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The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is a
The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is a professional organization
A professional association (also called a professional body, professional organization, or professional society) usually seeks to further a particular profession, the interests of individuals and organisations engaged in that profession, and th ...
of emergency medicine
Emergency medicine is the Medical specialty, medical speciality concerned with the care of illnesses or Injury, injuries requiring immediate medical attention. Emergency physicians (often called “ER doctors” in the United States) continuous ...
physician
A physician (American English), medical practitioner (Commonwealth English), medical doctor, or simply doctor, is a health professional who practices medicine, which is concerned with promoting, maintaining or restoring health through th ...
s in the United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country Continental United States, primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., ...
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The organization was founded August 16, 1968, by eight physicians in Lansing, Michigan. ACEP established the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) in 1976. ACEP publishes the ''Annals of Emergency Medicine
The ''Annals of Emergency Medicine'' is a monthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of emergency medicine care. It is the official journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and is published on their behalf by ...
and the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open (JACEP Open).''
See also
* American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians * American Academy of Emergency Medicine * Academic Emergency Medicine * Society for Academic Emergency MedicineReferences
External links
* {{authority control Medical associations based in the United States Emergency medicine organisations Medical and health organizations based in Texas American emergency physicians 1968 establishments in the United States