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Tara Haston

Associate Professor

Tara Haston

Associate Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Emergency Medicine

  • (706) 721-4467
  • AF 2039

Education

  • MPA, Public Health, General Nova Southeastern University -, 2012

  • DO, Osteopathic Medicine/Osteopathy Nova Southeastern University -, 2011

Certifications

  • Instructor Advanced Wilderness Life Support (AWLS), 2016

  • PADI Advanced Open Water Scuba Diving Certification 2016

  • PADI Nitrox Certification 2016

  • PADI Rescue Diver Certification 2016

  • Fellow Candidate Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWN), 2016

  • PADI Open Water Scuba Diving Certification 2015

  • Diploma of Mountain Medicine (DiMM) 2015

  • High Intermediate Level B2 Diploma of Spanish as a Foreign Language (DELE), 2007

  • ACL AHA, 2021

  • BLS AHA, 2021

  • PALS AHA, 2021

  • PHY GA Medical Board, 2014

  • Clinical Ultrasound in Tropical Infectious Disease 2015

  • Level I Avalanche Certification American Institute for Avalanche Research and Education (AIARE), 2015

  • Swiftwater Rescue I Us National Whitewater Center, 2014

  • Emergency Medical Technician - Basic North Carolina, 2003

Awards & Honors

  • Honors the production of "Adventures Outside the ED: A Wilderness Experience in the ACEP17 Exhibit Hall" ACEP, 2018

  • Teaching Excellence Program Award Augusta University, 2016

  • Gold Humanism Medical Honor Society 2011

  • TOUCH Community Service Award NSU-COM, 2009

  • Volunteer of the Year Award NSU-COM, 2009

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • REMD 5000

    Emergency Medicine

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • Implementation of a Specialty Society‒Sponsored Wilderness Medicine Fellowship Match, 2022
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Wilderness Medical Society Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Tick-Borne Illness in the United States, 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Letter from the Chair, 2020
    Newsletter
  • Tick Practice Guidelines Team, 2018
    Other
  • Wilderness Medicine Update, 2018
    Other

Department Service

  • Academic Executive Committee, Department of Emergency Medicine 2016 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

Professional Service

  • ACEP Wilderness Medicine Section 2018 - Present

    Role: Other

  • Wilderness Medical Society Education (WMS), GME Lecture Series 2017 - Present

    Role: Other

  • Appalachian Center for Wilderness Medicine 2016 - Present

    Role: Board of Directors of a Company

  • Academic Executive Committee 2016 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

  • ACEP Wilderness Medicine Section, GMA Fellowship Directors Committee 2016 - Present

    Role: Committee Member

Public Service

  • Master's Gold Tournament 2018 - Present

    Role: Other

  • Blue Ridge Adventure Medicine (BRAM) 2015 - Present

    Role: Other

  • Clinica Latina 2021

    Role: Other

  • Clinica Latina 2020

    Role: Other

  • Flow Master (FATS) XC Mountain Bike Race 2018

    Role: Other