american college of emergency physicians american college of emergency physicians the american college of emergency physicians (acep) is a professional organization of emergency medicine physicians in the united states. acep publishes the annals of emergency medicine and the journal of the american college of emergency physicians open (jacep open). american college of emergency physiciansabbreviationacepformation1968headquartersirving, texasregion united states of americamembership (2020) >38,000 memberspublicationannals of emergency medicinewebsitewww.acep.org american college of emergency physicians acep is a partner of the national foundation for infectious diseases (nfid). history the organization was founded august 16, 1968, by eight physicians in lansing, michigan. acep established the american board of emergency medicine (abem) in 1976. covid-19 during the covid-19 pandemic, acep participated in a number of efforts to promote the uptake and acceptance of covid-19 vaccines, including as a participant in the covid-19 vaccine education and equity project led by the alliance for aging research, healthywomen and the national caucus and center on black aging. in early 2021, acep received an $8,000 grant from pfizer to fund a public service announcement on vaccine confidence. on march 19, 2021, acep published a joint statement in support of covid-19 vaccines alongside the american college of medical toxicology and the american academy of emergency medicine.