Eisha Chopra, MD

Thomas Jefferson University

Dr. Chopra is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Thomas Jefferson University. She was previously a faculty member in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (JHUSOM), where she served as the assistant Director of Simulation Education. She is originally from New Jersey, where she completed both her undergraduate and medical education at Rutgers University. She completed her emergency medicine residency at JHUSOM. As part of her PGY4 Focused Advanced Specialized Training (FAST) fellowship, she developed her interests in resident medical education and simulation education under the guidance of Dr. Linda Regan and Dr. Julie Rice. She was the inaugural recipient of the department’s Chaz N. Schoenfeld, M.D. Educational Scholars Award for her FAST program. She has also completed the Academic College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Teaching Fellowship and the Healthcare Simulation Essentials course through the Center for Medical Simulation.

Kristol Das, MD

Fred Wu, MHS, PA-C

UCSF Fresno

Fred Wu, MHS, PA-C has been an emergency medicine PA for 20 years. He is the founding program director of the Emergency Medicine PA Residency at the University of California San Francisco – Fresno and the Lead APP in the Department of Emergency Medicine. In addition to his clinical duties, Mr. Wu is also an educator and researcher with professional interests in medical education, EMS, wilderness medicine and emergency department operations.

Julie Combs, FNP-C, ENP-C, DNP

Jamie Aranda, MD

Medical Director

Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Jamie Aranda is an assistant professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and a medical director for Froedtert Hospital Emergency Department in Milwaukee, WI. She is an instructor for the Health Executive Administrative Leadership Fellowship at MCW. She is also the System Director for Advanced Practice Providers in the Department of Emergency Medicine and the inaugural Medical Director for the Physician Associate Program. Areas of interest include clinical pathways, patient flow, and resident, fellow, APP, medical, and PA student education.

Sharon Chekijan, MD, MPH

Yale School of Medicine

Dr. Chekijian joined the Yale School of Medicine faculty in 2007 where she works full time as an Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine. She is faculty member in the Section of Global Health and International Emergency Medicine as well as in the Section of Administration. She has served as the inaugural Medical Director of patient experience since 2011. She is also the Medical Director of the Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner group in the Department of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Chekijian is a seasoned educator and is the founding Medical Director of the APP residency program which admitted its 1st cohort in 2015. She completed the Yale Medical Education Fellowship in 2014.
Her research interests lie in global emergency medicine and include emergency care systems' development in low and middle-income countries, unintentional injury prevention in low and middle-income countries, as well as stroke and cardiac care in low and middle-income countries. Dr. Chekijian has led and participated in projects in the Republic of Armenia, Uganda, and Iraq. She has consulted for the World Bank and the US Department of State. She is an active member of the Stroke Initiative Advisory Task-Force for Armenia (SIATA). Dr. Chekijian was awarded a Fulbright in 2020 for her work to improve emergency care in Armenia by the establishment of a new emergency medicine residency program in cooperation with the National Institutes of Health of Armenia and supported from a research standpoint by the School of Public Health at the American University of Armenia.
She is deeply committed to patient experience, communication and humanism in medicine. Dr. Chekijian co-produced a film that addresses human rights as it relates to the Armenian Genocide of 1915 under the working title “The Hidden Map” that premiered at the Toronto Pomegranate Film Festival in 2019.

Christopher J. Nash, MD, EdM

Duke University Hospital

Christopher J. Nash, MD, EdM is a medical instructor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Duke University. He completed his residency at the Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency at Massachusetts General Hospital & Brigham and Women's Hospital. After residency training, Dr. Nash earned his Master's of Education from Harvard University and completed a medical education fellowship at MGH. He is the current Associate Director of Growth for the education website Academic Life in Emergency Medicine (ALiEM); he also serves as Chief Technology Officer for Academic Life in Emergency Medicine University (ALiEMU), which is provides free e-learning courses for medical learners. His current research interests include in technology- and AI-enhanced education and assessment, FOAMed, program evaluation, and improving on-shift teaching.

Mallory G. Davis, MD, MPH

Sanche Mabins, MD

Michael Valdivia, MD

Henry Ashworth, MD, MPH

John Dickens, MD, MBA

Member-at-Large

Northwestern University

Dr. Dickens is a current PGY-2 resident at Northwestern Memorial Hospital/McGaw Medical Center, holding both an MD and an MBA from the University of Louisville. Prior to embarking on a career in medicine, Dr. Dickens gained valuable industry experience as a Project Manager at Epic and Emmi Solutions, a Population Health Management company. During their MBA studies, Dr. Dickens collaborated with Humana's Digital Health and Analytics Group, focusing on Remote Patient Monitoring & AI, and conducted research in the Emergency Department on novel handheld diagnostic technologies.

Over the past two years, Dr. Dickens has been actively involved in professional organizations, serving as the Resident Liaison for the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Clinical Informatics & Data Science Interest Group, and on the RAMS Nominating Committee. Their commitment to the field of Emergency Medicine is fueled by a passion for integrating creative solutions and advanced technologies.

Dev Dash, MD, MPH

Stanford University

Dr. Dash is Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. He received fellowship training in clinical informatics at Stanford Health Care. He earned a Master of Public Health (MPH) degree from Harvard University. His research interests include computer vision & large language models and is especially focused on developing AI model guided clinical workflows. He is also interested in quality assurance and quality improvement in digital health initiatives.

Mary E. McLean, MD, FACEP, FAAEM

AdventHealth East Orlando

Mary McLean is an Assistant Residency Director for the AdventHealth East Orlando EM Residency Program, and an Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Emergency and Internal Medicine for the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. She originally hails from Portland, Oregon, and completed her medical education at Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine and St. John’s Riverside Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency Program. Her professional interests include medical education, research, scholarly activity, public speaking, leadership and advocacy, bias, and diversity, equity, and inclusion. She has spoken nationally and internationally on the medical management of cardiac, neurologic, OB/GYN, neurologic, and traumatic emergencies, as well as on medical education and career development topics. Outside of work, she enjoys documentaries, animals, travel, and being a foodie.

Laura D. Melville, MD, MS

NYP_Brooklyn Methodist, Department of Emergency Medicine

Graduate of SUNY Downstate College of Medicine 1997, Emergency Medicine residency Kings County/SUNY Downstate 2001, Brooklyn Methodist Attending ever since. Masters in Clinical Epidemiology and Research Methodology, currently serve as core faculty, Resident Research Director and as the Sexual Assault Forensic Examiner program Medical Director.

Danielle Stansky, MD, MS

Joanne Agnant, MD, MSc

Selin T. Sagalowsky, MD, MPH

Ellen Duncan, MD, PHD