Rachael-Linn Spooner, is an Assistant Professor, Department of Science Education at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She also serves as the Vice President, Clinical Transformation at Northwell Health. Ms. Spooner received her Bachelor of Science degree from Virginia Tech in Biological Sciences and Psychology and completed her Masters in Business Administration from New York University Stern School of Business. Rachael specializes in strategic planning and implementation of innovative care delivery models. Her focus is on process excellence and continuous improvement to drive clinical quality and sound financials.

Jeffrey Bird, MA, is the Educational Research and Strategic Assessment Analyst and an Assistant Professor of Science Education at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, He received his Masters in Industrial Organizational Psychology at Hofstra University.

In his role, he works collaboratively with medical school leadership, faculty, and staff to collect, analyze, organize, interpret, and present assessment and evaluation data. He also participates in research related to assessment and evaluation, such as strategizing approaches to predicting students who may be at risk in both the curriculum and standardized testing.

Robert V. Hill, PhD, is an associate professor of science education who joined the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in 2015. He directs the Structure component of the curriculum, which encompasses gross anatomy, embryology, histology, pathology, and medical imaging. Dr. Hill teaches in all courses throughout the first 100 weeks of the curriculum. He also directs the anatomical gift program and serves on several institutional committees. He was named teacher of the year by the class of 2022.

Before joining the Zucker School of Medicine faculty, he was associate professor and chair of the department of anatomy at the NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine. He received the Standard of Excellence Award in 2010, followed by the student-chosen Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching Basic Sciences in 2012. He served as acting assistant dean for academic affairs, and was a team leader for the college's Curriculum Transformation Initiative. In 2013 he graduated from the Osteopathic Health Policy Fellowship program, a national certificate program focused on leadership and health policy analysis.

Dr. Hill is the author of over 25 peer-reviewed publications, with collaborators from around the world, in addition to numerous invited lectures and conference presentations. His research interests include human and comparative anatomy, paleontology, evolutionary biology, medical education, and health policy. He is a member of several professional societies, including American Association for Anatomy, American Association of Clinical Anatomists, IAMSE, and the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology.

His career in higher education began at Hofstra University as an undergraduate peer teacher. He received a BS with high honors in biology from Hofstra in 1997 and went on to earn an MS in Basic Health Sciences (2002) and an MPhil and PhD in Anatomical Sciences (2004), all from Stony Brook University.

Dr. Lucito earned his PhD in Virology from New York University and completed postdoctoral training in Cancer Genomics at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where he later served as an Assistant Professor and Head of the Microarray Facility. His early research focused on genomics technology development and cancer genomics, including microarray-based approaches to identifying genomic copy number alterations in cancer. He also holds an MBA in Data Analytics from Hofstra University.

Dr. Lucito joined the faculty at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in 2012 and is an Associate Professor in the Department of Science Education. He teaches medical students in the first 100 weeks of the curriculum, with major instructional roles in genetics, molecular biology, cancer biology, and biochemistry. He serves as course director for The Biologic Imperative and teaches in Fueling the Body, and the school's pre-matriculation course.

Dr. Lucito's current scholarly interests are in medical education research, including curricular innovation, leadership education, and quantitative approaches to analyzing curricular integration. He serves as Associate Director of the MD/PhD Program, where he mentors students as they transition into medical school and develop their identities as physicians and scientists. His work reflects a commitment to medical student education, mentorship, and strengthening the connection between foundational science and clinical medicine.

Dr. Kerner has an extensive background in emergency care, both as an emergency nurse and paramedic. In his capacity as a registered nurse, he has held positions in busy emergency departments as staff nurse, educator and manager. In 2006, he collaborated with the Patient Safety Institute to develop the first emergency department nurse fellowship while serving as full time faculty at the Adelphi University School of Nursing. He joined PS's faculty as a Clinical Education Specialist in 2007 and now serves as Assistant Vice President. Dr. Kerner is particularly interested in simulation as a teaching tool to reduce preventable errors and the use of technology in the classroom. He has produced several educational videos for the Patient Safety Institute, has contributed to simulation texts and published in peer reviewed journals. He holds a Bachelors degree in nursing from Adelphi University, the Juris Doctor degree from New York Law School and the Doctor of Education degree from Teacher's College, Columbia University. He is an Assistant Professor of Science Education at the Zucker School of Medicine, an Assistant Professor at the Hofstra Northwell School of Graduate Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies, and Adjunct Associate Professor of Nursing Education at Teachers College, Columbia University.

