Welcome to EMpowered: Faculty Development Reimagined

EMpowered is Stanford Emergency Medicine’s transformative faculty development program, designed to inspire excellence and growth across every aspect of your career. Through a dynamic blend of opportunities, EMpowered equips you with the tools, knowledge, and support to thrive in today’s rapidly evolving medical landscape.

The program has seven focus areas, each crafted to enhance your professional journey:

Practice Essentials: Build on foundational knowledge while mastering the latest advancements in medical practice

Leadership & Management: Refine the skills to effectively guide teams of all sizes and drive meaningful change.

Teaching & Medical Education: Elevate your teaching strategies and innovate medical education for lasting impact.

Beyond the Badge: Unlock the full spectrum of Stanford’s perks and benefits to enrich your life.

Frontiers of EM: Explore cutting-edge innovations, precision medicine, and the next frontiers of Emergency Medicine.

Research & Scholarship: Drive discovery and contribute to the advancement of medical knowledge

Wellness: Prioritize well-being to cultivate resilience and inspire balance in your personal and professional life.

Whether you’re mastering the essentials, exploring emerging trends, or unlocking the unique perks of life at Stanford, EMpowered offers a tailored pathway for every faculty member. Together, we’ll cultivate a culture of learning, leadership, and wellness—empowering you to make a greater impact in Emergency Medicine and beyond.

Join us on this journey of growth and excellence. This is EMpowered.

Upcoming Events

April 17, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

E(ye)M for EM: “Do-not-misses” & Initial Management for Eyes in the ED

Enhance your clinical skills with high-yield vignettes focusing on key ophthalmology emergencies, including red eyes, trauma, vision loss, and more. Learn to identify critical "do-not-miss" diagnoses and determine when to escalate care versus confidently discharge patients. Additionally, participate in a practical review of essential "eye vitals" to improve your eye examination techniques for more efficient and targeted care in the emergency department.

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    Other Considerations

    • You can contact Stanford benefits for an SCRP projection to help calculate your contribution percentages

    • True-up Policy: The university’s matching contribution will never exceed 5% of compensation for a payroll period. Therefore, if you contribute more than 4% of compensation for some payroll periods and less than 4% for other payroll periods, you could receive less in matching contributions over the year than had you contributed at an even rate throughout the year. To enhance the matching contributions for those employees whose contributions may vary over the course of the plan year, the plan provides an additional “true-up” matching contribution.

    At the end of the year, the university will review your employee contributions and match contributions during the entire plan year and “true-up” your account by providing any missing matching contribution. True-up contributions will be posted after the close of the plan year. 

    Please note: If you have reached the total contribution limit for the year, you will not receive a true-up matching contribution.

You can find links to archived lectures/slides in the focus area tool box

EMpowered Focus Area Tool Box

Build on foundational knowledge while mastering the latest advancements in medical practice.

The Place for All Your Focus Area Resources

Refine the skills to effectively guide teams of all sizes and drive meaningful change.

Explore cutting-edge innovations, precision medicine, and the next frontiers of Emergency Medicine.

Drive discovery and contribute to the advancement of medical knowledge.

Unlock the full spectrum of Stanford’s perks and benefits to enrich your life.

Prioritize well-being to cultivate resilience and inspire balance in your personal and professional life.

Elevate your teaching strategies and innovate medical education for lasting impact.

  • 1 Please join us for our Medical Education Conference. 

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Your Support Team

  • Jennifer Kanapicki, MD

    Director of Faculty Development

  • Jeanette Conley

    Education Administrative Associate