Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Kansas University Medical Center
Institutional Title: Associate Professor
Institutional Role: Pediatrics Clerkship Director, MS3 Pediatrics Clerkship Director
Team Member Category: Educators Consortium
Poonam Sharma, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Peer Trainers
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Duke University School of Medicine, DRH Hospital Medicine
Institutional Title: Associate Professor
Institutional Roles: Director of Undergraduate Medical Education
Cynthia Lord, MHS, PA-C
Course Board: Aquifer Peer Trainers
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Center for Medical Education
Institutional Title: Associate Professor
Institutional Roles: Program Director, Physician Assistant Program, School of Medicine
Corinne Lehmann, MD, MEd
Course Board: Aquifer Peer Trainers
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Institutional Title: Professor, UC Department of Pediatrics & UC Department of Internal Medicine
Institutional Roles:
- Director of Medical Student Education, Clerkship Director, Department of Pediatrics, UC College of Medicine
- Director, Family Care Center for HIV infection
Matthew Hawks, MD, MHPE, FAAFP
Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Uniformed Services Academy of Family Physicians
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Institutional Role: Clerkship Director, Department of Family Medicine
Nicole Ferschke, MMS, MBS, PA-C
Course Board: Aquifer Peer Trainers
Role: Associate Editor, Adoption & Use
Institution: Northern Arizona University
Institutional Title: Assistant Clinical Professor
Institutional Role: Clinical Coordinator
Anna Richmond, DNP, FNP-C, PNP-PC
Courses Board: Aquifer Peer Trainers
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Institutional Role: Assistant Professor
Amanda Allmon, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Peer Trainers
Role: Associate Editor, Assessment Team
Institution: University of Missouri
Institutional Title: Associate Professor, Family & Community Medicine
Institutional Role: Family Medicine Clerkship Director
Kristel Montano, MD, MEd
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Associate Editor
Former Roles: Pediatric Assessment Author, Sciences Clinical Integration Editor for Pediatric Cases 20, 30 and 23
Institution: University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Youngjin Cho, PhD
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Sciences Curriculum Editorial Board Discipline Lead
Institution: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Immunology
Institutional Role: Longitudinal Curriculum Lead for Immunology, Director of Integrated Science Course
Gregory Young, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor
Institutional Roles:
- Academic Hospitalist
- Director of Intersessions
- Director of Foundations of Clinical Medicine
- Clinical Development Coach
- Clinical Remediation Specialist
Manajyoti Yadav, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: University of Illinois College of Medicine Peoria
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine
Institutional Role: Clerkship and Sub-Internship Co-Director
Jordana Popovich, MSN, CPNP-PC, SANE-A
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Associate Editor
Institutions: Denver Health Medical Center,
Duquesne University School of Nursing, and
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Institutional Roles: Forensic Nurse (Denver Health),
Expert SANE consultant (Duquesne University School of Nursing),
TeleSANE (UAMS)
Kelsey Dougherty, MMSC, PA-C
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: University of Colorado Child Health Associate/Physician Assistant Program (CHAPA)
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor
Jennifer Grumet, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Chapman University
Institutional Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Institutional Role: Director of Admission, Assistant Clinical Coordinator
Rex Alvin Paulino, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor
Institutional Role: Associate Program Director, The Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship at UTHealth Houston
Andrew Parsons, MD, MPH, FACP
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Associate Editor, Curriculum Team
Institution: University of Virginia Health System
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor
Brian Muthyalam MD, MPH
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Hennepin HealthCare
Institutional Role: Assistant Professor
J’Aimee Lippert, DO
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Associate Editor, Adoption & Use Team
Institution: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic
Institutional Title: Associate Professor
Darcie Larimore-Arenas, PA-C, MSPAS, MPH
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Touro University California
Institutional Title: Associate Professor, Principal Faculty
Kathryn Holliday, DNP CPP-PC, CNE, CHSE
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Upstate Medical University, College of Nursing
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of College of Nursing
Nivedita Gunturi, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: RUSH University
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor
Institutional Role: Assistant Program Director
Patricia Griffith, PhD, CRNP, ACNP-BC
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Institutional Role: Associate Program Director, AGACNP Program
Jennifer Yoest, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals, Cleveland Medical Center
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor
Grace Park, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Associate Editor, Adoption and Use
Institution: Carle Illinois College of Medicine University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Institutional Title: Clinical Associate Professor
Institutional Role: Medical Education Facilitator and Health Systems Science Thread and Block 1 Director
Caroline Mueller, PhD
