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Vanderbilt's Department of Emergency Medicine is a leader in clinical care, education, and research. Our combined emergency departments see over 103,000 patients annually. We are the only adult and pediatric Level 1 trauma center in middle Tennessee. Our Chairman, Dr. Hess, and Residency Director, Dr. Pirotte, make education their number one priority. Every faculty member and upper level resident
02/26/2026
Up next for Senior Spotlight is Jessie Kirk! ✨
✅ Plan for next year: Palliative Care Fellowship at Vanderbilt
🎧 Go-to song to listen to on shift: Anything T-Swift
☀️ Favorite memory of residency: “Jenny Rivera’s wedding in Tampa as an intern!!”
💕 Advice for future residents: “Follow your patient’s course throughout their hospital stay, you can learn so much!”
We can’t wait to consult you next year Jessie!!❣️
02/24/2026
Family pic to celebrate the ITE & Resident Appreciation Day!! Big thank you to our faculty for sponsoring our new rain jackets ⛈️⛈️
02/20/2026
New fellow Friday! Meet Jessica our Global Health fellow starting in July. We’re so excited that she’s joining the Vandy fam!
02/19/2026
🚨🚨 ATTN MED STUDENTS!! 🚨🚨
Join us for our Virtual Open House to get information about our away rotation!
VSLO applications will open on 3/9 (and you can view the rotation starting 3/2).
02/16/2026
It’s time for our Senior Spotlights, where we celebrate our fantastic PGY3s who will be graduating soon ✨✨
Up first is chief Steph Free!
Plan for next year: 50:50 community/academic hybrid at Vanderbilt
Go-to song to listen to on shift: 2000-2010s pop punk
Favorite memory of residency: “I have to pick one?? Jen’s wedding, Josh’s wedding, intern SAEM lounging by the pool in Phoenix, retreat, drinks at Neighbors, being co-chiefs with my best friends”
Advice for future residents: “Becoming the BAFERD you were meant to be is hard! It’s scary! Do it scared. You got this!”
So excited that she’ll be staying on next year! We love Steph 💕
02/13/2026
WAM! Galentines Party with a side of Murder Mystery! & a surprise celebration of ‘s engagement 🤍💍
01/27/2026
How it started ➡️ how it’s going ❄️
What started as a fun snow day has turned into a city covered with ice and half of Nashville without power. We have been sleeping by the fire to stay warm, making quesadillas over the fireplace, grilling hotdogs in 10 degree weather, and having impromptu sleepovers wherever there’s heat. We are so grateful to the crews who are working tirelessly to restore power 💕 Stay warm, Nashville! (and PSA to beware of carbon monoxide poisoning ☠️)
01/24/2026
Sneaking in our EM Winter Blues party before the storm hits this weekend! Stay safe & stay warm, Nashville ❄️☃️🌨️
01/21/2026
Congratulations to PGY3 Bri and her husband Hunter on the birth of their beautiful baby girl! We’re so excited to welcome sweet angel Harper to our Vandy EM family 💕💕
01/12/2026
APD Spotlight: Dr. Joe Sikon!! Catch him captaining the VA pirate ship ⚓️, smoking up a mean brisket 🥩, and never ever running out of energy ⚡️⚡️