Dr. Taranjeet Kalra Ahuja received her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency at Stony Brook University Hospital located in Stony Brook, NY. While there, she was selected to be chief resident and was recognized for her skills as a clinician and medical educator. Following time in private practice, Dr. Ahuja assumed a position in academics as an Assistant Professor of Science Education & Pediatrics at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She completed her Master of Science in Education (MSEd) at Hofstra University. She has been full-time faculty at the Zucker School of Medicine since 2012. Dr. Ahuja currently holds the title of Co-Leader of the Communication Curricular Thread, which is a four-year longitudinal curriculum. Previous to this role, she was Director of the Ambulatory Clerkships. In addition to her other responsibilities, Dr. Ahuja teaches physical diagnosis, clinical reasoning and is a bedside clinical coach. She is a Co-Director of the Tell Me More elective, a program of The Arnold P. Gold Foundation. She also serves as a facilitator for PEARLS, a case-based learning course designed to help students learn the key concepts of biomedical science embedded in real patient cases. Finally, Dr. Ahuja has maintained a pediatric clinical practice and is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.

Dr. Ivan Palacios Holds a M.D from Universidad Central del Ecuador. He also has a Masters degree in Public Administration with an emphasis on Health Administration from University of New Mexico, Dr. Palacios has worked for more than 30 years on Public Health study design and program implementation in several countries including Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, Guyana, Haiti, Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, Perú, Mexico, Bolivia and Kenya. Since 2015, he has worked as Assistant Professor of Universidad San Francisco de Quito where he teaches public health to first, third and final year medical school students. He further contributes as the Global Health Director and, since 2018, serves as Hofstra/Northwell's Adjunct Clinical Professor of Science Education.

Dr. Li Ma received her MD degree from Beijing Medical University where she became a faculty member in the Department of Pharmacology upon graduation. She then received a PhD degree in Pharmacology at the University of Hong Kong. Prior to joining the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Dr. Ma had been engaged in the basic and translational research at University of Calgary, University of Toronto, and Stony Brook University. Her research interests include inflammation, thrombosis, would healing, angiogenesis, tumor biology and cancer therapy. She has authored many research articles, several book chapters, and currently serves as an associate editor in the section of general pharmacology of BMC Anesthesiology. Dr. Ma joined the Zucker School of Medicine in 2017 as a faculty member of the Department of Science Education leading pharmacology curriculum. She is also co-course director for Homeostasis.

Julia Caton, MD EdM is Associate Professor of Medicine and Science Education at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She is co-director of the Patient, Physician Society curricular component, co-leader of the Clinical Learning curriculum, and a hospitalist at Long Island Jewish Medical Center where she is Core Faculty for the NSUH/LIJ Internal Medicine Residency. Prior to joining the faculty at Zucker School of Medicine she was on the faculty at Stanford School of Medicine and Harvard Medical School. Her clinical and research interests include undergraduate/graduate medical education curricular design and evaluation, defining the role of hospitalists as leaders in clinical education, and trainee use of patient-centered language in clinical communication. Dr. Caton received her medical degree from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, where she was awarded the Janeway Prize for the highest achievement and abilities in the graduating class. She completed internal medicine residency and a medical education fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital and received her Master's of Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Artemio Jongco III, MPH, MD, PhD, FACP, FAAAI, FACAAI, is board certified in internal medicine, allergy and immunology. He sees both pediatric and adult patients at the division's main site (865 Northern Boulevard). His clinical interests include immunodeficiency, anaphylaxis and mast cell disorders. Dr. Jongco attempts to integrate his training in basic science, epidemiology and public health with his clinical interest in allergy and immunology. He has two active clinical research foci. His immunology research focuses on improving detection of primary immunodeficiency in newborn screening, characterizing novel immunodeficiency disorders, as well as using transcriptomics and functional genomics to study X-linked chronic granulomatous disease (X-CGD). His allergy research focuses on elucidating the epidemiology of anaphylaxis in the elderly, and developing novel educational interventions to improve anaphylaxis diagnosis and management by medical providers. Dr. Jongco graduated magna cum laude from Brandeis University where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Biology with high honors and certificate in Women's Studies and Humanities Interdisciplinary Program. He earned a Master of Public Health in the Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases and a certificate in the Regulatory Affairs Program from Yale University School of Public Health. He earned his MD and PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from the medical scientist training program at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency training via the fast-track research pathway at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and his allergy and immunology fellowship at Northshore - LIJ Health system via the T32 immunology physician scientist training program.

