Residents: Why Join CEP America?

• CEP America: a truly democratic emergency physician partnership

  Since 1975, the CEP America democratic structure and steadfast focus on improving emergency department performance have allowed us to attract new hospital clients and achieve top national performance rankings. Outstanding leadership, operational performance and quality clinical care have combined to make CEP America the largest democratic emergency physician partnership in the U.S.

  In simple terms, CEP America offers the best places to practice emergency medicine. We offer long-term emergency physician career opportunities that share in the group's ownership, participate in the governance and decision-making process, and receive a fair share of earnings. We're organized as a physician partnership and there are no employees, independent contractors, or locum tenens physicians. We emphasize openness, fairness, and full participation from all Partner physicians and are dedicated to continuing to provide the best practice locations and management support for emergency physicians.

• A complete range of practice support services

  MedAmerica is CEP America's solely-owned practice management organization, providing a full range of cost-effective practice management initiatives. Their services enable our physician partners to be productive and profitable. All are designed to create and maintain successful, high-performance practices that allow physicians to do what they do best - practice medicine.

  MedAmerica is not a traditional practice management company, as it does not control governance, political structure, or internal finances of its client, CEP America. Their practice management services include:

• Billing and reimbursement
• Risk management and professional liability insurance
• Mutual Risk Retention Group
• Retirement and health plans
• Marketing, public relations and social media expertise
• Practice management support
• Information Technology
• Clinical support systems
• Recruiting and credentialing
• Compliance programs
• Best practice protocols and guidelines

• Establish a successful, long term emergency medicine career

  At CEP America, all physicians can progress through the partnership by meeting established criteria at the time of entry into the medical group. The expectation is that all full-time physicians will advance through the Partnership to become Full Partners. Every CEP America partner (Level 2 and above) is required, based on their medical specialty, to be a member in good standing of either ACEP, AAEM, SAEM, AAFP, OPSC, AAPS, ACP, ACOEM, or CMA. New Partners are encouraged to develop their interest in medical administration by assuming local responsibilities, serving on select committees, and attending the CEP America Medical Director Academy. There are also opportunities to become involved in CEP America's leadership by becoming a Medical Director, a Regional Director, or a member of the Board of Directors.

• The benefits of the CEP America partnership are real

  CEP America partners enjoy a competitive income, and also participate annually in a share of CEP America's profitability. CEP America offers a self-funded health plan that includes medical, vision care, optional dental benefits, and dependent and prescription coverage. Both a defined benefit pension plan and an exceptional 401(k) plan are available to each partner.