David N. Sundwall, M.D., became President of the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA) in September 1994, and served in this capacity until May 2003, when he was appointed Senior Medical and Scientific Officer. Prior to his current position, he was Vice President and Medical Director of American Healthcare System (AmHS), at that time the largest coalition of not-for-profit multi-hospital systems in the country.

Dr. Sundwall has extensive experience in federal government and national health policy, including service as Administrator for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Public Health Service, and Assistant Surgeon General in the Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service (1986-1988). During this period, he had adjunct responsibilities at HHS including: Co-Chairman of the HHS Secretary's Task Force on Medical Liability and Malpractice, and was the HHS Secretary's Designee to the National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality. Prior to this service, Dr. Sundwall was Director of the U.S. Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee Health and Human Resources Staff (Majority) from 1981-1986; Director of Medical Student Programs in Family Medicine at the University of Utah School of Medicine (1978-1981); Chief of the Family Medicine Section of the Division of Ambulatory and Community Medicine at the University of California - San Francisco (1977-1978); and Director of the Family Practice Residency Program at the University School of Medicine in Salt Lake City (1975-1977). Dr. Sundwall was in private medical practice in Murray, Utah, from 1973-1975.

Dr. Sundwall has participated in many medically related task forces and advisory groups and has authored numerous articles on medical practice, health policy, and the public interest. Sundwall currently serves as Chair of the Clinical Laboratory Advisory Committee (CLIAC) for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and is also on the Advisory Committee to the Director for the CDC. He also has academic appointments at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland; Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC; and the University of Utah School of Medicine. Sundwall is board certified in internal medicine and family practice, and is a member of the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Academy of Family Physician (AAFP). He is on the volunteer medical staff of Health Care for the Homeless Project and serves as a primary care physician in a shelter-based clinic.

Rosalyn H. Baker

The Honorable Rosalyn H. Baker was elected to the Hawaii State Senate in 1994 where she was a member of the Senate Health Committee and served on the Joint Legislative Committee on Long Term Care Financing (1997-98). She has chaired the Senate Committee on Health since 2002 and co-chaired an Interim Legislative Working Group on Universal Healthcare (2003). Prior to serving in the state Senate, she was a member of the Hawaii State House of Representatives (1988-1993). She currently represents the 5th Senatorial District comprising South and West Maui.

The former Vice Chair of the Maui Service Area Board on Mental Health and Substance Abuse, Senator Baker has served the American Cancer Society both as President of the Maui, Moloka'i, Lana'i Unit (1997-2001) and as a member of the Hawaii Pacific Board of Directors (2003-2004). Among many awards and honors received throughout her career, she was named Legislator of the Year by the Healthcare Association of Hawaii and Hawaii Long Term Care Association (1998), as well as by the Hawaii Psychological Association for her outstanding contributions to psychology and mental health in the State of Hawaii (2003). She has authored several laws and initiatives improving and expanding access to health care services including emergency medical services throughout the state of Hawaii.

Senator Baker holds a B.A. in Political Science and Speech from Southwest Texas State University and has pursued graduate studies in Political Studies at the University of Southwestern Louisiana.

Mary E. Fallat, M.D.

Mary E. Fallat, M.D., F.A.C.S., is currently a Professor of Surgery in the Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery at the University of Louisville. Since 1988, she has also been the Trauma Chief at Kosair Children's Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky, a 225-bed free-standing regional referral center and the only children's hospital in the State of Kentucky. She has continuously been involved in the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) program in the State of Kentucky since 1992, and is the Project Director for the EMSC Partnership Grant to Kentucky.

In addition to her positions at the University of Louisville and Kosair Children's Hospital, Dr. Fallat just completed a six-year term as the Chair of the Kentucky Committee on Trauma of the American College of Surgeons and has recently been appointed the Chair of the Emergency Services-Prehospital Subcommittee of the National Committee on Trauma, where she is a member of the Executive Committee. She has been a member of the governor-appointed Kentucky Board of Emergency Medical Services (KBEMS) since 2000, and is the current Chair of the Board, in addition to serving as the Chair of the EMSC Subcommittee of KBEMS. On behalf of KBEMS, she has also written two successfully funded federal trauma-EMS grants for the State of Kentucky, and is the Project Director for these grants.

Dr. Fallat is a member of many other organizations including the American Academy of

Pediatrics, the American Pediatric Surgical Association, the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, and the Kentucky Pediatric Society. She has been a contributor to the Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) program of the American Heart Association, having served as a member of the national pediatric subcommittee for several years. Recently, she has also contributed as a co-author to the Advanced Pediatric Life Support (APLS) course offered by the American College of Emergency Physicians. Dr. Fallat has written several other trauma-related chapters as contributions to textbooks and has several relevant trauma publications in peer reviewed journals.