William Rennie, MD is an emergency physician and a clinical anatomist, combining these disciplines in the practice of medical education. He is a graduate of the Oregon Health and Sciences University School of Medicine with training and certification in primary care (University of Tennessee), clinical anatomy (Royal Post Graduate Medical School, University of London), and emergency medicine (Long Island Jewish Medical Center). In 2009, Dr. Rennie was among the first handful of educators recruited by the Dean of the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine and participated in the development of multiple aspects of the school's innovative curriculum. Since the School of Medicine's opening in 2011, he has served as co-director of 'From the Person to the Professional: Challenges, Privileges and Responsibilities(CPR)' which includes certification of medical students as Emergency Medical Technicians, providing them with opportunities for authentic patient care experiences beginning in the first two months of medical school. Dr. Rennie also has served as the primary developer and co-director of 'Structure', a course which combines and integrates the structural sciences of Anatomy, Embryology, Histology, Pathology and Medical Imaging into a single learning experience, continuing throughout the first two years of medical school. Additionally, Dr. Rennie helped design, implement and co-directs the four-year curriculum in bedside ultrasonography as well as the GALEN program which brings basic structural science to each of the clerkships in the third year. He continues to teach physical diagnosis, is active in the development and assessment of medical simulation exercises and has championed the discipline of Clinical Reasoning and its deliberate practice in multiple venues. Dr. Rennie has been a regular contributor to national and international organizations and journals representing Emergency Medicine, Ultrasound, Anatomical Sciences, and Medical Education. He is a charter member of the Academy of Medical Educators and has been awarded for teaching excellence on multiple occasions.

Dr. Robert O. Roswell, MD, FACP, FACC is the Associate Dean for Engagement and Excellence and Professor of Cardiology and Science Education, he oversees recruitment initiatives, innovative and enhanced medical curricula to build towards health equity and inclusion at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell.

His medical degree was conferred with honors from New York University School of Medicine where he completed residency and chief residency. He went on to cardiology fellowship at Georgetown University School of Medicine/Washington Hospital Center in Washington, DC.

Dr. Roswell received his certification as a Health Care Executive from the Association of American Medical Colleges. He serves as Chair of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Internal Medicine and chaired its inaugural Equity Committee. He was the inaugural co-chair of the Critical Care Cardiology member section of the American College of Cardiology and is a member of ACC's Health Equity Committee. He is a current member of the Science Advisory and Coordinating Committee of the American Heart Association.

As a Co-Director of the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell Health, in NYC, he is devoted to providing high-quality, acute cardiac care to patients with cultural humility. Dr. Roswell's educational and clinical areas of focus are: Cardiac Arrest, Cardiogenic Shock, and Acute Cardiovascular Care.

Dr. Jared M. Huston is an assistant professor at The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research. He is also an associate professor of surgery and science education at the Zucker School of Medicine and an attending in the Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery at Northwell Health. Dr. Huston serves as the director of Trauma Research for the Department of Surgery. Prior to joining Northwell Health, Dr. Huston served as an assistant professor of Surgery in the Division of General Surgery, Trauma, Surgical Critical Care and Burns at Stony Brook Medicine. He was also the director of the Laboratory of Surgical Immunology within the Department of Surgery.

