AEMP Leadership
2026 - 2027 AEMP Executive Committee
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Kyle Dewitt, PharmD, BCEMPPresident
The University of Vermont Medical Center
Kyle Dewitt, PharmD, BCEMP, is a residency program director in emergency medicine pharmacy at the University of Vermont Medical Center.
Dr. Dewitt earned his undergraduate degree from The Ohio State University and his Doctor of Pharmacy from Midwestern University College of Pharmacy. He completed a postgraduate year one pharmacy residency at Kingsbrook Jewish Medical Center and a postgraduate year two emergency medicine pharmacy residency at the University of New Mexico Hospitals.
His work focuses on emergency medicine pharmacy practice, residency education, and program development. He is committed to providing a comprehensive training experience that emphasizes clinical excellence, education, and professional development.
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Lance Ray, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMPPresident-Elect
Denver Health
Lance Ray, PharmD, BCPS, BCEMP, is an emergency medicine clinical pharmacist and postgraduate year two residency program director at Denver Health.
Dr. Ray earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Texas College of Pharmacy. He has extensive experience in academic emergency medicine practice, including work in multiple tertiary care and level one trauma centers.
His work focuses on clinical care, education, and residency training in emergency medicine pharmacy. He is actively involved in physician resident education and lectures for paramedic and pharmacy training programs. His clinical and research interests include resuscitation and the acute management of dysrhythmias.
Dr. Ray is engaged in national emergency medicine pharmacy initiative. He is a member of EM-PHARMNET and a founding member in the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Emergency Medicine Pharmacist Interest Group. He is active in the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, serving as a delegate in ASHP House of Delegates. Also, he has received multiple pharmacy preceptor awards.
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Evan Zahn, PharmD, BCCCP, BCEMPTreasurer
Yale New Haven Hospital
Evan Zahn, PharmD, BCCCP, BCEMP, is an emergency medicine senior clinical pharmacy specialist at Yale New Haven Hospital.
Dr. Zahn earned his Doctor of Pharmacy from Butler University, where he also completed a minor in business administration.
His work focuses on clinical pharmacy practice in the emergency department, supporting patient care and interdisciplinary teams in acute care settings.
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Elizabeth VanWert, PharmDSecretary
Michigan Medicine Health
Elizabeth VanWert, PharmD, is an emergency medicine clinical pharmacist at Michigan Medicine Health, where she serves as pharmacy team lead for adult emergency services. She also serves as coordinator of the postgraduate year two emergency medicine pharmacy residency program. Additionally, she holds an adjunct clinical assistant professor appointment in the College of Pharmacy.
Dr. VanWert earned her Bachelor of Science from Michigan State University and her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy. She completed postgraduate year one pharmacy practice residency training at Saint Louis University Hospital. She then completed postgraduate year two emergency medicine pharmacy residency at University Health System in San Antonio.
Her work focuses on emergency medicine pharmacy practice across adult and pediatric populations. Also, her work also includes clinical care, education, and program leadership. Her interests include neurologic emergencies, sepsis, and obstetric emergencies.
Dr. VanWert has led the development and accreditation of a postgraduate year two emergency medicine pharmacy residency program. She has also contributed to operational and clinical improvements, policy development, cost-saving initiatives, and disaster preparedness within emergency medicine pharmacy services.
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Megan A. Rech, PharmD, MS, BCCCPImmediate Past President
Edward Hines Jr VA
Megan A. Rech, PharmD, MS, BCCCP, completed residency training at Henry Ford Hospital and a critical care residency at Rush University Medical Center/Midwestern University. She also earned a Master of Science in Clinical Research Methods and Epidemiology from Loyola University Chicago.
Previously, Dr. Rech served as an emergency medicine clinical pharmacist and research director for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Loyola University Medical Center. She is a fellow of both the American College of Critical Care Medicine and the American College of Clinical Pharmacists.
She is chair-elect of the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Clinical Pharmacist and Pharmacology Section and a founding planning committee member of the Emergency Medicine Pharmacotherapy with Resuscitation (EMPoweRx) Conference. It was the first conference dedicated to emergency medicine pharmacists—held in conjunction with the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Annual Meeting.
Her research focuses on pharmacotherapy in critically and emergently ill patients, with the goal of improving care for veterans requiring emergency medicine services. She has served as a principal investigator on large, multicenter, prospective observational studies and as a senior investigator on a prospective randomized controlled trial. Additionally, she co-founded the Emergency Medicine PHARMacotherapy Research NETwork (EMPHARM-NET), which aims to advance high-quality, multicenter research in emergency medicine pharmacotherapy nationwide.
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Allison L. Cowett, PharmD, BCEMPMember-at-Large
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Allison Cowett, PharmD, BCEMP, is an emergency medicine clinical pharmacist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Additionally, she serves as postgraduate year two emergency medicine pharmacy residency coordinator and oversees emergency medicine student rotations.
Dr. Cowett earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Maryland. She then completed both her postgraduate year one and postgraduate year two emergency medicine pharmacy residencies at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Her work focuses on clinical care, education, and program development in emergency medicine pharmacy. Her clinical interests include substance use disorder management, harm reduction, and antimicrobial stewardship.
Dr. Cowett is active in the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). She serves as chair of the Academy of Emergency Medicine Pharmacists Education Committee and contributes to the SAEM Membership Committee. She established the academy’s Continuing Pharmacist Education initiative, including the “Crash Cart Conversations” series. Also, she has led educational programming, webinars, and scholarly activities for trainees and members.
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Anne Zepeski, PharmDMember-at-Large
University of Iowa
Anne Zepeski, PharmD, is an emergency medicine pharmacist and clinical assistant professor at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy and Carver College of Medicine.
Dr. Zepeski earned her Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Iowa, She then completed postgraduate year one and postgraduate year two emergency medicine pharmacy residencies at University of Iowa Health Care. Additionally, she completed a National Institutes of Health StrokeNet Research Fellowship.
Her work focuses on emergency medicine pharmacotherapy, with research supported by the National Institutes of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Her interests include optimizing pharmacotherapy in medical emergencies, including stroke, anticoagulation reversal, and sepsis.
Dr. Zepeski is active in the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). She serves on the Academy of Emergency Medicine Pharmacists Program Committee. Also, she has received the the Academic Emergency Medicine Interest Group New Clinical Practitioner of the Year Award and the Iowa Pharmacy Association Distinguished Young Pharmacist Award.