Kristen

Helmsdoerfer

MD

Why did you choose VUMC Emergency Medicine? I loved the community-building culture here at Vanderbilt with the "Vandy fam" and the exceptional faculty and opportunities available to us. 

Interests in emergency medicine: Palliative care, critical care, and social emergency medicine. 

Five year plan: I am undecided, but I may consider fellowship or starting as an attending in either community or academics.

If not EM, what? High school English teacher

Hobbies: Golf, tennis, piano, dancing (all types)

Random fact about me: I speak Spanish.