Michael Cassara, DO, MSED, is Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He is also Associate Professor of Nursing at the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies and Adjunct Associate Professor for the Master of Science in Health Professions Education program in the Department of Health Professions at the Hofstra University School of Health Professions and Human Services. At Northwell Health, he practices as an academic clinician in Emergency Medicine at North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, NY. He also serves as Medical Director for Northwell Health's Patient Safety Institute and Emergency Medical Institute. Dr. Cassara completed his undergraduate degree in Biochemistry (Minor in English) at the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and pursued his osteopathic medical education at the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (Class of 1997). Following his Residency in Emergency Medicine at North Shore University Hospital (2000), Dr. Cassara completed the EMF/ACEP Teaching Fellowship and finished the Mount Sinai School of Medicine Mini-Fellowship: Geriatrics for Non-Geriatricians sponsored by the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation. In 2014, Dr. Cassara finished the AAMC's Medical Education Research Certificate program, the Society for Simulation in Healthcare's Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator credentialing, and his Masters in Medical Education at the University of Pennsylvania/Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Cassara is active member in the major academic organizations in Emergency Medicine (CORD, SAEM, and ACEP), Simulation (SSH, SAEM Simulation Academy), and Health Professions Education (NONPF, NLN). In 2018, he was elected President-elect of the SAEM Simulation Academy, and was installed as President this past May. He serves as a reviewer for the AAMC's MedEd PORTAL, Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, Academic Emergency Medicine Education and Training, and other journals in medical education. Dr. Cassara has been named a 'Top' reviewer multiple times for his contributions to MedEdPORTAL. He currently serves as Associate Editor and was recently named 'Associate Editor of the Year'. He has been inducted into the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Program Directors' Academy for Scholarship and received their Distinguished Educator Award for Teaching and Assessment. In 2018, he was inducted into the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell's Academy of Medical Educators. Dr. Cassara has received numerous other teaching awards throughout his career from the Residency Program in Emergency Medicine, Northwell Health, and the Nurse Practitioner program of the Hofstra Northwell School of Nursing and Physician Assistant Studies. His primary career interests include the development, implementation, and evaluation of interprofessional health professions education spanning the diversity of professions, variety of pedagogies, and continua of expertise. His scholarship foci include health professions simulation-based education, educational research and scholarship, educational theory, competency-based assessment, and curricular design.

Dr. Lyndonna Marrast is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hostra/Northwell. Originally trained clinically in internal medicine, her additional roles include researcher, educator, mentor and coach. Currently, her research focuses on the strategies to improve the design and implementation of Personalized aka N-of-1 (single person studies that determine optimal treatments for chronic conditions) among racial and ethnic minority populations (R01LM012836-03S1). Dr. Marrast teaches interprofessional trainees on topics of health equity and forms community-academic partnerships that seek to increase the health literacy of the general public. Dr. Marrast seeks to help guide and mentor students and trainees and is pursuing training to become a life and leadership coach (one who helps others develop clear visions and strategies for their life goals). She earned her medical degree from Stony Brook University Health Science Center and holds a master's degree in Clinical Effectiveness from the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health. Dr. Marrast completed internal medicine training at Boston Medical Center and GIM Fellowship at Harvard Medical School/Cambridge Health Science.

Radha Persaud, RDMS, RDCS is the Ultrasound Coordinator and Lab Instructor for the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. As a member of the SONICS team, Mrs Persaud works extensively with students on Ultrasound curriculum, image portfolios, scanning sessions and ultrasound related projects. She helped implement an Ultrasound Certificate Program for the 4th year students. Mrs Persaud received her Bachelor of Science degree in Diagnostic Medical Imaging from SUNY/Downstate College of Health Sciences in 1990, and is a registered Cardiac and Medical Sonographer. She has been a Sonographer at Northshore University Hospital since 2002.

Dr. Scott Stevens is a distinguished Neurologist at Northwell Health System, bringing a robust blend of clinical excellence and academic leadership to his practice. Since joining Northwell in 2009, Dr. Stevens has been dedicated to advancing patient care in neurology while shaping the next generation of medical professionals.

Triple Board Certified in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology, and Epilepsy, Dr. Stevens possesses deep expertise in the complex diagnosis and treatment of seizures and epilepsy. His clinical proficiency extends to the interpretation of neurophysiologic studies and operative planning for epilepsy, ensuring comprehensive and personalized care for his patients.

Beyond his clinical work, Dr. Stevens is a prominent voice in medical education. He serves as an Associate Professor of Neurology and Basic Science at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. As the Chief of Medical Education for the Northwell Health Department of Neurology, he plays a critical role in developing and overseeing the training of medical students in addition to working with residents and fellows. His commitment to teaching is further demonstrated through his roles as Director of the Neurology Clerkship and Co-Director of 'The Human Condition,' a foundational second-year medical student course. Recognized for his outstanding contributions, Dr. Stevens has received numerous teaching honors and is a proud member of the Academy of Medical Educators.

Dr. Stevens earned his medical degree from SUNY Upstate Medical University and completed his training at Brown University School of Medicine. He is an active member of the American Academy of Neurology and the American Epilepsy Society and contributes his expertise to the community as a valued member of the Long Island Epilepsy Foundation Professional Advisory Board.

