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Michael D.

Michael D. Gooch

CREDENTIALS: DNP, APRN, CCP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, ENP-BC, ENP-C, CEN, CFRN, CTRN, TCRN, NRP, FAASTN

Dr. Michael D. Gooch brings over 25 years of nursing and EMS experience to MED-ED. He is board certified as an acute care, family and emergency nurse practitioner. He is also board certified as an emergency, flight, transport and trauma nurse. He has worked in a variety of clinical settings that range from rural emergency nursing to a level-I trauma and tertiary care center and include ground and air medical transport. Michael received his MSN from Vanderbilt University and graduated from Loyola University in Chicago, IL, with his Doctor of Nursing Practice degree.

Dr. Gooch is currently an assistant professor at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and is also a faculty member with the Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia. He practices as an emergency-flight nurse practitioner in Vanderbilt University Medical Center where he has completed over 1,600 patient transports during his tenure with Vanderbilt’s LifeFlight Transport Program. Michael is a founding member of the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners and serves as the Southeastern Regional Director. He is a Fellow of the Academy of Air and Surface Transport Nurses. Dr. Gooch is a nationally recognized speaker as well as a published author regarding varied emergency and transport nursing topics. He serves on the editorial board of the Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal as a column editor.