Lecturers

Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, IL Emergency Medicine Physician, Medical Center Hospital, Odessa, Texas www.sudipbose.com

Sudip Bose is an internationally acclaimed emergency medicine physician and educator. He is a graduate of the Honors Program in Medical Education at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL and completed his Emergency Medicine Residency at Darnall Army Medical Center in Fort Hood, Texas, the highest volume emergency department in the U.S. military. His breadth of clinical experience ranges from the busiest urban emergency rooms in the nation to underserved community hospitals. Currently Dr. Bose practices as a "pit doc" at Medical Center Hospital in Odessa, Texas where he provides single coverage in the emergency department as well as in-hospital codes.

Teaching health care professionals is Sudip's true passion. Academically, Dr. Bose has developed a national niche in the area of medical board examination review in the field of Emergency Medicine. As a resident at Darnall Army Medical Center he founded a multifaceted curriculum for resident mastery of core concepts in emergency medicine. This curriculum still exists today and has led Darnall Army Medical Center to achieve the number one score in the nation among over 140 civilian and military residency programs on the A.B.E.M Annual In-Training examination for seven years in a row (2000-2006). Subsequently, Dr. Bose served as an Attending Emergency Physician and Teaching Faculty at Advocate Christ Medical Center, a high acuity, high volume, renowned residency training program in Chicago which now serves as the busiest emergency department and trauma center in Illinois. Under Dr. Bose's direct mentorship, the residency program earned the number one score on the A.B.E.M Annual In-Training exam in 2007, 2008 and 2009 (the position previously held by Darnall Army Medical Center). In 2009 Dr. Bose moved to Texas and was appointed the Medical Director for Ector County and the city of Odessa, Texas, and directly responsible for the training of hundreds of pre-hospital personnel. Dr. Bose uses his military, emergency physician, and professorial experience to be an active proponent of veteran and health care issues on the national and international arena. He educates the public through worldwide media appearances and lectures to audiences numbering in the thousands (more details are available on www.TheBattleContinues.org). In addition, he founded an Evidence Based Medicine Curriculum which continues to spread nationally. He is also the founder of a leading nursing board exam (NCLEX) review course. He serves as an Associate Clinical Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine. As a prior Associate Residency Director, Dr Bose has earned multiple teaching recognitions and authored numerous publications. He has earned the status of Distinguished Fellow of Teaching by the American College of Emergency Physicians. In addition, Dr. Bose was honored with the ACEP National Faculty Teaching Award.

A passion for education and the pursuit of better patient outcomes has lead Dr. Bose to develop this review course tailored to emergency physicians. His skills in physician education help provide a unique perspective to a course that is sure to help emergency physicians pass their ConCert exam with flying colors.

Director for U.S. Army EMS, U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas EMS Fellowship Program Director, San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium Adjunct Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, Texas

John McManus has built a strong reputation in emergency medicine both academically and in national EM organizations. He has authored over 100 scientific publications, lectured internationally as keynote speaker at numerous emergency medicine venues and served as a chapter president for ACEP and is active on numerous boards. He earned numerous national accolades including the ACEP National Emergency Medicine Teaching Award and was recognized as the Outstanding Army Medical Department Lieutenant Colonel of the year by the U.S. Army Surgeon General in 2006.

After graduating from North Georgia Senior Military College in 1988, Dr. McManus attended the Medical College of Georgia where he served as student government president. He entered the US Army and served in numerous assignments and deployments throughout the world. Dr. McManus completed his 4 year emergency medicine residency at Madigan Army Medical Center and later taught at several US Army teaching hospitals. Later, he completed an EMS fellowship at Oregon Health and Sciences University as earned a Master Degree in Clinical Research.

Shortly after the onset of the war in Afghanistan and Iraq, Dr. McManus was part of a key group of personnel performing cutting edge combat casualty care research at the US Army Institute of Surgical Research. These innovations were critical in improving care on the battlefield.

Currently, Dr. McManus is the Director for the U.S. Army’s Center of Pre-Deployment Medicine where he coordinates training of all medical personnel going to Iraq and Afghanistan. He also works as an emergency medicine physician at two Level I trauma teaching hospitals in San Antonio, Texas.