George Foltin, M.D., F.A.A.P.

George L. Foltin, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.E.P. has been involved with the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program of the Health Resources and Services Administration since its inception in 1985. Board certified in pediatrics, emergency medicine, and pediatric emergency medicine, Dr. Foltin served on the Medical Oversight Committee for the EMT-Basic National Standard Curriculum project and was a subject expert for the Project to Revise EMT-Intermediate and Paramedic National Standard Curriculum. He is a former board member of the National Association of EMS Physicians and served on the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Currently Dr. Foltin co-chairs the Statewide AAP Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine and sits on the Regional Medical Advisory Committee of New York City. He has published extensively in the field of Emergency Medical Services for Children, and serves as a consultant to the New York City and State Departments of Health, as well as to federal programs such as the Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Foltin is Director of the Center for Pediatric Emergency Medicine at New York University School of Medicine. His current projects include a population based study of pediatric pre-hospital resuscitation and creation of a national resource in partnership with the AAP addressing the needs of children in regards to terrorism and disaster related events.

Darrell Gaskin, Ph.D., M.S.

Darrell J. Gaskin, Ph.D., M.S., is deputy director of the Center for Health Disparities Solutions and Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in the Department of Health Policy and Management. Prior to joining the Hopkins faculty, Dr. Gaskin was an associate research professor at Georgetown University's Institute for Health Care Research and Policy. His primary research interests are the hospital safety net and access to health care for the minority, low-income, uninsured, and other vulnerable populations. In addition, he is interested in the determinants of racial and ethnic disparities in health service use and health outcomes. His other research interests include the effects of market forces and public policy on providers' behavior, mental health economics, and the treatment decisions of terminally ill patients. Dr. Gaskin has studied several issues concerning the hospital safety net. He has examined the effects of managed care and price competition of safety net hospitals' provision of care to Medicaid and the uninsured patients. He has documented the importance of safety-net hospitals' provision of essential community services. He has examined the composition of safety-net hospitals' patient census and studied their importance to minority and low-income communities. Dr. Gaskin recently received the Academy of Health Services Research and Health Policy 2002 Article-of-the-Year Award for his health services research article entitled, "Are Urban Safety-Net Hospitals Losing Low-Risk Medicaid Maternity Patients?"

Dr. Gaskin is active in professional organizations. He is a member of the Academy of Health Services Research and Health Policy, the American Economic Association, the National Economics Association (NEA), the International Health Economics Association, and the American Public Health Association (APHA). Dr. Gaskin is a member of the Board of Directors of the NEA. He is a member of the Governing Council of APHA and organizes the solicited program for the Medical Care Section of APHA. Dr. Gaskin earned his Ph.D. in health economics at The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. He also holds a master's degree in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a bachelor's degree in economics from Brandeis University.

Marianne Gausche-Hill, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., F.A.A.P.

Marianne Gausche-Hill, M.D., F.A.C.E.P., F.A.A.P., is Professor of Medicine at David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Director of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, and CoDirector of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Torrance, California.  She is nationally known for her work as an EMS researcher and educator, and for her leadership in the field of pediatric emergency medicine. She is best known for her study of prehospital airway management for children.  She has also been integral in the design and implementation of a number of educational curricula in prehospital care and pediatric emergency medicine including:  the Pediatric Education for Prehospital Professionals Course, Continuing Education Modules for Basic and Advanced Prehospital Providers, Pediatric Airway Management for the Prehospital Professional, and Advanced Pediatric Life Support (APLS): The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Resource.

Gausche-Hill serves as on the editorial board of Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Prehospital Emergency Care, and Pediatric Emergency Care and she is an editor for Rosen's Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. She served 7 years on the subboard for Pediatric Emergency Medicine as an American Board of Emergency Medicine representative, 2 of those years as chair. She is the immediate past-Chair of the Pediatric Committee for the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Jane F. Knapp, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.E.P.

Jane F. Knapp, M.D., F.A.A.P., F.A.C.E.P., a native of Kansas City, Missouri, is professor of pediatrics at the Children's Mercy Hospital University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine. She graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine in 1978 and completed a residency in pediatrics and fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at Children's Mercy Hospital. Dr. Knapp was one of the first two physicians to complete a two year fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine in the United States. Following her fellowship, Dr. Knapp served as the Director of Emergency Services at Children's Mercy Hospital for 17 years. In 2000, Dr. Knapp stepped down as the Director of Emergency Services and became a clinical scholar in pediatric emergency medicine at Children's Mercy Hospital

Dr. Knapp is a recognized national leader and expert in the emergency care of children. Her past national, state, and local responsibilities include Chair of the Section of Emergency Medicine of the American Academy of Pediatrics, Chair of the Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine of the American Academy of Pediatrics, member and Chair of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Sub-board of the American Board of Pediatrics, Chair of the Missouri Injury Control Advisory Committee, member of the Missouri Task Force on Fatal Child Abuse, and President of the Medical Staff of the Children's Mercy Hospital.

