Welcoming Our New Resident Vice Chiefs for the 2026-2027 Academic Year

05/29/2026

New Faces, New Leadership Across EM Sections

It’s that time of year again, and we’re excited to officially hand off the pager to our newly selected Resident Vice Chiefs for the upcoming academic year!

These roles give residents the opportunity to collaborate closely with faculty mentors while helping strengthen engagement and growth across a wide range of EM specialty areas.

2026-2027 Resident Vice Chiefs

  • V/C of Education | Thomas Maloney
    • Faculty Mentors: Drs. Akshay Elagandhala & Brandon O’Keefe Rafaeli
  • V/C’s of Ultrasound | Elliot Flint & Elias Perli
    • Faculty Mentor: Dr. Richard Gordon
  • V/C of PEM | Delaney Rahl
    • Faculty Mentor: Dr. Karl Upplegger
  • V/C of Clinical Quality | Kevin Taylor
    • Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sara Miller
  • V/C of Administration | Sagar Patel
    • Faculty Mentors: Drs. Carrie Bakunas & Catherine Reynolds
  • V/C of Sports Medicine | Chandni Aghera
    • Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dacia Ticas
  • V/C of Social Emergency Medicine + Community Engagement | Isabella Gefke
    • Faculty Mentors: Drs. Jacqueline Furbacher & Renee Johnson
  • V/C of Wellness | Hannah Mainor
    • Faculty Mentor: Dr. Rachel Bower
  • V/C of Space Medicine | Neil Orton
    • Faculty Mentor: Dr. Eric Power

We look forward to seeing all that this group will accomplish over the coming academic year. Congratulations!