Who you partner with matters, and the EMS experts at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have the specialization and background needed to help your own agency, unit or community improve the caliber of prehospital care you provide. We’re passionate about what we do and look forward to working with you to elevate your education, outreach and patient care programs.
Our Team
Michael Duncan, BS, NRP, EFO
Senior Outreach Coordinator, Center for EMS
Michael is a retired firefighter paramedic of over 30 years with extensive experience in urban, rural and wilderness EMS. He also brings a wealth of knowledge from his previous service as a flight paramedic for the Ohio State Wexner Medical Center Skymed and Medflight of Ohio. As a nationally registered paramedic and a state EMS instructor, Michael supports the development of innovative education for the center and for local agencies. He is a graduate of The Ohio State University’s College of Business and the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer program.
Michael.Duncan@osumc.edu
614-685-3513
Brittany Rohr-White, BSN, RN
Senior EMS Outreach Coordinator, University Hospital and Ohio State East Hospital
Brittany is an experienced emergency room nurse with over a decade of expertise in various roles and settings. She has worked in both rural and urban emergency rooms across the United States, including leadership at a critical access hospital near the Canadian border. During the pandemic, she spent her time as a fixed wing flight nurse in Hawaii performing inter-island transports. Brittany also played an important role as Medical Evacuation Coordinator with the US Department of State in Washington, D.C. and Dubai, U.A.E. coordinating care for Foreign Service members, American Citizens and Military Personnel posted overseas. She most recently comes to us after working a stent in the University Hospital emergency department. Brittany is passionate about advancing healthcare, improving systems of care through education, and advocating for all healthcare professionals.
Brittany.White@osumc.edu
614-293-5102
Kimberly Thomson, Paramedic
Senior Outreach Coordinator, Center for EMS
With nearly 15 years of health care experience, Kim has worked in both rural and urban health systems with a primary focus of pediatrics, emergency medicine and prehospital care. Since becoming a paramedic in 2019, she has spent her time developing education, serving as a primary instructor and advocating for the expansion of paramedic scope of practice within the hospital setting. With her remarkable background and passion for both the prehospital and emergency department space, Kim supports the seamless collaboration between hospital staff and EMS.
Kimberly.Thomson@osumc.edu
614-257-3572
Reid Zarnoch, MS, RN, CPHQ
Senior Outreach Coordinator, Center for EMS
Reid brings 10 years of varied health care experience to the Center for EMS, including working as an EMT-B, intensive care nurse and adjunct nursing faculty in graduate nursing clinical education. Before coming to the center, he worked as a cardiac clinic nurse and interventional cardiology service line coordinator at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois. His professional interests include health care quality/ process improvement and cardiac and trauma evidence-based research.
Reid.Zarnoch@osumc.edu
614-293-6036
Monica Keirns, DNP, MS, RN, CPHQ
MANAGER, CENTER FOR EMS
With a diverse background in nursing, clinical operations and quality improvement, Monica brings a unique perspective to the Center for EMS. She earned her master's of science degree in nursing leadership and clinical operations, and her doctorate in nursing practice with a focus on executive health care leadership, from Mount Carmel College of Nursing. Her priorities are to improve educational opportunities using innovation and technology, align organizational policy and guidelines with best practices and bridge research opportunities and the future of prehospital medicine with local EMS agencies.
Monica.Keirns@osumc.edu
614-366-6433
Travis Sharkey, MD, PhD
Medical Director – Ohio State Center for EMS
Medical Director – Worthington Fire Department
Assistant Fellowship Director – EMS Fellowship at Ohio State
Dr. Sharkey started his educational pathway in computer science and engineering, and electrical and computer engineering studying signal processing and artificial intelligence techniques. This led to a PhD in biomedical engineering while obtaining an MD through the Medical Scientist Training Program at The Ohio State University. He completed both an emergency medicine residency and EMS fellowship at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center before returning as faculty.
As an EMS physician, Dr. Sharkey focuses on strengthening educational opportunities directed at real-world experiences of our local EMS providers. As a researcher, he is investigating the use of artificial intelligence and natural language processing to support accurate and efficient dispatch of EMS providers to get the right resources to the right people at the right time.
Tyler Tumberg, MBA, MHA
Associate Director, Patient Flow Operations
As the associate director of patient flow operations, Tyler oversees the Transfer Center & Capacity Management team as well as all business and operations for University Hospital’s emergency services which includes the 98-bed Emergency Department, the observation unit, hyperbarics and the Center for Emergency Medical Services.
Tyler has held roles as a leader in an outpatient clinic setting and spent time supporting the executive director over strategy and operations for the 13-hospital health system, BJC Healthcare, in Saint Louis, Missouri. He obtained a bachelor of science degree from the University of Dayton and master of health and business administration degrees from Saint Louis University. Tyler has also received a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification from The Ohio State University Fischer College of Business, and sits on the board of Ohio CARES.