In 1996, she was awarded the Missouri Health Care Communicator of the year award. Dr. Knapp was also the year 2000 recipient of the Citation of Merit, the highest award given by the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine Alumni Association. In January 2001, Dr. Knapp was recognized through a City Council Resolution by the Mayor and City Council of Kansas City for her devotion to the children of Kansas City. She is also the 2002 recipient of the AAP Pediatric Emergency Medicine Distinguished Service Award.

Thomas R. Loyacono, M.P.A., NREMT-P

Thomas R. Loyacono, M.P.A., NREMT-P, is the Chief Operations Officer at the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Department in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A Nationally Registered Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic with 30 years of experience in prehospital EMS, his experience includes 15 years as a patient care provider and 15 years in EMS management.

Mr. Loyacono completed his EMS education at the University of South Alabama in 1978, his undergraduate degree Summa Cum Laude from the University of Alabama in 1992, and his Master of Public Administration degree from Southern University in 1998. He has extensive training in emergency management, and is recognized as a Certified Emergency Manager by the International Association of Emergency Managers.

Mr. Loyacono's professional affiliation includes chairing the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians' Pediatrics Committee, membership on the Louisiana Governor's Emergency Medical Services for Children Advisory Council, and membership on the Board of Directors of the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians. Through these affiliations, he is active on numerous local, state, and national EMS committees and panels.

Milap C. Nahata, M.S., Pharm.D.

Milap C. Nahata, M.S., Pharm.D., is the Charles H. Kimberly Professor of Pharmacy and Chairman of the Division of Pharmacy Practice and Administration at the Ohio State University College of Pharmacy. He is also a professor of pediatrics and internal medicine at the Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health and Children's Hospital of Columbus. Dr. Nahata earned his master of science and doctor of pharmacy degrees from the Duquesne University School of Pharmacy. He has served as president of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy and the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy.

Dr. Nahata is nationally and internationally recognized for his clinical practice and research endeavors in pediatric pharmacotherapy. His research specialties include the efficacy and safety of various drug therapies in pediatric patients, pharmacokinetics/pharmocodynamics of drugs in pediatric patients, and health outcomes and quality of life studies in children and adolescents on pharmacotherapy. His research also focuses on the development of stable and palatable dosage forms of drugs for pediatric patients and has studied the dosage forms of nearly 50 orally and intravenously administered drugs in children. He has published 2 books and over 400 refereed articles in 50 journals. He is Senior Editor of The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, and on the editorial boards of five journals. Dr. Nahata received the Pharmacist of the Year Award from the Ohio Society of Hospital Pharmacists and the Award for Achievement for Sustained Contributions to the Literature of Hospital Pharmacy from the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists. He is an elected fellow of six national societies and has received five national research awards.

Richard A. Orr, M.D.

Richard A. Orr, M.D., serves as Associate Professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Associate Director of the Intensive Care Unit at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, and Medical Director of the Children's Hospital Transport Team of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Orr has devoted much of his career to interhospital transportation problems of infants and children in need of tertiary care. He is a member of many professional organizations and societies and has authored numerous articles regarding the safe and effective air transport of the critically ill and injured pediatric patient. Dr. Orr is also a noted lecturer to the air transport community, both nationally and internationally.

Dr. Orr is editor of Pediatric Transport Medicine, a unique 700 page book published in 1995. He is the 2001 recipient of the Air Medical Physician Association (AMPA) Distinguished Physician Award and a founding member of the AMPA.

Donna Ojanen Thomas, R.N., M.S.N.

Donna Ojanen Thomas earned her M.S.N. in Parent-Child Nursing from the University of Utah. She currently serves as Emergency Department Director and Rapid Treatment Unit Director at Primary Children's Medical Center in Salt Lake City, Utah. She previously served as Clinical Specialist, responsible for education and orientation of all emergency department employees.

A member of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and one of the original authors of the Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course, Thomas received the ENA Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002. She has also published extensively in RN Journal and Journal of Emergency Nursing. Thomas was co-editor of Core Curriculum for Pediatric Emergency Nursing, which won the 2002 American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award.