Academic title: Assistant professor of emergency medicine
Joined USA College of Medicine faculty: Sept. 1, 2021
What does your position in the USA COM/USA Health entail?
My position entails teaching residents and medical students in the emergency department clinical setting. I'm also involved in day-to-day operations of the emergency department at University Hospital and assisting our department chair in setting up the new free-standing emergency department in west Mobile.
What is your favorite or most rewarding part of your position?
My favorite part is watching new physicians and interns develop into independently practicing physicians.
What is your advice for medical students?
Embrace what is difficult. You will grow from stress and making mistakes.
What are your hobbies/interests outside of work?
My wife and I enjoy traveling and spending time with our dogs. We have a Labrador retriever (Lucille) and a German shorthair pointer (Angus Lee).
