COMMON SENSE VOICE OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE VOLUME 33, ISSUE 1 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2026
Your Choice, Our Future: Board of Directors Election:
Candidate Platform Statements pg 9 President’s Message
A History Lesson
2
Editor’s Message
4
The End of a Year, and the Beginning of Another in Emergency Medicine
The Whole Physician
28
Boundaries Are Not a Trend. They’re a Clinical Necessity
Young Physicians Section
40
The Retreat Effect: How Stepping Away Can Rebuild Connection and Meaning
AAEM/RSA Editor’s Message
41
Taking the Hit: What Martial Arts Taught Me About Being a Physician