get involved

Medical Students

California ACEP welcomes involvement from our medical student members. The following opportunities are open to our Medical Student members:

• California ACEP’s annual conference: ADVANCED. 

  • Medical student specific content

  • Discounted registration rates for members

  • Speaking and poster presentation opportunities 

  • Conference Planning Work Group is open to medical students who are interested in gaining experience planning a medical education conference. 

• Attend California ACEP’s free advocacy day: Legislative Leadership Conference, *LEADER, which happens yearly, March/April.

• Attend a California ACEP Board Meeting: these meetings are open to all members and typically take place in Sacramento, with the exception of the meeting held the day before our annual *LEADER conference. 

Residents

California ACEP welcomes involvement from our EM resident members. The following opportunities are open to Resident members:

• California ACEP’s annual conference: ADVANCED. 

  • Resident specific content

  • Discounted registration rates for members

  • Speaking and poster presentation opportunities

  • Conference Planning Work Group is open to residents who are interested in gaining experience planning a medical education conference. 

• Attend California ACEP’s free advocacy day: Legislative Leadership Conference, *LEADER, happening yearly.

• Join a California ACEP committee: Government Affairs Committee (GAC) or Reimbursement Committee.

• Attend a California ACEP Board Meeting: these meetings are open to all members and typically take place in Sacramento, with the exception of the meeting held the day before our annual conference. 

  • One resident per program, per meeting is eligible to receive up to $400 in reimbursement for travel expenses related to attending the Board Meeting.

  • Funding includes a hotel room for the Board Meetings held in conjunction with *LEADER and ADVANCED. 

CAL EMRA

• • California ACEP is the only State Chapter to have its own EMRA. 

  • CalEMRA is its own organization and is assisted by California ACEP staff. Each program has a representative to CalEMRA who participates in occasional all-program calls. 

  • Each year, resident members of California ACEP vote for CalEMRA President-Elect. 

  • The President of CalEMRA has a seat on the California ACEP Board and is a full voting member. 

  • At the discretion of the CalEMRA President and President-Elect, appointed positions are created that residents can apply to.