Emergency medicine and political influence.
Publication/Presentation Date
10-1-2009
Abstract
The 2008 election brought sweeping political change to Washington, DC. For a variety of reasons, there is also substantial political momentum for reform of our health care system. At the 2008 Association of American Medical Colleges meeting in San Antonio, Texas, the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine, meeting in conjunction with the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, chose to examine the topic of "advocacy and political influence." This article summarizes comments made at the meeting and develops the argument that expertise in health policy and political advocacy are valuable skills that should be considered legitimate components of scholarly activity in academic emergency medicine. Strategies for effective advocacy of issues relevant to emergency medicine and emergency patient care are also discussed.
Volume
16
Issue
10
First Page
1019
Last Page
1024
ISSN
1553-2712
Published In/Presented At
Hemphill, R. R., Sklar, D. P., Christopher, T., Kellermann, A. L., & Tarrant, J. R. (2009). Emergency medicine and political influence. Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, 16(10), 1019–1024. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2009.00529.x
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
19754861
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article