title: Dreams, teachers, and legislation.
abstract: When I accepted the James D. Mills Award from The American College of Emergency Physicians, I had three goals in mind, which I wanted to share with those attending the commemorative dinner meeting. My first goal was to remind those in attendance that each of us must make our academic dreams come true. My next goal was to acknowledge two of my empowering teachers at the dinner, Dr. Peter Rosen and Dr. William Sacco, who have made revolutionary advances in health care; and finally, I wished to remind the membership of the need to work with Congressional leaders to pass the Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2009. I warned the leaders in emergency medicine of the necessity to pass the Access to Emergency Medical Services Act of 2009 to ensure that our emergency medical patients receive prompt and responsible care. This has been our quest.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plastic Surgery, University of Virginia Health System, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA.
authors.forename: Richard F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Edlich
mesh_terms: D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004635:Emergency Medicine; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007883:Legislation, Medical; D014481:United States; D014768:Virginia