His investigations in preparedness include developing and leading a consortium on preparedness with the NYC Department of Health, leading the New York University School of Medicine Consortium on Preparedness, being the principal investigator for a Department of Homeland Security Large Scale Emergency Readiness grant, and being a co-principal investigator on a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Research grant, the Health Protection Research Initiative.

Dr. Goldfrank is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and chaired the Institute of Medicine Committees on Responding to the Psychological Consequences of Terrorism, Evaluation of the Metropolitan Medical Response Systems Program, and Preparing for an Influenza Pandemic: Personal Protective Equipment for Healthcare Workers.

Outstanding Contribution in Education Award

James R. Roberts, MD, FACEP

Dr. Roberts is currently professor of emergency medicine and senior consultant in medical toxicology at Drexel University College of Medicine, and director of medical toxicology at Mercy Catholic Medical Center, both in Philadelphia.

Dr. Roberts graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, completed a residency in emergency medicine at the Medical College of Pennsylvania, and a fellowship in medical toxicology at New York University/Bellevue Hospital. He has established two fellowship training programs in medical toxicology, trained over 30 toxicologists, and has been medical director of the New Mexico EMS academy.

Dr. Roberts was a founding member of the Emergency Medicine Residents Association (EMRA), and served as the organization’s first ACEP representative. He received recognition for academic achievement (The Hal Jayne Award) from Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM), the David K. Wagner award from American Academy of Emergency Medicine (AAEM), was profiled in Lancet, and is a member of Best Doctors in America. Dr. Roberts has been chair of the editorial board of Emergency Medicine News for over 30 years, has written hundreds of columns for the In Focus series, and received the gold award for his work in Emergency Medicine News from the American Society of Healthcare Publications. He has presented continuing education lectures and scientific exhibits in the United States, Iceland, Cuba, Italy, Mexico, Malta, and Canada, and has presented CME/postgraduate courses at the annual scientific assemblies of ACEP, SAEM, and AAEM.

Dr. Roberts currently lives in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania; has been married for 40 years to Lydia; has a daughter, Martha, who is a nurse practitioner in Virginia; and has a son, Matthew, who is a video game producer in Berlin, Germany.

Colin C. Rorrie, Jr. Award for Excellence in Health Policy

Marilyn J. Heine, MD, FACEP