Chelsea Renfro, PharmD, CHSE is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator for Simulation-based Educator, Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science, University of Tennessee Health Science Center. Dr. Renfro was trained in ambulatory care at the University of North Carolina Eshelman School of Pharmacy (UNC ESOP) and completed a fellowship in community pharmacy research and academia at UNC ESOP. She has successfully implemented simulation-based education into the UTHSC College of Pharmacy curriculum. Dr. Renfro is the Chair of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare Pharmacy Affinity Group and Co-Leader for the Tennessee Interprofessional Practice and Education Consortium Simulation-based Instruction Working Group.

Jarrod Young, MBA, BSE, CHSOS-A joined The University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in 2016 as the Simulation Operations Lead for the Center for Healthcare Improvement and Patient Simulation (CHIPS). Mr. Young received his Bachelor’s in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) in 2012 and his Master’s in Business Administration from the University of Tennessee-Martin in 2020. He also holds a Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Quality and Safety from UAB, a certification as a Certified Healthcare Simulation Operations Specialist- Advanced (CHSOS-A), as well as the Technical Apprenticeship in Healthcare Simulation offered by the Center for Medical Simulation in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Mr. Young volunteers in many different roles and committees within the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). He is currently a volunteer Accreditation Site Reviewer for SSH and an active member of the Simulation Operations and Technology Section (SOTS). Mr. Young served as a Planning Team Member for the SimOps 2021 conference in Tampa, FL.

Jenni Beall, PharmD, BCPS, CHSE is currently the Director, Pharmacy Labs and Simulation and a Professor of Pharmacy Practice in the Samford University McWhorter School of Pharmacy in Birmingham, Alabama. In this role, she oversees the simulation program for pharmacy students as well as helps to develop interprofessional simulation events in Samford’s College of Health Sciences. She received her PharmD from Samford in 1996, practiced in Abilene, Texas for over four years, then returned to join the faculty at Samford in 2000. When in practice, she worked in internal medicine with some experience in anticoagulation clinics. She has been active in research in the field of simulation in pharmacy education and has presented on this topic at national and international meetings.

Les is the Director of Simulation at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University in New Jersey. He is responsible for the technology-based clinical simulations for the pharmacy school and fostering the development of interprofessional simulation opportunities with other Rutgers Biomedical Health Sciences units and academic health system. He began in the emergency services field in 1992 continues to practice as a paramedic today. Les has experience as a career firefighter, emergency services lieutenant, and educator for both fire and EMS programs as instructor and program director. In addition, he holds numerous certifications in the emergency management and tactical fields with an adjunct instructor position with Texas A & M University’s TEEX program and oversees the vaccine Point of Dispensing at the School for COVID-19. Currently, he is a matriculating student in the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, working toward a Doctorate in Education and has been involved with simulation in healthcare for over 18 years.

Liza is a Clinical Professor and the Clinical Director of Simulation at the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University in New Jersey. As Clinical Director, Liza coordinates development and seamless integration of simulation-based education across the Doctor of Pharmacy curriculum and collaborates with interprofessional faculty across Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences. She maintains a clinical practice in critical care with RWJBarnabas Health System and is a licensed immunizer engaged in the Rutgers VaxCorp COVID-19 vaccination effort. Liza is dual board certified as a critical care pharmacist and a pharmacotherapy specialist. She obtained both her BS in Pharmacy and PharmD from the Rutgers College of Pharmacy, entering practice in 1997, later joining faculty in 2004.