Dr. Dominique Diggs earned her medical degree from Howard University College of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital and her Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at the Medical College of Wisconsin/Children’s Wisconsin. She later completed an Emergency Medical Services (EMS) fellowship at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Dr. Diggs is board certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and Emergency Medical Services.
During her training, Dr. Diggs developed a strong interest in prehospital care through involvement in EMS education, research, and field experiences with prehospital providers. This interest ultimately led her to pursue EMS fellowship training, which she completed in June 2023. During that time, she helped co-develop protocols for the Houston Fire Department and contributed to pediatric protocol revisions for Harris County Emergency Service District 48.
Dr. Diggs is currently an Assistant Professor at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and serves as the Medical Director of Houston Community College’s EMS Program. Her professional interests include medical education and improving the prehospital care of pediatric patients, and she is actively involved in educating EMS providers and advancing evidence-based practice in prehospital medicine.