition Winner — Michael J. Matteucci, MD FAAEM 

Photo Competition Winners — Michelle Ischayek, DO; Ian Symons, MD; Michael G. Kelly, MD FAAEM