Police Physicians Section
The Section promotes the exchange of information among physicians who provide service to police agencies and acts as a resource to the association for medically related issues.
The purpose of this section shall be to provide an adequate organization and opportunity for members to conduct meetings, transact the necessary business, discussions, research, evaluations and matters of mutual interest; to promote a more intimate and meaningful relationship between the police executive and the police medical practitioner, and assist this Association with coordinated and cooperative efforts in the implementation of mutual objectives and strategies for effective police medical practices; and, to promote other essential mutual interests, assistance, professional standards and relationships among police medical practitioners.
For more information, contact the IACP Member Engagement Team.
Membership
Membership Requirements
Membership in this section shall be open to all active, life, and associate members of this Association in good standing who are now, or have been engaged in or responsible for, providing medical services to police agencies; are licensed physicians; and, have the approval of their agency chief executive.
The Physician Section recognizes the value of non-physician medical providers in the law enforcement community and therefore, hereby creates the membership category of Associate Non-Physician Member. This Associate membership is open to healthcare providers with valid state or federal certification/licensure as an EMT-P paramedic or higher EMS level, Registered Nurse/Advanced Practice Nurse, Physician Assistant, in good standing, who are directly affiliated and actively engaged in providing medical services to a federal, state or local law enforcement agency and who receive the approval and recommendation of that law enforcement agency chief executive for membership.
Ready to Join?
- Current IACP Members: (IACP Member log-in required)
- Non-IACP Members: (Add the section membership)
Current Officers
Chair: Scott Coyne, MD
Vice Chair: Jason Park, MD
Officer at Large: David Neubert, MD
Immediate Past Chair: David McArdle, MD FACEP
For more information, contact p[email protected].
Resources
Developed by the IACP Police Physicians Section and designed for law enforcement officers who will be the first responders to situations that require balancing both tactical and medical issues. Emergency Trauma Care
American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine Guidance for Medical Evaluation of Law Enforcement Officers ACOEM Guidelines
Directory
To access an alphabetical directory of section members, click this link https://www.myiacp.org/memberdirectory. You will be prompted to log in using your email on file with the IACP and password for www.theiacp.org. If you do not know your password, use the "Forgot your password?" link.
Once logged in, enter "Physicians" under the "Section or Division" and click on the "Search" button.
You can also search for an individual, or by agency, country, city, or state. When searching by state for US members, select "United States" under "Country" before selecting the state.
