Gary W Tamkin

Vice President of Provider Development, VEP Healthcare Inc.
Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine
Past President, American College of Physician Executives, California Chapter
Medical Director, California Highway Patrol
Medical Director, Emergency Department, Mercy Medical Center Merced, Merced, California
Past Chief of Staff, Mercy Medical Center Merced, Merced, California

Standard of Care- Emergency Medical Care
Standard of Care- Paramedic Care
Standard of Care- Police Officer Care
Physician and Medical Staff issues

I am board certified in emergency medicine and have practiced full time emergency medicine since 1992. As Vice President of an emergency department staffing company I oversee 700 providers that work at 35 different EDS including both large academic centers, and small rural ERs. I teach emergency medicine at a tertiary county hospital trauma center and am an Associate Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC San Francisco. I served as the President of California Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians, and am currently the state wide medical director of the California Highway Patrol.