Taryn Taylor , MD, MEd
Pediatric Emergency Physician, Core Faculty at the University of Virginia School of Medicine
Medical School: Temple University - Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Residency: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins Hospital
Topics: Teaching, Professional Development
Taryn Taylor, MD, MEd, is a Pediatric Emergency Physician at Inova L.J. Murphy Children’s Hospital and a faculty member at the University of Virginia School of Medicine. She assumed both roles in July 2025, upon transitioning to USACS.
Dr. Taylor previously joined Emory University faculty in 2008 as an Associate Professor and practiced as an Attending Physician in pediatric emergency departments within the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta network. She served as Chair of the Education Committee for the Emory Department of Pediatrics, as well as co-founder and director of the Medical Education Track and the Woodruff Health Educators Academy Teaching Fellowship at Emory University School of Medicine. She has also served as faculty for the AAMC LEAD & EWIMS programs, Chair of the Emergency Medicine Section of the NMA, Chair of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Section of ACEP, and ACEP PEER editor.
Dr. Taylor earned her medical degree from Temple University - Lewis Katz School of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Her passion led her to pursue her master’s in education at the University of Cincinnati, where she studied key aspects of adult learning, curriculum development, and educational research. She has won both institutional and regional awards for her dedication and innovation as a medical educator.
- Identify experiences and behaviors related to microaggressions
- Integrate cross cultural tools and skills into current teaching and mentoring practices
- Describe strategies to create safe and inclusive learning environments
- Describe the history of medical education reform
- Summarize the history of medical education for women and URiM
- Examine the unintended consequences of the Flexner Report
- Describe and apply Kern’s six-step approach to curriculum design
- Describe and apply Addie’s Model of instructional design
- Describe key principles of clinical teaching
- Apply models of clinical precepting
- Apply frameworks for procedural teaching
- Develop teaching scripts
Dr. Taylor is also available to speak on topics including care for pediatric patients in the emergency department. Talks are tailored to the needs of the audience.
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