The College has established membership categories so that emergency physicians may join with their colleagues to improve emergency care.
ACEP Membership is available to physician emergency specialists who meet at least one of the following requirements:
Regular members of the College are physicians who devote a significant portion of their medical endeavors to emergency medicine. All regular members must meet one of the following criteria:
Satisfactory completion of an emergency medicine residency program accredited by the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or the American Osteopathic Association (AOA).
Satisfactory completion of an emergency medicine residency program approved by an ACEP-recognized accrediting body in a foreign country.
Satisfactory completion of a subspecialty training program in pediatric emergency medicine accredited by the ACGME.
Primary board certification by an emergency medicine certifying body recognized by ACEP.
Eligibility for active membership in the College (as defined by the College Bylaws then in force) at any time prior to close of business December 31, 1999.
Experiencing an unanticipated financial hardship? You may be eligible for a dues waiver. Read the eligibility guidelines and learn how to apply.
Regular Membership
National Dues: $695
Chapter membership is required. Members must choose a chapter based on the location of their practice or residence. Members employed by the military or other government services are urged to join the Government Services Chapter. Chapter dues vary.
New Regular members in military service receive a more-than 50% reduction in dues their first year and a more-than 33% reduction their second year.
Learn more about Regular Attending membership benefits
Retired Membership
National Dues: $211
Chapter membership is required. Members must choose a chapter based on the location of their residence. Members employed by the military or other government services are urged to join the Government Services Chapter. Chapter dues vary.
Any member who has retired from clinical practice may be eligible (subject to verification)
Transition to Retired Membership does not affect FACEP status.
Retired members maintain all regular membership benefits.
Available to any emergency physician who is not a resident of the United States or a possession thereof, and who is licensed to practice medicine by the government where they reside and practice.
Save with ACEP’s Attending Membership Bundle.Special membership pricing exclusively for graduating residents is available, including expanded resources needed at this pivotal time, including PEERprep, ACEP's board certification prep course.
$25 a month, auto-renewed for 3 years after residency graduation
If you would rather pay year to year and pay seperately for board prep and other resources, ACEP offers the following membership dues structure:
First year following graduation: $159
Second year following graduation: $317
Third year following graduation: $475
Fourth year following graduation: $695 (full dues)
EMRA Alumni Membership
An opportunity for ACEP members to continue their relationship with EMRA. All EMRA alumni members must meet at least one of the following criteria:
Any former active or international member of EMRA who has a continued interest in the organization
Any physician who completed an ACGME or AOA accredited emergency medicine residency program
Any physician who is board certified by ABEM or AOBEM
Any physician who completed a training program outside the United States or Canada in Emergency Medicine or Pediatric Emergency Medicine that is certified by an equivalent international certifying body recognized by ACEP
As of April 2, 2019, current alumni members eligible under previous criteria who maintain continuous membership will be allowed to continue membership
Available to medical students, interns and physicians participating in an ACGME accredited emergency medicine residency or an ACGME accredited fellowship.
Candidates receive joint membership in the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (EMRA).
Chapter membership is required. Members must choose a chapter based on the location of their practice or residence. Members employed by the military or other government services are urged to join the Government Services Chapter. Chapter dues vary.
*Multiple year membership rates are available for residents in their first year of a three-year program or in the first and second years of a four-year program.
**A two and three-year discounted rate is available for medical students. Please call or text 888-817-2237 for more information.
Applicable chapter dues rates apply for all types of candidate membership.
ACEP and Chapter dues are nonrefundable and are not deductible as charitable contributions for income tax purposes. However, they may be tax-deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses subject to restrictions imposed as a result of association lobbying activities. An estimate of the portion of your National and Chapter dues and assessments allocated to lobbying, which is nondeductible, is listed here. Rates are subject to change based on chapter and national Board of Directors' actions.
