Presented By: LSA Opportunity Hub
Alum Connection: Exploring Pathways to Healthcare with Dr. Tyler Barrett
Are you interested in a career in medicine? LSA alum Dr. Tyler Barrett joins us to help you think about choosing a healthcare career and how to align personal interests and passions with different healthcare professions. He’ll also share his experience and insights on what it means to be a physician these days and how he finds long-term career enjoyment in the field. If you’re looking for a medicine-adjacent career, Dr. Barrett will also offer expertise and learnings into the areas of administration, research, publishing, and private consulting.
About Dr. Tyler Barrett
Dr. Tyler W. Barrett is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Chief Medical Officer for Compliance at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has held leadership roles in quality, patient safety, and clinical operations. His research focuses on opioid use disorder, non-opioid analgesia, and atrial fibrillation management, with over 100 publications and NIH/NHLBI K23 funding.
A Fellow of ACEP and the Heart Rhythm Society, Dr. Barrett earned his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan, a medical degree from Vanderbilt and completed his residency at LAC+USC and Harbor-UCLA. He mentors over 40 trainees and serves as Senior Associate Editor for Annals of Emergency Medicine. He is Chair of Vanderbilt’s Faculty Senate (2025–2026) and a team physician for the Nashville Predators. Dr. Barrett is active in opioid education and developing programs for USA Hockey and local educators.
You should attend this session if you are:
An undergraduate U-M LSA student
Interested in white coat medicine, and sub-specialties like emergency medicine or opioid treatments
Looking for other career paths within healthcare and medicine like medical consulting
What you’ll gain by attending:
Make a valuable connection with a successful LSA alum and your peers
Get ideas for how to build a career in medicine outside of traditional white coat medicine
Gain tips and tricks for building communities and networks past your LSA degree
RSVP now to be a part of the conversation. The link to join this Alum Connection will be emailed to you after you RSVP.
About Dr. Tyler Barrett
Dr. Tyler W. Barrett is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Chief Medical Officer for Compliance at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He has held leadership roles in quality, patient safety, and clinical operations. His research focuses on opioid use disorder, non-opioid analgesia, and atrial fibrillation management, with over 100 publications and NIH/NHLBI K23 funding.
A Fellow of ACEP and the Heart Rhythm Society, Dr. Barrett earned his Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Michigan, a medical degree from Vanderbilt and completed his residency at LAC+USC and Harbor-UCLA. He mentors over 40 trainees and serves as Senior Associate Editor for Annals of Emergency Medicine. He is Chair of Vanderbilt’s Faculty Senate (2025–2026) and a team physician for the Nashville Predators. Dr. Barrett is active in opioid education and developing programs for USA Hockey and local educators.
You should attend this session if you are:
An undergraduate U-M LSA student
Interested in white coat medicine, and sub-specialties like emergency medicine or opioid treatments
Looking for other career paths within healthcare and medicine like medical consulting
What you’ll gain by attending:
Make a valuable connection with a successful LSA alum and your peers
Get ideas for how to build a career in medicine outside of traditional white coat medicine
Gain tips and tricks for building communities and networks past your LSA degree
RSVP now to be a part of the conversation. The link to join this Alum Connection will be emailed to you after you RSVP.
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