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Taylor Wootton, M.D.

Taylor Wootton, M.D.

Assistant Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Internal Medicine

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  • Biography

    Originally from Allen, TX, Dr. Wootton completed residency training in Internal Medicine at Vanderbilt University. Drawn to providing safe, efficient, and high value care to inpatients, Dr. Wootton began a career in Hospital Medicine at St. Thomas Hospital in Nashville. After 3 years of experience as a private hospitalist, she began work as an academic hospitalist with the University of Tennessee in Chattanooga, teaching residents and students full-time. Additionally, she developed and implemented a de novo longitudinal quality and safety curriculum for medical residents, as well as led many quality and safety initiatives as a physician advisor. Dr. Wootton is currently pursuing a master’s degree in Healthcare Quality and Safety through the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

  • Education
    Medical School
    UT Health Science Center at Houston McGovern Medical School (2010)
    Residency
    Vanderbilt University Medical Center (2013), Internal Medicine
  • Research Interest
    • High Value Care
    • Quality and Safety Research
    • Safety Culture
  • Honors & Awards
    • Fellow in Hospital Medicine
      Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2018)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • Alpha Omega Alpha (2011)
    • Society of Hospital Medicine (2013)