I have lived in over 25 cities in Texas, South America, Utah, and Boston and have to say that the DFW Metroplex is my home.  I hae a great wife, Jalei, and daughter, Elliot, that I spend most of my free time with.  I chose the field of emergency medicine because it truly is the only specialty worth doing.  The acuity, variety, and the feeling that I get that I am actually helping people is what keeps me motivated to work hard.  UTSW was my top choice of places to end up because I felt that it would prepare me better for community emergency medicine practice than any other program in the country.  I rotated through the department as a 4th year medical student and felt that the residents were easy to get along with, fun loving, and amazing physicians.   

I was born in Austin, TX, and use that fact to claim an Austinite's status.  Raised just north of San Antonio, just south of New Braunfels, TX, grew up playing multiple sports in the south Texas heat.  Played piano as a child, however, threw that by the wayside(for more sports time), and that instumental lapse has been and remains my only true life regret thus far.  Ranked in superchamps in tennis in high school, also wrote/acted in film festival.  Went to undergrad at UT Austin, second claim to Austin as home, double majored in Plan II(liberal arts honors) and biology.  Wrote a screenplay for my thesis.  Took a year off between undergrad and med school, roofed houses to work with my hands and toured music festivals and beaches of California and Florida.  Eventually came to medical school here at UT Southwestern, thinking I wanted to do internal medicine (internists being the last true generalists practicing in my mind), realized while in the ED on trauma that the ER docs were the last true practicing generalists.  I met my fiance, Nikki, at UTSW, so I have an unconditional love for the place. We have a marriage date set for fall of 2012.  Love EM for the undifferentiated patient, the unfettered access to health care regardless of economics, critical care, and variety. 

I was born and raised in the great city of Austin, Texas.  I attended undergrad at Baylor University where I studied Biology and Chemistry.  After graduating, I moved up to Dallas to attend medical school here at UT-Southwestern.  I wanted to stay at Parkland for residency because of the high volume and high acuity of patients we see here.  I knew that Parkland would prepare me for a career in emergency medicine better than any place in the country.  My interests include EMS and wilderness medicine.  I enjoy traveling, camping, kayaking, hiking, photography, and reading.

I was born in Bismarck, North Dakota and was raised in Humboldt, Iowa. A love for the Hawkeyes was engrained (read: beat) into me at a young age, so when it was time to head off to college it was a simple decision. I enjoyed my time at Iowa thoroughly, so after graduating with an undergraduate degree in biology, I extended my stay to attend medical school. I originally entered medical school with my heart set on a career in surgery; however, emergency medicine ultimately won out with its varied spectrum of physical and mental pathology.
 
I have spent my entire life in the Midwest and am ready to branch out; thus, when it came time to look at residency programs I focused my search elsewhere. Apart from its location, I originally became interested in Parkland due to its high patient volume and acuity. When I visited Parkland for my interview, it became quite apparent that there was a strong emphasis on autonomy coupled with unrivaled teaching. While it was the aforementioned qualities which peaked my interest in the program, it was the strong relationships between the residents and attendings which ultimately made my decision to attend residency here effortless.   

It took me a while to find emergency medicine, but now I'm finally here!  In college, I always wanted to fly for an airline, so I worked my way through pilot training to earn my Airline Transport Pilot license.  After being hired by a smaller airline, I was subsequently furloughed after the September 11th, 2001 tragedy.  I was still committed to aviation, so I started a flight school.  During extra time between flights, I started flying for a great charity called Angel Flight.  This was my first real encounter with patients, and there was an immediate connection.  I then went back to school to earn my prerequisites for medical school, and started working as an OR tech.  That turned into a research job, which turned into medical school, which turned into residency here at UTSW!  So I am very thankful to be here now and looking forward to a great year!

Hey everyone, 
I was born in China, and moved to Austin, TX where I grew up and when to undergrad and yes I do bleed orange. Outside of the hospital I love to play basketball, snowboard and hang out with my friends. In between the time between med school and the start of intern year, I took a month long snowboarding trip in Colorado, and a two month trip in China and Thailand. I look forward to being an intern in the ED coming this July. 

I was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah.  Although I have loved living in Utah, I could not be more excited to be doing my training in Dallas. 

I grew up playing competitive tennis, participating in local, regional and national events.  Since I was eight years old, tennis has been one of my passions.  I was a member of the women’s tennis team at Weber State University.

I am the first in my family to have a medical career. Initially I thought I would be a pediatrician but after completing my Emergency Medicine rotation I knew that was the specialty for me.  I love the varied patient population I am able to treat every day as well as not knowing exactly what I am going to see each shift. EM is the perfect balance of intellectual and hands-on medicine combined with an outstanding schedule.

I could not be happier with my decision to rank UTSW at the top of my list. The people here are friendly and unbelievably brilliant. I consider myself lucky to be able to learn from many of the great teachers and leaders in Emergency Medicine. Parkland Hospital is a unique and great place to train. It provides a high volume and diversity of patients to help and from whom to learn.  I feel very fortunate to be here. 

Hey, I'm Jace Taylor. I was born in Fort Worth and raised in Tyler, Texas. I went to TCU for undergrad where I majored in biochemistry and history. I spent 4 years after undergrad working as an ER scribe in Fort Worth, a job that took me all over the country working in a variety of ER settings. I went to the Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Des Moines, Iowa. I'm happy to be leaving the snow and coming home to good barbeque and Mexican food.

My interests include hiking, world travel, scuba diving, basically anything outdoors. I also love music. I go to concerts and music festivals whenever I get the time, and I'm glad to be back in a city with a vibrant music scene. I also play acoustic guitar. I love to read history books, especially books about the history of medicine. I chose EM because I like the pace, the variety, and the fact that the specialty is expanding rapidly in its scope and variety. 

I'm excited to match to Parkland. The faculty and residents are incredible, and I am excited to be part of a county hospital that has so many resources at its disposal.