Gender disparities exist in academic emergency medicine (EM). We developed and implemented a female EM physician group – Women in Academic Emergency Medicine (WAM) – to support female EM residents, fellows, and faculty. The goal of WAM is to provide a support system through mentorship, education, and outreach. A targeted needs assessment was completed to identify goals and objectives specific to our department. In the first full year of implementation, WAM hosted eight events, including three topical dinners and one formal panel. Of 42 female faculty and residents, 40 (95%) attended at least one WAM event, and all (20/20) of the female faculty strongly supported WAM. WAM advocated for increased female physician representation on the department’s Physician Executive Leadership Group and preservation of dedicated lactation space in the emergency department. Using a needs assessment, the process of developing WAM can be replicated in any department to create a female physician group.

Background: 60% of emergency medicine (EM) physicians are burned out according to the 2022 Medscape National Physician Burnout & Suicide Report. Optimizing meaning in work increases physician's engagement while the opposite can lead to physician burnout.Objectives: We seek to evaluate the effect a weekly, 5-minute, resident-led, "kudos" session has on emergency medicine residents' wellness and burnout.Methods: This study included all 38 EM residents at

Within the context of the evolving SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic, we sought to design a project to increase social connectivity among emergency medicine physicians with ties to Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Our project aimed to promote physician wellness through fostering and maintaining community at one large academic institution.