2025 Education Committee Leader Spotlight

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Kayla Basedow, MD, Chair of the EMRA Education Committee, 2025

Kayla Basedow, MDProgram: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Your goal as an EMRA leader: My goal as an EMRA leader is to support residents and medical students through their training by improving access to educational resources and creating high quality educational content. Additionally, I want to be an active part of cultivating a positive healthy learning environment for trainees.

Why did you get involved in a professional society? To be involved in a community and learn from some of the smartest in our field! I'm excited to work together with fellow EM residents/EM bound medical students to better our field.
 
What is something that people don't know about you? As a kid I took drum lessons for 6 years and drummed in a classical jazz band and I taught myself piano!
 
If you weren't an emergency physician, what would you be? Probably a dance instructor/choreographer. I grew up competitively dancing and I love the idea of educating and also being creative. 

What is the last non-textbook you read? Currently reading the Shades of Magic series but I just finished Fourth Wing and Iron Flame and I sooo get the hype... I need the third one to be released!!

Allison Gasnick, MD, Chair-Elect of the EMRA Education Committee, 2025

Allison GasnickProgram: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine

Your goal as an EMRA leader: I'm passionate about medical education and creating engaging resources for learners at all levels. After serving on the EMRA Medical Student Council, I’m excited to continue contributing to EMRA through residency by improving and expanding educational materials in a meaningful way!

Why did you get involved in a professional society? I wanted to be part of a community that supports learners while also driving meaningful change in emergency medicine. EMRA’s wide impact extends beyond education as it plays a vital role in advocacy benefiting both patients and providers.
 
What is the best advice you have ever received? Get comfortable being uncomfortable
 
What is something that people don't know about you? I did competitive dance growing up and even performed at Madison Square Garden.
 
If you weren't an emergency physician, what would you be? A bakery or restaurant owner! 

What are your top songs on your Spotify Wrapped? Cold As You – Luke Combs; Getaway Car – Taylor Swift; Anywhere With You – AFROJACK, Lucas & Steve, DubVision

Kendrick Lim, DO, Vice Chair of the EMRA Education Committee, 2025

Kendrick LimProgram: Carolinas Medical Center

What are your goals as an EMRA leader?

- Advocate for emergency medicine residents across the country

- Provide educational pearls for those interested in academics & teaching
- Help medical students navigate towards a career in emergency medicine
- Support EMRA in its organizational efforts
 
Why did you get involved in a professional society?
- Contribute to the future of our amazing specialty
- Meet fantastic colleagues across the country
- Important to get involved with organized medicine
 
What is something that people don't know about you? I’m a huuuuuuge sneakerhead! Catch me bringing the heat in the ED!

If I weren't an emergency physician, I would be: Actor, travel influencer, DJ, ASMR guru

What is your favorite hack for night shifts? Just don’t do it – haha I wish!! Tons of snacks (stop by the PEDS ED for this!) and a playlist full of bangers to jam out to!

Favorite channel on social media? Fantasy Footballers

What are your tops songs on your Spotify Wrapped? 
Nice To Meet You - Myles Smith
2085 - AJR
Bella Ciao - La Casa De Papel

Chris Thompson, DO, MHA, Vice Chair of the EMRA Education Committee, 2025

Revelle GappyProgram: Dignity Health East Valley in Chandler, AZ

Your goal as an EMRA leader: My goal as an EMRA leader is to continue to inspire thousands of EM residents and soon-to-be EM residents to become the best physicians they can be. Emergency Medicine can be a challenging career path, but it can also be incredible rewarding. I want to be able to help others find their passion in this unique field that is specifically tailored to helping those who have nowhere else to turn and are coming to us on the worst day of their life. 

Why did you get involved in a professional society? Connect with likeminded individuals who care about excelling in their field, not just checking the boxes. Learn more from great leaders about how to improve medical education at all levels and better my abilities as a teacher. Network with medical students and residents across the country who share the same love for EM that I have. 

What do you think are the top three traits of a great leader? I think the top three traits of a great leader are transparency, integrity, and humility. 
 
