ORLANDO, FLA. -  The Florida College of Emergency Physicians (FCEP) is pleased to announce that Kelly Gray-Eurom, MD, FACEP, has been elected to serve on the FCEP Board of Directors. Dr. Gray-Eurom, who has served as the Chair of FCEP’s Academic Affairs Committee since its inception in 2005, is the Director of Business Operations and Resident Quality Management for the University of Florida Department of Emergency Medicine at Shands Hospital in Jacksonville.

“I am extremely proud and excited to join the talented ranks of the Florida College of Emergency Physicians Board of Directors,” said Dr. Gray-Eurom. “I look forward to spending time with my colleagues, searching for solutions to the important issues that affect the Emergency Medicine system and access to emergency care for Florida’s patients.”

Dr. Gray-Eurom is a 1996 graduate of the University of Florida emergency medicine training program in Jacksonville, and joined the UF Department of Emergency Medicine upon graduation. She has practiced in Jacksonville since that time. An active member of FCEP since 1993, Dr. Gray-Eurom has been a leader in her field throughout her career. She is the immediate past chair of the American College of Emergency Physicians’ Young Physicians Section and editor of Preparing for the Real World – A Survival Guide for the EM Resident (editions 1 and 2). She is a national researcher and speaker on topics of physician development, contract negotiation, physician business practices and emergency department management.

“We’re very pleased to have someone of Kelly Gray-Eurom’s quality joining our board of directors,” said FCEP President David Siegel, MD, JD, FACEP, FACP. “She will be a tremendous asset to our efforts to improve the Emergency Medicine environment in the state of Florida.”

The Florida College of Emergency Physicians (FCEP) represents more than 1,100 emergency physicians in the state of Florida. FCEP members represent the health care safety net of Florida’s residents and visitors. More than seven million patients seek care annually in Florida emergency departments. FCEP was founded on Oct. 15, 1971 and is headquartered in Orlando.