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Medical Instruction, Department of Biomedical Sciences
Julie Kerry, PhD
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Associate Editor, Adoption & Use
Former Roles: Molecular Biology Lead for Aquifer Sciences Curriculum Integrated Illness Scripts: Ulcerative Colitis, Pneumonia, Crohn’s Disease, Meningitis (Bacterial), Influenza, Encephalitis (Viral), Zoster
Science Integration: Alzheimer Disease, Strep Throat, Influenza
Institution: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Institutional Title: Professor and Chair of Microbiology and Molecular Cell Biology
Eve Gallman, PhD
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: AU-UGA Medical Partnership
Institutional Title: Associate Professor, Medical Neuroscience
Esther Dale, PhD
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Associate Editor, Assessment Team
Institution: University of Minnesota Medical School
Institutional Title: Director of Psychometric Assessment
Craig Baillie, MSPAS, PA-C
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Associate Editor, Clinical Lead
Institution: Johnson & Wales University Center for Physician Assistant Studies
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor, Center for Physician Assistant Studies
Kathryn Miller, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Co-Editor-in-Chief – Clinical
Institution: University Hospitals
Jonah Zuflacht, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Neurology
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Case Reviewer
Institution: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Institutional Title: Instructor in Neurology
Institutional Role: Attending Neurologist, Neurohospitalist
Emily Graham, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Institutional Title: Clinical Assistant Professor
Institutional Role: Director of Competency for the Patient Care Curriculum
Part 2 Unit Director
Internal Medicine Clerkship
Muhammad Naeem, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Emory University Hospital
Ankit Mohla, DO, MS
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: University of Pennsylvania Hospital
Institutional Title: Clinical Instructor
Institutional Role: Interventional Radiology
Lori Singleton, MD, FAAP
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Morehouse School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Sandy Narciso-Owen, MS, MSPAS, PA-C
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Sacred Heart University Physician Assistant Studies Program
Institutional Title: Clinical Assistant Professor,
Director of Didactic Education,
Director of Simulation,
Chair of Admissions
Elizabeth Espinoza, DNP, CPNP-AC
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Oregon Health Science University Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Nursing
Mallory Brown, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Institutional Title: Family Medicine Residency Program Director, Family Medicine Faculty Development Fellowship Faculty
Angela Beckert, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Institutional Title: Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
Institutional Role: Course Director, Geriatric Medicine M3 4 Week Elective, Dept. of Internal Medicine
Elisabeth Shell, PhD, MPAS, PA-C
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Baylor College of Medicine
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor
Institutional Role: Faculty in the Physician Assistant Program
Danielle Hebert, DNP, MBA, MSN, ANP-BC (she/her)
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing, UMass Chan Medical School
Institutional Role: Assistant Professor
Institutional Title: Nurse Practitioner
Kellner Pruett, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University/Vidant Medical Center
Institutional Title: Medical Education Division Director, M3 Family Medicine Clerkship Director
Beth Buyea, DHSc, PA-C
Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Tufts University School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Clinical Associate Professor
Institutional Role: PA Program Director
Wendy Biggs, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Institutional Title: Assistant Dean, Career Advising and Student Engagement
Institutional Role: Clerkship Director, Comprehensive Community Clerkship
Doris Kung, DO, FAAN
Course Board: Aquifer Neurology
Role: Co-Editor-in-Chief
Former Roles: Neurology Lead, Case Author
Institution: Baylor College of Medicine
Institutional Title: Associate Professor, Neurology
Institutional Role: Vice Chair of Education and Assistant Dean of Clinical Sciences
Alexandra Hovaguimian, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Neurology
Role: Co-Editor-in-Chief
Former Roles: Neurology Lead, Case Author
Institution: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor, Neurology, Harvard Medical School
Institutional Role: Harvard Medical School Neurology Clerkship Director, BIDMC Principal Clinical Experience Site Director
Wei Xiong, MD
Course Board: Sciences
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Neurology, Case Author
Institution: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Neurology
Institutional Role: Assistant Dean for Clerkship Education
Stefanie Cappucci, MD, AOA
Course Board: Aquifer Neurology
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Case Author
Institution: Yale New Haven Hospital
Institutional Title: Clinical Fellow
Sydni Cole, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Neurology
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Case Author
Institution: University of Pennsylvania
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Clinical Neurology
Jason Yoon, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Neurology
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Case Author
Institution: Harvard Medical School
Institutional Title: Instructor in Neurology
Sarah Stumbar, MD, MPH
Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Case Editor
Institution: Florida International Hebert Wertheim College of Medicine
