Dr. Taylor Guinn describes the opportunity to serve within UTSW and throughout the broader community as a rewarding experience that contributed to her personal growth. It also earned her national recognition as recipient of the American College of Emergency Physicians Medical Student Professionalism and Service Award.

Dr. Taylor Guinn

What this award means: Receiving an award has never been my goal as I have truly enjoyed my time with patients, learning about their conditions and the plan to best treat them. I look forward to serving in some of the same capacities as I move forward in my Emergency Medicine (EM) career. Knowing that I was nominated by the EM Department for this award is truly an honor, and I am humbled and excited to receive this.

Mentor comment: Taylor embodies the qualities the award recognizes – professional and humanistic care to patients and a leader in providing service to the community. Her induction into the Gold Humanism Honor Society is another marker of her dedication. – Dr. Christine Kulstad, Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine

Background and family: I grew up in the Dallas area with my wonderful parents. I met my now-husband in middle school. Although he lived a few houses down from me, we did not start dating until medical school.

What led to your career path: My interest in science led me to a two-year medical course in high school where I obtained my Certified Nursing Assistant license. Through this class, I worked in a nursing home and various floors in a hospital setting with many different types of physicians. I enjoyed the pace and variety that I experienced in the Emergency Department while I was there, although I had an open mind coming into medical school. After going through MS3 rotations, shadowing in the ED, doing research, and ultimately completing my subinternship, I was sure that emergency medicine was a perfect fit for me.

College: A summa cum laude graduate of Baylor University, I majored in Baylor Business Fellows with a focus on finance and accounting, served as Treasurer and Journal Club leader of BURST (Baylor Undergraduate Research in Science and Technology), and competed in club gymnastics.

UTSW activities: I served as a Brown Bag Initiative Co-Chair, United to Serve booth leader, Camp John Marc volunteer, Pre-Clerkship Curriculum Feedback Committee member, MS4 peer mentor, and a PRE+OP volunteer.

Surprising fact: I am a second-degree black belt in the American Taekwondo Association. I can also lick my elbows.

Future plans: I am excited and grateful to be staying at UTSW this coming year for residency!

About the award: Given by the American College of Emergency Physicians, a 28,000-member national medical specialty society, the award recognizes medical students intending to pursue a career in emergency medicine who excel in compassionate care of patients, professional behavior, and service to the community and/or specialty.