The American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM) is the specialty society of emergency medicine and the champion of the emergency physician. AAEM is a democratic organization committed to the following principles: http://www.aaem.org/about-aaem/mission-statement A physician's primary duty is to the patient. The integrity of this doctor-patient relationship requires that emergency physicians control their own practices free of outside interference. We aspire to a future in which all patients have access to board certified emergency physicians. http://www.aaem.org/about-aaem/vision-statement