Institutional Title: Assistant Dean for Clinical Education, Associate Professor of Family Medicine
Bruce Britton, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Case Editor
Institution: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Institutional Title: Professor of Family and Community Medicine
Institutional Role: Vice Chair, Education
Joan Connell, MD, MPH, FAAP
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: University of North Dakota School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Clinical Professor, Pediatrics
Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Institutional Role: Pediatrics
Omer Awan, MD, MPH
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Associate Editor – Adoption & Use Lead
Institution: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Professor of Radiology
Institutional Role:Associate Vice Chair of Education
Rebecca E. Cantone, MD (she/her)
Course Board: Aquifer Family Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Case Editor
Institution:Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Family Medicine, Scappoose Family Medicine Clinic
Institutional Role: Assistant Dean of UME Student Affairs, OHSU School of Medicine
Lavjay Butani, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: UC Davis Health
Institutional Title: Vice Chair for Academic Affairs, Department of Pediatrics,
Chief Division of Nephrology
Mentoring Director, Department of Pediatrics
Director of Student Development, Office of Medical Education
Professor, Department of Nephrology
Institutional Role: Pediatric Nephrology
Erica Taylor, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Associate Editor – Adoption & Use Lead
Institution: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Institutional Role: Resident Liaison, Pediatrics Residency Program
Kirstin Nackers, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Editor-in-Chief
Institution: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Category: Educators Consortium, Pediatrics,
Erin Zahradnik, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Associate Editor, Case Editor (Former)
Cases Edited: Geriatrics Case 04 – 85-year-old female with dementia, Case 05 – 79-year old female with agitation, Case 07 – y8-year-old male with depression
Institution:University Chicago Medicine
Institutional Role: UChicago Faculty Physician, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry
Leah Sheridan, PhD
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Co-Editor-in-Chief
Former Role: Science Lead
Institution: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Institutional Title: Professor of Physiology
Institutional Role: Faculty, Instructor of Record Preclinical Curriculum
Siddhartha Gaddamanugu, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Associate Editor – Assessment Lead
Former Role: Case Editor
Institution: University of Alabama at Birmingham
Institutional Title: Clinical Associate Professor
Homan H. Wai, MD, FACP
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Case Editor
Cases Edited: Internal Medicine 32: 39-year-old female with joint pain
Institution: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Inova Campus
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Medical Education
Institutional Role: Clerkship Director for the Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Acting Internship Director, Hospitalist Physician, Internship Readiness Course Director
Juan Lessing, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Associate Editor, DX
Institution: University of Colorado School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Medicine
Matthew Miller, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Allegheny Health Network
Institutional Role: Associate Residency Program Director; Breast Imaging Radiologist
Kathryn Denson, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Case Editor
Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Institutional Title: Professor
Erin McMaster, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Former Roles: Case Author, Case Editor
Institution: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Institutional Role: Pediatric Clerkship Director
Khiet Ngo, DO, MS
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Associate Editor, Clinical Sciences
Former Role: Clinical Lead (Leadership), Clinical Lead & Script Author (Pilot School)
Institution: Loma Linda University School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor of Basic and Clinical Sciences, Medical Education
Institutional Role: Assistant Dean, Curricular Innovation
Ronda Mourad, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Case Editor, Sciences Clinician Editor
Cases Edited: Internal Medicine 19: 42-year-old female with anemia, Internal Medicine 34: 55-year-old man with low back pain.
Institution: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Medicine
Institutional Role: Associate Clerkship Director
Monica Edwards, MD, MPH, FACP
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Case Editor
Cases Edited: Internal Medicine 13: 65-year-old woman for annual physical
Institution: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Associate Professor
Institutional Role: Clerkship Director for the Internal Medicine Clerkship
Meenu Singh, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Case Editor
Cases Edited: Case: Internal Medicine 28: 70-year-old man with shortness of breath and leg swelling
Institution: Medical College of Wisconsin
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor
Institutional Role: Hospitalist, Physician Advisor: Utilization Review
David Smith, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Case Editor
Cases Edited: Internal Medicine 09: 55-year-old woman with upper abdominal pain and vomiting
Institution: Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University Medical Center and Hines VA Hospital
Institution Title: Associate Professor
Institution Roles: Site Director, #rd Year Medicine Clerkship, Assistant Course Director, Patient Center Medicine 2, Course Director and Faculty Advisor for Internal Medicine, Internal Medicine Student Advisor and Dept. Letter Writer.
