American Board of Emergency Medicine Elects New Executive
Committee Members
EAST
LANSING, Mich., July 25,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Diane L. Gorgas, M.D.,
is the new President of the American Board of Emergency
Medicine (ABEM) Board of Directors. Dr. Gorgas is a Professor and
Vice Chair of Academic Affairs in the Department of Emergency
Medicine and Executive Director of the Office of Global Health at
The Ohio State University in Columbus,
Ohio.
She received her medical degree from Case
Western Reserve University School of Medicine and has been
in practice for more than 30 years, nine of which were as a
residency director. She practices clinically at the Ohio State
Wexner Medical Center.
"It is an honor to represent ABEM in this role. I specialize in
lifelong learning and self-assessment. Examining ABEM's present and
future assessments will help us maintain a high standard for all
emergency physicians, impacting our specialty and our patients,"
said Dr. Gorgas.
Others elected to the Executive Committee are:
James D.
Thomas, M.D., President-Elect. Dr. Thomas is a community
physician and practices Emergency Medicine at St. Anne's Hospital
in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Felix K.
Ankel, M.D., Secretary-Treasurer. Dr. Ankel is a
Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Minnesota and a faculty member of the
Regions Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program in
Saint Paul, MN.
Ramon W.
Johnson, M.D., M.B.A., Immediate Past President. Dr.
Johnson, a community physician, has been an oral examiner for more
than 30 years and has been a member of the Board of Directors since
July 2015.
Yvette
Calderon, M.D., M.S., At-Large Member. Dr. Calderon is
the Dean and Vice President for Equity in Clinical Care in the
Icahn School of Medicine, the Chair of the Department of Emergency
Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, and tenured Professor
of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Mount Sinai Health
System.
John L.
Kendall, M.D., At- Large Member. Dr. Kendall is a
Professor of Emergency Medicine at Stanford
University School of Medicine and the Co-Director for
system-wide POCUS at Stanford Health Care. Dr. Kendall also serves
as Director of Ultrasound in Emergency Medicine.
All ABEM physician directors are clinically
active emergency physicians.
Learn more about the American Board of Emergency Medicine and
certification on the ABEM website.
Contact: AJ Wolf, awolf@abem.org
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