# Developing emergency medicine leaders: The AACEM/SAEM chair development program at 10 years

## TL;DR

This paper evaluates a leadership training program for emergency medicine chairs over 10 years, showing its success in developing leaders and increasing female participation.

## Contribution

The paper provides an updated assessment of the AACEM/SAEM Chair Development Program's impact over a second five-year period.

## Key findings

- 102 participants completed the program from 2018 to 2023 with increased enrollment of women leaders.
- 17 participants who were not chairs at entry became EM chairs.
- Participants gave highly favorable assessments and would recommend the program.

## Abstract

The AACEM Chair Development Program (CDP) provides emergency medicine (EM)‐focused leadership training for academic chairs and those interested in becoming EM chairs. The CDP began in 2014.This report describes the CDP second 5‐year cohort from 2018 to 2023. A total of 102 participants completed the program during this time period with increased enrollment of women leaders. Seventeen participants who were not chairs at entry have become EM chairs. Quantitative and qualitative data based on a survey of participants demonstrate continued highly favorable assessment of the CDP and likelihood to recommend it to others. The CDP remains a popular and successful training experience to develop leadership skills, foster a leadership network, and prepare EM leaders for academic chair positions.