What is the best advice you have ever received? It's hard to just pick one piece of advice. I would say that my two favorite pieces of advice are that "it's never wrong to do the right thing" and "the great aim of education is not knowledge, but action." Both of these quotes and pieces of advice have helped me tremendously on my journey and continue to inspire me to this day. 
 
If you weren't an emergency physician, what would you be? If I weren't an EM doc, I would probably still be trying to make it pro in baseball or working on my pickleball game. Gotta pay off these student loans somehow! 
 
What is the last non-textbook you read? Private Moscow by James Patterson and Adam Hamdy. Love a good pseudo-Jason Bourne type book on a cruise! 
 

Andres Lopez, MD, Vice Chair of the EMRA Education Committee, 2025

Andres Lopez, MDProgram: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Your goal as an EMRA leader: I'm hoping to learn ways we can teach and excite medical students about our incredible specialty- especially in a setting so rich with pathology and learning opportunities, but with unique logistical and workflow circumstances. Additionally, I just want to meet people who also get excited about education!

Why did you get involved in a professional society? I attended the ACEP Teaching Fellowship for Residents and loved connecting with people I just met about a shared professional passion. Ideas bounced around, the dialogue is thoughtful, and there are always hilarious or earnest stories to share! Also it's so cool to meet people from around the country with varied educational experiences. Why not join?
 
What is the best advice you have ever received? Feel good about saying "I don't know", but always have a follow up. Kinda changed my whole view in medical training. You'll say it a LOT in medical school, training, and life. Don't feign competence or worry about judgement; just be honest. My fav follow ups after I say "I don't know, but" are: 
- ... but I can take 5 minutes to do some reading and get back to you.
- ... I can reach out to (someone) and see if they can help.
- ... I can read about it tonight.
- ... I'm here to learn!
 
If you weren't an emergency physician, what would you be? Photojournalist probably. Love taking photographs and capturing events/stories. 

What is your favorite hack for night shifts? Commit to the flip! I fully stay up until 7 AM then sleep unbroken (or try) when switching to nights. It's guilt free me time: video games, working out, netflix movies my wife never wants to watch, etc.

Favorite channel on social media? jbcarmody on twitter. Calls himself the sheriff of sodium, is pediatric nephrologist who is "salty about medical education." He writes awesome, easy to read articles about things like history of the MATCH, how residents came to be deems employees as opposed to learners, questionable utility of NBME testing , med school trends, etc.

Katelyn Hagstrom, MD, Assistant Vice Chair of the EMRA Education Committee, 2025

Katelyn Hagstrom, MDProgram: University of Texas Southwestern

Your goal as an EMRA leader: Expand upon and create new resources for residents and medical students as well as build more relationships within the EM community. I am excited to take part in shaping the organization that fueled my passion for EM and MedEd!

Why did you get involved in a professional society? I joined EMRA in medical school and loved the community and abundance of resources and wanted to become more involved. After participating in the Leadership Academy last year, I feel well equipped to take a more active role in EMRA I joined EMRA and thoroughly enjoyed my role as Vice Chair of the Education Committee last year!

What is the best advice you've ever received? Be grateful for the relationships you have and remember to show your appreciation for others around you.

What is something that people don't know about you? I was captain of my high school's varsity bowling team! 

If you weren't an emergency physician, what would you be? I would likely still be in medicine/science such as forensics, vaccine/antibiotic research, or another medical specialty. But I think it would be really fun to create movie trailers for a living!

What are your tops songs on your Spotify Wrapped? Anything Taylor Swift! 

Ellis Jang, MD, Assistant Vice Chair of the EMRA Education Committee, 2025

Denise Manfrini, MDProgram: California Northstate University College of Medicine

What is your goal as an EMRA leader? My goal as an EMRA leader is to advocate for emergency medicine residents and aspiring medical students! I hope to support EMRA’s mission to promote and advance the value of EM training & EM residency.

Why did you get involved in a professional society? To be involved in a community that advocates for emergency medicine physicians-in-training and helps emergency medicine be the best field it can be for our patients and colleagues! 

If I weren't an emergency physician, I would be: Probably an elementary school teacher (: 

What are your top songs on your Spotify Wrapped? The entire Hamilton Original Broadway Cast Recording 

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