We are recruiting the Class of 2025! EMerging leaders will meet virtually and in person six times throughout the year to learn about the business of emergency medicine and fine-tune their leadership skills to poise them for the next chapter of their careers.
Curriculum
Subject matter experts and leaders in emergency medicine will lead each session. The sessions will focus on both leadership skills adapted for emergency medicine, followed by core curriculum. Some of the content EMerging Leaders will cover include:
- EDPMA 101
- ABCs and Acronyms
- Hot Topics
- Billing and Coding
- Federal Advocacy
- State Advocacy
- and more!
Class of 2024 Schedule
The class of 2024 kicks off at Solutions Summit 2023 in Las Vegas. Monday, April 17 – EMerging Leader sessions and Tuesday, April 18 – EMerging Leaders Mixer
| Date | Time | Session | Instructor |
| June 13, 2023 | 4:30pm | ABC’s and Acronyms | Brian Unell Dr. Sue Good |
| August 8, 2023 | 4:30pm | Fundamentals of Advocacy, Federal | Patrick Velliky Brian Unell |
| October, 24, 2023 | 4:30pm | Fundamentals of Advocacy, State | Patrick Velliky Brian Unell |
| December 12, 2023 | 4:30pm | Billing and Coding | Greer Contreras Cara Friederich Brian Unell |
| February 13, 2024 | 4:30pm | Hot Topics | Brian Unell |
Please note, times listed are in EDT.
Optional Sessions
| Date | Time | Session | Instructor |
| May 9, 2023 | 4:30pm | History of Emergency Medicine | Dr. Lynn Massingale |
| September 12, 2023 | 4:30pm | Payer Relationships and Contracts | Dr. Bing Pao |
| November 14, 2023 | EDPMA Lobby Day in Washington DC | ||
| January 9, 2024 | 4:30pm | Fundamentals of Civics | Aron Goldfeld |
| March 12, 2024 | 4:30pm | Leadership in Times of Change | Dr. Andrea Brault |
Please note, times listed are in EDT.
Class of 2024 Graduation – April 26 – 30 at the Solutions Summit in Seattle
EMerging Leaders Academy Co-Directors
Alden Cartwright – VantageHealth.ai
Courtney Franco – Imagine Software
EDPMA 2024 EMerging Leaders
Congratulations to our 2024 EMerging Leaders!
Dr. Matt Bernard – NuTex Health
Dr. Christen Kegarise – Vituity
Dr. Daewon Kim – Vituity
Dr. Elisabeth Giblin – Vituity
Dr. Patrick Hanlon – Vituity
Reggie Hodges – Capio
Ryan McMillan – US Acute Care Solutions
Jason Meyer – ZOLL Data Systems
Dr. Nels Neander – Washington Emergency Care Physicians
Dr. Dale Quirke – Wake Emergency Physicians
Dr. Vikram Raj – Vituity
Bart Robinson – Core Clinical Partners
Dr. Mike Ruzek -Envision Physician Services
Theresa Schwegmann – SCP Health
Dr. Vineet Sharma – EMRA
Sasha Storsin – US Acute Care Solutions
Matt Tamez – Phoenix Coding & Consulting Services
Dr. Ryan Tomberg – Emergency Physicians of Tidewater
Dr. Heather Walker – Westmoreland Emergency Medicine Specialists
Do You Want to Be an EDPMA EMerging Leader?
Applications for the Class of 2025 is now open. Click on the above button.
Questions About the EMerging Leaders Academy?
Contact Cathey Wise at cathey.wise@edpma.org.