Doç. Dr. Samir Cavadlı, Azerbaycan Tıp Üniversitesi Tıp ve Sağlık Bilimleri Eğitimi Anabilim Dalı Başkanıdır. Klinik mikrobiyoloji alanında uzman olup, mikrobiyoloji tanı, bakteriyoloji, parazitoloji, mikoloji ve özellikle tıp eğitimi, yetkinlik temelli eğitim modelleri (Competency-Based Medical Education), simülasyon destekli öğretim yöntemleri, yapılandırılmış klinik beceri değerlendirme sistemleri (OSCE/OSPI) ve sağlık meslekleri eğitiminde yenilikçi pedagojik yaklaşımlar üzerine çalışmaktadır.
Lisans öncesi tıp ve hemşirelik öğrencileri için klinik beceri eğitim programlarının geliştirilmesi ve uygulanması, eğitimde kalite güvencesi, öğretim üyesi gelişimi (faculty development) ve uluslararası standartlara uyumlu eğitim reformları alanlarında aktif rol almaktadır. Ulusal ve uluslararası akademik projelerde yer almakta, sağlık meslekleri eğitimi alanında multidisipliner araştırmalar yürütmektedir.
Araştırma ilgi alanları arasında klinik mikrobiyoloji, parazitoloji, mikoloji, antimikribiyal ilaçlara direnç, simülasyon tabanlı eğitim, tıbbi eğitimde değerlendirme yöntemleri, eğitim teknolojileri, yapay zekâ destekli öğrenme ortamları ve klinik eğitimde iletişim becerileri yer almaktadır.

Dr. El Asmar earned her MD degree from the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) in 1989 and she specialized in Occupational Medicine and Homeopathy at the USJ Faculty of Medicine- Beirut. She was awarded a Master of Health Professions Education (MHPE) with a focus on Assessment and Accreditation from Keele University in the UK in 2018. Dr. El Asmar played an essential role in the development and expansion of the medical school's curriculum. As one of the founding members, she has continually shown a deep dedication to improving medical education and the educational experience for students. She spearheaded the clinical skills thread in the medical curriculum and was instrumental in the creation of OSCE assessments. She assumed many leadership positions at the school and excelled as the Primary Care Clerkship Director and later on as the Director of Medicine Year II and Director of the Clinical Simulation Center that was reaccredited by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. In her capacity as co-chair of the Accreditation Steering Committee, Dr. El Asmar was essential to the accomplishment of our medical school's accreditation by TEPDAD in September 2021.Later on, she became one member of the TEPDAD team, and helped in the accreditation process of several schools in Lebanon and the MENA region. In 2023 she was appointed as the Acting Assistant Dean for Medical Education. Dr. El Asmar is passionate about medical education, particularly curriculum and simulation-based education. She earned a diploma in Clinical Simulation in 2019 and later taught it as an instructor. In 2017, she completed a simulation research primer with SIM-ONE Canada. In 2023, she earned a certificate in Scientific Research from the LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine, in collaboration with George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. In September 2025, she was appointed as Associate Professor of Medicine, Lebanese American University and Assistant Dean for Medical Education.

Effie Polyzogopoulou, is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine in the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
She was trained in Emergency Medicine in the United States at New York Presbyterian Queens Hospital, NYC, USA.
She is the Chair of the Ultrasound Section at the European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM), Course Director in EUSEM Emergency Ultrasound pre-courses, Founder and Director of the National Emergency Ultrasound Courses for many years.
She is the director of the Emergency Medicine Supraspecialty Training Program at Attikon University Hospital in Athens, Greece, and Vice Chair of the University Emergency Department.
She is an Examiner in the European Board Examination in Emergency Medicine (EBEEM)and a member of the Emergency Medicine Examination Reference Group for Europe (EMERGE).
She is the Country Lead for Greece in the European Society for Emergency Medicine (EUSEM) Research Network.
She is a member of the Acute Heart Failure Committee of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC)- Heart Failure Association (HFA) (2020-2024).
She is an invited speaker in many European, International and National Emergency Medicine and Cardiology Congresses.
She has a special interest in Emergency Ultrasonography. Her current research work and scientific interest are focused on Emergency Ultrasonography/Echocardiography, Medical Education, Acute Cardiovascular Care.
She had a leading role in Emergency Medicine in Greece as a member of the Ministry of Health Working Group for the Supraspecialty of Emergency Medicine in Greece and a member of the Education Committee for the Emergency Medicine Greek Supraspecialty Curriculum.

Dr. Ozan Akca is a native of Turkey and received his initial medical education and residency training at the Istanbul University, School of Medicine. He completed residency in anesthesiology and intensive care medicine, also at the Istanbul University. Following his residency in 1996, Dr. Akca pursued a research fellowship at the University of Vienna, Austria, under the mentorship of esteemed outcomes researchers, Dr. Daniel I. Sessler and Dr. Andrea Kurz.
In the year 2000, Dr. Akca was invited to the United States, where he joined the University of California in San Francisco (UCSF) as an assistant adjunct professor. Subsequently, he became an assistant professor at the University of Louisville (UofL) in the Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine. Dr. Akca's responsibilities extended to being the Director of the Neuroscience ICU and the assistant Director of the Outcomes Research Institute. His dedication to the field led him to become a Diplomate of the American Board of Anesthesiology (ABA), with further certification in Neurocritical Care. Dr. Akca was assigned as the Vice Chair for Research. He rose to the ranks of Associate Professor in 2007 and eventually to Professor in 2015, culminating in his appointment as Professor Emeritus (2021) at UofL.
In 2021, Dr. Akca expanded his academic pursuits by joining the faculty of the Department of Anesthesiology & Critical Care at Johns Hopkins University as a full professor. He contributes to the Neuro-anesthesia and Neurocritical Care Divisions at the Johns Hopkins. He also serves on the editorial boards of premier specialty and general medical journals, Anesthesia & Analgesia, Journal of Clinical Anesthesia, Balkan Medical Journal, and the Turkish Journal of Intensive Care.