Principal at InsideOut Consulting LLC, has been working with health care clinicians for 35 years as a consultant, coach, facilitator and teacher. Diane was a founding partner of Appreciative Inquiry Consulting, LLC, a global consultancy committed to creating positive transformation in organizations and communities. She co-founded Leading Organizations to Health, an institute on leading change in healthcare, where she continues to serve as senior faculty. Diane is also a facilitator with The Center for Courage & Renewal whose mission is to nurture deep integrity and relational trust in serving professionals.  

James MacDonald M.D., M.P.H. is a physician in the Nationwide Childrens Hospital Division of Sports Medicine as well as a Clinical Professor of Family Medicine and Pediatrics at Ohio State University College of Medicine. He is active in several national organizations including the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (former Traveling Fellow and current Global Exchange Fellow), American College of Sports Medicine (fellow), and Pediatric Research in Sports Medicine (Board of Directors). He is completing the American Academy of Family Physician’s Leading Physician Wellness certificate program.

Abby Schuh is a pediatric associate program director at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee. She has many interests in medical education including simulation curriculum development, resident resilience and wellness, and novel assessment strategies. Clinically, she is an attending physician in pediatric emergency medicine MCW/Children’s Wisconsin.

Rachel E M Cramton, MD is a physician at Banner University Medical Center-Tucson, Diamond Children’s Medical Center, where she is a pediatric hospitalist and palliative care provider, as well as being part of the child maltreatment team.  She is a Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson,and is the Program Director for the Pediatric Residency.  Prior to becoming program director, she was the GME Director of Resident and Fellow Wellbeing, responsible for more than 700 residents and fellows. Dr. Cramton will be a local faculty facilitator for the STREAM program at UACOM-T.

Nicole King, MD is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson. She practices general pediatrics at Banner University Medical Center in Tucson. As a person with type 1 diabetes, Dr. King has a strong interest in the patient-as-partner framework as it applies to clinical practice, medical education, and clinical research. She also has a passion for mindfulness, integrative medicine, and growth mindset, which she promotes as a part of the STREAM program as a facilitator at the University of Arizona.

Nick DeBlasio, MD, MEd is an assistant program director for the pediatric residency program at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center. He works clinically as a primary care pediatrician and oversees the primary care pathway of the residency program. He is an associate professor at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

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Jennifer Pope, MD is the Director of Supportive Medicine within the Department of Pediatric Hematology Oncology at Levine Children’s Hospital and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Wake Forest University School of Medicine.  She is a fellowship trained integrative medicine physician passionate about the wellbeing of patients, families, and healthcare providers.  Her newest role is Co-Director for Well-being for Atrium Health Medical Education alongside fellow STREAM facilitator Dr. Sydney Primis.

Dr. De Keyser is a Pediatric Pulmonologist and Director of Wellbeing in the Breathing Institute at Children’s Hospital Colorado/University of Colorado School of Medicine.  Dr. De Keyser does research in health behavior change and medication adherence in children and adolescents with asthma, currently holding a K23 to study medication use in teens from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health. 

Bethany Auble, M.D., M.Ed. is a physician at the Medical College of Wisconsin, Children’s Wisconsin in the division of Pediatric Endocrinology. She is involved in medical education as the fellowship director for the Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship and as an associate program director for the Pediatric Residency Program. She is active in a nationwide effort to connect pediatric endocrine fellows from across the country in the Pediatric Endocrine Society’s PedsEndo365 curriculum of interactive cases and faculty mentorship among members of the special interest groups.

Alan Chin, M.D. is Program Director for the UCLA Pediatric Residency Program and Shirley LeVine Chair in Pediatric Education. He is the Chair-Elect of the Program Director Executive Committee and Chair of the Educational Technology Learning Community in the APPD. He has been the Co-PI/Site Director for the UCLA Pediatric Residency program’s participation in the PRB-RSC. He clinically practices as a Pediatric Hospitalist at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital.

