Abbreviation | ACEP |
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Formation | 1968 |
Headquarters | Irving, Texas |
Region | United States of America |
Membership (2020) | >38,000 members |
Publication | Annals of Emergency Medicine |
Website |
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The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is a professional organization of emergency medicine physicians in the United States. ACEP publishes the Annals of Emergency Medicine and the Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open (JACEP Open). [1]
ACEP is a partner of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases (NFID). [2]
The organization was founded August 16, 1968, by eight physicians in Lansing, Michigan. [3] [4] [5] ACEP established the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) in 1976. [4]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, ACEP participated in a number of efforts to promote the uptake and acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines, including as a participant in the COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Equity Project led by the Alliance for Aging Research, HealthyWomen and the National Caucus and Center on Black Aging. [6]
In early 2021, ACEP received an $8,000 grant from Pfizer to fund a public service announcement on vaccine confidence. [7] On March 19, 2021, ACEP published a joint statement in support of COVID-19 vaccines alongside the American College of Medical Toxicology and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. [8]