Faculty
Andrea Austin M.D., MHPE
Program Director
- Specialty/Field: Emergency Medicine
- Residency: Naval Medical Center San Diego California
- Medical School: Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa
- Experience: Simulation and Innovation Director at Southwest Healthcare; Simulation Director Navy Trauma Training Center at LA General; Assistant Program Director Naval Medical Center San Diego.
- Areas of Interest: Medical education, simulation and well-being
- Hobbies: paddle boarding, traveling & writing
Craig Davis, M.D.
Associate Program Director
- Specialty/Field: Emergency Medicine
- Residency: Cook County Hospital Emergency Medicine Residency, Chicago, Illinois
- Medical School: UT Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX,
- Experience: Interstate Medical Licensure Compact participant, ABEM Board Certified in Emergency Medicine, Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Instructor Certified, Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advances Life Support (PALS)
- Areas of Interest: Resident Education, Physician Wellness, Healthcare Equity,
- Hobbies: International Travel, Snowboarding, Coastal Leisure, Big Game Hunting
Ariana Trautmann, M.D.
Associate Program Director, Medical Student Clerkship Director
- Specialty/Field: Emergency Medicine
- Residency: Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center
- Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine
- Experience: Emergency Chief Resident, Emergency physician at Emergency Physicians of Tidewater, Instructor at Macon and Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences Eastern Virginia Medical School at Old Dominion University
- Interests: Simulation, Didactics, Medical Education
Kenneth Slack, M.D.
Medical Director, Core Faculty
- Specialty/Field: Emergency Medicine
- Residency: Advent Health Orlando
- Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine
James W. Nichols, M.D.
Freestanding Emergency Room Medical Director; Core Faculty
- Specialty/Field: Emergency Medicine
- Residency: University of Kentucky
- Medical School: University of Mississippi School of Medicine
- Experience: Operational oversight of ED; Ascension Flow Committee Chair; frequent lecturer on sepsis care.
- Areas of Interest: Emergency Department Director
Jeffrey Beard, D.O.
Core Faculty; Co-Simulation Director
- Specialty/Field: Emergency Medicine
- Residency: Lehigh Valley Health Network
- Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
- Experience: Simulation educator; pediatric EM background; former University of Florida pediatric residency faculty; EMS involvement.
- Areas of Interest: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Diana Chien, D.O.
Well-Being and Innovation Director, Core Faculty
- Specialty/Field: Emergency Medicine
- Residency: Eisenhower Health
- Medical School: Idaho College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Experience: recent residency graduate
- Areas of Interest: Resident Wellness
Chelsea Lynn Grant, M.D.
Core Faculty, EMS Director
- Specialty/Field: Emergency Medicine
- Residency: HCA Oak Hill Hospital
- Medical School: Florida State University College of Medicine
- Fellowship: EMS at UCF/HCA Osceola
- Experience: recent residency graduate, academic chief resident, Assistant Medical Director for St. Cloud Fire Rescue
- Areas of Interest: EMS, mass casualty events and preparedness
Patricia B. Manhire, D.O.
Core Faculty; Co-Simulation Director
- Specialty/Field: Emergency Medicine
- Residency: Michigan State University – Lansing
- Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine & Biosciences
- Experience: Adjunct faculty at Tulane University; simulation education coordinator at Michigan State University; ATLS instructor.
- Areas of Interest: Simulation education, wellness, faculty development
Angela Pikus, M.D.
Ultrasound Director, Core Faculty
- Specialty/Field: Emergency Medicine
- Residency: Carolinas Medical Center
- Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
- Fellowship: Carolinas Medical Center
- Experience: Ultrasound director and attending physician at Wake Forest Emergency Physicians Group
- Areas of Interest: Ultrasound education, procedures, medical education, simulation
Erica Warkus, M.D., PH.D.
Director of Research
- Specialty/Field: Emergency Medicine
- Residency: Florida State University at Sarasota Memorial Hospital
- Medical School: University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine
- Experience: Former Research Director & Assistant Professor at University of South Alabama; Former Clinical Faculty at Kaweah Delta Hospital EM residency, published in teratology and developmental biology; NIH/EMRA representative for the RAND/COVID-19 Advisory Board.
- Areas of Interest: AI in healthcare, EMS and sepsis, ED efficiency, Intimate partner violence interventions, peripartum cardiomyopathy and maternal healthcare, resident education, optimizing processes and protocols
- Hobbies: archery/bow hunting, freediving, DIY construction, writing, dog training, art, chainsaws/landscaping, travel and skating
Katherine Mitry, M.D.
Core Faculty, Assistant Medical Student Clerkship Director
- Specialty/Field: Emergency Medicine
- Residency: St. Elizabeth Boardman Hospital
- Medical School: St. George’s University, Grenada
- Experience: Recent residency graduate
- Areas of Interest: Wilderness medicine, didactics, ultrasound, medical education, wellness
Alvin Jose, D.O.
Core Faculty; Assistant Ultrasound Director
- Specialty/Field: Emergency Medicine
- Residency: LSU Health Shreveport
- Medical School: William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Experience: Associate professor at Christus Good Shepherd Marshall, TX; published in physiology and case reports; ultrasound instructor at Eglin AFB.
- Areas of Interest: Point-of-care ultrasound, critical care, medical education
Cameron Lueck, M.D.
Core Faculty
- Specialty/Field: Emergency Medicine
- Residency: University of Maryland/R Adams Crowley Shock Trauma Center
- Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
- Experience: Former Assistant Clinical Professor at FSU College of Medicine; faculty development in remediation and oral boards prep; Assistant Quality Medical Director at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola; Former Assistant Clinical Professor at University of South Alabama
Cameron McCaig, M.D.
Core Faculty
- Specialty/Field: Emergency Medicine
- Residency: LSUMC/Charity Hospital, New Orleans, LA
- Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
- Experience: Over 30 years in EM; ATLS/ACLS/PALS instructor; extensive faculty teaching experience.
- Areas of Interest: Simulation, oral board preparation, faculty mentoring
Contact Us
Andrea Austin, M.D., MHPE
Program Director
Email: andrea.austin@vituity.com
Ashley Caudle
Program Coordinator
Email: ashley.caudle@ascension.org
5151 N 9th Ave,
Pensacola, FL 32504