Stacy Laurent, DO is an Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Residency Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). She also serves as the Medical Director of the Mother Baby Unit and is a member of the Region 5 Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit (PEHSU). She is an Assistant Professor and practices as a general pediatrician at UIC.

Dr. Elizabeth J. Volpicelli was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology with Departmental honors and minor in Public Health. She attended the Lewis Katz School of Medicine where she witnessed firsthand the immense potential that children have when given the proper tools and encouragement. Her experiences solidified her decision to pursue a career in pediatrics – a field which she feels is an essential to creating hope and healthier futures for all children. She is currently a resident at the University of California, Los Angeles.

 r. Neeraj Srivastava is an Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He received his medical degree from the University of Delhi in 2001 and his Masters in Healthcare Administration from the Trinity University in Texas in 2018. Dr. Srivastava did his pediatric residency at the State University of New York – Downstate Medical Center and completed his pediatric critical care fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine – Texas Children’s Hospital. Before joining UCLA faculty, Dr. Srivastava was Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, Children’s Hospital of San Antonio where he served as Director of Cardiovascular ICU, Pediatric Transport Director, and Sedation Director of the Pediatric ICU. Currently, Dr. Srivastava is the Transport Director, ECMO Director and Medical Director of Pediatric ICU at the UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital. He is also the current President of Department of Pediatrics Group Practice. Dr. Srivastava is very involved in education of pediatric critical care fellows, residents and nurse practitioners. His research interests include multicenter trials involving cardiac arrest and ECMO. He is also involved in pediatric transport and healthcare utilization research using national database.

Adam A Vukovic, MD, MEd, is an Assistant Program Direct for the Residency Program at Cincinnati
Children’s Hospital Medical Center and a Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician. His primary research
interests include standardization, flow, resuscitation, and the patient and family experience.

Dr. Weng earned her bachelor’s degree at Wellesley College and received her medical degree at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She completed her pediatric residency at Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital in Connecticut. After residency, Dr. Weng completed her fellowship training in Nephrology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she studied the genetics of vesicoureteral reflux and renal dysplasia. Prior to joining UCLA, Dr Weng was an assistant professor of pediatric nephrology at the New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. In addition to her clinical responsibilities as a pediatric nephrologist, Dr. Weng is interested in research involving the genetics of pediatric kidney disease and improving pediatric kidney transplant outcomes. She is also the program director for the fellowship training program and is the Interim Medical Director for Pediatric Kidney Transplantation. Dr Weng provides outpatient clinical care at the Children’s Health Center (200 Medical Plaza, Westwood).

Josephine M. Enciso, MD, MACM has been a UCLA faculty member since 2007 and is board certified in both Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. She is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatology and Developmental Biology and serves as the Director of Pediatric Fellowships as well as the Associate Program Director for the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Training Program. Her research work has included studying the effects of maternal hyperglycemia on early embryonic cardiac and blood vessel development and understanding the role and function of endothelial cells in processes such as early cardiovascular morphogenesis, vascular permeability, and inflammation. Her clinical interest is in the optimization of the care and outcomes of extremely premature infants. Dr. Enciso dedicates her time providing care to high risk infants at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center, and Centinela Hospital. She is also dedicated to the training of fellows in the Department of Pediatrics. In 2019, she completed a Master of Academic Medicine/Medical Education degree through the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. Dr. Enciso is a member of the Organization of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Training Program Directors (ONTPD) and participates in initiatives to improve and ensure the quality of clinical and research training for fellows in neonatology. Dr. Enciso’s educational interests are in understanding the factors driving innovation in medical education and identifying resources and new teaching strategies to meet the needs of medical trainees as they face the continued challenges of advances in medical science and technology as well as the ever-changing landscape of health care.

Dr. Behal is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics and serves as Medical Director of the Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care Division at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital. She is triple board-certified in General Pediatrics, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Dr. Behal earned her Bachelor of Arts at Georgetown University and received her medical degree at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. Thereafter, she completed her fellowship in Pediatric Hematology/Oncology at the combined program between Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City. In addition, she completed a second fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.Prior to joining the faculty at UCLA, Dr. Behal founded and developed the first formal pediatric palliative care service at New York-Presbyterian Komansky Children's Hospital in New York City. In her current role as Medical Director of Pediatric Pain and Palliative Care at UCLA, she serves on an inter-disciplinary team of healthcare professionals who provide an additional layer of support to pediatric patients and their families who are dealing with the symptoms and stress of serious illness.

