Washington, D.C. — The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) today announced it has recognized Jeremy Rogers, MD, assistant chairman and assistant medical director of the emergency department at Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham, as a “Hero of Emergency Medicine.” The campaign, which is part of ACEP’s 40th anniversary, recognizes emergency physicians who have made significant contributions to emergency medicine, their communities and their patients.

“Emergency physicians are on the front lines of America’s health care system, providing the essential community service of emergency care,” says ACEP President Linda L. Lawrence, MD. “The dedication, passion and commitment Dr. Rogers has shown embodies the vision of ACEP’s founders and the ideals of our specialty.”

Dr. Rogers has truly contributed to emergency medicine in a significant way during his early career through leadership in numerous associations and his role as assistant medical director of the emergency department at Trinity Medical Center in Birmingham, AL. During residency, Dr. Rogers served as chief resident and was elected president of EMRA. As president, he worked diligently to give residents access to the best possible educational resources. He was awarded EMRA’s “Medical Student Award” and has served on the board of trustees for the Emergency Medicine Foundation. He currently serves on the Alabama ACEP board of directors.

Dr. Rogers aspires to elevate the practice of emergency medicine in Alabama. He has organized a regional emergency medicine leadership group in Birmingham to tackle common problems facing local emergency departments. He values supporting his local emergency medicine community while also working to spread those efforts to make a larger impact.

“The American College of Emergency Physicians is celebrating 40 years of advancing emergency care, and the nation’s emergency physicians are dedicated to saving even more lives and to improving emergency care for the next 40 years,” said Dr. Lawrence. “Tens of thousands of lives are saved each year by emergency physicians and 115 million patients are treated in the nation’s emergency departments. Emergency physicians are medical specialists who are experts in their field.”

ACEP is a national medical specialty society representing emergency medicine with more than 25,000 members. ACEP is committed to advancing emergency care through continuing education, research and public education. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, ACEP has 53 chapters representing each state, as well as Puerto Rico and the District of Columbia. A Government Services Chapter represents emergency physicians employed by military branches and other government agencies. ACEP’s 40th Anniversary is sponsored by Ultrasonix Medical Corporation, a manufacturer of high quality diagnostic ultrasound imaging systems. www.ultrasonix.com.

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