UVa’s Martin Lends Expertise to Virginia Tech Panel
One of the nation’s preeminent authorities on emergency medicine, Dr. Marcus Martin aims to help the panel learn from the tragedy.
Dr. Marcus Martin was already effortlessly juggling three balls as a professor and an administrator in two offices at the University of Virginia.
Then, in the wake of the tragedy at Virginia Tech on April 16, Gov. Tim Kaine tossed another ball into the rotation.
He appointed Martin as vice chair of the Independent Virginia Tech Incident Review Panel, which has been charged with investigating the deadliest shooting in modern U.S. history.
In three months of juggling these four important responsibilities, Martin hasn’t slowed his pace, nor dropped a ball.
In addition to his posts as the new associate vice president of diversity and equity, an assistant dean of UVa’s medical school and a professor in
the department of emergency medicine, Martin has brought his extensive background in emergency medicine to the review panel.
“It has been my honor to serve,” Martin says. “I’ve been focusing mainly on the emergency medical services aspect and reviewing the emergency medical response to the tragedy. I have had the opportunity to interview most of the EMS personnel and hospital emergency department personnel involved in the patient care efforts.”
