Ara Tekian, PhD, MHPE is Professor of Medical Education, and the Associate Dean for the Office of International Education at the University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago. He is involved in teaching courses in both the master’s and the doctorate programs in Professions Education. He is a leading scholar in professions education with significant and sustained research contributions that have made groundbreaking and longstanding impact on educational practices of health professionals, both within the United States and around the world. His research has vastly improved standards for educational practice and training of health professionals and transformed international guidelines that have direct consequences on the quality of patient safety and public good. Overall, Ara has published over 190 peer-reviewed journal articles and presented over 150 peer-reviewed presentations. He teaches widely, conducting over 325 invited workshops and courses, and 275 invited presentations, in over 45 countries. In July 2012, the Association for the Study of Medical Education (ASME) conferred its ASME Gold Medal to Ara, in recognition of his scholarship and leadership in international contexts. In 2017, Ara received the prestigious AERA Division I Distinguished Career Award. He was also the 2017 recipient of the highly acclaimed Ellis Island Medal of Honor. Dr. Tekian is also the Editor-in-Chief for the Innovation and Change in Professional Education (ICPE) Book Series, published by Springer that has over 20 books in the series; and serves on many editorial boards.

Dr. Garnik Avetisyan, MD, PhD, is the Vice-Rector for Post-Graduate and Continuing Education at YSMU. He is specialized in medical radiology. He was the Deputy Dean of the Faculty of General Medicine, and eventually assuming the position of Vice-Rector for Post-Graduate and Continuing Education at YSMU in November 2016. In parallel with his administrative roles, he pursued academic excellence and successfully defended his candidate's thesis in Medical Radiology, earning the prestigious scientific degree of Candidate of Medical Sciences. Subsequently, in 2012, he was honored with the title of Associate Professor by the Scientific Council of YSMU. His contributions extend beyond academia, as evidenced by his role as Vice President of the Armenian Association of Radiologists. Furthermore, he has authored and co-authored numerous scientific articles and educational materials.

Gohar Yerimyan, MD, PhD is the dean of the National Institute of Health of Armenia from 2019. She has been working at the NIH since 2016 on various education projects for healthcare professionals, serving as a local consultant, trainer, and project coordinator for some of them. During this period, she was also involved in the development and operation of an online education platform for healthcare professionals. As the WHO focal point for human resources for health in Armenia, she actively participates in various initiatives of the Ministry of Health related to healthcare human resources. Additionally, as an obstetrician-gynecologist and public health specialist with a keen interest in digital health, she has been involved in several activities, including the development and implementation of electronic record forms and HRH registry. Before joining the NIH team, she worked as a medical expert at the World Bank working group of the Health Project Implementation Unit of Armenia. She began her career in healthcare as an obstetrician-gynecologist at a maternity hospital, where she worked for 5 years. Her Ph.D. thesis concerns the assessment of distance education implementation in the system of continuing professional development for healthcare professionals.

Roshni Sreedharan MD, FASA, FCCM is an Anesthesiologist Intensivist at the Cleveland Clinic. She is the Director of the Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine fellowship and the Vice-Chair of Education in the Department of Intensive Care and Resuscitation in the Anesthesiology Institute. She practices as a critical care medicine specialist in Cleveland, OH and has over 19 years of experience in the medical field. She graduated from DR. M.G.R. MEDICAL UNIVERSITY / KILPAUK MEDICAL COLLEGE in 2004.

Dr. Stephen Ludwig, MD is the Senior Advisor for Medical Education and Senior Attending Physician at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. He is the past Chairman of the Graduate Medical Education Committee, Continuing Medical Education Committee and Designated Institutional Official. Dr. Ludwig also serves as the Director for International Medicine Education. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School Of Medicine. He has a primary care practice and serves as a General pediatrics in-patient attending physician. Dr. Ludwig is a past president of the Academic Pediatric Association (APA) and a member of the Board of Directors, as well as a founding member of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group. He is a member of the International Society of Child Abuse and Neglect. Dr. Ludwig is a founding member of the Ray Helfer Society. He served as Chairman of the Residency Review Committee (RRC) for Pediatrics of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). Currently he serves on the ACGME I Board of Directors. He was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Board of Pediatrics and was Chair of the Program Directors Committee until 2009. Dr. Ludwig also chaired the ABP Global Health Task Force. He has received many awards from the University of Pennsylvania, Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD), Helfer Society and APA. He was elected to the Institute of Medicine in 1998. Dr. Ludwig was selected by the Board of Directors of the Federation of Pediatric Organizations as the recipient of the 2010 Joseph W. St. Geme, Jr. Pediatric Leadership Award. In 2016, he received the Richard D. Wood distinguished alumni award from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Dr. Ludwig has over 175 publications to his credit, has edited 20 books and serves on several editorial boards. He was Co-Editor in Chief of Pediatric Emergency Care for 40 years. He was the Editor of the Fleisher and Ludwig Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, now in its 9th edition and Netter's Pediatrics Textbook. He has been an invited lecturer nationally and internationally. After graduating from the Pennsylvania State University, Dr. Ludwig received his MD degree from Temple University School of Medicine and completed his pediatric internship and residency at the Children's Hospital National Medical Center in Washington, DC. He holds board certification in General Pediatrics and certificate 001 in Pediatric Emergency Medicine from the American Board of Pediatrics.

Dr. Zalim Balkizov, MD, is a leader in medical education in Russia, serving as Director of the Institute for Development of Medical Educators and Professor of Medical Education at the Russian National Research Medical University after N.I. Pirogov. He is the General Secretary of the Russian Society of Medical Educators, which he co-founded in 2022. Dr. Balkizov has collaborated with the Association for Medical Education in Europe (AMEE) since 2009, serving as AMEE Ambassador and Global Representative. He has led initiatives including the translation of over 40 AMEE Guides into Russian and the introduction of Russia’s first national medical education conference. He pioneered the implementation of the OSCE in Russian physician accreditation and directed a national CME reform project involving over 500,000 physicians. Dr. Balkizov is founding Editor-in-Chief of Medical Education and Professional Development and co-author of key Russian-language resources in simulation and medical education terminology. He holds a Master’s in Health Professions Education from Gulf Medical University. His professional focus includes CPD, simulation in healthcare, and assessment.