Rhode Island Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians - RI ACEP

04/24/2026

It's Nominations time! Nominate colleagues for the 2026 RI ACEP Annual Awards, to be given out on June 24 at the Squantum Association.

Pasichow Advocacy Award Given to the emergency medicine resident or fellow who displays the most active involvement in community, state or national advocacy in the past year. READ MORE… RI ACEP Community Impact Award Given to the emergency medicine resident or fellow who has displayed continued d...

03/23/2026

Match Day 2026: EM Reaches All-Time High in Positions Filled!

RI ACEP extends our warmest welcome and congratulations to the doctors who will be starting Emergency Medicine Residency this summer in Rhode Island. We applaud, too, the over 3,000 new doctors across the country who have matched in Emergency Medicine.

01/23/2026

Violence against health care workers must not be tolerated. ACEP is leading the call for stronger protections on the frontlines, including asking CMS to issue guidance on signage to prevent violence against health care workers. Read more: bit.ly/49uW1FJ

01/23/2026

We welcome today's Congressional hearings examining bad insurer behavior, and we strongly support policy changes that promote insurer transparency and accountability. Read more via the link below! 🔗

https://www.emergencyphysicians.org/press-releases/2026/1-22-26-acep-to-congress-stronger-policies-accountability-can-stop-bad-insurer-behavior

01/15/2026

Losing ACA premium tax credits could mean 1 million additional uninsured emergency dept visits annually. The Senate must act quickly to protect emergency care. Read more via the link below. 🔗

https://bit.ly/45LLFyP

01/15/2026

ACEP is deeply concerned with the sudden termination of SAMHSA grants supporting critical community-based mental health and substance use disorder services nationwide. Read more: https://bit.ly/3ZbQUEe

01/09/2026

ACEP strongly supports the bipartisan Medicare Advance Planning (MAP) for Care Act. Thank you Sens. Chris C***s and Bill Cassidy, MD, and Reps. Greg Murphy, MD, and Mike Thompson for your leadership on this effort.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4jtddyy