Jen Bierman, MD
Roles: Student Engagement Lead, Case Author, Case Editor (former)
Past Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 15: 50-year-old man with cough and nasal congestion
Institution: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Institutional Role: Associate Professor of Medicine; Clerkship Director
Katherine Chretien, MD
Role: Case Author
Former Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 26: 58-year-old man with altered mental status and experiencing homelessness
Institution: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Institutional Role: Associate Dean for Student Affairs, Professor of Medicine
Kim Tartaglia, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Peer Trainers
Role: Editor-in-Chief
Former Role: High-Value Care, Case Author
Cases Authored: High Value Care 05: 78-year-old woman – High value care in the inpatient setting
Institution: The Ohio State College of Medicine
Institutional Title: Professor of Medicine – Clinical
Institutional Roles:
- Academic Program Director, part 2 (Med-3 year) LSI
- Director of Mentorship, FAME
- Director of LCME Compliance
Stephen Scott, MD, MPH
Consortium President, Member-At-Large
Dr. Stephen Scott joined Aquifer as Consortium President in June of 2022. In this role, Dr. Scott serves as a key member of the Executive Team and is responsible for all aspects of the Aquifer Consortium’s membership and engagement strategy in support of Aquifer’s mission, vision, and values.
Dr. Scott first became involved with Aquifer in 2007 and has been an active member of the Aquifer Family Medicine Course Board. Most recently, Dr. Scott served Aquifer as an Academic Director for Engagement. Dr. Scott is the Senior Associate Dean of Educational Affairs and Accreditation at the TCU School of Medicine in Fort Worth, Texas. Previously, he served as the Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar.
Dr. Scott is the recipient of multiple grants and awards for educational leadership and innovation. He and his wife Melissa have two daughters. Steve enjoys playing the piano, the arts, reading, and exploring the world with family and friends.
Cases Authored: Family Medicine 14: 35-year-old woman with missed period
Petra Lewis, MBBS
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Editor-in-Chief, Case Author
Cases Authored: Radiology 01: 23-year-old man Chest – Infection, Radiology 02: 51-year-old man Chest – Masses, Radiology 03: 65-year-old man Chest – Trauma, Radiology 04: 65-year-old woman Chest – Vascular and COPD, Radiology 11: 8-week old male – Pediatrics A, Radiology 12: 2-month old female – Pediatrics B, Radiology 13: 59-year-old woman MSK – Arthritis, osteomyelitis, Radiology 14: 28-year-old woman Women’s imaging – Pregnancy and infertility, Radiology 15: 43-year-old woman Women’s imaging – Malignancy and screening, Radiology 17: 65-year-old man – Cardiac and Cardiovascular, Radiology 18: Professionalism in Radiology
Institution: Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Professor of Radiology and Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Valerie Lang, MD, MHPE
Current Roles: Academic Director of Clinical Decision Making Assessment, Case Author, Assessment Author
Former Role: Editor-in-Chief (Aquifer Internal Medicine), Academic Director for Assessment, Case Editor, Sciences Contributor
Cases Authored: High Value Care 01: 45-year-old man – The importance of clinical reasoning, Internal Medicine 12: 55-year-old man with lower abdominal pain, Internal Medicine 25: 75-year-old woman with altered mental status
Aquifer Courses Authored: Aquifer Excellence courses on writing clinical decision cases and MCQs.
Other Aquifer Contributions: development of Aquifer Diagnostic Excellence cases
Institution: University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Institutional Title: Professor of Medicine
Institutional Role: Director, Meliora in Medicine; Director of Faculty Development, Hospital Medicine Division; Senior Assoc. Division Chief, Hospital Medicine
Kathleen Lane, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Associate Editor, Diagnostic Excellence
Former Role: Case Editor, Case Author
Institution: University of Minnesota Medical School, Division of General Internal Medicine
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor
David Harris, PhD
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Science Lead
Institution: University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Institutional Title: Professor of Physiology
Institutional Role: Director, Longitudinal Curricular Integration
Amy Wilson-Delfosse, PhD
Current Role: Academic Director of Sciences Curriculum
Former Role: Senior Director
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Institution: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Professor of Pharmacology
Institutional Role: Associate Dean for Curriculum
James Nixon, MD, MHPE
Course Board: Aquifer Sciences
Current Role: Associate Editor
Former Roles: Clinical Sciences Lead, Cases Author, Co-Senior Director (Sciences), Senior Director (Internal Medicine)
Cases Authored: High Value Care 02: 25-year-old woman – Making diagnostic testing count, Internal Medicine 01: 49-year-old man with chest pain
Institution: University of Minnesota Medical School
Institutional Title: Professor of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Division of General Internal Medicine
Institutional Role: Vice Chair of Education, Department of Medicine
Jennifer Koay White, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: West Virginia University School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Associate Professor
Pauline Germaine, DO
Course Board: Aquifer Radiology
Role: Associate Editor – Curriculum Lead
