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Judy Linden, MD

Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center

Dr. Judith A. Linden serves as the executive vice chair in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and holds the distinction of being the department's first female full professor. She is a certified Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, utilizing her expertise to develop innovative simulation training programs for residents. These programs incorporate trauma-informed care to enhance the treatment of sexual assault survivors. ​

Dr. Linden's academic interests focus on interventions for survivors of sexual and intimate partner violence, as well as the recognition and treatment of substance use disorders. She has contributed to the field through publications, including an invited review in the New England Journal of Medicine on the acute care of sexual assault survivors. ​

Alister Martin, MD, MPP

Massachusetts General Hospital

Dr. Martin is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School and Harvard Kennedy School, a senior fellow at the Burnes Center for Social Change, and a practicing emergency physician at Massachusetts General Hospital. He also serves as the chief executive officer of A Healthier Democracy, a nonprofit healthcare organizing incubator that leverages healthcare workers and settings to develop programs serving vulnerable patients.

Dr. Martin graduated summa cum laude from Rutgers University, where he was a Division I tennis player. He earned his medical degree from Harvard Medical School as a Presidential Scholar and obtained a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School as a fellow in the Center for Public Leadership. ​During his training, he served as chief resident at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency.

Luan Lawson, MD, MAEd

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Dr. Lawson serves as senior associate dean of medical education and student affairs and a professor of emergency medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. She joined VCU after previously serving as associate dean of curricular innovation in medical education and associate professor of emergency medicine at the Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, where she earned her medical degree.

At VCU, Dr. Lawson continues to emphasize collaboration and continuous improvement in medical education, supporting students and advancing the field. Her ongoing research interests include health systems science and its integration into medical curricula, as evidenced by her publications in the field.

Vik Bebarta, MD

University of Colorado

Dr. Bebarta is a distinguished physician-scientist specializing in emergency medicine, medical toxicology, and pharmacology. He holds the position of professor and vice chair for strategy and growth in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Additionally, he serves as the founding director of the Center for Combat and Battlefield (COMBAT) Research at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, focusing on advancing acute care, critical care, and combat casualty care research.

Dr. Bebarta earned his Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Air Force Academy, graduating as a Distinguished Graduate and collegiate boxer. He obtained his medical degree from the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Following an internship at the University of Colorado, he completed his residency in emergency medicine at Denver Health Medical Center, where he served as chief resident. He further specialized by completing a fellowship in medical toxicology at the Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Center.

Ian B. K. Martin, MD, MBA

Medical College of Wisconsin

Dr. Martin is an eminent scholar and professor of emergency medicine, medicine, and health and equity at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Medical School. He serves as system chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, interim senior associate dean for faculty affairs, and interim associate provost for faculty affairs at MCW. Additionally, he is emergency physician-in-chief for Froedtert & MCW Health System.

Previously, Dr. Martin was professor and chair of emergency medicine at West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine and emergency physician-in-chief for WVU Health System. He currently serves on the Froedtert & MCW Health System Clinical Executive Committee, the MCW Medical School Dean’s Executive Workgroup, and the Medical College Physicians Board.

University of Pennsylvania Department of Emergency Medicine (PennEM)

University of Pennsylvania

PennEM’s proactive and research-driven approach to wellness has positioned the department as a national leader in promoting wellness, mitigating burnout, and fostering an inclusive, supportive culture. By setting a standard for innovation and equity, PennEM exemplifies the values of the SAEM Outstanding Department for Wellness Award.

Amy H. Kaji, MD, PhD

Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

At the time of her passing on August 1, 2024, Dr. Kaji was senior advisor for academic development at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and a professor of clinical emergency medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.

A Harvard College graduate, she earned her medical degree from Thomas Jefferson Medical College. Her extensive training included an emergency medicine residency and research/disaster medicine fellowship at Harbor-UCLA, where she also completed an MPH and a doctorate in epidemiology from UCLA School of Public Health. 
Dr. Kaji authored hundreds of published works and was a methodological and statistical editor for Annals of Emergency Medicine and JAMA Surgery. In addition, she edited the 9th edition of Rosen's Emergency Medicine and co-authored the first edition of the study guide, Emergency Medicine Board Review. Her three-book series, The Kaji Review, remains a valuable educational resource for emergency medicine students, residents, and attending physicians.

Brittany Kotek

Clinical Instructor, Global Health Fellow

EDUCATION

Undergraduate: DePaul University
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Residency: University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics

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Martin F. Casey, MD, MPH

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

"Developing a Foundation for a Novel Emergency Department-Based Intervention to Address Inappropriate Aspirin"

Martin F. Casey, MD, MPH, is an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Medicine. He completed medical school and residency training at Mount Sinai Hospital/Elmhurst Hospital in New York City in 2020. He went on to earn a Master of Public Health degree with a focus on outcomes research from the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University.

Dr. Casey is a clinician-researcher whose work focuses on leveraging the emergency care setting to identify inappropriate medications and polypharmacy in older adults and to initiate deprescribing interventions. His research has been supported by the U.S. Deprescribing Research Network, the National Foundation for Emergency Medicine, the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation, and the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

Dominique Gelmann, MD

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

"Using Simulation to Improve Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Utilization and Initiation in the Emergency Department"

Dominique Gelmann, MD, is a third-year emergency medicine resident at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She earned her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. During her time there, she developed a passion for emergency medicine and critical care. Dr. Gelmann is set to begin a critical care fellowship at Wake Forest University in 2027, aiming to integrate her interests in acute resuscitation and the longitudinal care of critically ill patients.

