Meet the RAMS Board Webinar

Interested in exploring leadership opportunities or looking for the next step to advance your early career? Join the RAMS Board for an in-depth Q&A webinar, which will provide insight about the nationally recognized RAMS Board role and responsibilities, in time for nomination season.
 
Moderators/Panelists
  • Andrew Lamp

    Andrew Lamp, MD

    Moderator

    Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

     
  • Destiny Folk, MD

    Destiny Folk, MD

    Moderator

    North Carolina State University- Carolinas Medical Center
  • Tyler McCardell

    Tyler McCardell, MD

    Moderator

    Allegheny General Hospital

     

  • Hamza Ijaz, MD

    Immediate Past President

    University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

    I did my residency at the University of Cincinnati and received my medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. My interest in organized emergency medicine initially started as a Medical Student Ambassador during SAEM18 where I was given the opportunity to gain mentorship from our leaders within emergency medicine. Since then, I have volunteered my time serving on the RAMS Board as a member-at-large and most recently as the current secretary-treasurer. These opportunities have led me to partnering with the SAEM Program Committee, Faculty Development Committee, and Virtual Presence Committee to create resident and medical student focused content.

    As we transition into the next phase of the pandemic, with growing concerns surrounding the future of the EM workforce, I will ensure that our members have a voice at the table so that our concerns are heard. It is crucial that the solutions being considered incorporate the views of the residents and students they will ultimately affect. In addition, with virtual interviews currently ongoing and uncertainty surrounding the next application cycle, I will make it a priority for RAMS to provide our members with high-yield resources to navigate the next cycle.

  • Victoria L. Zhou, MD

    Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine

    University of Vermont

    Victoria Zhou, MD is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at the University of Vermont. She currently serves as Associate Residency Program Director for the University of Vermont Emergency Medicine Residency.

  • Wendy W. Sun, MD

    Yale University School of Medicine

    Dr. Wendy W. Sun is an Administration Fellow and Instructor of Emergency Medicine at the Yale School of Medicine. She is passionate about patient quality and safety, physician wellness, and health innovation. Having served as a past President of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Residents and Medical Students (SAEM RAMS) and the Resident Member on the SAEM Board of Directors, she continues to be invested in the advancement of Emergency Medicine through research, mentorship, education, and advocacy.

    Dr. Sun earned her undergraduate degree at Columbia University in Biomedical Engineering. She subsequently obtained her Doctor of Medicine from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine where she was inducted into the Gold Humanism and Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Societies. Most recently, she completed Emergency Medicine residency at Yale - New Haven Health where she served as Chief Resident. She continues to further her education as a candidate of the MBA for Executives at the Yale School of Management. A Canadian from Toronto, she now resides in New Haven.

  • Daniel Jose Artiga, MD

    Secretary-Treasurer

    University of Cincinnati

    Daniel Artiga, MD graduated with his Bachelor’s degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Harvard University. He was selected as a David Geffen Medical Scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles, where he received his MD. He is currently training in Emergency Medicine at the University of Cincinnati and served as a Member-At-Large on the SAEM RAMS Board.
  • Taylor Brown

    Taylor E. Brown, MD

    Member-at-Large

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

    "I am a PGY-1 emergency medicine resident Bat eth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. I completed undergrad at Stanford University and medical school at Harvard Medical School (HMS). I have a background in sexual violence advocacy and trauma-informed care. During my time in medical school, I became involved in medical education while continuing my advocacy work. I helped to create the HMS Trauma-Informed Care Curricular Steering Committee and successfully advocated for the integration of trauma-informed care (TIC) into the HMS curriculum.

    Emergency Medicine is such an exciting field, but we still have work to do in supporting our residents and medical students through training."
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    Taylor Diederich, MD

    Member-at-Large

    University of Kansas

    Taylor Diederich, MD is a PGY-1 Emergency Medicine resident at the University of Kansas, recently graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine. She currently serves as a Member-at-Large on the RAMS Board, and as the RAMS Board Liaison to the SAEM Education Committee.
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    Michael J. DeFilippo, DO, MICP

    Member-at-Large

    New York-Presbyterian - Columbia & Cornell

    "I'm a PGY-2 resident in emergency medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian and Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Weill Cornell Medicine. in Manhattan, NY. I obtained my medical degree from Rowan University, where I served as class president and was also on the board for the diversity, equity, and inclusion council.

