WELCOME TO VANDERBILT EMERGENCY MEDICINE

OUR VISION

To be a premier patient-centered, academic emergency department in the U.S. 

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 VALUES

We value, in our people and across all missions,

· Excellence

· Integrity

· Humility

· Patient-centeredness

· Diversity and Inclusion

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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