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June 19, 2019
You graduated, passed your Boards, paid off some loans, and now it’s time to invest, right? Bitcoin, or some small under-the-radar auto parts maker that every partner in your group is raving about? Do...
June 19, 2019 • YPS Councillors Corner
June has been a busy month in the policy and advocacy world, and things are only going to ramp up from here as we begin to focus on our upcoming ACEP Council Meeting in October in Denver!
Your last shift as a resident is fast approaching. You are going to be a newly-minted emergency medicine attending physician before you know it! You’ve signed a contract, met with the department leade...
May 20, 2019
The Young Physicians' Section is proposing changes to its section bylaws that are now available for YPS members to review.
May 20, 2019 • YPS Practice Environments
As an emergency physician, we are fortunate to have a plethora of practice environments available to meet our professional and personal interests and skills.
May 15, 2019
You finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. You are coming close to completing residency. Congratulations! This is no easy feat.
May 15, 2019 • YPS Councillors Corner
It was great to see so many of you on Capitol Hill two weeks ago at ACEP’s annual Leadership and Advocacy Conference (LAC19). Hundreds of emergency physicians from across the country showed up to lear...
April 18, 2019
Want to get involved in EM, but not sure where to start? Have you heard the names of all kinds of medical organizations but have no idea what the difference is between ACEP, EMRA, ABEM, CORD, ACOEP, A...
April 18, 2019 • YPS NEMPAC
One of the ways to advocate for emergency medicine is to support NEMPAC, but it's important to understand how PACs work within the political landscape.
April 18, 2019 • YPS Legislative Advocacy Conference
Every year, thousands of emergency physicians gather in DC to make a difference. The vast majority of first-timers come as neophytes. This may be your first taste of health policy, your first introduc...
April 18, 2019 • YPS Councillors Corner
With the House and Senate heading home to their districts for a two-week recess – having accomplished very little since our last update – we redirect our focus squarely on our upcoming Leadership and ...
March 13, 2019 • YPS Councillors Corner
It’s been a busy month on the policy front for ACEP. Most prominently, we recently offered Congress our proposal on the foundational elements necessary for a meaningful solution to the out-of-network...
March 13, 2019
The United States Emergency Medicine workforce has gone through serious changes since EM became recognized as a specialty in 1979. Initially EDs were staffed by physicians with no training in EM, as t...
February 13, 2019
Are you wanting to travel to Mexico but still in your reproductive years, planning to conceive? Well, many of us in the Young Physicians Section are in the same boat.
By Jessica Best, MD, YPS Chair The Texas Department of State Health Services issued a warning about an increase in Mumps cases in immigration centers in Texas. Most cases occurred in the immigrant p...
Sobering fact: One physician commits suicide every day in the U.S., making it the highest suicide rate of any profession in the U.S, according to a recent study presented at the 2018 American Psychiat...
December 3, 2018 • YPS Updates
Drop the Mic at LAC2019 Do you have something to say about health policy? We have a platform for you. The Health Policy Primer at LAC 2019 will include a Drop the Mic event focused on advocacy. We nee...
December 3, 2018
The 2018 mid-term elections were historic, with almost half of eligible voters casting ballots (the highest number since the mid-1960s) and Democrats gaining the most seats for the party in the U.S. H...
The Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act was signed into law on October 24, 2018. There are a few key pieces of this bill that...
December 3, 2018 • YPS Councillors Corner
Our Young Physicians Section represents nearly 40 percent of the ACEP membership, so we have a substantial opportunity to impact ACEP policy and priorities.
April 12, 2018
Everyone feels anxious about their first shift on their own or at a new location. This is natural but can be greatly lessened by how one organizes and utilizes their orientation shifts
By John R. Corker, MD Sincere and well-informed reassurance is a big part of any savvy Emergency Physician’s daily routine. Patients present with symptoms that scare them; enough to go to an Emergenc...
You finally see the light at the end of the tunnel. You are coming close to completing residency.
April 12, 2018 • YPS Updates
Greetings, YPS members! Our Section is having an exciting year. We have established Committees and Task Forces to accomplish the work of the Section and to meet your needs as a YPS member.
April 12, 2018 • YPS Financial Information
Completing your training and getting ready to start your career as an attending can be a very dynamic time in your life.
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