We strongly encourage everyone at UF interested in discovering more about emergency medicine to join EMSA during their first two years. They offer educational events, networking meet and greets, shadowing opportunities, and research opportunities with EM faculty and resident physicians.
Visit our student interest group official page.
UF medical students interested in applying to EM residency will also be directed to EM faculty career coaches for group and individualized application advising during MS 3rd year. For students with an exceptional interest in emergency medicine looking for opportunities or resources outside of our COM, consider exploring the following EM organizations. This includes recommended starting points for utilizing advising and educational content offered by these organizations.
National and Regional Organizations
EMRA
Emergency Medicine Resident’s (and Students’) Association
An organization specifically for you! They offer many free resources and member benefits for medical students and EM residents, including clinical and advising resources. They also offer many leadership and professional development opportunities for students.
CORD
Council of Residency Directors in Emergency Medicine
EM residency program leadership organization. They propose many policies regarding the EM application process and provide guidance to students about the application process.
SAEM/CDEM
Society for Academic Emergency Medicine / Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine
Academic emergency medicine organization and its branch organization pertaining to clerkships. They design the MS3 and MS4 national curriculum and provide educational resources around it.
ACEP
American College of Emergency Physicians
The largest national professional organization representing emergency medicine. They also offer medical student leadership and professional development opportunities for the policy & advocacy minded.
FCEP
Florida College of Emergency Physicians
The largest state professional organization representing emergency medicine. They also offer medical student leadership and professional development opportunities for the policy & advocacy minded.
AAEM/RSA
American Academy of Emergency Medicine / Resident and Student Association
A national professional organization representing emergency medicine. They focus more on advocacy surrounding the protection of the practice environment for emergency physicians. Their RSA also offers medical student leadership and professional development opportunities for the policy & advocacy minded.
Beginner’s Guide to Outside EM Advising & Educational Resources

- If you are interested in pursuing EM as your specialty of choice, read the EMRA-CORD Student Advising Guide.
- Before and during your EM clinical rotations, review SAEM/CDEM resources to see what we expect you to know and how to effectively demonstrate your clinical competencies.
- SAEM also offers application advising resources like those on EMRA and CORD.
- If you’re looking for ways to get involved in EM beyond UF, start here for resources and ways to get involved.
- For the policy and advocacy minded, ACEP/FCEP Medical Student Council or AAEM/RSA might be the route for you .
- If you’re in a unique application situation (i.e. failed boards, military matching, couple’s matching, etc) take a look at one of CORD’s special population guides. Please also reach out to your EM faculty adviser here at UF!
- While looking for potential places to apply for EM away rotations (you don’t need this if you plan to rotate at UF Shands and UF Jacksonville) or EM residency, you may utilize EMRA Match, which provides important information about each residency program.