Kevin

High

RN, MPH

Kevin High, RN, MPH, MHPE, is a Senior Associate in Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He serves as a faculty member teaching on topics surrounding airway management, trauma care, emergency medical services and air medical transport. His clinical duties include overseeing the intake and resuscitation for trauma patients and providing clinical guidance and teaching for emergency department staff.

High began his healthcare career in 1985 as an emergency nurse and EMT working in rural southern Georgia. He started at Vanderbilt in 1989 in the emergency department and began working as a flight nurse at Vanderbilt LifeFlight in 1993. In 2007, he began working with the Department of Emergency Medicine. 

In 2003 High was named the Association of Air Medical Service's Air Medical Crew Member of the Year at the Air Medical Transport Conference. In 2009 he was awarded the Faculty Teaching Award by the Vanderbilt Department of Emergency Medicine for his teaching efforts. He is the past president of the Air/Surface Transport Nurses Association (ASTNA), an international association representing flight/transport nurses. He was chosen to provide expert testimony at the 2009 National Transportation Safety Board Hearing on air medical safety on behalf of medical crew members. 

A Nashville native, High's educational background includes an associate's degree in nursing, a bachelor's of science/allied health and a master's in public health and masters in health practitioner education from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. He speaks regularly to professional groups locally, nationally and internationally on issues impacting emergency medicine and healthcare organizations.