K. Scott Whitlow, DO, FAAEM

Areas of Expertise

• Emergency Medicine
• Medical Toxicology
• Disaster Preparedness and Response
• Operations and Administration
• UME Clinical Education
• GME and Project Development
• Clinical Service Line and Contracting/Development
• Professionalism in Osteopathic Medicine
• Revenue Diversification and Strategic Planning

Biography

Dr. Whitlow is a full Professor of Emergency Medicine after serving as Regional Assistant Dean for Stockton core sites, Director of Academic Affairs, core faculty in Emergency Medicine, and Designated Institutional Official for St. Joseph’s Medical Center. Prior to TUCOM and Dignity Health, Dr. Whitlow served in academic positions such as: Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine at Emory University; Emergency Medicine residency core faculty, Assistant Professor/Medical Director of the poison center, and Director of Medical Toxicology Consult Service/Clinic at VCU School of Medicine; both core/clinical faculty at Kern Medical/UCLA; and (Founding Chair and Core Faculty) for Emergency Medicine residency at Kaweah Delta Medical Center/UCI. In July 2020 he was promoted to Associate Dean of Clinical Education at TUCOM where he continues to serve. He recently helped TUCOM move very quickly to certify that our students were capable of working safely within the recommended personal protective equipment (PPE) for COVID 19. Dr. Whitlow and the COM worked with National Disaster Life Support Foundation and Advanced Hazmat Life Support to provide a basic/advanced primer on disaster preparedness/response for all four years of DO students via the EDLS course from NDLSF and the AHLS course specific for our students called “AHLS with COVID19 for TUCOM”. He was awarded the AHLS International Award for Excellence in Innovation in Education for his work in integrating the AHLS course into a Covid related certificate course into a medical school basic science and clinical curriculum. Dr. Whitlow also serves on the board of the Osteopathic Physicians and Surgeons of California and on the CalMedForce Advisory Council. Dr. Whitlow now serves as the Senior Associate Dean and Chief Academic Integrity Officer.

Education

• North Carolina State University - BS Zoology and Animal Science - Premed
• Western University of Health Sciences COMP - DO
• Kern Medical Center/UCLA - OBGYN internship
• The Brooklyn Hospital Center/Cornell - Weiil Medical College - Emergency Medicine - Academic Chief Resident
• Emory University/CDC/Georgia Poison Center - Medical Toxicology Fellowship
• VCU School of Health Administration - Physician Executive Leadership - Fellowship

Honors and Awards

Contact Dr. Whitlow for CV.

Recent Publications

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Memberships and Affiliations

AOA, OPSC, AAEM, SAEM, NBOME, ABEM

Teaching Responsibilities

Yearly Spring OMS2 Course - AHLS Toxic Terrorism and COVID19 for TUCOM