
Faculty
The award-winning faculty participating in the Emergency Medicine & Acute Care course have been specifically chosen for their in-depth knowledge of emergency medicine and their ability to present information with passion and energy. Typically four faculty participate at each course location.

W. Richard Bukata, MD
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Program Director,
Emergency Medicine & Acute Care / 2023 -
Medical Director,
The Center for Medical Education, Inc. -
Adjunct Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine,
Los Angeles County / USC Medical Center,
Los Angeles, California

Diane M. Birnbaumer, MD
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine,
David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA -
Senior Clinical Educator,
Department of Emergency Medicine
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, California

Christopher Carpenter, MD, MSc
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Professor, Emergency Medicine
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis - Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Academic Emergency Medicine
- Associate Editor, Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Editorial Board, Annals of Internal Medicine’s ACP Journal Club
- Editorial Board, Missouri Medicine

Roya Caloia, DO, MPH
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Core Faculty, Emergency Medicine Residency
Ascension Genesys Hospital, Grand Blanc, MI -
Clinical Assistant Professor,
Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine -
Vice Chair, National Clinical Governance Board,
Associate Director of Clinical Education
US Acute Care Solutions, Canton Ohio

Stephen Colucciello, MD
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Vice Chair Emergency Medicine
Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center -
Clinical Professor, Emergency Medicine
Wake Forest Medical School,
Charlotte Campus
Charlotte, North Carolina

Jim Ducharme, MD
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Emergency Physician
Assistant Director of Professional Services
St. Eustache Hospital, Quebec City, Canada - Clinical Professor of Medicine, McMaster University
- Adjunct Professor of Family Medicine, Queen's University
- Immediate Past President, International Federation for Emergency Medicine
- Editor Emeritus, Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine

David Glaser, MD
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Clinical Director
Emergency Medicine
Colorado Permanente Medical Group
Denver, Colorado

Michael Heller, MD
- Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mount Sinai Beth Israel Medical Center
New York, New York

Scott Kobner, MD
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Fellow in Medical Education and Clinical Faculty
Emergency Department
Los Angeles County / USC Medical Center
Los Angeles, California

Wm. Kenneth Milne, MD
- Staff Physician, Middlesex Hospital Alliance
- Associate Professor, Department of Medicine
Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry - Creator, The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine

Jess Monas, MD
- Consultant,
Department of Emergency Medicine
Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona - Co-host of EM:RAP EMA Ultra Summary
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Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Scottsdale, Arizona

Heather Murray, MD, MSc
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Professor of Emergency Medicine and Deputy Head,
Department of Emergency Medicine
Queen's University, Ontario, Canada - Associate Editor, Canadian Medical Association Journal

Ryan Raam, MD
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Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Los Angeles County General Hospital

Alfred D. Sacchetti, MD
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ED Director of Clinical Services,
Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center,
Camden, New Jersey -
Clinical Assistant Professor,
Emergency Medicine,
Thomas Jefferson University,
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Jan Shoenberger, MD
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Vice Chair of Operations and Clinical Education
Department of Emergency Medicine
Los Angeles County / USC Medical Center -
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine,
Keck School of Medicine of USC

Aaron Skolnik, MD
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Consultant,
Department of Critical Care Medicine -
Medical Director of Respiratory Care
Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, Arizona -
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine
Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Scottsdale, Arizona

Ramin R. Tabatabai, MD
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Program Director,
LAC+USC Emergency Medicine Residency -
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Los Angeles, California

Peter Viccellio, MD
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Vice Chairman and Clinical Director
Department of Emergency Medicine -
Professor of Emergency Medicine
Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Stony Brook, New York

Andrea Wu, MD, MMM
- Associate Chief Medical Officer, Acute Care
Wilma Chan Highland Hospital
Alameda Health System
Oakland, California - Associate Professor, Emergency Medicine
University of California
San Francisco, California
Faculty Disclosure
It is the policy of the Center for Emergency Medical Education (CEME) to insure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all its sponsored educational activities; that all contributors present information in an objective, unbiased manner without endorsement or criticism of specific products or services; and that the relationships that contributors disclose will not influence their contributions. Those in a position to control the content of this educational activity are required to disclose to learners all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests prior to the beginning of the educational activity.
Resolution of Conflicts of Interest
In accordance with the ACCME Standards for Commercial Support of CME, the Center for Emergency Medical Education implemented mechanisms, prior to the planning and implementation of this CME activity, to identify and resolve conflicts of interest for all individuals in a position to control content of this CME activity.