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
Glen Keating, BS, Paramedic
Senior Outreach Coordinator, Center for EMS
Glen brings nearly two decades of EMS experience to the Center for EMS, with extensive expertise in quality improvement, education, clinical operations, and provider development. Prior to joining Ohio State, he served in multiple leadership roles with Delaware County EMS, including Captain of Quality and Outcomes, where he collaborated with clinical and operational teams to advance patient care and system performance.
A nationally recognized EMS educator and former respiratory therapist, Glen is passionate about connecting frontline providers with evidence-based education, innovative training opportunities, and meaningful partnerships that improve prehospital care. His professional interests include airway management, quality improvement, simulation-based education, and advancing EMS through collaboration and outreach
Ali Scurlock, RN CEN
Senior Outreach Coordinator, Center for EMS
Ali brings a decade of experience in prehospital, emergency and trauma care to the Center for EMS. Her background spans advanced-care transport, high-acuity emergency and trauma care, provider education, quality improvement and EMS outreach. Her work has focused on developing meaningful education for EMS providers, reviewing patient care and outcomes, process improvement and fostering collaboration across disciplines. Ali is passionate about education, evidence-based practice and creating opportunities for EMS professionals to grow. With experience on both sides of the emergency department doors, she is committed to strengthening relationships between EMS and hospital teams while advancing the quality of emergency and prehospital care.
Kimberly Thomson, Paramedic
Senior Outreach Coordinator, Center for EMS
With nearly 15 years of healthcare 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
Supervisor, Center for Emergency Medical Services
Reid is the Supervisor of the Center for Emergency Medical Services (CEMS) at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where he leads initiatives that strengthen partnerships with EMS agencies through outreach, education, and quality improvement. He provides leadership and support to the Center's Senior Outreach Coordinators while overseeing EMS outreach efforts, coordinating educational programs, and promoting the bi-directional sharing of information between EMS providers and the health system. With more than 10 years of experience as an EMT, critical care nurse, educator, and healthcare leader, Reid is passionate about fostering collaboration, advancing best practices, and improving patient care across the continuum of emergency medicine.
Reid.Zarnoch@osumc.edu
614-293-6036
Monica Keirns, DNP, MS, RN, CPHQ
Associate Director Patient Flow Clinical Operations / Center for Emergency Medical Services
As the Associate Director of Patient Flow Clinical Operations, Monica oversees the Transfer Center & Capacity Management team as well as the Center for Emergency Medical Services. With a diverse background in nursing, clinical operations and quality improvement, Monica brings a unique perspective to the organization. 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 opportunities using innovation and technology and align organizational policy and guidelines with best practices.
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
Director, Patient Flow Operations
Tyler is the Director of Patient Flow Operations at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, where he has operational oversight of five enterprise-wide departments: the Transfer Center & Bed Capacity Management, Patient Diagnostic Transport, Health System Bed Program Management, University Hospital Emergency Services, and the Center for Emergency Medical Services. He is also responsible for the health system's enterprise Patient Flow strategy and improvement portfolio, driving initiatives that improve access, capacity, throughput, and operational performance across the organization.
Tyler earned a Bachelor of Science from the University of Dayton and both a Master of Health Administration and Master of Business Administration from Saint Louis University. He is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, certified through The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business, and serves on the board of Ohio CARES.