Alycia

Montgomery

MD

Why did you choose VUMC Emergency Medicine? It felt like a good fit! Having never been to Nashville previously I was a little nervous, but after my interview and second look day, I knew that I would be happy to end up in Nashville. The residency leadership, the general block structure, and the setup of each rotation really met what I was looking for in a program. I knew going in that I wanted to train at a location with high acuity and complex patients, and I have really enjoyed my time at Vanderbilt so far.

Interests in emergency medicine: I am interested in women's health care from the emergency department.

Five year plan: I am open to what the next five years will bring! I found a love of teaching prior to medical school, so I can absolutely see myself working at an academic hospital, but I think I would like to split that with a community practice. With my interest in women's health care, I would also like to have some patient advocacy in my future, but I am open to how that will be incorporated.

If not EM, what? If I wasn't doing EM (or medicine), I would want to work in a bookstore. I have also always wanted to write a book, so I would also like to think I would be working on that too.

Hobbies: Reading, rock climbing, game nights/video games, painting

Random fact about me: I think that tea is better than coffee