Current Chairs: Christopher San Miguel, MD & Ronnie Kuo Ren, MD
Current Vice-Chair: Brian Barbas, MD & Meredith Thompson, MD
Board Liaison: Rebecca Bavolek, MD
The mission of ASC-EM is to support medical students and their advisors throughout the Emergency Medicine residency application process. We develop and maintain evidence- and consensus-based advising guides to promote applicant success and to reduce application-related burdens on all stakeholders. Additionally, we offer expert advice through a variety of platforms.
Want to join ASC-EM?
Apply on the CORD website and join the ASC-EM discussion board on the CORD website. Send us an email if you need help getting involved.
Where to start?
EMRA and CORD Student Advising Guide: An Evidence-Based Approach to Matching in Emergency Medicine
Please visit the Medical Student and Advisor Resources website for all up-to-date application guides and other available resources.
Some other highlights!
How to Navigate Virtual Interviews
Advising UP is a guide primarily for those who are new to advising students and medical school deans.
ASC-EM offers a living Advisor Consult Service designed to address specific advising questions. This service supports advisors, such as deans, clerkship directors, and faculty, by providing guidance on difficult questions related to individual student advising, non-traditional applicants, and general advising concerns. Please note, this service is exclusively for advisors and not accessible to students. All consultations are confidential. We encourage you to reach out—our team is here to support you.
What to expect for the 2025-2026 application year?
- Support and guidance related to transition in residency application platform from MyERAS to ResidencyCas, as well as potential changes in residency training requirements for emergency medicine.
- Updated ASC-EM guides to reflect changes in the EM application and training landscape.
- Scholarly work to help support ASC-EM recommendations.
Scholarly Activities from ASC-EM:
- Zhang XC, Gordon D, Lutfy-Clayton L, Franzen D, Wallenstein J, Shandro J, Wilson D, Kiemeney M, Pelletier-Bui A, Ren R. Away Rotation Applications in Emergency Medicine: Medical Student Behaviors, Outcomes, and Stressors. J Emerg Med. 2022 Mar;62(3):401-412. doi: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2021.11.008. Epub 2022 Jan 22. PMID: 35078704.
- Katirji L, Smith L, Pelletier-Bui A, Hillman E, Zhang XC, Pasirstein M, Olaf M, Shaw J, Franzen D, Ren R. Addressing Challenges in Obtaining Emergency Medicine Away Rotations and Standardized Letters of Evaluation Due to COVID-19 Pandemic. West J Emerg Med. 2020 Apr 2;21(3):538-541. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2020.3.47444. PMID: 32302281; PMCID: PMC7234725.
- Stobart-Gallagher M, Smith L, Giordano J, Jarou Z, Lutfy-Clayton L, Kellogg A, Hillman E. Recommendations from the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors: Osteopathic Applicants. West J Emerg Med. 2019 Jan;20(1):111-116. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2018.9.39814. Epub 2018 Nov 19. PMID: 30643612; PMCID: PMC6324709.
- Pelletier-Bui A, Van Meter M, Pasirstein M, Jones C, Rimple D. Relationship Between Institutional Standardized Letter of Evaluation Global Assessment Ranking Practices, Interviewing Practices, and Medical Student Outcomes. AEM Educ Train. 2018 Jan 31;2(2):73-76. doi: 10.1002/aet2.10079. PMID: 30051071; PMCID: PMC6001728.
- Hillman E, Lutfy-Clayton L, Desai S, Kellogg A, Zhang XC, Hu K, Hess J. Student-Advising Recommendations from the Council of Residency Directors Student Advising Task Force. West J Emerg Med. 2017 Jan;18(1):93-96. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2016.10.31296. Epub 2016 Nov 21. PMID: 28116016; PMCID: PMC5226772.