Dr. Fein is Clinical Associate Professor of Physical Therapy and the Director of Clinical Education at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT where she teaches physical therapy management of patients with medically complex disorders/acute care as well as teaching development of therapeutic relationships, cultural competence, and psychosocial issues in health care. With many years in teaching and practice, she has expertise in acute care academic teaching, clinical education and residency education. Her publications and presentations include such topics as problem-based learning and communication skills, acute care education, clinical education, and interprofessional education; she has served as a curriculum consultant in physical therapy including for acute care residencies. Dr. Fein is a Credentialed Trainer for the both the Credentialed Clinical Instructor Program Levels 1 and 2. She is the Chair of the Academy of Acute Care Physical Therapy's Task Force on Residencies and Fellowships.

Emelia completed her Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2009 from The Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago. She has practiced primarily in the acute care setting for the past 11 years, but has also practiced in home health, inpatient rehab, skilled nursing and a head injury re-entry clinic. Emelia currently practices at Baylor Scott and White Hospital in Dallas as an advanced clinical specialist level therapist. Her areas of clinical expertise are critical care and geriatrics. In 2015, Emelia became a Board Certified Geriatric Clinical Specialist and is currently serving on the Exam Development Committee for the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy. Emelia has had active involvement with the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy as an item writer since 2014 and was a former item writer for the Specialization Academy of Content Experts. She is the didactic chair for the Baylor Scott and White Institute for Rehabilitation Acute Care Residency program and serves as a mentor for the medical-surgical team. Emelia is the physical medicine and rehabilitation representative on several critical care councils and is an adjunct professor at Texas Women's University in Dallas, TX. She is also an active clinical instructor and has been for 10 years. Emelia is an active member of Disciple Central Community Church, where she serves in the Healthcare Ministry and is a Small Groups Coordinator. Last, but not least, she has been published three times in the Journal of Acute Care Physical Therapy, highlighting her interest in clinical research.

Gabrielle is a physical therapist that primarily practices as a clinical specialist in the acute care neurologic setting at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland since 2005. She received her Masters in Physical Therapy from the University of Florida in 2005 and her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Marymount University in 2009. She has been an APTA Board Certified Neurologic Clinical Specialist since 2011. At Johns Hopkins, she serves as the Director of the Johns Hopkins Hospital and University of Delaware Acute Care Physical Therapy Residency and is a faculty member of the Johns Hopkins Hospital and University of Delaware Neurologic Physical Therapy Residency; mentoring residents on the acute care neuroscience service and general medicine services. Additionally, she has served as a senior physical therapist in the Johns Hopkins Multidisciplinary ALS clinic since 2007. She is also an instructor in the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.