Josh McConkey

Dr. (Colonel) Josh McConkey is an award-winning author that has worked clinically as an Emergency Physician for over 20 years. He served in academics as a professor at Duke University from 2013-2014 and as adjunct faculty until 2018. He is Board Certified in Emergency Medicine with the American Board of Emergency Medicine and Fellowship Boarded in Emergency Medical Services (EMS), a subspecialty encompassing subject matter expertise in Disaster Response Medicine. With 22 years of decorated military service, he commands the 459th Aeromedical Staging Squadron in the US Air Force Reserves. He has been honored as the 2022 inductee into the Alliance, Nebraska Public Schools Hall of Fame and was the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award recipient at his alma mater, Chadron State College. Dr. McConkey is the proud father of three children. His biggest mission in life is to help shape these children into the future leaders of America with the help of his wife, Elsa. Together, they reside in Apex, North Carolina. They are part of a very tight knit family with both Cuban and Irish heritage. The wonderful aromas that emanate through their house from cooking time-honored, secret Cuban family recipes brings a warmth, love, and security that only tradition can bring.