Institution: Rowan University
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Radiology
Institutional Role: Vice-Chair of Research and Education
Jamie Sutherell, MD, MEd
Course Board: Aquifer Pediatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Case Editor
Institution: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Professor of Pediatrics; Division of Cardiology
Institutional Role: Vice Chair of Education for the Department of Pediatrics
Jenny Wright, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Roles: Associate Editor – Curriculum Lead, Case Author
Former Role: Case Editor
Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 06: 45-year-old man with hypertension; Internal Medicine 10: 48-year-old woman with diarrhea and dizziness (Assistant Author)
Institution: University of Washington
Institutional Role: Associate Professor of Medicine
Kendall Novoa-Takara, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Role: Associate Editor, Case Author
Former Role: Case Editor
Case Authored: Internal Medicine 21: 78-year-old man with fever, lethargy, and anorexia
Institution: University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix
Institutional Title: Clinical Professor
Institutional Role: Core Subintern Selectives Director
Lisa Calvo, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Case Editor
Institution: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Medicine
Institutional Role: Academic Hospitalist, Director, Case Conference Curriculum, Course Director for Practice of Medicine (clinical skills course for first-year students)
Amy E. Blatt, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Role: Associate Editor
Former Role: Case Editor
Cases Edited: Internal Medicine 10: 48-year-old woman with diarrhea and dizziness
Institution: University of Rochester Medical Center
Institutional Title: Associate Professor
Institutional Role: Internal Medicine Clerkship Director; Associate Director of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics Residency Program
Shobhina Chheda, MD, MPH
Current Role: Academic Director of Adoption & Use
Former Roles: Teaching & Learning Lead, Case Editor (former)
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Institution: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Institutional Title: Professor
Institutional Role: Associate Dean for Medical Education
Joseph Wayne, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Roles: Associate Editor – Assessment Lead, Case Author
Former Role: Case Editor
Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 21: 78-year-old man with fever, lethargy, and anorexia
Institution: Albany Medical College
Institutional Title: Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Institutional Role: Clerkship director Internal Medicine; Associate Program Director Internal Medicine Residency Program
Kirk Bronander, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Internal Medicine
Current Role: Editor-in-Chief, Case Author
Former Roles: Associate Editor
Cases Authored: Internal Medicine 02: 60-year-old woman with chest pain
Institution: University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine
Institutional Title: Professor
Institutional Role: Curriculum Director
Amit Pahwa, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Associate Editor, High Value Care, Adoption & Use, Case Author
Cases Authored: High Value Care 09: 66-year-old woman – Redefining value at end of life
Institution: John Hopkins University
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Medicine
Institutional Role: Director, Internal Medicine Sub-Internship
Heather Harrell, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Clinical Excellence
Role: Editor-in-Chief
Former Role: High Value Care – Case Author
Cases Authored: High Value Care 03: 65-year-old woman – Adult preventive care and value, High Value Care 12: 17-year-old female – Paying for value: Insurance Part 2
Institution: University of Florida
Quratulain Syed, MD, AGSF
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Position: Advanced Geriatrics Research Fellowship
Amit Shah, MD, FACP
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Editor-in-Chief
Former Roles: Case Author, Associate Editor
Cases Authored: Geriatrics 04: 85-year-old woman with dementia, Geriatrics 12: 78-year-old woman and falls, Geriatrics 15: 75-year-old man with abdominal pain, Geriatrics 17: 86-year-old woman with pneumonia
Institution: Mayo Clinic, Phoenix
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor
Institutional Role: Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
Becky Powers, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: South Texas Veterans Health Care System (STVHCS) Geriatrics Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC) and The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
Institutional Role: Associate Professor
Lauren Gleason, MD, MPH
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Associate Editor
Institution: University of Chicago
Institutional Title: Assistant Professor
Mandi Sehgal, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Associate Editor – Adoption & Use Lead
Former Role: Case Author
Cases Authored: Geriatrics 16: 87-year-old man with low back pain
Institution: Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine
Institutional Title: Associate Professor of Geriatric Medicine
Ravishankar Ramaswamy, MD
Course Board: Aquifer Geriatrics
Role: Associate Editor – Assessment Lead
Former Role: Case Author
Cases Authored: Geriatrics 22: 74-year-old man and hazards of hospitalization: geriatric patient safety in the acute care setting
Institution: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Institutional Title: Associate Professor
Institutional Role: Clerkship Director
