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Elizabeth Burner, MD, MPH, PhD

Associate Professor, Clinical Emergency Medicine

University of Southern California / Los Angeles General Medical Center

Elizabeth Burner, MD, MPH, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Research Director for the Department of Emergency Medicine, and a Faculty Instructor with the SC-CTSI Workforce Development core. In 2013, Dr. Burner joined the faculty at the Keck School and has worked clinically in the emergency department at the LAC+USC hospital, the Jail Urgent Care based in the LA County Twin Towers Correctional Facility, as well as several community hospitals in the Los Angeles area. Dr. Burner's research interests center on investigating emergent health communication tools to reach health disparity groups, and directing patients to chronic care and medical homes as appropriate. She is committed to engaging patients in healthier lifestyles. She conducts mixed methods research to better understand the viewpoints of marginalized populations, particularly urban Latino immigrants. Her work has been supported by several NIH, institutional, and local grants.

Keith Kocher, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

University of Michigan

Lauren R. McCafferty, MD

University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center

Dr. Lauren McCafferty is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Assistant Residency Director, and Ultrasound Education Director for the Department of Emergency Medicine at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. She received her medical degree at the University of Kentucky and completed her emergency medicine residency training followed by an emergency ultrasound fellowship at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center. Her academic interests include ultrasound education and quality assurance, curricular innovations, and social media in medical education.