New Orleans — The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), a national medical society with more than 25,000 members, today announced the re-election of two members to its Board of Directors and the election of two new members. The Board members were elected by ACEP’s Council, which represents 53 chapters of ACEP, as well as the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association and 53 Sections. The new and returning members will serve three-year terms.
The incumbents re-elected to the Board are Nicholas J. Jouriles, MD, FACEP, and Angela F. Gardner, MD, FACEP. The new Board members are Alexander Rosenau, DO, FACEP, and Robert Solomon, MD, FACEP.
Nicholas J. Jouriles, MD, FACEP
Dr. Jouriles, of Akron, Ohio, and ACEP’s secretary-treasurer, was reelected to the organization’s Board of Directors. He is an attending physician and core faculty at Akron General Medical Center’s department of emergency medicine and emergency medicine residency program. Dr. Jouriles also is professor of emergency medicine at Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine and a partner in General Emergency Medical Specialists, Inc.
“ACEP this year has done an incredible job of raising public awareness of the critical issues in emergency medicine and motivating our members to get involved,” said Dr. Jouriles. “Now we must work for passage of the Access to Emergency Medical Services Act and to increase our contributions to ACEP’s political action committee so that it becomes the number one PAC in the house of medicine.”
Dr. Jouriles received the ACEP Council’s Meritorious Service Award in 2002 for his outstanding contributions to the specialty of emergency medicine. He also has served in various ACEP leadership roles, including chairman of the Educational Meetings and Bylaws Committees. In addition, he chaired ACEP’s 2003 Scientific Assembly program, the world’s largest emergency medicine meeting. Dr. Jouriles also was appointed International Federation of Emergency Medicine education committee chair. Dr. Jouriles also served as president of Ohio ACEP in 1997 and a recipient of the Bill Hall Award. He received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University and completed his residency in emergency medicine at Denver General Hospital and internal medicine at Dartmouth.
Angela F. Gardner, MD, FACEP
Dr. Gardner, of Galveston, Texas, was re-elected to the organization’s Board of Directors. She is an assistant professor for emergency medicine at the University of Texas medical branch and has served in various ACEP leadership positions, including chairman of ACEP’s task force that developed a National Report Card on the State of Emergency Medicine, released earlier this year.
An accomplished national speaker, educator and published author, Dr. Gardner has served as a national spokesperson for Doctors’ for Medical Liability Reform and as a member of ACEP’s Professional Liability Task Force. In addition, she served as president of ACEP’s Texas Chapter from 2003 to 2004.
“The medical liability crisis, overcrowding, the on-call specialist shortage - these problems, which affect our ability to provide high-quality emergency care, are daunting, and we must work together tirelessly to apply our skills and knowledge to solving them for our patients and for our specialty,” said Dr. Gardner. “We must continue until we know the resources are there to make sure everyone facing a medical emergency has the best access to high-quality emergency care and every chance for recovery.”
Dr. Gardner is active in the American Association of Women Emergency Physicians and in issues involving emergency medicine practice management and health policy. She received her medical degree from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and completed her residency in emergency medicine at Texas Tech Regional Academic Health Center in El Paso.
ALEXANDER ROSENAU, DO, FACEP
Dr. Rosenau, of Allentown, Pennsylvania, is the associate vice chair and an attending physician in the emergency department at Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network. Dr. Rosenau has served as an ACEP Councillor, and has also served on various ACEP committees, including the Steering, Bylaws, and EM Practice Committees. He is also a past president of Pennsylvania ACEP. He completed his residency in emergency medicine at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, Michigan. Dr. Rosenau is the founding program director of the Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network emergency medicine residency program. He is an associate clinical professor of emergency medicine at Penn State University College of Medicine in Hershey.
“During the past year, ACEP has formed a strong foundation for advocacy by the promotion of the IOM Reports and creation of the first ACEP Report Card,” said Dr. Rosenau. “The top strategic directions for supporting effective advocacy must include building alliances, engaging in targeted legislative advocacy and identifying the specialty of emergency medicine as critical to the health of the medical system. “
Dr. Rosenau is a past recipient of U.S. Public Health Service National Health Service Corps Achievement and Commendation awards. He received his medical degree from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, completed his residency at Botsford General Hospital in Farmington Hills, Michigan, and is board certified in emergency medicine.
ROBERT SOLOMON, MD, FACEP
Dr. Solomon, of Wheeling, West Virginia, is clinical assistant professor of emergency medicine at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine and faculty for the emergency medicine residency program of the Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling. He has served in numerous ACEP leadership positions, including chairman of ACEP’s Bylaws Committee and Ethics Committee. In addition, he has served as Medical Editor in Chief of ACEP News and liaison to the American Heart Association’s Emergency Cardiovascular Care Committee.
“I’m ready to embrace new challenges,” said Dr. Solomon. “We must continue to build public support for solutions to the crisis in emergency medicine and communicate consistent messages -- for example, that crowding compromises access to high quality emergency care. We must persistently and determinedly pursue creative solutions on the hospital level at the same time that we seek legislative and regulatory mandates to provide additional impetus. “
Dr. Solomon received the ACEP Council Meritorious Service Award in 2005 for his outstanding contributions to the specialty of emergency medicine. At the state level, he served as president of the West Virginia Chapter from 1994 to 1995 and on numerous committees, including government affairs and reimbursement, as well as chair of the communications and membership committees.
Dr. Solomon received his medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh, is board certified in emergency medicine, and has been an ACEP Councillor since 1991.
ACEP’s Council is a composed of emergency physicians representing the 53 chapters of ACEP, the Emergency Medicine Residents’ Association, and ACEP’s Sections. It is responsible for electing and advising ACEP’s Board of Directors.
ACEP is a national medical specialty society representing emergency medicine with more than 25,000 members. ACEP is committed to advancing emergency care through continuing education, research and public education. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, ACEP has 53 chapters representing each state, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. A Government Services Chapter represents emergency physicians employed by military branches and other government agencies.