Dear FCEP Member,

On April 9, 2021, ACEP and national partner organizations (ABEM, ACEP, AOBEM, ACOEP, CORD, EMRA, SAEM) hosted a webinar to present findings from the Emergency Medicine Physician Workforce: Projections for 2030 research – a two-year collaborative project that analyzed the current and projected supply and demand for emergency care in the U.S.

The soon-to-be-published data reveals that, for the first time in history, we are facing a projected oversupply of 6,000-10,000 emergency physicians nationally over the next decade if we do nothing to mitigate current trends now.

ACEP has identified eight key considerations they are committed to addressing as they craft solutions. You can read more about them in "Workforce Considerations: ACEP's Commitment to You and Emergency Medicine" by ACEP's Board of Directors, which was released on April 21 and expands on ACEP's original Brief Summary.

In the meantime, please share your thoughts with FCEP leadership, your FCEP colleagues on the Doc Matters discussion board, and your national colleagues on the ACEP Workforce discussion board. Residents can also join the EMRAF Facebook Group discussions.