Welcome to the EMRA Health Policy Academy Application Portal

Application Deadline: November 1, 2023

If you already have an account with EMRA, please login using the EMRA/ACEP LOGIN button.

The EMRA Health Policy Academy is a highly selective year-long academy that will train you to be a policy advocate in Emergency Medicine. It’s designed to give passionate residents like you the opportunity to impact policy within Emergency Medicine at a local and national level and set you up for a lifetime of advocacy and national involvement.

Program Requirements:

• Open to Medical Students, Fellows, PGY1, PGY2, PGY3+
• Monthly to bimonthly Zoom meetings, including a resolution review call prior to ACEP
• Attendance at the following Spring events::
  • EMRA Representative Council Reference Committee pre-conference meeting and in-person public hearing
  • EMRA Representative Council Meeting
• Attendance at LAC Washington, D.C.
• Attendance at the following events at ACEP Scientific Assembly:
  • EMRA Representative Council Reference Committee pre-conference meeting and in-person public hearing
  • EMRA Representative Council Meeting
  • EMRA Board policy review meeting at ACEP
  • ACEP Council, 2 days

What benefits will you receive?

• Unprecedented experience learning how to craft new policy from “the ground up”
• Refine lifelong public speaking skills
• Advocate on behalf of medical students and residents across the country
• Establish professional contacts across Emergency Medicine
• Connect with your local ACEP chapter for further development and opportunities
• Receive funding to attend the highly coveted ACEP Council Meeting
• Interact with thought leaders across the specialty

When you are ready to begin, click HERE to begin your application. Enter your information then click Save and Finalize when done.  You can also save and return later to finish if you wish.