Scott B. Crawford MD, FACEP, FSSH, CHSOS
Dr. Crawford is Associate Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Paul L. Foster School of Medicine at TTUHSC El Paso and Executive Director of the Training and Educational Center for Healthcare Simulation (TECHS). In addition to his faculty position he also serves as the educational technology core consultant for the Southwest Center for Pediatric Environmental Health, and is a board member for SimGHOSTS, a non-profit group dedicated to providing technology education and innovation to simulation centers worldwide. He has presented both in the US and internationally on topics related to audio/video design, information technology, simulation operations, task trainer design, and procedural training. He has served as a reviewer and author for standards of best practice and conference presentation topics related to simulation and technology supported education. He is also Editor of the textbook Comprehensive Healthcare Simulation: Operations, Technology, and Innovative Practice.
Dr. Crawford completed his emergency medicine residency and served as Chief Resident of research and technology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso in 2012. Dr. Crawford earned his M.D. from Rush University in Chicago in 2009 and a bachelor’s degree in physics from The Colorado College in 2004. He continues to search for economical and innovative design ideas to enhance the world of healthcare education by bringing a more engaging and educational experience to all learners.
Stephanie H. Hoelscher, DNP, RN, NI-BC, CPHIMS, CHISP, FHIMSS
Dr. Steph Hoelscher is an Associate Professor of Graduate Informatics at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas. Her credentials include ANCC Board Certification in Informatics, a Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Fellowship, and education in Generative AI Prompt Engineering.
Having nearly three decades of healthcare experience, Dr. Hoelscher's informatics expertise is extensive, covering AI applications in healthcare and academia, EHR workflow optimization, reducing clinician documentation burden, and infectious disease clinical decision support.
Her commitment to advancing the field extends to her role as an active reviewer for various informatics, nursing, and medical journals and as an invited author of numerous health informatics publications. She co-chairs the HIMSS Nursing Informatics Networking and Education Task Force and chairs the American Nursing Informatics Association (ANIA) Social Media Committee. Dr. Hoelscher is the principal investigator for the national ANIA/ANI study entitled Nursing Documentation: Reducing Burden in a Time of Crisis and coauthor of The ChatGPT Storm and What Faculty Can Do.
