Robin Hemphill, M.D., M.P.H.

Robin Hemphill, M.D., M.P.H., is a graduate of George Washington University Medical School. She completed an Internship in Internal Medicine followed by Emergency Medicine at the Joint Military Medical Centers in San Antonio, TX. After residency she was on active duty at Brooke Army Medical Center as an Attending Physician. During this time she was the Director of Risk Management and the Assistant Residency Director. She was involved in curriculum development for military emergency medicine residents and evaluated systems for methods of proactive error reduction. After the completion of her military obligation she joined the faculty at Vanderbilt University in the Department of Emergency Medicine as the Associate Program Director. Dr. Hemphill has been involved in curriculum development and implementation of disaster preparedness issues for students, residents, nurses, and faculty within the University. Currently she is the Medical Director for the Tennessee State HRSA Hospital Bioterrorism Preparedness Program as well as for the National Center for Emergency Preparedness at Vanderbilt. She remains involved in issues related to emergency medicine and is the President of the Tennessee American College of Emergency Physicians. She has recently completed her Masters in Public Health with a focus on syndromic surveillance.