Workforce Perspectives From Those Who Hire EM Physicians
As data regarding the Emergency Medicine workforce continues to evolve, rumors and conjecture can outpace the literature. The RAMS Board searched for a current leader who can speak to the evolving emergency medicine landscape. Join us for this discussion with Dr. Leon Sanchez, MD, MPH, Chief of Emergency Medicine at the MGB Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital.
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Chair, Emergency Medicine
MGB Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
Dr. Leon Sanchez is currently the Chief of Emergency Medicine at the MGB Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital and an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Prior to that, Dr. Sanchez was the Vice Chair for Network Operations at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. He is a nationally recognized expert in the field of Emergency Medicine Operations and his areas of recent focus include operational improvement, patient flow and throughput optimization, queuing, and schedule optimization.
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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.
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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.