    Prior to residency, I was a paramedic for ten years in New Jersey, where I was involved with education and training of paramedics and EMTs. I still stay involved with EMS education, including producing and editing an EMS-focused evidence-based medicine podcast for EMS professionals."
  • Carleigh

    Carleigh Hebbard, MD, PhD

    Toxicology Fellow

    Washington University-St. Louis

    Dr. Carleigh Hebbard is a current Toxicology Fellow at Washington University in St Louis. She is a member of the SAEM Workforce Committee and was a 2022-2023 SAEM RAMS Board member-at-large liaison to the Workforce Committee. Her interests are toxicology and basic science research. She earned her PhD in Biochemistry and MD at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and completed residency at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center.
  • Daniel

    Daniel N. Jourdan, MD

    RAMS Immediate Past President / Resident Member

    Henry Ford Hospital - Detroit

    Daniel N. Jourdan, MD, NRP, is a fourth-year resident in the combined Emergency Medicine/Internal Medicine Program at Henry Ford. He attained a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina and a Doctor of Medicine from the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, where he was also honored as a Gold Humanism Fellow. Prior to his medical schooling, Dr. Jourdan served four years as an enlisted special operations soldier, completing two tours in Afghanistan. Throughout his undergraduate and medical studies, he concurrently worked as a paramedic for various emergency medical services (EMS) agencies.

    Dr. Jourdan currently holds the position of SAEM-RAMS Immediate Past President. He is in his fifth year of service to the RAMS Board. He has also worked on various SAEM Committee's including Education, Membership, Faculty Development, Program and RAMS Nominating. He also served as chair of the RAMS Nominating Committee. Dr. Jourdan's contributions to SAEM-RAMS have yielded numerous nationally published articles, podcasts, and educational materials available on SAEM.org, as well as presentations at the SAEM Annual Meeting. In addition to his commitment to SAEM-RAMS, Dr. Jourdan has been an integral part of various national task forces, including the SAEM Workforce Task Force, SAEM Advanced Practice Provider (APP) Task Force, and SAEM Onboarding Task Force.
  • Ryan Pappal

    Ryan D. Pappal, BS, NRP

    Member-at-Large

    Washington University in St. Louis

    "I grew up in San Antonio, Texas and attended undergrad at Rice University and was a paramedic and a member of the leadership board of Rice Emergency Medical Services. I attended medical school at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and took an additional funded year to complete a Masters of Science in Clinical Investigation via the Pre-Doctoral TL1 Program. I am now a PGY-1 in Emergency Medicine at the Harvard-Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

    I have served on the RAMS Research Committee for two terms and as a Medical Student Representative on the RAMS Board for two terms, and am now in my third year on the RAMS Board as a Resident Member-at-Large. My professional interests include clinical research, cardiac emergencies, and resident & trainee wellness. My hobbies center around spending time outside on hikes and camping, as well as music - ever since lockdown, I can officially say I am an amateur EDM music producer."

  • Stephanie Balint, APRN

    Medical Student Representative

    Quinnipiac University

    Ms. Stephanie Balint is a third-year medical student (M3) at Quinnipiac University, with a diverse and extensive background in emergency medicine (EM). Before embarking on her journey through medical school, Stephanie cultivated her passion for EM through her experiences as an Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), National Guard Healthcare Specialist, Emergency Department (ED) Registered Nurse (RN), and Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN). Her pre-medical school clinical experience in community centers allowed her to witness the power of cohesive teams and the importance of supporting one another in high-pressure environments.
    In her roles with SAEM and RAMS, Stephanie made significant contributions to the field of emergency medicine. She participated in didactics covering topics such as the Post-Roe Landscape of EM, the Management of APPs in the ED, and Moral Injury, while also working on research related to workforce trends. Her efforts resulted in the publication of several articles, including four Pulse pieces. However, her most cherished role involved connecting fellow students to research opportunities, mentorship, and committee work, ensuring that those with interest or limited access could still find meaningful engagement in the EM community.
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    Lauren Diercks

    Member-at-Large

    University of Texas Southwestern

    Ms. Lauren Diercks is a current fourth year medical student at UT Southwestern. Ms. Diercks will start her journey as a resident at Stanford Health Care in California, where she plans to focus on administration and operations.
    Ms. Diercks has served on the Resident and Medical Student (RAMS) Board for two years as the Medical Student Representative, where she has made significant contributions to the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM). Her time on the RAMS Board has been marked by her advocacy for the member experience through her work on the Membership Committee and her efforts to foster increased medical student engagement in emergency medicine. She spearheaded an Emergency Medicine Interest Group (EMIG) survey and initiated the RAMS Regional Ambassador Program, a project designed to pair RAMS Board members with each of the SAEM regions. The aim of this program was to better support and advocate for the RAMS community, facilitate greater engagement among students interested in EM, and enhance the overall SAEM member experience.

Event Information

September 14, 2022 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM (Central Daylight Time)

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