ACEP elects Dr. Sandra M. Schneider as its Next President
Boston—The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) today announced that Sandra M. Schneider , MD, FACEP, and an emergency physician from Rochester, N.Y., was elected president-elect during the organization’s annual meeting in Boston. Dr. Schneider was elected by ACEP’s Council to serve a one-year term and will assume ACEP’s presidency at next year’s meeting in Las Vegas.
Dr. Schneider served as vice president of ACEP’s Board of Directors during this past year and has been a leader on the issue of reducing overcrowding in the nation’s emergency departments. She is a professor and chair emeritus of the department of emergency medicine at the University of Rochester and attending physician at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, NY.
“Patient boarding and overcrowding in emergency departments are critical problems that deserve attention at the highest levels of our government,” said Dr. Schneider. “It is imperative that we reduce the number of patients we board in our emergency departments to ensure that all patients get the timely care they need and deserve.”
Dr. Schneider was elected to the ACEP Board of Directors in 2004 and again in 2007. She served as the board’s secretary-treasurer before being elected vice president last year. She formerly served on the board of directors of the American Association for Emergency Psychiatry, and she is the former president of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine and the Association of Academic Chairs of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Schneider served as the founding chair of the department of emergency medicine at the University of Rochester from 1993-2007. She established a residency training program there in emergency medicine and fellowship programs in pediatric emergency medicine, sports medicine, international emergency medicine and EMS.
Dr. Schneider earned her medical degree from the University of Pittsburgh and completed her internship and residency in internal medicine at Hospitals of the University of Pittsburgh. She is a board certified in emergency medicine and is the author of over 50 peer-reviewed articles and 35 book chapters.
ACEP is a national medical specialty society representing emergency medicine with more than 28,000 members. ACEP is committed to advancing emergency care through continuing education, research and public education. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, ACEP has 53 chapters representing each state, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. A Government Services Chapter represents emergency physicians employed by military branches and other government agencies.
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