Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM) is the official monthly publication of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and publishes information relevant to the practice, educational advancements, and investigation of emergency medicine. It is the second-largest peer-reviewed scientific journal in the specialty of emergency medicine.
 
The goal of AEM is to advance the science, education, and clinical practice of emergency medicine, to serve as a voice for the academic emergency medicine community, and to promote SAEM's goals and objectives. Members and non-members worldwide depend on this journal for translational medicine relevant to emergency medicine, as well as for clinical news, case studies and more.
 
Each issue contains information relevant to the research, educational advancements, and practice in emergency medicine. Subject matter is diverse, including preclinical studies, clinical topics, health policy, and educational methods. The research of SAEM members contributes significantly to the scientific content and development of the journal.
 

Original Contribution
Systematic Reviews (With or Without Meta-analyses)
Research Methods and Statistics
Research Letter
Invited Commentary
Unsolicited Commentary or research letters
Correspondence - Unsolicited Letters to the Editor
Correspondence – Response to Letters to the Editor
The Biros Section on Research Ethics
Special Contribution
Media Review
Reflection
Consensus Conference 

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
Jeffrey A. Kline, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine
 
DEPUTY EDITOR
Christopher R. Carpenter, MD, MSc, Washington University in St. Louis
  
SENIOR ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Senior Associate Editor for Electronic Publishing
James R. Miner, MD, Hennepin County Medical Center
Senior Statistical Editor
Craig D. Newgard, MD, MPH, Oregon Health & Science University
Senior Associate Editor for Education and Correspondence Editor
John H. Burton, MD, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Senior Associate Editor
Ken Milne, MD, MSc, South Huron Hospital Association
Senior Assciate Editor for Health Cmmuniation
Zachary F. Meisel, MD, MD MPH MSHP, University of Pennsylvania 
Senior Associate Editor for Palliative Care
Tammie E. Quest, MD, Emory University
 
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Elizabeth Alpern, MD, MSCE, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Harrison J. Alter, MD, MS, Alameda Health System
Brigitte M. Baumann, MD, MSCE, Cooper University Hospital
Steven B. Bird, MD, University of Massachsuetts Medical School
Jeffrey M. Caterino, MD, MPH, FACEP, The Ohio State University
Anna Marie Chang, MD, Thomas Jefferson University 
Robert Cloutier, MD, MCR, Oregon Health & Science University
Wendy C. Coates, MD, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
D. Mark Courtney, MD, Northwestern University
Deborah B. Diercks, MD, Msc, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Richard T. Griffey, MD, MPH, Washington University in St. Louis
Kennon Heard, MD, PhD, University of Colorado School of Medicine
Erik P. Hess MD, MSc, Mayo Clinic
Brian C. Hiestand, MD, MPH, Wake Forest University Health Sciences
J. Stephen Huff, MD, University of Virginia
Ula Hwang, MD MPH, FACEP, Mount Sinai School of Medicine 
Timothy B. Jang, MD, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Damon Kuehl, MD, Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine
Michelle L. Macy, MD, MS, University of Michigan
Alice Mitchell, MD, Indiana University
Brian J. O'Neil, MD, Wayne State University
Peter D. Panagos, MD, Washington University in St. Louis
Jesse Pines, MD, MBA, MSCE, US Acute Care Solutions (USACS)
Kristin L. Rising, MD, MSHP, FACEP, Thomas Jefferson University
Robert F. Reardon, MD, Hennepin County Medical Center
Michael S. Runyon, MD, MPH, Carolinas Medical Center
Stephen W. Smith, MD, Hennepin County Medical Center
Michelle D. Stevenson, MD, MS, University of Louisville
Daniel L. Theodoro, MD, MSCI, Washington University 
Stephen P. Wall, MD, MSC, MAED, NYU School of Medicine 
Lee Wilbur, MD, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Kabir Yadav, MDCM, MS, MSHS, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Lalena M. Yarris, MD, MCR, Oregon Health & Science University
Shahriar Zehtabchi, MD, State University of New York
Mark R. Zonfrillo, MD, MSCE, Alpert Medical School of Brown University
 
RESIDENT EDITORS
Diane Kuhn, MD, University of Maryland 
Joshua Lupton, MD, Oregon Health and Science University
Twitter Manager
Matthew Klein, MD, MPH, Northwestern University
 
DEPARTMENT EDITORS
Associate Social Media Editor
Michael Gottlieb, MD, RDMS, Rush University Medical Center
The Biros Section on Research Ethics
Shellie L. Asher, MD, Albany Medical College
 
Director, Resident Member of the Editorial Board Program 
Mark B. Mycyk, MD, Cook County Hospital
 
CME Editor
Corey R. Heitz, MD, Virginia Tech Carilion School
 
Editor of Infographics
Kirsty Challen, BSc, MBChB, MRes, PhD, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals 
 
Media Reviews
Peter E. Sokolove, MD, University of California, San Francisco
 
Reflections
Brian Zink, MD, Brown University
 
Resident Portfolios
Carey D. Chisholm, MD, Indiana University
 
Dynamic Emergency Medicine
Scott Joing, MD, Hennepin County Medical Center
 
STATISTICAL REVIEWERS
Donald H. Arnold, MD, MPH, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
M. Fernanda Bellolio, MD, Mayo Clinic
Polly E. Bijur, PhD, MPH, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Edward J. Brizendine, MD, Indiana University
Gregory Cable, PhD, Sanofi-Synthelab
Edward Castillo, PhD, MPH, University of California, San Diego
Hillel W. Cohen, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Scott Compton, PhD, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Michael T. Cudnik, MD. PhD, Ohio State University Medical Center
Rochelle Fu, PhD, Oregon Health & Science University
William Grant, EdD, S.U.N.Y. Upstate Medical University
Jason S. Haukoos, MD, MS, Denver Health Medical Center
Talmage Holmes, PhD, MPH, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Martin L. Lesser, PhD, North Shore-Long Island Jewish Research Institute
Roger J. Lewis, MD, PhD, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Guohua Li, MD, DrPH, Johns Hopkins University
Robert Lipton, PhD, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
N. Clay Mann, PhD, University of Utah
Christian McClung, MD, Keck School of Medicine at the University of So. California
John McConnell, PhD, Oregon Health & Science University 
William J. Meurer, MD, MS, University of Michigan
Frances S. Shofer, PhD, University of Pennsylvania
Ellen Johnson Silver, PhD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jill Stoltzfus, PhD, St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network
Henry C. Thode Jr., PhD, State University of New York
Stephen P. Wall, MD, MS, NYU School of Medicine
Craig Warden, MD, MPH, Oregon Health and Sciences University
Scott Youngquist, MD, MS, University of Utah School of Medicine