VUMC Residency Emergency Medicine

07/25/2025

Can we keep celebrating our new interns forever?? Intern orientation is wrapping up this week, and we’re so proud of them already 🥺

Shoutout to for hosting our annual welcome party!

07/16/2025

It’s July, which means we all level up! Say hello to our newest senior residents 👵🏽👴🏾

07/13/2025

That’s a wrap to the didactics/skills-practice portion of intern orientation! Over the last 2 weeks, the interns participated in cadaver labs to practice emergent procedures, a lot of emergency simulations, high yield didactics (always with yummy food, thanks to our amazing coordinators!), airway day with airway expert , and plenty of social events to foster the close knit community that we are proud to have at Vandy EM 🫶🏼 We will see you in the department starting tomorrow for the last 2 weeks of intern orientation!

07/13/2025

That’s a wrap for the didactic/skills practice portion of intern orientation! Over the last 2 weeks, the interns had cadaver labs to practice emergent procedures, lots of emergency simulations, high yield didactics (always with yummy food, thank you to our amazing coordinators!), airway day with airway expert D and plenty of social events to foster the close knit community we are proud of having at Vandy EM 🫶🏼 We will see you in the department starting tomorrow for the last 2 weeks of orientation!

07/08/2025

07/03/2025

Say hello to our new interns!! We love this class so much already 🖤💛

06/30/2025

This week for Match Monday we’re introducing Robert Kelly! Robert went to school at Mayo Clinic SOM in Arizona. He says that he’s most looking forward to “being with awesome people in a really cool city, what’s not to love?”

Fun fact: “Animals outnumber people in my house two to one; it feels more like a zoo than a home some days.”

Welcome to the team, Robert!! 🤩

06/27/2025

Graduation 2025 was one for the books!!

Class of 2025, we love you and will miss you so much. Can’t wait to watch you all thrive in your future endeavors!

06/26/2025

For our final third year Thursday we have Ti James!! We are so lucky that she will be staying on as faculty here at Vanderbilt! Some of Ti’s favorites memories include dinners at Dr. Ray’s home and every retreat with my amazing residency family.

For advice for future residents Ti says, ” Please use every moment you have with your attendings, consultants, nurses, pharmacist, patients and your co-residents to learn as much as you can. Each of you will be amazing physicians and do not let your imposter syndrome tell you otherwise. ❤️“

06/23/2025

It’s Match Monday, and this week we’re introducing Alexia Mendivil! She’s joining us from Georgetown University School of Medicine. She’s most looking forward to working alongside an amazing group of residents and faculty, while enjoying all that Nashville has to offer including line dancing!

Fun fact: “I have gone diving in 9 different countries, across 4 continents.”

So excited that you’re joining the team, Alexia!!

06/20/2025

This week for third year Thursday we have Laura Shepherd! Next year Laura will be working in the ED/with residents at Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and serving as a medical officer for the United States Marine Corps 2nd Medical Battalion at Camp Lejeune! Her favorite residency memories include working with Vanderbilt LifeFlight Event Medicine at PBR (Professional Bull Riding) at Bridgestone Arena!

For advice for future residents she says, “ you will learn so much if you follow your patients’ charts after they leave the ED; take every opportunity to do procedures you’re uncomfortable with or see chief complaints that make you nervous while you are still protected in training; work hard to master the basics early in training to you can learn the nuisances to clinical management in your second and third years.”

We’ll miss you Laura! Portsmouth is lucky to have you!

06/12/2025

This week for third year Thursday we have Frankie Parisi! Next year Frankie will be an attending at George Washington University in Washington DC. His favorite residency memories include his co-residents joining him on a 50 mile ultra!

For advice for future residents Frankie says “Always prep your airway setup before every trauma. If you don’t have time for a full workout, 10 min is always better than 0 minutes. Never say no to post shift beers.”

We’ll miss you Frankie!