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Thomas E Green, DO, MPH, MMM, CPE, FACEP, FACOEP Associate Chief of Staff, Designated Education Officer, Medical Director (Service Chief), Emergency Department, VA Central Iowa Health Care System; Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine at Midwestern University

Thomas E Green, DO, MPH, MMM, CPE, FACEP, FACOEP is a member of the following medical societies: American Association for Physician Leadership, American College of Emergency Physicians, American College of Healthcare Executives, American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians, American Osteopathic Association, National Association for Healthcare Quality

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Francisco Talavera, PharmD, PhD Adjunct Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Pharmacy; Editor-in-Chief, Medscape Drug Reference

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Jeffrey L Arnold, MD, FACEP Chairman, Department of Emergency Medicine, Santa Clara Valley Medical Center

Jeffrey L Arnold, MD, FACEP is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Emergency Medicine, American College of Physicians

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Romesh Khardori, MD, PhD, FACP Professor of Endocrinology, Director of Training Program, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Strelitz Diabetes and Endocrine Disorders Institute, Department of Internal Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School

Romesh Khardori, MD, PhD, FACP is a member of the following medical societies: American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, American College of Physicians, American Diabetes Association, Endocrine Society

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Erik D Schraga, MD Staff Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Mills-Peninsula Emergency Medical Associates

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Robin R Hemphill, MD, MPH Associate Professor, Director, Quality and Safety, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine

Robin R Hemphill, MD, MPH is a member of the following medical societies: American College of Emergency Physicians and Society for Academic Emergency Medicine

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