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Brandon Sanderson is The New York Times bestselling author of The Gathering Storm. The Gathering Storm, published by Tor Books, is Book 12 of The Wheel of Time series and the first of three novels to make up the conclusion.

Brandon Sanderson is the author of several critically acclaimed fantasy novels including the Mistborn trilogy and the recent Warbreaker. In five years, Brandon went from unknown college student to bestselling author to the writer chosen to complete Robert Jordan’s #1 New York Times bestselling series.

Brandon’s first published book was Elantris, a terrific novel which won the Romantic Times award for best epic fantasy of 2005 and was chosen by Barnes and Noble.com editors as the best Fantasy or Science Fiction book of the year.

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Ken Scholes is the author of CANTICLE, the second book in the Psalms of Isaak series, published on October 13th, 2009 by Tor Books. LAMENTATION, published by Tor Books in February 2009, is the acclaimed first book in the series.

Ken won the Writers of the Future contest in 2004. His first short story collection, Long Walks, Last Flights, and Other Strange Journeys, was published in December 2008 by Fairwood Press. Ken Scholes was recently hailed by Booklist for his “rare gift for inventive storytelling that invites comparisons with the genre’s leading practitioners”.

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Douglas Clegg is the New York Times bestselling author of The Priest of Blood, Afterlife, and The Hour Before Dark. Doug’s short story collection, The Machinery of Night, won a Shocker Award, and his first collection, The Nightmare Chronicles, won both the Bram Stoker Award and the International Horror Guild Award.

Doug’s newest book is Isis, A Tale of the Supernatural, published by Vanguard Press. His first novel, Goat Dance, was published by Simon & Schuster in 1989, and Doug has had more than 20 books published in the last 20 years. He has primarily written supernatural fiction — from horror to fantasy to psychological suspense with a paranormal edge. In 2000, Doug’s short novel Purity became one of the most-downloaded fiction ebooks on the Internet — reaching more than 100,000 readers in its first year.

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Dr. Barbara Tobias, Dr. Nancy Elder, and Amber Lucero-Criswell discuss The Art of Observation, their innovative course at The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. In addition, these educators discuss the impact the course has had on medical students’ subsequent clinical experiences during their 3rd and 4th years.

Barbara Bowman Tobias, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Cincinnati, where she is a family physician, clinician, and award-winning teacher at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Tobias teaches in all four years of medical education and directed the medical interview course for over 10 years. Teaching interests in addition to Family Medicine include ethics, death and dying, physical diagnosis, human sexuality and domestic violence. Her work in medical education has been presented regionally and nationally at the Society of Teachers in Family Medicine and American Association of Medical Colleges.

Dr. Tobias is the recipient of the Leonard Tow Humanism in Medicine award, sponsored by the Arthur Gold Foundation, and the Silver Apple Award, given by graduating medical students to the faculty member that most positively impacted their medical education. Dr. Tobias is the creator and director of an innovative elective course entitled the Art of Observation, which uses a partnership with the Cincinnati Art Museum to teach observation, description, and interpretation skills to medical students.

Nancy C. Elder, MD, MSPH is an Associate Professor of Family Medicine at the University of Cincinnati, where she is a primary care researcher, clinician, and teacher. Dr. Elder has been at UC since 2001, where she has focused her research on patient safety and medical errors in the outpatient primary care setting. She has received both federal and foundation funding for her work, which focuses on two related areas: the experience of patients with medical errors and improving the systems of care in physicians’ offices to improve patient safety.

Dr. Elder has presented at many national meetings, and has published her work in respected medical journals, including JAMA, the Annals of Family Medicine, and the Journal of Patient Safety. She maintains a clinical practice, providing care to the homeless population of Cincinnati through the Healthcare for Homeless Program. She teaches medical students about patient safety, and co-directs an innovative elective course entitled The Art of Observation, which uses a partnership with the Cincinnati Art Museum to teach observation, description, and interpretation skills to medical students.

Amber Lucero-Criswell is the Associate Curator of Education for Interpretation and Adult Programs at the Cincinnati Art Museum. With a background in the fine arts and art history, Amber curates the educational programs for adult audiences and works to effectively interpret works of art for the public. Since 2001, Amber has collaborated with the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine to teach “The Art of Observation” and leads students in the Art Museum-based sessions, teaching the skills of observation, description, interpretation, and emotional response through the careful study of works of art.