ACOEP Membership

Become an ACOEP Member

ACOEP Member Benefits for Every Stage of Your Career

Whether you are a seasoned physician or still in medical school, ACOEP offers unique opportunities to help you excel in the EM field. To learn more about specific benefits, click the option that best describes your career level below:

Student Membership ($0)
Student membership may be granted to any individual who is presently enrolled in colleges or schools of medicine and exhibits a sincere interest in the specialty of osteopathic emergency medicine.  

Student Membership Cycle = October 1st to September 30th for duration of studies

Resident/Classic Membership ($50)
Resident membership may be granted to any individual who is appropriately licensed to practice in a postdoctoral training setting as a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine or Doctor of Medicine and who is currently enrolled in an AOA or ACGME approved emergency medicine residency program.

Dues Annual Cycle = October 1st to September 30th for duration of residency

Resident/Education Membership ($175)
Exclusive membership to Hippo EM Board Review Resident Package, including access to on-demand video education, over 1,200 practice questions, Hippo EM Podcasts and detailed performance data. Access to the new interactive FOEM Research Network. An online subscription to the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. Discounted rates for residents to ACOEP conferences. Access to ACOEP’s exclusive membership benefits. Access to ACOEP’s Digital Classroom.

Dues Annual Cycle = October 1st to September 30th for duration of residency

Early Attending Member ($375) – Attending physicians in their first 3 years of practice, right after residency.

Active membership may be granted to any individual who is a duly licensed Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (the “physician”) who meets the criteria set forth below:

(1) The physician must engage primarily in the practice or administration of emergency medicine, which is defined as the (i) practice or administration of emergency medicine in an emergency care facility for three years prior to the date of application; or (ii) successful completion of an emergency medicine residency program approved by the AOA or Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

(2) The emergency physician must engage in appropriate educational activities, as defined in one of the following: (i) participation in continuing medical education activities sufficient to satisfy ACOEP CME requirements for emergency physicians (this activity must occur during the three (3) years prior to the date of application); or (ii) successful completion of an emergency medicine residency program approved by the AOA or ACGME.

Dues Annual Cycle = October 1st to September 30th

Attending Membership ($750) -– All attending physicians who finished residency more than 3 years ago
Active membership may be granted to any individual who is a duly licensed Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine of Medical Doctor (the “physician”) who meets the criteria set forth below:

(1)  The physician must engage primarily in the practice or administration of emergency medicine, which is defined as the (i) practice or administration of emergency medicine in an emergency care facility for three years prior to the date of application; or (ii) successful completion of an emergency medicine residency program approved by the AOA or Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

(2)  The emergency physician must engage in appropriate educational activities, as defined in one of the following: (i) participation in continuing medical education activities sufficient to satisfy ACOEP CME requirements for emergency physicians (this activity must occur during the three (3) years prior to the date of application); or (ii) successful completion of an emergency medicine residency program approved by the AOA or ACGME.