ACEP Welcomes New President, Alison J. Haddock, MD, FACEP

LAS VEGAS-The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is pleased to announce Alison J. Haddock, MD, FACEP, as president for the 2024-2025 term. Dr. Haddock currently serves as regional dean for the Everett campus of the Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine.

During her term as president, Dr. Haddock plans to prioritize initiatives and policies that protect emergency physician autonomy and expand professional opportunities for physicians in the emergency department and beyond.

"More must be done to make sure every emergency physician has the resources and the authority to make the decisions they believe are best for their career and their patients," said Dr. Haddock. "ACEP is sharpening its focus on policies and best practices that empower emergency physicians on the job and enhance patient care."

Under Dr. Haddock's leadership, ACEP will expand its tools and resources dedicated to helping emergency physicians make informed career choices at all levels across practice settings. These include programs to promote employer transparency and accountability, and initiatives that recognize emergency departments for upholding the highest standards established by ACEP's emergency department accreditation programs.

Dr. Haddock assumes the presidency as demand for emergency medicine is soaring and physician-led advances are reshaping care delivery. ACEP is leading efforts to confront threats posed by corporatization and consolidation in medicine, address boarding and crowding in the emergency department, stop unscrupulous insurance company behaviors, and initiate other policies and programs that make it possible for emergency physicians to render the best possible care for anyone, anytime.

Dr. Haddock is past chair of the board of directors of ACEP, past chair of the ACEP State Legislative Committee and a past board member for the Emergency Medicine Residents Association and Texas College of Emergency Physicians. She attended medical school at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and completed her emergency medicine residency at the University of Michigan.