Elizabeth K. Fiorino, MD MS is Associate Professor of Science Education and Pediatrics at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. At ZSOM, Dr Fiorino is Assistant Director of Clinical Skills, Co-Director of the MS1 Homeostasis course, and Co-Director of the Humanities in Medicine Scholarly Concentration. Dr. Fiorino is a practicing pediatric pulmonologist at Cohen Children's Medical Center with a special interest in pediatric rare lung disease. She is Co-Chair of the chILD Interest Group of the American Thoracic Society and a member of the executive committee of the Children's Interstitial and Diffuse Lung Disease Foundation. Dr. Fiorino graduated from Williams College with a B.A. In English, received her medical degree from New York Medical College, and completed residency in pediatrics at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore, where she was also Chief Resident. She completed fellowship in pediatric pulmonary medicine at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Debra Rand, M.S., AHIP-D, was the Associate Dean for Library Services at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and the Corporate Director of Libraries for Northwell Health, retired as of December 2023. Prior to her position at the School of Medicine, Debra was the Library Director at Long Island Jewish Medical Center for over twenty years.

Ms. Rand completed a term on the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries (AAHSL) Board of Directors. She is a former Chair of the Hospital Libraries Section of the Medical Library Association (MLA) and served on a number of committees of both MLA and AAHSL. She was Principal Investigator on several awards from the National Library of Medicine and the NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region, including the 3 year award to establish our Electronic Medical Information Library (EMIL). She was awarded an NLM/AAHSL Leadership Fellowship in 2009-2010 and in 2019-2020 was a mentor for that leadership program. She is the Co-Chair, Emeritus of our Annual Academic Competition and Research Symposium.

Ms. Rand received her M.S.L.S degree from Columbia University and her B.A. degree from the University of Michigan.

Dr. John S. Pellerito is the Vice Chairman of the Department of Radiology as well as the Program Director for the Diagnostic Radiology Residency Program and Director of the Peripheral Vascular Laboratory at Northwell Health. He is also the Director of the Body Imaging Fellowship at North Shore University Hospital. He is Professor of Radiology and Science Education at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and is co-director of the SONICS ultrasound program for medical students at the University. Dr. Pellerito graduated from New York University before receiving his M.D. from Albany Medical College. He served as a radiologist at Yale-New Haven Hospital before his current positions at Northwell Health. He is the co-editor of Introduction to Vascular Ultrasonography, in its 7th edition. He is the author of multiple original articles and book chapters, and his current research interests include developing new imaging strategies for OB/GYN and cardiovascular diseases including 3D imaging and ultrasound contrast agents. Dr. Pellerito is in great demand as a speaker both nationally and internationally and currently holds multiple editorial appointments including Radiology, RadioGraphics and Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine. He was a board examiner for the American Board of Radiology. He serves on the Executive Committee for the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) and is currently on the Board of Directors for the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission for Vascular Testing (IAC). He currently serves on multiple committees, including the American College of Radiology, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, Society of Ultrasound in Medical Education and the Society of Radiologists in Ultrasound.

Dr. M. Isabel Friedman is a nurse with over 4 decades of nursing administration and education experience. Currently is a Principal, Process Improvement for the Department of Clinical Transformation at Northwell Health. She graduated with a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland Ohio in 2009.

Lauren Block is a general internist and clinician educator. Her research interests include trainee wellness, interprofessional education, and curriculum development. She sees patients in primary care, precepts residents, and teaches epidemiology, communication, physical diagnosis, and clinical reasoning at the Zucker School of Medicine.

Dr. Fornari is a Professor in Science Education, Occupational Health and Family Medicine. She is an Associate Dean of Educational Skills Development, Zucker SOM (ZSOM) at Hofstra Northwell and is the Vice President of Faculty Development at Northwell Health organization for the 23 hospitals. Her faculty development role at both institutions is designed to align the UME, GME and CPD continuum. Serving in these roles for the past 15 years allows her to bring UME curricular innovations originating at the ZSOM to Northwell GME programs and recruit educators from GME to participate in faculty development and teaching at the Zucker School of Medicine.

Recognizing a need for additional faculty development to align UME and GME education, in 2016 she created and admitted the inaugural cohort to a Masters of Health Professions Education degree program. As Program Director, she supported high level faculty development for faculty who desire an advanced degree in education. She has developed and implemented continuing professional development opportunities for faculty: “Just in Time Teaching (JiTT)”, which is an international downloadable App for iOS and Android and supports technology assisted faculty development that is evidenced based and meets the needs of geographically dispersed faculty and trainees, Advanced Teaching, Learning and Assessment Skills (ATLAS) workshops, an educational research curriculum, “Educational Research Skills Development (ERSD)” and system-wide “Chief Resident” curriculum course, all of which include interactive didactics and experiential components to assure skill-building is occurring in real-time.

