The district judge shall notify the parties to the action that a screening panel has been convened. The plaintiff or claimant and the defendant or respondent shall each designate a person licensed in the same profession as the defendant or respondent within 21 days of such party’s receipt of notice of the convening of the screening panel. The parties shall jointly designate a person licensed in the same profession as the defendant or respondent within 14 days after the individual designations have been made. If the parties are unable to jointly select a professional licensee within such 14 days, the judge of the district court shall select such professional licensee.