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SAEM—State of the Society, 2001 *
Author(s) -
Zink Brian
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
academic emergency medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.221
H-Index - 124
eISSN - 1553-2712
pISSN - 1069-6563
DOI - 10.1111/j.1553-2712.2001.tb01152.x
Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , atlanta , citation , center (category theory) , library science , computer science , metropolitan area , chemistry , pathology , psychiatry , crystallography
T calendar of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) runs from May to May, and the annual meeting is also the annual time of transition. We have just announced the results of our elections, and in a few minutes I will welcome our new president. But first I would like, as my final official duty, to give you an assessment of the state of the Society, and to share with you some observations and insights that I have gained while serving as president. Last year in my opening address I quoted poetry and received a lot of blank stares. So, this year I will present the state of the Society in a format that is more familiar to academic emergency physicians—an emergency department (ED) patient presentation. Here goes: