CONFERENCE CHAIR:
Robert Dachs, MD
Director of Graduate Medical Education
Department of Emergency Medicine
Ellis Hospital, Associate Clinical Professor
Family Residency Program
Albany Medical College
Schenectady, NY

Dr. Robert Dachs is the Director of Graduate Medical Education for the Department of Emergency Medicine at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY. Previously Dr. Dachs served as Vice Chairman for the Department of Emergency Medicine for the past 16 years. Additionally, he is 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 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 over 65 peer reviewed articles 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. More recently, he has developed a similar 3-day CME course for cmemeeting.org that has developed a strong and growing reputation for excellence. He has received “Teacher of the year” awards 3 times from his residents and continues to have a passion for teaching. This past year, he was Chair of a 7-hour enduring CME project on COVID-19 for the American Academy of Family Physicians.

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 B. 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.

Naomi R. Clancy, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor
Family Community & Preventative Medicine
College of Medicine Phoenix
GHR Family Medicine & Urgent Care
Phoenix, AZ

Dr. Naomi R. Clancy is a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, and cares for families in an isolated mining community as the Associate Medical Director for Family Medicine at Gila Health Resources in Morenci, AZ. She is Chair of the American Academy of Family Physicians Rural Health Member Interest Group, a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Family, Community, and Preventive Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix and has been a long-term collaborator with the University of New Mexico's Project ECHO Rheumatology Clinic. Dr. Clancy received her medical degree from the University of New Mexico, graduating magna cum laude, and completed residency training at the Providence St. Peter Family Practice Residency Program in Olympia, Washington where she focused on rural health and obstetrical care. Dr. Clancy, her husband, and their three children enjoy hiking, camping, and raising too many chickens.

Andrea L. Darby-Stewart, MD
Associate Director, Department of Family Medicine
Heuser Family Medicine Residency
Honor Health
Scottsdale, AZ

Dr. Andrea Darby-Stewart is a Family Physician and has spent her career educating medical students and residents in the Phoenix Metropolitan area. She is Associate Director in the Honor Health Family Medicine Residency Program and Clinical Professor, Department of Family, Community, and Preventive Medicine, University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix. Her areas of clinical interest include Women's Health and Pediatrics, Transgender Medicine, and Systems-Based Practice including Clinical Leadership and Patient Experience.

George L. Higgins III, MD, FACEP
Emeritus Professor of Emergency Medicine
Maine Medical Center, Portland. ME
Director of Rural Education and Emergency Partner
BlueWater Health
Brunswick, 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, an academic medical center located in Portland, Maine. 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 also 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. Eventually he returned to his true passion of caring for patients; teaching residents, APPs and medical students about the exciting field of Emergency Medicine; and overseeing scholarly productivity as Director of Research. More recently he provided clinical services to small, rural, Critical Access hospitals, an experience he foiund challenging, meaningful and professionally rewarding. As a result, he now serves as Director of Rural Education for BlueWater Health and has developed an elective in Rural/Remote Acute Care and Emergency Medicine at three clinical sites in New England for medical students, residents and APPs.

Sujit Iyer, MD
National Director of Pediatrics, US Acute Care Solutions
Fellowship Director, UT Austin Dell Medical School
Associate Professor, Pediatrics
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Assistant Medical Director, Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
Austin, TX

Dr. Sujit Iyer is an associate professor in Pediatrics, fellowship director, practicing pediatric emergency medicine physician and national director of pediatrics for US Acute Care Solutions, the largest physician owned practice in emergency medicine. Dr. Iyer graduated from Baylor College of Medicine and completed a pediatrics and chief residency at Texas Children's Hospital followed by a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. His academic and professional interests have included the creation of one of the larger pediatric emergency medicine fellowships in the nation, leading and implementing regional and national projects to improve pediatric readiness across the nation as well as develop training modules and focused education to develop pediatric champions in the community ED setting.

David Glenn Weismiller, MD, ScM, FAAFP
Professor
Department of Family and Community Medicine
Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at University of Nevada
Las Vegas, NV

Dr. David Glenn Weismiller is a Professor in the Department of Family and Community Medicine at the Kirk Kerkorian School of Medicine at 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 25 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.