Peter Moffett, MD
Program Director
Dr. Peter Moffett is a physician educator in Emergency Medicine. He serves as the Residency Program Director and Professor of Emergency Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. After earning his medical degree from Thomas Jefferson University Medical College in 2007, Dr. Moffett completed his residency in Emergency Medicine at Madigan Army Medical Center.
Following his residency, he served in the U.S. Army as the Director of Research at Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center. His focus on medical education is reflected in his participation in a Teaching Fellowship and a Basic Research Skills Fellowship through the American College of Emergency Physicians.
At VCU, Dr. Moffett has taken on multiple leadership roles, including Assistant Program Director and Associate Program Director, before becoming the Residency Program Director in 2022. He has received several teaching awards, such as the Golden Apple Teaching Award and the Tim Evans Faculty Teaching Award. Additionally, he is a Senior Reviewer for the Annals of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Moffett’s research interests include emergency medicine education, resident remediation strategies, and the impact of hospital systems on patient outcomes. He is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Grace Hickam, MD
Assistant Program Director
Grace Hickam, MD completed her undergraduate medical training at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine followed by her residency training also at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA. She completed her Fellowship training in Medical Education andher Masters in Education for Health Professionals at John Hopkins University. Her interests are in gender equity in residency training, medical education innovation, simulation, quality and safety, global health as well as educational evaluation and feedback.
Stephen Miller, DO
Assistant Program Director
Stephen Miller attended Virginia Tech for undergraduate studies before attending medical school at the UNT Health Science Center Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Worth, TX. He completed his residency at Virginia Commonwealth University and was appointed as an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine. He currently serves as the Assistant Program Director as well as Director for Emergency Preparedness and chairs the emergency department sepsis task force. Dr. Miller serves as an ARCTIC (Advanced Resuscitation Cooling Therapeutics and Intensive Care) Attending, is a member of the Emergency Department quality improvement committee, and has served as Medical Director of the VCU transfer center. In 2015 he had the opportunity to be the Chief Medical Officer for the UCI Road World Championship. His interests include disaster medicine, education, research and quality improvement in both sepsis and resuscitation, as well as evidence-based medicine.
Nathan Lewis, MD
Assistant Program Director, Clerkship Director
Nate Lewis obtained his undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering at the University of Virginia and his medical degree from Virginia Commonwealth University. Upon completion of emergency medicine residency at VCU, Dr. Lewis stayed on as faculty. He now serves as the director for M3 and M4 emergency medicine rotations in the medical school and as an assistant program director for the residency program. Additionally, Dr. Lewis is actively involved in undergraduate medical education and medical student advising through the Clerkship Directors in Emergency Medicine. He has served on several national committees and is a member of the CORD Advising Students Committee in EM. Dr. Lewis is also the creator and cohost of the EM Stud Podcast, a podcast for medical students interested in emergency medicine which covers a wide range of topics and includes guests from all over the country. His professional interests include undergraduate and graduate medical education, social media, and simulation.
Kevin Keller
Program Coordinator
Kevin Keller joined the VCU Department of Emergency Medicine in March 2016. Prior to VCU, Kevin worked in graduate medical education consulting in numerous hospitals and academic medical organizations across the U.S. He has over seven years of experience in higher education assessment and accreditation. Kevin earned an M.S. Degree in Organizational Psychology from Virginia Tech. His interests include both individual and program level assessment, use of technology in evaluation and feedback, productivity metrics in clinical teaching settings and individual differences associated with resident performance. Kevin has presented research on testing and assessment at multiple national conferences. RVA is home to Kevin and he enjoys working with residents, especially in the high-energy/high opportunity academic and clinical environment of VCU’s EM Team.
Kindle Zimmerman
Program Coordinator
kindle.zimmerman@vcuhealth.org
Kindle Zimmerman joined the VCU Department of Emergency Medicine GME team in September 2023. Prior to EM, Kindle most recently worked as GME Program Coordinator for the VCU Department of Pathology. She has over 17+ years of work experience at VCU Health within various departments of the health system. Kindle earned her B.S. Degree in Criminal Justice, with a concentration in forensic crime scene investigation in December 2013. Richmond, VA is home to Kindle and her hobbies include finding the best local restaurants, cooking and sharing recipes, playing with her volleyball league and spending time with her family, friends and fur babies.
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