National Foundation of Emergency Medicine

The first group of five scholars (cohort 1) completed the requirements of the scholar-mentor program, presented their research papers at the nfem annual meeting, and were inducted into the nfem scholars society. The second group of five scholars and mentors (cohort 2) , representing Maryland, mass general, beth israel, university of California at san diego and Arizona, began the program on may 1, 2019. Following extensive discussions by and between the advisory board, the nfem committees and the nfem board, a decision was reached to increase the number of participating institutions from five to ten and to begin a third group of five scholar mentors (cohort 3) on or before january 1, 2020. A nationwide effort was undertaken to identify qualified institutions and solicit their interest. Following review by the advisory board and the nfem board, the nfem board decided to add the following five institutions to the scholar mentor program: Mississippi, columbia, wake forest, university of California at san francisco and emory. The scholars and mentors from each of the five institutions (cohort 3) will begin the scholar-mentor program on or before january 1, 2020. Each of the five institutions for cohort #3 will become members of the nfem advisory board which will then be comprised of 10 institutions.the nfem board of directors, following extensive review by the nfem board committees, the advisory board and the board itself, has decided to formally participate in the eureka institute program for translational Medicine. In its first year, nfem will partner with the university of Arizona eureka hub and thereafter will serve as its own National eureka hub. In 2020, and thereafter, nfem will be eligible to send four scholars and one ambassador to the one week training program in siracusa italy. The overall goal for nfem participation in the eureka program is the ability to adapt the eureka program specifically to serve the needs of Emergency Medicine, which would then be the first such program in the united states.