Rebecca B. Bloch, MD
Medical Director
Maine Medical Center Urgent Care Plus
SANE Program at MMC
Assistant Medical Director
Maine Medical Center’s Emergency Services
Portland, ME

Dr. Rebecca Bloch is the Medical Director at Maine Medical Center Urgent Care Plus and an Assistant Medical Director at Maine Medical Center’s Emergency Department. She serves as the Medical Director for the SANE program at MMC, and directs their Women's Health curriculum. She is Board certified in Emergency Medicine and is an assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr. Bloch received her medical degree from University of California San Diego Medical School.

Danielle Campagne, MD, FACEP
Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency, UCSF
Fresno, CA

Dr. Danielle Campagne is an Associate Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine at UCSF School of Medicine. She serves as Vice Chief of Emergency Medicine at UCSF-Fresno. Her academic interests include research in wilderness medicine, orthopedics and critical care. She has lectured nationally and internationally on a myriad of orthopedic and sports medicine topics. Her latest academic adventure has been editing an Emergency Medicine Board Review Textbook that was recently published by Oxford Press.

Robert Dachs, MD
Vice Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine
Ellis Hospital, Clinical Associate Professor
Ellis Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program
Schenectady, NY

Dr. Robert Dachs is the Vice-Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY. He is also Clinical Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the Ellis Hospital Family Medicine Residency Program and is the previous Research Director for this residency program. Dr. Dachs graduated New York Medical College in 1985. He spent 2 years in General Surgery Residency at Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA before moving on to and completing a Family Medicine Residency in Middletown, CT in 1991. Since then, Dr. Dachs has practiced Emergency Medicine full-time in the Albany-Schenectady region of New York State. During his career, Dr. Dachs has published extensively on a variety of acute and primary care topics. He has lectured nationally for many years on a broad range of topics and is a faculty member for the AAFP Board Review courses. He also developed the first Continuing Education program on Emergency and Urgent Care for Family Physicians for AAFP in 2001 and was Chairman for this course for 10 years. He has received “Teacher of the year” awards on a number of occasions from his residents and continues to have a passion for teaching. Most recently, he successfully developed the “Emergency and Urgent Care Course for Primary Care Providers” for Continuing Education Company (CEC).

George L. Higgins III, MD, FACEP
Emeritus Professor of Emergency Medicine
Maine Medical Center
Tufts University School of Medicine
Portland, ME

Dr. George L. Higgins III graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine, is board certified in both Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine, is a Fellow in the American College of Emergency Physicians, and currently holds the rank of Professor Emeritus in Emergency Medicine at Maine Medical Center. For many years, he chaired MMC’s Department of Emergency Medicine, where he was privileged to advance the academic mission of the department and to be involved with the establishment of a successful resident training program in Emergency Medicine. His career path eventually provided him with attractive administrative opportunities, initially as the Associate Vice President of Performance Improvement and then as the Chief Medical Officer and Vice President for Medical Affairs for the institution prior to returning to his true passion of caring for patients and teaching residents, APPs and medical students about the exciting field of Emergency Medicine. He also provides clinical services to small, rural Critical Access Hospitals in Maine, an experience he finds challenging, meaningful and rewarding.

Christian Tomaszweski, MD, MS, MBA
Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Vice Chief of Staff (CMO, ECRMC)
University of California San Diego
San Diego, CA

Dr. Christian Tomaszweski is professor of clinical emergency medicine and vice-chief of staff at UC San Diego Health. In addition to working clinically at multiple urban and rural EDs, he is also chief medical officer of a UC affiliate, El Centro Regional Medical Center. After residency, he completed a fellowship in medical toxicology. As a former marine biologist, he is also boarded in underwater and hyperbaric medicine. Besides lecturing nationally, he spent four years in the Middle East on nation-wide emergency medicine improvement projects. Currently he serves on the Clinical Policies Committee for the American College of Emergency Physicians. His research interests include carbon monoxide poisoning and hospital operations.

David G. Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP
Professor, Department of Family and Community Medicine
University of Nevada School of Medicine
Las Vegas, NV

Dr. David Weismiller is a Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the new medical school of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. He provides full-scope care that includes inpatient and maternity care. David is a graduate of Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his residency at the University of Virginia Health Sciences Center in Charlottesville and a fellowship in Maternal-Child Health and graduate degree in Epidemiology at Brown University School of Medicine, Providence. A proponent of "reflection in practice" and "learner-centered instruction," he is recognized nationally for his work in continuing medical education and faculty development. Having taught board review programs for the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) for more than 20 years, he is the founding and current chair of the AAFP Family Medicine Board Review Express™, as well as the AAFP's annual Family Medicine Update live course. He is a frequent presenter at AAFP Family Medicine Experience (FMX) and teaches American Board of Family Medicine (ABFM) Knowledge Self-Assessments throughout the country. Dr. Weismiller is the author of numerous publications on issues related to women's and children's health, and he is an advocate for empowering individuals to make sound health care choices.