Support the Mission of the Chapter: the Maryland ACEP Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, exists to support quality emergency medical care and to promote the needs and interest of emergency physicians by:

• enlightening public awareness of emergency issues.
• acting as advocates before the legislative branches of local, state and national government
• developing continuing medical education programs for the emergency medicine provider
• community.

Basic Function: To act on behalf of the general membership.  The Board shall have general super-vision of the affairs of the chapter.

There shall be at least one-(1) Annual Meeting and four-(4) Board meetings per year.  Additional meetings may be called by the President or a majority vote of the Board of Directors at a duly convened meeting of the Board. Meetings may be held by telephone, conference call or another electronic medium.

The duties of Chapter Board members include but are not limited to:

• meet to discuss chapter goals and problems and determine future directions;
• obtain all information necessary to consider and vote intelligently on chapter issues;
• help establish chapter policy;
• approve meeting minutes from previous meetings;
• attend and participate in chapter meetings; and
• ratify or amend decisions made by the Executive Committee
• be prepared for all chapter meetings.