Actively involved in the development of an extracorporeal cardiopulmonary resuscitation (eCPR) program at Wake Forest, Dr. Gelmann focuses on prehospital identification of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients who may benefit from extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, facilitating timely cannulation in the emergency department. She has been awarded the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine Foundation/Simulation Academy Research Grant to evaluate the implementation of an eCPR simulation for emergency medicine and critical care trainees and staff. 

Mark Mycyk, MD

Professor, Emergency Medicine

Rush Medical College

Mark Mycyk, MD is currently a professor of emergency medicine (EM) at Rush Medical College, Chair of Research in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Cook County Health, and Vice Chair of the Cook County Health IRB. He completed his MD at the University of Illinois, residency at Boston City Hospital and Boston Medical Center, fellowship in Medical Toxicology at Cook County Hospital, and a degree in Clinical Bioethics at Northwestern University. He has been an editorial board member at Academic Emergency Medicine since 2003 and leads their Resident Editor program. His research focuses on publication ethics, use of novel antidotes for toxicological overdoses, and implementation of acupuncture as an opioid sparing analgesia strategy in the emergency department.

Jonathan Powell

EMS Researcher and Epidemiologist

ImageTrend

Jonathan Powell is an emergency medical services researcher and epidemiologist at ImageTrend. Prior to joining ImageTrend he worked as a rural paramedic, educational program director, and research fellow at the National Registry of EMTs. His areas of research include clinical care delivery, workforce dynamics, and research methodology.

Tama Thé, MD

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine

University of Kentucky

Tama Thé, MD, is an assistant professor of pediatric emergency medicine at the University of Kentucky. He is fellowship-trained in point-of-care ultrasound and serves as the pediatric emergency ultrasound director. He is a third-year clinical medicine course director, course director for the fourth-year emergency ultrasound elective, and host of The MDM, a podcast about the ways medicine is adapting to the modern world.

Melissa Matusek, CAE

Director, Communications and Publications

Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

Joel Moll, MD

Virginia Commonwealth University

Joel Moll is Professor and Vice Chair of Education at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. Dr Moll is also Interim Assistant Dean for Faculty Affairs and one of four longitudinal Career Advisors for the VCU School of Medicine. He previously served as Residency Program Director, Medical Education Fellowship Director, and Chair of the GME Executive Committee at VCU. Dr Moll was also Associate Residency Program Director at the University of Michigan, and Assistant Residency Director and Administration Fellowship Director at Emory University. Although always interested in education, Dr. Moll started his career in operations, and was medical director at Cleveland Clinic Florida and the University of Florida Gainesville prior to joining education leadership. He has published multiple peer reviewed articles and textbook chapters, presented often at national meetings, and has served in leadership roles on national committees. He is a member of the ACGME emergency medicine residency review committee, an ABEM oral board examiner, and a member of the 2022 EM Model of Clinical Practice task force. He is past recipient of the VCU Health Leadership in Medical Education Residency Director of the year, and the VCU School of Medicine Leonard Tow Humanism Awards. His interests include graduate medical education, curriculum development, LGBTQIA+ Health and Mentorship, and health equity, inclusion, and belonging.

Eusang Ahn, MD, MSc(MedEd), FRCPC, DRCPC

Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Ottawa

Eusang is currently an assistant professor, attending physician and director of the medical education fellowship program with the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Ottawa. As a clinician educator and former advertising account executive, he has a strong interest in culture and its role in communication and education. Prior to coming to Canada, he completed a separate residency in Emergency Medicine and was an independently practicing staff physician in Seoul, Korea. Eusang aims to draw on his previous experiences to specialize in cross-cultural dissemination of best practices in health professions education and clinical practice, with a particular focus on learning culture and environment.

Adelle R. Atkinson, MD, FRCPC

University of Toronto

Dr. Atkinson completed her MD at McMaster University in 1994. She went on to complete her Paediatric Residency and fellowship in Allergy and Clinical Immunology at the University of Toronto from 1998 and 2000.

Dr. Atkinson is currently a Professor of Paediatrics in the Department of Paediatrics, and a consultant Immunologist/Allergist in the Division of Immunology and Allergy at the Hospital for Sick Children, Canada. Her clinical work focuses on patients with primary immunodeficiencies, bone marrow transplantation, and complex allergic diseases with an emphasis on reactions to foods, drugs and biologics.

Dr. Atkinson currently holds the position of Associate Chair – Education in the Department of Paediatrics. She is a graduate of the Education Scholar’s Program, U of T. She is the winner of the PARO Best Residency Program (2008), the Dr. Sarita Verma Award for Mentorship and Advocacy (2009), the Harry Bain Award for teaching excellence (2014), the Department of Paediatrics Continuing Education Award (2018), the Paediatric Chairs of Canada Clinician Educator Award (2018), the International Conference on Residency Education – Program Director of the Year award (2019) and the CPS - Michel Weber Education Award (2020). She spends over 50% of her time in medical education related activities, with current efforts focused on a scholarly approach to improving the learning environment for all learners.

Dr. Atkinson also holds several other leadership positions including Chair – Specialty Committee for Paediatrics for the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, and Scientific Chair – International Conference on Residency Education.

Dr. Atkinson is also a Clinician Educator with the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, with a focus on the Implementation of Competency Based Medical Education.

Martin Pusic, MD, PhD

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