
OUR MISSION
To discover and teach how to treat each patient with dignity and respect – anyone, anything, anytime – and to deliver this care every single day.
In our all-out pursuit of this mission, we will engage patients and community partners to co-develop solutions to the challenges facing the health care system. We will advocate passionately for our patients, develop and train the next generation of leaders, and transform emergency care through discovery.
OUR VISION
To be a premier patient-centered, academic emergency
department in the U.S.
OUR VALUES
We value, in our people and across all missions;
Excellence
Integrity
Humility
Patient-centeredness

If you are interested in supporting our program, please click the link below to make a donation. Thank you for your support!
WELCOME TO VANDERBILT EMERGENCY MEDICINE
OUR LEADERS

Erik Hess, MD, MSc
Professor and Chair of Emergency Medicine

Saralyn Williams, MD
Vice Chair of Education

Wes Self, MD, MPH
Vice Chair of Research

Melinda Franks, MBA, CMPE
Chief Business Officer
