Dominique Diggs, MD
Dominique Diggs, MD
Dr. Dominique Diggs completed medical school at Howard University College of Medicine. She completed her pediatric residency training at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children’s Hospital, her pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) fellowship training at Medical College of Wisconsin/Children’s Wisconsin, and her 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 pediatric training, she participated in EMS education, research and had the opportunity to work with prehospital providers in the field. This experience ultimately led her to complete an EMS Fellowship in June 2023. As an EMS fellow, she helped co-develop protocols for Houston Fire Department and edited pediatric protocols for Harris County Emergency Service District 48 from 7/1/22 – 6/30/23. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Associate Medical Director of Houston Community College’s EMS program.
Dr. Diggs is interested in medical education with a focus on the prehospital care of pediatric patients. EMS is an integral component of patient care, and prehospital treatment has a definite effect on patient outcomes. Education and training of the prehospital provider is essential to serving the health care needs of the population. Dr. Diggs is dedicated to disseminating evidence-based knowledge to prehospital providers. She has given numerous presentations for various EMS agencies. Before fellowship, she was a clinical instructor for “Pediatric Simulation Training of Emergency Prehospital Providers” (PediSTEPPs), a curriculum designed to provide didactic and simulation-based education for prehospital providers. As co-director for this exciting new course, “Mastering Emergency Response Interventions for TBI and SCA” (MERITS), prehospital providers will become familiar with high fidelity cardiopulmonary resuscitation and traumatic brain injury management through presentations and high-fidelity simulation. She is excited to be involved and looks forward to this enriching experience.