Jill Waalen, MD, MS, MPH, FACPM, is Senior Scientist and Co-Director of Biostatistics at the Scripps Research Translational Institute where she has conducted research in genetics and digital medicine and served as a statistical consultant for a variety of projects for Scripps colleagues for 22 years, resulting in more than 120 peer-reviewed publications. She is also course director of the Introduction to Biostatistics course for Scripps Research Graduate School.
In addition, Dr. Waalen has been Associate Director of the General Preventive Medicine Residency Program at the University of California San Diego/San Diego State University (SDSU) for 17 years, is current Director-Elect and Adjunct Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at SDSU. She has held several prior leadership positions within ACPM and received the College’s Distinguished Service Award in 2010. She has done extensive work as the developer of the Certification Examination for the American and International Boards of Lifestyle Medicine, since the examination’s start in 2016.
She holds a degree in Scientific Communication and has been active as a freelance writer and editor throughout her career for entities such as the CDC and NIH, as well as medical journals, including JAMA Student Section, Annals of Internal Medicine, and Journal of the National Cancer Institute and as Deputy Editor of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2010-2013 and current Associate/Statistics Editor of the Nature Journal Digital Medicine.
Dr. Tacci is the Medical Director and Executive Medical Policy Director for the New York State Workers’ Compensation Board. He holds a part-time teaching and clinical appointment at the University of Rochester Medical Center, where he serves as the Program Director for the Preventive Medicine Residency and Medical Director of the Travel Medicine Program. He is also an Attorney of Counsel at the law firm of Barclay Damon, LLP.
Dr. Tacci is board certified in Public Health & General Preventive Medicine, as well as Occupational Medicine. He is a past President of the American College of Occupational & Environmental Medicine (ACOEM) and he has served on the governing boards of ACOEM, ACPM, the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and the Occupational & Environmental Health Foundation. Dr. Tacci is a former Chair of the AMA Preventive Medicine Section Council and former member of the Monroe County (NY) Board of Health.
Dr. Tacci received his B.S. from Cornell University, M.D. with distinction from the University of Rochester and J.D. magna cum laude from the Syracuse University College of Law. He completed residency training in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the New York State Department of Health, and residency and research fellowship training in Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Harvard University.
Dr. Joseph Iser is the recently retired Chief Health Officer for the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD), and a member of the ACPM Board of Regents. Dr. Iser has had a 40-year career in public health as a provider, staff member and leader. His range of experience includes the U.S. Public Health Service and a progressively larger list of public health departments and districts. In addition to his role as the Chief Health Officer, Dr. Iser also launched a new Preventive Medicine Residency program while at the SNHD and maintains his role at President
Dr. Iser received his medical degree from the University of Kansas and is board certified in internal medicine, general preventive medicine and public health and occupational medicine, with a broad background in primary care, public health, and medical education.
Michael Crupain, MD, MPH is board certified preventive medicine physician. He is the co-author of the national best seller What to Eat When and The What to Eat When Cookbook. Dr. Crupain has had a unique career path first training in Neurosurgery, then switching to preventive medicine. He started one of the first farm-to-table cooking video blogs The Dairy Show, served as the Director of the Food Safety and Sustainability Center at Consumer Reports, was medical director at the Doctor Oz show where he won two Emmy Awards and the Chairman’s Pillar award, is on faculty at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, and is a member of the board of the American College of Preventive Medicine.
Dr. Crupain recently worked as the Executive Vice President of Clinical Services at Sharecare and currently is President of Population Health Strategy Inc and Chief Medical Officer of leading health analytics company, Certilytics. He is a constant student of culinary traditions around the world and has trained with top chefs in New York, at cooking schools in Europe and Asia, and with mothers and grandmothers from different cultures. He makes a point of visiting the farmers market in every city he goes to and cooks every day. Dr. Crupain has served as a frequent expert guest for the national and local media including Good Morning America, The Today Show, and The Doctor Oz Show. The theme that connects all of Dr. Crupain’s work is his mission to make the world a healthier and more delicious place.