People

Keck School of Medicine of USC

Charlotte Roy is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC. She completed a fellowship in Global Emergency Medicine and earned her MPH at Columbia University. She did her residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Chicago. She has worked with Doctors Without Borders in Ethiopia, Democratic Republic of Congo, and Central African Republic. She also supports the emergency medicine residency program in Rwanda. She is developing an ultrasound training curriculum for physicians in Burundi using a training of trainers model.

Faculty/Admin

Columbia University

I am currently Professor and Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Professor of Internal Medicine, and Chief of Emergency Medical Services for The Ohio State University.
After completing undergraduate studies with a BA in history at Dartmouth College, I attended medical school at the Pennsylvania State University. Then I completed a combined emergency medicine/internal medicine residency at Allegheny General Hospital, where I served as chief resident. I received my MPH in clinical and translational sciences at The Ohio State University.

I’ve been a proud Buckeye since completing residency in 2004 and was appointed as Department Chair in January 2020. I previously served as Vice Chair for Research in the Department and as Associate Dean for Research. My academic and research interests center around geriatric emergency medicine with funding since 2007 including receipt of a Hartford Foundation Jahnigen grant and NIA K23 Beeson and R01 grants for studies to improve diagnosis of infection, particularly UTI in older adults. I currently am primary mentor for three NIA K23 and K76 training grants, am past chair of the SAEM Academy of Geriatric Emergency Medicine, and was an author on the original Geriatric ED guidelines which serve as the foundation for the creation of ACEP’s geriatric ED service program.

Louisiana State University

Dr. Amanda Michelle Ritchie is a 4th year resident in the Internal Medicine / Emergency Medicine program at Louisiana State University in New Orleans. Dr. Ritchie initially trained as a registered nurse in Canada before pursuing her degree in medicine.

Stanford University

"The Resident Unionization Study: A Qualitative Analysis of Drivers and Outcomes"

Dr. Karalius is an Assistant Program Director and is completing his Medical Education Scholarship Fellowship at Stanford University’s Department of Emergency Medicine. He earned his medical degree from the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and completed his emergency medicine residency at Northwestern University. He also holds a Master of Public Health and a Master of Medical Sciences from Loyola University.
Dr. Karalius also continues to serve as a faculty member for the Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators in the Health Professions, and recently awarded the Exceptional Faculty designation. As a former SAEM RAMS Board member, Dr. Karalius continues to be involved with SAEM and is a member of the SAEM Education Committee, SAEM Wellness Committee, and SAEM Equity & Inclusion Committee.
Dr. Karalius’ primary focus is on graduate medical education, physician/trainee wellness and workforce attrition. He was recently awared the SAEMF Education Research Training Grant in 2024, for his work focusing on resident unionization as it relates to trainee well-being. He is involved in numerous projects and sitting on numerous department, institutional and national committees focused on wellness and medical education, including the Diversity Advisory Group at Stanford, School of Medicine Admissions Committee, and SAEM. Dr. Karalius has co-authored articles for peer-reviewed publications such as Annals of Emergency Medicine and Journal of Graduate Medical Education. He also has contributed to numerous online publications and podcasts, including articles, podcasts and national webinars on education and physician/trainee wellbeing.

Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Dr. Cindy Bitter is an associate professor in Emergency Medicine at Saint Louis University (SLU) School of Medicine. She serves as the Wellness co-Champion for SLU EM Residency and is a member of the interdisciplinary wellness taskforce for the SSM-Saint Louis University Hospital. Trained in International EM and Global Health at the University of Illinois Chicago, Dr. Bitter has published on post-traumatic stress disorder in EM. She is an active member of the Society of Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Wellness Committee and has done work on moral injury and faculty vitality during the COVID19 pandemic. Dr. Bitter is passionate about ensuring EM practitioners around the world have the knowledge they need to save lives, while also empowering them with the tools needed for them to thrive throughout their career in medicine. Dr. Bitter completed medical school at the University of Kansas and a year of Internal Medicine at Northwestern University prior to finishing her EM training at the Medical College of Wisconsin. She also completed a Masters in Bioethics from MCW.

Member-at-Large

Beaumont Hospital

I am currently completing my fellowship in Geriatric Emergency Medicine at Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, where I completed residency in 2022. I graduated from the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in 2019, through the Wisconsin Academy of Rural Medicine (WARM) program. I am passionate about improving wellness in medicine and medical education, having served as Co-Chair on both department- and hospital-wide wellness committees during residency. I also served on the House Officer Committee, advocating for resident interests and hospital quality improvement.

I am running for office to further my engagement in AGEM and promote geriatric emergency medicine, particularly in medical education. I would like to increase our outreach to medical students and residents to solidify a pipeline in GEM for its longevity and success.