Michael Kiemeney, MD
Institution: Loma Linda University
Current Title/Rank: Program Director
Reasons for wanting to join the CORD Board of Directors & Opinions and Priorities for the Board: I am grateful to be a member of the CORD community since starting as PD 8 years ago. I currently serve as Co-Chair of the Match Task Force. This group includes representatives from major stakeholders across EM. Together we have worked diligently to address concerns of program leaders seeking to recruit new residents in the face of unprecedented challenges. We worked on an advising guide and distributed it Dean’s offices across the country in order to provide factual information for advisors to use when speaking with potential EM applicants. We also completed a program level needs assessment which will be used to guide our efforts going forward and will be published soon.
The most pressing issue facing the Task Force is to better understand applicants’ decision-making process and to reassure and excite them about EM. We’ve completed a nationwide survey of EM applicants which will shed light on the 2023 Match and how to proceed. This year we started #BestJobsInEM, an ongoing campaign designed to showcase graduates’ fellowship and job success and reassure potential applicants about the job market in EM. We’ve also started #WhyILoveEM as a way of showing some of the many positive things individuals in our specialty are doing.
I look forward to continuing to work with a tremendous group of people to tackle this issue. I am confident we are going to emerge better and stronger. Thank you for your consideration. It would be a privilege to serve the wonderful group that is the CORD community.
Special Skills, talents, perspectives that you would like to share:I'm good at lots of different things which I think is my biggest skill. I can contribute to CORD in lots of different ways depending on where the needs are.
Previous CORD Experience: Match Task Force Co-Chair (current), DEI committee member (2020-present), Application Process Improvement Committee Member (2018-Present) Application Process Improvement Committee Vice Chair (2019-2020), Application Process Improvement Committee Chair (2020-2021)
History of Program Leadership Experience: Program Director at Loma Linda EM Residency (2016-present), Assistant Program Director Loma Linda Transitional Year Residency (2015-16), Assistant EM Clerkship Director at Loma Linda University School of Medicine (2015-16)
Leadership Experience:CORD EM Match Task Force- Co-Chair (2023-present), CORD Application Process Improvement Committee-Chair (2020-21, member since 2018), California ACEP Governmental Affairs Committee (2021-present), Loma Linda University Medical Center Medical Staff Executive Committee-Member at large (2018-2020)
Knowledge or experience with large/complex organizations or other non-profits beyond CORD:My role as Match TF Co-Chair has given me valuable insight into the interplay between different stakeholder organizations. This knowledge should be applicable if chosen to serve as a member-at-large. LLUMC is a faith-based, non-profit organization. My various roles at LLU, such as GMEC and Med Exec, have given me insight into how complex non-profit organizations work.