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Residents as Shareholders

INVOLVEMENT

51-49% SHAREHOLDERS

Your input into the residency is not only desirable, but also critical to its ongoing growth and development. You may anticipate that the program from which you will graduate in three years will be different from the one you enter today. This will be a reflection of changes enacted with your input and participation. This is YOUR PROGRAM; you own 49% of the shares. It is encouraged that you aggressively participate in refining and supporting the residency.

In one attempt to formalize the critical role residents play in the management of your residency, we have established a resident committee structure. A resident chairs each committee, and the membership selected on a volunteer basis from all 3-year levels. A faculty member serves as a liaison. The agenda is developed conjointly by the committee and Program Directors. Historically, the Education Committee has enacted all formal proposals presented to it by the committees.

Our residents participate in all important decisions in the residency. In fact, participation is expected. This includes hiring of new faculty, the interview process, the rank list, and selection of Chief Residents. Resident evaluation of their educational experiences is likewise critical to the ongoing development of our residency.

INVOLVEMENT

EM Specialty

Involvement in the residency should be paralleled by participation in the national organizations that represent Emergency Medicine. These include:

American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP, the "political" branch of the specialty)
Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (EMRA)
Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM, tThe "academic" organization of the specialty)
American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM, Membership is limited to ABEM certified EM Physicians, resident category is available.)

Those with special interests should consider the National Association of EMS Physicians or the Wilderness Medical Society.

The Indiana Chapter of ACEP reserves an active position on the Board of Directors for one of our residents. In addition, one resident should be active as our representative to EMRA.

You are expected to subscribe to the Annals of Emergency Medicine sponsored by ACEP (the subscription is included in your ACEP/EMRA dues) and Academic Emergency Medicine sponsored by SAEM (covered by your SAEM dues). Over the next three years selected books will be purchased for you. Finally, you are encouraged to purchase a personal computer (PC) for word processing, literature searches, and research. Ample resources and training opportunities exist in the program to allow you to become proficient with a PC. It is important to maintain your involvement with the organizations supporting Emergency Medicine.