Dr. Fornari is co-editor of two manuals published by the International Association of Medical Science Educators (IAMSE), entitled Active Learning Strategies for Large Group Teaching and Mentoring in Health Professions Education: Evidence -Informed Strategies Across the Continuum. These are web-based manuals available to the medical education community that has been very well received nationally and internationally.

An interest in health humanities and reflective practice as a core competency has supported successful implementation of health humanities curriculum across UME, GME, and CPD at the ZSOM and Northwell Health Organization. She is currently co-leading a AAMC/NEGEA Special Interest Group (SIG) on Health Huminites as Teaching and Learning tool.

Dr. Fornari is actively engaged in obtaining external funding and implementing novel programs to transform medical education across the continuum. In 2014, Dr. Fornari was awarded a 2-year grant, Mentoring and Professionalism in Training (MAP-IT), funded by the Arnold P. Gold Foundation that focuses on developing mentoring skills in interprofessional clinicians to achieve humanistic relationships with trainees, colleagues and ultimately patients across the continuum of medical education. This program continues annually (2024 marks cohort #10) under the Office of Academic Affairs at Northwell Health. This program has expanded to a new interprofessional professional development program, MAP-IT 1.5, Flourishing: Character, Caring and Practical Wisdom under the sponsorship of the Kern National Network (KNN).

Dr. Fornari obtained her EdD, Higher Education, College Teaching and Academic Leadership at Columbia University, Teachers College in 2001. Her research interest was focused on curriculum to support ethical decision making for healthcare professionals. Her interest in ethics education has continued and she obtained a Graduate Certificate in Clinical Bioethics form Hofstra University in 2018 and received certification in 2021 as a Healthcare Ethics Consultant (HEC-C). In 2024 she will complete certification as a Coach by the International Coaching Federation (ICF). In 2020 she was appointed to be an International Fellow (FAMEE) of the Association of Medical Education of Europe (AMEE).

Louis H. Miller, MD, attended the George Washington University in Washington, DC, where he studied journalism, biology, public health and earned his medical degree. He then moved to New York City to complete his residency training in internal medicine at NYU Langone Health. Dr. Miller remained at NYU to complete fellowship training in cardiovascular disease and interventional cardiology and served as both the Senior Chief Resident of the internal medicine residency training program and as Chief Fellow of the cardiology fellowship there. Upon completion of his training, Dr. Miller joined the faculty of NYU in the Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology and became the Senior Associate Program Director of the NYU Internal Medicine Residency Training Program. His primary clinical responsibilities were centered at Bellevue Hospital Center, the oldest public hospital in the United States. His major areas of interest have included the use of direct observation in the assessment of trainees, teaching cost-conscious care, and the use of predictive analytics and natural language processing in trainee assessment and clinical reasoning. In 2019, Dr. Miller joined the faculty of the Zucker School of Medicine where he serves as the Assistant Dean for Career Advisement. He practices general cardiology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and is the Director of Clinical Cardiology there. He also serves as the Associate Program Director of the Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at North Shore-LIJ. Dr. Miller has been awarded Teacher of the Year at NYU by both the Department of Medicine and the Division of Cardiology, and at Northwell Health by the Department of Cardiology. In addition to his work in cardiology and medical education, Dr. Miller sits on the Board of Directors of the Ali Forney Center.

Deborah McElligott, DNP, is a nurse practitioner at Northwell's Center for Wellness & Integrative Medicine, at Katz Institute for Women's Health, where she uses her expertise in Integrative health and numerous integrative therapies to specializes in health promotion and healing. Using both individual consultations and group programs, her populations include Northwell employees and the community. She is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra-Northwell, with a special interest in the Healer Art Program and the Humanities in Medical Education. Dr. McElligott has decades of clinical, programmatic, administrative and research experience in Cardiac Surgery, Prevention, Holistic Nursing and Integrative Medicine. She has been the principal investigator of several research studies focusing on wellness, complementary therapies and healing, and has published and presented internationally. She is an active member of the American Holistic Nurses Association, chairing the Practice Committee and leading the LI Chapter of AHNA. Dr. McElligott earned her bachelor's degree from Hunter College, City University of NY, her Masters from NYU, Post Masters in Adult Health from SUNY Stonybrook and her Doctorate from Case Western University.