Editors-in-Chief
Nathaniel R. Schlicher, MD, JD, FACEP
EMRA Legislative Advisor, 2008-2010
Associate Director, TeamHealth Patient Safety Organization
Regional Director of Quality,
CHI Franciscan Health Emergency Departments
President, Washington Chapter of ACEP
Alison Haddock, MD, FACEP
EMRA Legislative Advisor, 2010-2012
Director of Health Policy: Advocacy
Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine
Division of Emergency Medicine
Chair, ACEP State Legislative–Regulatory Committee
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