Jessica Veronica Merkel-Keller, MD

Sharon Bord, M.D., is an assistant professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. She attended medical school at The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences and then completed residency training at Boston Medical Center. She has a focus on both undergraduate and graduate medical education, and is a member of the Teaching College, a group of faculty members in the Department of Emergency Medicine dedicated to educational endeavors for residents and medical students. She serves as the co-director for the required medical student clerkship and subinternship in emergency medicine. She also has been integral in developing new curriculum and exam material, including an observed structured clinical exam. Her research is in the area of medical education, with a focus on student assessment. On a national level, she is a member of the Committee of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors and Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine. Additionally, she is on the editorial board for a board review question book. She is a fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with family and staying active.

Dr. David Hale is a fellowship-trained neurologist specializing in neuro-visual and vestibular disorders. He diagnoses and treats patients with symptoms including dizziness, vertigo, oscillopsia, double vision and imbalance. Dr. Hale’s patient evaluations include vestibular testing. Dr. Hale earned his medical degree at Pennsylvania State University and completed a neurology residency at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He remained at Johns Hopkins for fellowship training in vestibular and ocular-motor oto-neurology. Dr. Hale is interested in resident and fellow medical education, specifically the development of ways to make knowledge of subspecialist neurologists more accessible to those in training. He serves as the co-director of the Vestibular and Ocular-Motor Oto-Neurology Clinical Fellowship at Johns Hopkins.