David Hile, MD Education, Awards and Achievements: PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Jan 2012-Current Chief/Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine, Madigan Army Medical Center (MAMC), Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM), Tacoma, WA Jun 2011-Dec 2011 Assistant Department Chief, Department of Emergency Medicine, MAMC, Tacoma WA Jun 2010- Current Associate Fellowship Director, Wilderness Medicine Fellowship, Dept of Emergency Medicine, MAMC, Tacoma WA Nov 2008-Jun 2011 Associate Residency Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency MAMC, Tacoma WA Feb 2010-Jun 2010 July 2008-Jun 2010 Sep 2010-Apr 2011 Jul 2007-Jun 2008 Jan-Feb 2008 Interim Residency Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency MAMC, Tacoma, WA Assistant Residency Program Director Emergency Medicine Residency Program, MAMC, Tacoma, WA Task Force 6-30 Surgeon, Joint Special Operations Command, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Enduring Freedom Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency, Medical Student and Rotating Resident Coordinator, CR Darnall Army Medical Center (CRDAMC), Ft. Hood TX Battalion Surgeon, 1 st Infantry Division, National Training Ctr. Nov 2006-Apr 2007 Emergency Physician, 28 th CSH, Ibn Sina Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq Jun 2006-Jun 2007 Jul 2005-Jun 2006 Director, Prehospital Care/Emergency Medical Services (EMS), CRDAMC, Ft. Hood TX Assistant Director, Prehospital Care/ EMS Faculty, Emergency Medicine Residency CRDAMC, Ft. Hood TX Faculty Appointments 2010 Current Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, for Physician Assistant Studies, Baylor University, TX
2009-Current Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Medicine, University of Washington 2006-Current Assistant Professor in the Department of Military and Emergency Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS) F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine 2006-Jun 2008 Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Texas A&M University TRAINING & EDUCATION Postgraduate Training 2003-2005 Emergency Medicine Residency CRDAMC, Fort Hood, TX 2002-2003 Internship, Department of Emergency Medicine, Darnall Army Community Hospital, Ft. Hood, TX 1998-2002 The Ohio State University, Doctor of Medicine. Third and Fourth years completed at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH. 1993-1997 Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA. B.A. Biology CERTIFICATION & LICENSURE 2008-current 2006-current 2006-current Licensed, State of Washington, Medicine Diplomat of Emergency Medicine, American Board of Emergency Medicine Licensed, State of Texas, Medicine Licensed, Commonwealth of Virginia, Medicine and Surgery ACLS Instructor 2004-2010 PALS AWLS (Advanced Wilderness Life Support) Instructor
2002-current BLS 2002 ATLS AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Military 2011 Bronze Star Award for superior service while deployed as Surgeon in support of Joint Special Operations Command 2008 Army Commendation Award for distinguished service while staff Emergency Physician at C.R.Darnall Army Medical Center 2007-20012 Certificate of Achievement for outstanding performance on Army Physical Fitness Test (multiple awards) 2007 Army Achievement Medal for outstanding performance as Medical Student coordinator, 2007 2007 Army Commendation Award for Meritorious Service in Iraq 2006 Army Commendation Award for distinguished service while in the position of Assistant EMS Director/ Interim EMS Director, Ft. Hood EMS. 2005 Army Commendation Award for outstanding performance on the Emergency Medicine In-Training Examination (scored 96%tile of all Emergency Medicine residents in the country) 2005 Army Achievement Medal for outstanding performance as chief resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, CRDAMC Medical 2008 Staff Physician Teacher of the Year presented by the Emergency Medicine Residents of CRDAMC, AY 2007-2008 2006 Completed American College of Emergency Physicians Basic Research Skills Workshop 2004-05 Chief Resident, Department of Emergency Medicine, CRDAMC
1998 Army Health Professions Scholarship PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES Publications More than two dozen articles in peer-reviewed publications from 1997 to present, with most recent noted: 2012 Hile DC, Morgan D, Laselle B, Bothwell J. Is portable ultrasound useful and effective in the hands of military medics? A review. Publication Pending, Mil Med. Accepted April 16, 2012 2011 Heiner, JD, Simmons EA, Hile DC, Wedmore IS., A Blinded, Randomized, Palatability Study Comparing Variations of Two Popular Field Water Disinfection Tablets. Wilderness Environ Med. 2011 Dec;22(4):329-32. 2011 McGrane O, Cronin A, Hile DC. Impact of Handheld SONAR Devices on SCUBA Diver Rescue. Abstract and Oral Presentation. 2011 Wilderness Medical Society Conference and Annual Meeting. Snowmass, CO 29 July-3 Aug 2011. Textbook Chapters Several published textbook chapters, most recent noted. 2011 Final Review In: Bose, Sudip and McManus, John, ed. High Yield Emergency Medicine. LLSA Prep. 2009 Animal Bites and Stings In: Auerbach, ed. Advanced Wilderness Life Support: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, Evacuation. University of Utah
Musculoskeletal injuries In: Auerbach, ed. Advanced Wilderness Life Support: Prevention, Diagnosis, Treatment, Evacuation. University of Utah TEACHING EXPERIENCE Numerous instances of teaching experience, both regional and national, with most recent noted: Mar 2012 Practical Skills in Wilderness Medicine: A Mini-lab for Small Adults Joint Services Pediatric Symposium. Seattle, WA, Mar 12-15 Jul 2009 Don t be Left to Your Own Devices Medical Technology in the Wilderness - Wilderness Medical Society Annual Meeting, Snowmass, CO, July 24-28 PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS 2010-current Fellow, Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM) 2008-2011 American College of Emergency Physicians 2008-current Wilderness Medical Society member REVIEW ACTIVITIES 2008-2010 Reviewer, Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2007-2010 Reviewer, Military Medicine Journal