2025 Pediatric EM Committee Leader Spotlight

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Lauren Altomare, DO, Chair of the EMRA Pediatric EM Committee, 2025

Lauren Altomare.pngProgram: Lehigh Valley Health Network

Your goal as an EMRA leader: As an EMRA leader, my goal is to create a welcoming environment that will support current residents and medical students throughout their education, training, and development as future emergency medicine physicians.

Why did you get involved in a professional society? While applying for residency, I was interested in two specialties—emergency medicine and pediatrics. Prior to going to medical school I worked in education and always had a passion for working with children. After talking to trusted advisors, I realized that I could have both by focusing on pediatric emergency medicine. My goal is to help my fellow emergency medicine colleagues feel more comfortable with sick children, by focusing on simulation, training, and the latest evidence-based practices for pediatrics.
 
What do you think are the top three traits of a great leader? The top three traits of a great leader include the ability to recognize an individual’s strengths and weaknesses to foster growth; the capacity to engage in active listening; and compassion.
 
What is your favorite hack for night shifts? I take naps before shift and stop drinking coffee by 2 am so that I can fall asleep after my shift. 

What app on your phone consumes the most of your time? Audible

What is the last non-textbook you read? The Maze by Nelson DeMille

Hannah Miller, MD, Chair-Elect of the EMRA Pediatric EM Committee, 2025

Hannah Miller.pngProgram: University of Vermont Medical Center

Your goal as an EMRA leader: I hope to bring an encouraging presence to the field of Pediatric EM from the perspective of an EM resident. I hope to be an involved member of the movement to demystify the care of pediatric patients in the ED. 

Why did you get involved in a professional society? I am hoping to make change on a wider scale and to be involved with other like-minded individuals. I hope to advocate for great pediatric care in the ED both on the ground level in my training as well as by taking on a role on a bigger stage. 
 
What do you think are the top three traits of a great leader? A great leader is approachable, situationally aware, and collaborative. 
 
What is the best advice you have ever received? When you push yourself to the point of discomfort, that is the moment when you grow the most. 
 
What is something that people don't know about you? I love to explore new places and cultures through food. 
 
What is your favorite hack for night shifts? Embrace the circadian switch.  

What is the last non-textbook you read? Brandon Sanderson’s Words of Radiance

Alisha Agarwal, MD, Vice Chair of the EMRA Pediatric EM Committee, 2025

Alisha Agarwal, MDProgram: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

What is your goal as an EMRA leader? I hope to make a meaningful contribution to both the Pediatric committee and EMRA as a whole which has provided me with so many resources as I have explored my interests in Emergency Medicine! I hope to be a leader that med students, residents, and others alike can count on to exchange ideas and collaborate. 

Why did you get involved with a professional society? I believe a professional society is a great way to become more integrated into a community of people with like-minded professional and personal interests. It is a wonderful way to make a difference both on the smaller, local scale as well as the national scale and form long-lasting connections with people across the country! 

What do you think are the top three traits of a great leader? Responsibility, Empathy, Innovative  

What is the best advice you have ever received? Always give 100% in whatever you decide to do professionally or personally, and you'll be shocked by the places that can take you. 

What is something that people don't know about you? Alot of people associate me with the outdoors with my love for running, hiking, and travelling. However, I am also a hidden art enthusiast and pursue many crafty endeavors such as painting, embroidery, and glass plant displays! 

If you weren't an emergency physician, what would you be? Within medicine, I also found anesthesiology to be fascinating and an interesting mix of pharmacology and physiology. Outside of medicine, I would want to be an architect! 
 
What is your favorite hack for night shifts? I usually try to work out right before going into work and the adrenaline will usually carry me through the night.... I also usually splurge on a matcha latte at some point in the night 

Favorite channel on social media? thefoodietakesflight on instagram- I love watching all food tiktoks and instagram reels 

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