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Julie Tondt, MD

Eastern Virginia Medical School

Originally from Northeastern Pennsylvania, Dr. Julie Tondt graduated in 2018 from the Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. She couple-matched to Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) with her husband (Family Medicine) and graduated from Emergency Medicine residency this past June. She is currently the Academic Emergency Medicine Fellow at EVMS, and expects to complete her SAEM approved fellowship in June, 2022.

Robert Tennill, MD

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Dr. Robert Tennill serves as Assistant Professor and Clerkship Director at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He is originally from central Illinois and earned his undergraduate degree from Washington University in St. Louis, MO where he majored in Psychology, and his medical degree from Southern Illinois University. He completed residency training at The University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City. After gaining 2 years of experience in community practice, Dr. Tennill joined the academic Emergency Medicine group and residency program at Southern Illinois University, and, since joining the faculty there, has been awarded multiple excellence awards for teaching and mentoring residents and medical students. His academic interests include medical education and Emergency Medicine simulation.

Ryan Pedigo, MD

UCLA Harbor

Ryan A. Pedigo, MD, MHPE completed emergency medicine residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, receiving the Clinical Excellence Award from EMRA, was one of the program's chief residents, and was the team leader for the winning SimWars team at ACEP in 2014. He currently is full-time faculty and an associate residency program director at Harbor and also chairs or co-chairs multiple courses at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He completed a two-year faculty development medical education fellowship at UCLA and the intensive one-month Stanford Faculty Development Center for Medical Teachers instructor course. He received a career development grant from SAEM and received a Master of Health Professions Education degree in 2021 from the University of Michigan.

He has been nationally recognized for excellence in education with the Outstanding Peer Reviewer Award for Academic Emergency Medicine E&T (2018, 2019, 2020), Faculty Teaching Excellence award from EMRA (2018), the National Emergency Medicine Junior Faculty Teaching Award from ACEP (2018), the Faculty Teaching Award from CORD (2018), Young Educator of the Year Award from SAEM/CDEM (2017). He has helped write multiple medical review books and edited or authored over 300 textbook chapters.

Luan Lawson, MD

Senior Associate Dean, Medical Education and Student Affairs

Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Luan Lawson, MD, is the Senior Associate Dean for Medical Education and Student Affairs, and a professor of emergency medicine (EM), at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine. She has extensive experience in undergraduate medical education, with a particular focus on curriculum development, assessment, and team-based training. Previously, as Principal Investigator of the AMA Accelerating Change in Education grant at East Carolina University, Dr. Lawson led the development and implementation of key health systems science initiatives, including the Teachers of Quality Academy faculty development program, a health system transformation and leadership distinction track, and a longitudinal curriculum.

Dr. Lawson has contributed nationally to medical education through her service on the USMLE Step # CCS Committee, National Board of Medical Examiners' EM Advanced Clinical Exam task force, and as a past president of the Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine (CDEM).

Michael Gottlieb, MD

Rush University Medical Center

Michael Gottlieb, MD is the Vice Chair of Research and Director of the Emergency Ultrasound Division at Rush University Medical Center. He is Past-Chair of the ACEP Ultrasound Section and Past-Chair of the AAEM Ultrasound Section. He has authored over 500 peer-reviewed publications and is an Editor for Academic Medicine, The Annals of Emergency Medicine, The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, and Academic Emergency Medicine Education and Training, as well as the Social Media Editor for Academic Emergency Medicine. He is Past-Chair of the CORD Academy for Scholarship, Past-Chair of the SAEM Education Summit, Past-Chair of the CORD Education Committee, Past-Chair of the CORD Best Practices Subcommittee, and a nationally-recognized speaker and educator. His academic interests include medical education, ultrasound, infectious diseases, heart failure, and diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Erica Shaver, MD

West Virginia University Health Sciences

Dr. Erica Shaver has been the Residency Program Director and Vice Chair of Education and Training at West Virginia University Health Sciences since 2014. She is a native West Virginian, attending Marshall University for her undergraduate and medical school educations, respectively, and completing residency at West Virginia University. She has spearheaded multiple SAEM and CORD projects throughout the years, and her most recent scholarly work centers around medical student advising and the residency application process. She is passionate about academic Emergency Medicine and residency leadership, and works tirelessly in her role to ensure residents are trained to practice competently and independently in any practice setting. She places an emphasis on both personal and professional development for her residents during their training, with an eye on resident wellness and morale always.

Albert Kim, MD

Assistant Residency Director

Washington University in St. Louis

Dr. Albert Kim is an Assistant Residency Director and the Residency Recruitment Director at the Washington University in Saint Louis (WUSTL) Emergency Medicine Residency. Following his Chief Residency at WUSTL, he pursued a 2-year joint Ultrasound and Medical Education Fellowship and obtained his Master’s Degree in Academic Medicine from the University of Southern California. He started the WUSTL EM Education Scholarship Fellowship and serves as the Fellowship Director. As a medical educator, he is interested in bedside teaching, Resident-as-Teachers programs, Diversity Equity & Inclusion, and career development. Outside of the hospital, you will find him outdoors traveling with his wife (who is an Ultrasound Fellowship trained EM Physician), climbing, running, or lost in the wilderness.

Alexandra Nordberg, MD

University of Massachusetts

Dr. Alexandra Nordberg is currently the Assistant Program Director for the University of Massachusetts Chan Emergency Medicine Residency Program in Worcester, Massachusetts. She is a graduate of New York Medical College and completed her EM residency and ultrasound fellowship at UMass prior to joining as faculty. She is dedicated to improving resident education and addresses areas of curriculum design as education needs evolve over time. Dr. Nordberg has been active in the SAEM community and enjoys collaborating with colleagues from around the country in education research pursuits and topics. She is currently enrolled in the SAEM ARMED Med ED program.