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Western Journal of Emergency Medicine

Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health. Submit your scholarly work at www.westjem.org.

If you are interested in becoming a reviewer, please email your CV to [email protected].

07/30/2026

Call for Reviewers

Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine (CPC-EM) is currently recruiting for Reviewers.

Benefits of Becoming a CPC-EM Reviewer:
• You will be on the cutting edge of research in emergency medicine.
• Receive a yearly thank you letter from CPC-EM you can use for promotion in your department.
• Acknowledgement of best reviewers for quantity and quality each year.
• Strong reviewers are eligible to become Section/Decision Editors.

Expectations
• CPC-EM reviewers are expected to complete 5-10 reviews a year (a quality review commonly takes 1-2 hours to complete).
• Once a review request is accepted, the review is expected to be completed within 14 days.

Qualifications
• Must be board certified, or eligible, in emergency medicine or pediatric emergency medicine.

If interested in becoming a CPC-EM reviewer, please email your CV to [email protected].

07/29/2026

Join the California Chapter Division of AAEM (CAL/AAEM) and emergency medicine physicians, residents, medical students, and future EM professionals from across California on October 17, 2026 (UC San Diego), for a full day of connection, advocacy, education, and career development at the CAL/AAEM Emergency Medicine Western Region Conference.

Programming will feature timely advocacy updates, professional and financial development sessions, residency and fellowship guidance, and opportunities to connect with emergency medicine leaders and independent physician groups across the state.

Whether you’re a practicing physician, resident, medical student, or pre-med exploring emergency medicine, this conference is designed to support and connect attendees at every stage of training and practice.

Event details and registration information to be announced here: https://bit.ly/3QwcSkP

07/24/2026

What is the number one benefit of becoming a department subscriber to WestJEM? Waived article processing fees! It’s true! If your department becomes a subscriber to WestJEM ($1000 per year), they’ll receive two fee waivers you can use to publish your work with WestJEM or CPC-EM (saving up to $2500 in WestJEM or $1500 in CPC). To find out more about subscription benefits or to sign up, visit: westjem.com/subscribe

07/22/2026

WestJEM 27.3 featured article by Bernardin, et al, “Child Opportunity Index Levels and Disparities in Access to Pediatric-ready Emergency Departments” Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4vpOuj7

07/21/2026

Submit your education research to the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (WestJEM) 2027 CDEM CORD Special Issue on Educational Research and Practice. Papers are accepted on a rolling basis. All accepted papers for this issue will be published online within two weeks of receiving the final version and then collated into the January 2027 Special Issue. The final deadline for acceptance for the 2027 issue is Thursday, October 1, 2026. There are no article processing fees when accepted to this issue. To learn more: https://bit.ly/4cTaSZa

07/15/2026

WestJEM 27.3 featured article by Simonetti, et al, “Clinician-documented Firearm Access and Safety Interventions for Veterans Receiving Su***de Risk Evaluation in VA Emergency Care Settings” Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4uGGKZA

07/13/2026

Why submit to the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine (WestJEM)? WestJEM is the premier open-access emergency medicine journal in North America, consistently ranked among the best in the world in multiple journal ranking systems. WestJEM is fully open-access, peer reviewed, and indexed in all major indexing services. You also can publish without fee (free) if your department is a subscriber to the journal. You can read our submission guidelines or submit a manuscript by clicking here: https://westjem.com/

07/10/2026

The Editors of WestJEM are seeking Section Editors to provide subspecialty content expertise and advise Decision Editors regarding acceptance of submitted papers for the following sections:
• Clinical Practice
• ED Administration
• Emergency Medical Services
• Geriatrics
• Injury Prevention
• Musculoskeletal
• Neuroscience
• Technology in Medicine

Section Editors receive 1-3 manuscripts per month and are responsible for synthesizing the important points from two peer reviews into a draft message for the authors. The Section Editors are acknowledged by name for published papers. At times, Section Editors serve as primary reviewers on submitted manuscripts as well. Section Editors should be at least moderately published in the medical literature.

To apply, please email your CV and a brief letter of interest that includes the specific area(s) of expertise you are interested in to the WestJEM Editorial Team at [email protected].

07/08/2026

WestJEM 27.3 featured article by Rometti, et al, “Utility of Pelvic Ultrasound with Negative Computed Tomography in Adult Females” Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4oxEK4J

07/06/2026

Why Submit to Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine (CPC-EM)? CPC-EM is an internationally recognized journal affiliated with WestJEM and publishes the latest in patient care case reports, images in the field of emergency medicine, and state of the art clinicopathological and medico-legal cases. CPC-EM is fully open-access, peer reviewed, and well indexed. CPC-EM encourages submissions from junior authors, established faculty, and residents of established and developing EM programs throughout the world. You can read our submission guidelines or submit a manuscript by clicking here: https://westjem.com/cpc-em

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