Dr. Laura Maitoza is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Critical Care at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She is currently a pediatric cardiac intensivist at UCLA Mattel Children’s Hospital. She completed her pediatric cardiology fellowship at Yale and pediatric critical care fellowship at UCLA prior to joining the UCLA faculty. Her interests include medical education, quality improvement and congenital heart disease research and management.

Kira Sieplinga, MD is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Corewell Health/Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital affiliated with Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.  She is the program director of the pediatric residency at Corewell Health and considers herself a full scope pediatrician and hospitalist.  She has particular interest in resident education, children with medical complexity and primary care pediatrics for underserved populations.

Dr. Jillian Bybee, MD is a pediatric intensivist and Associate Program Director of Wellbeing and Professional Development for the Pediatric residency program at Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital at Corewell Health West/Michigan State University. She serves as the Director of Wellness for Graduate Medical Education at Corewell Health West where she oversees the implementation of an innovative curriculum and identifies systemic strategies to target the wellbeing and professional fulfillment of trainees and medical educators. She speaks nationally with a focus on emotionally intelligent leadership and individual and systemic strategies to increase professional fulfillment. Her academic mission is preventing or lessening the morbidities associated with the healthcare system on patients, families, and fellow healthcare workers.

Dr. Kyle Trowbridge is an Assistant Professor at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine in Richmond, Virginia, where he lives with his wife and two children. He works clinically as a general pediatrician at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond and serves as the Associate Clerkship Director for the M3 Pediatrics Clerkship. He has worked closely with the residency program as well, formerly as a chief resident and then as an Associate Program Director. His research interests include parent psychology and medical education. 

Laura Czulada, DO is the Associate Program Director for St. Luke’s Anderson Pediatric Residency Program.  She practices clinically as a pediatric intensivist in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at St. Luke’s Children’s Hospital.  She has special interest in feedback for the residents, communication with families in the ICU, and end of life care.   

Monica Kodakandla, MD is the Director of Resident Wellbeing and Resiliency as well as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the UTHealth McGovern Medical School. She practices clinically as a pediatric hospitalist at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital. Her research interests include health equity, medical education, and physician wellness.

Patricia (Patty) Seo-Mayer, MD is a pediatric nephrologist and Associate Program Director of the Inova Children’s Hospital Residency Program. She also serves as Division Chief of Pediatric Medical Subspecialties and Medical Director of Pediatric Nephrology, and is an Associate Professor of Medical Education at the University of Virginia. She is active in clinical nephrology education, advocacy mentorship, and wellbeing/resilience and professional development initiatives.

Cheryl Taurassi, MD, MS-HPPL, is a pediatric intensivist at Cohen Children’s Medical Center in New Hyde Park, NY, and an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. She is the Program Director for the pediatric critical care fellowship and the Associate Program Director for the pediatric residency. She is on the APPD Chief Resident Executive Committee and part of the faculty group who created the APPD LEGACY program for rising Chief Residents. She also created and directs a 3 year longitudinal curriculum for the
pediatric subspecialty fellows at Cohen Children’s Medical Center.

Lauren Nassetta, MD, is an Associate Professor and Pediatric Hospitalist at UAB Heersink School of Medicine and Children’s of Alabama. She is also an associate residency program director and serves as the UAB Department of Pediatrics’ inaugural Chief Wellness Officer. Additionally, she directs Wellness Support Services at UAB Medicine's Office of Wellness. Dr. Nassetta is actively involved in the Association of Pediatric Program Directors, having completed Cohort 8 in the Leadership in Educational Academic Development Program. She currently serves on the steering committee for the Pediatric Resident Burnout-Resilience Study Consortium.