b'ACEP Council 2025Every year, emergency medicine 71(25) Maintenance of Malpractice TailCouncil and the Scientific Assemblyphysicians from across the countryCoverage in the Setting of Employerwhich follows, are also a time to gather for ACEPs Council Meetings. Bankruptcyadopted celebrate members who were This is where members initiate policies 74(25) Necessary Facility-Providedpresented with awards. Thisthat shape and guide the College, electMedications from Emergencyincludes:the Board of Directors and CouncilDepartmentsadopted Marilyn Heine, MD, FACEPJames Officers, and celebrate those who have 79(25) Standards for the Safe and D. Mills Outstanding Contribution to impacted the world of emergencyAppropriate Transport of Patients toEmergency Medicine Awardmedicine.This year, Pennsylvania wasPsychiatric FacilitiesadoptedJanice Reisinger, MBA, CAEDiane K. represented by 19 councillors and 7 alternate councillors.This diverseFour additional resolutions wereBollman Chapter Advocate Awardgroup of members spanned every John J. Skiendzielewski, MD, FACEP submitted and subsequentially generation of EM physicians across thewithdrawn after being incorporatedSection of Careers in Emergency Commonwealth and included a varietyinto goals and objectives of theMedicine 2025 Longevity Awardof practice types.Every member of theboard and committees.I rtaza Asar, DONational Emergency delegation participated in reference Streamlining Chapter DuesMedicine Junior Faculty Teaching committee meetings that reviewed 91Disbursement Awardresolutions.Several members providedTransparency Among All EM Department of Emergency Medicine asynchronous testimony leading up to Council, with many providing testimonyOrganizations at the University of Pennsylvaniain the reference committee meetingsReducing or Eliminating Night ShiftsEmergency Medicine Wellness Center and on the Council floor.Each memberfor Aging Emergency Physicians of Excellence Awardhad a voice and a vote during Council.Crisis Standards of Care Pennsylvania is not only well This is democracy in action! Council also takes a moment torepresented across the country, we honor members who we lost overare also respected and other chapters Pennsylvania authored 6the last year, which included 7 fromseek our input.We are proud of the resolutions, with 5 passing andPennsylvania: councillors that represent us so well becoming policy of the College.and the work we accomplish at Council,33(25) Emergency Medicine Public Vinod K. Chettur, MD and return knowing we made anJack A. Henriquez, MD, FACEP impact on emergency medicine.EducationdefeatedRichard T. Hostelley, MD, FACEP 43(25) Support for EliminatingWe welcome new councillors and newLidio W. Medina, MD, FACEPPhysician Non-Compete Clauses in Janice Reisinger, MBA, CAE ideas! Consider joining us next year in ContractsadoptedRonald D. Stewart, MD, FACEP, FAEMS Chicago, October 3-4, 2026! 50(25) Emergency DepartmentCarle S. Werne, MDStaffing Transparencyadopted12 PACEP News | Fall 2025'