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Nicole Anthony, MD Resident Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center

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Douglas Lavenburg, MD Clinical Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, Christiana Care Health Systems

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Steven C Dronen, MD, FAAEM Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, LeConte Medical Center

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Andrew Aherne, MD Resident Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, Kings County Hospital Center, University Hospital of Brooklyn

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Joseph Freedman, MD Resident Physician, Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate, King's County Hospital Center

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Ayim K Darkeh, MD Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center

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Michelle Ervin, MD Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Howard University Hospital

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