Aotearoa New Zealand

The faculty meets regularly, with both online and in-person options offered to suit members’ busy schedules. All faculty members, including retired Fellows and trainees, are welcome to attend and participate.
 
Details for meetings to be held in 2024 will be sent as calendar invitations approximately six weeks prior to the confirmed dates. The first meeting is confirmed for 7 March 2024, at the Aotearoa New Zealand Emergency Medicine Conference. The second meeting is proposed for mid June, with the third and last meeting proposed for mid-late October.
 
For further details, or if you have not received any upcoming calendar invitations, please contact the Faculties Administrator at [email protected].

Membership of the Aotearoa New Zealand Faculty Board consists of:

• Four members elected by faculty members (‘FACEM members’); and
• Members holding other elected positions within the College, who are then members of their regional Faculty Board by virtue of their substantive role.

The Faculty Board meets regularly and works to deliver the educational and advocacy priorities of the wider faculty. FACEM members are elected for two-year terms, with the current members elected in November 2023. All positions on the Faculty Board are currently filled.
 
If you are interested in becoming a FACEM member of the Faculty Board, there will be a call for nominations in mid-2025, with a vote open to all faculty members should more members nominate than there are positions available.
 
As of November 2023, membership of the Faculty Board is as follows:

To contact the Aotearoa New Zealand Faculty Board, please email [email protected].

The Aotearoa New Zealand Faculty Faculty releases a ‘Faculty Update’ each month, sent by email to all faculty members. The Faculty Update contains all the latest news for the faculty, including recent advocacy activities, upcoming events and important College news. Submissions from all members are encouraged via this form.

Click here for the latest Aotearoa New Zealand Faculty Updates

The College also produces:

• The Bulletin provides a weekly update of the latest news, opportunities, jobs and events for all members and trainees of the College.
• Your ED is ACEM’s quarterly magazine. It is filled with stories from emergency departments across Australia, Aotearoa New Zealand and the world.
• Trainee News is an e-newsletter providing the latest news, updates and opportunities for trainees of the College.

If you would like to promote a specific job vacancy, or external conference or workshop, advertisements are also accepted from individuals and organisations.

In addition to faculty meetings, ACEM also runs a series of events, activities and workshops in Aotearoa New Zealand. Upcoming events can be found in the ACEM Events Calendar, filtering by location.

The faculty is involved in a range of policy development and advocacy activities, such as access block, mental health, acute aged care, violence in emergency departments, telehealth and cultural safety. More details can be found here.

Find out about recently listed jobs in Aotearoa New Zealand via our Jobs Board.

The Aotearoa New Zealand Faculty is widely respected in the local media, regularly appearing in print, online and on local TV and radio networks. Recent media releases can be found in our ACEM News section.

Need to update your contact details? You can do so easily through the ACEM Portal. Recently changed hospitals or roles? Please complete this form to update your profile.

For further information contact:
ACEM Regional Engagement Unit
t +61 (3) 9320 0454
[email protected]
 
Media enquiries:
Manager – Media Relations
t +61 427 621 857
e [email protected]