Name: Erik Moore, MD
Medical school attended/year graduated: University of Washington School of Medicine, 2019
Residency/fellowship at UNMC: Orthopaedic Surgery
Program director: Matthew Mormino, MD
How long is your training program and how long have you been at UNMC?
I’m one and a half years into a five-year program.
What do you like the most about your training program?
One of my co-residents is friends with the Chainsmokers, so that’s cool. But really, all my co-residents are the best, we have great camaraderie. The attendings are supportive and invested in our success. Overall, it’s a decent group of learned doctors.
What challenges do you foresee in graduate medical education in the future?
The pandemic will certainly change how often we get to show off our mustaches at work. All the Zoom meetings and social distanced conferences also have been a challenge but we all seem to adapt.
List some accomplishments that you are proud of:
Boy, where should I start? I was an all-state place kick holder in high school; I own a banjo; I used to be good at Doodle Jump. I spent one summer interning at NASA. In reality, my greatest accomplishments are an amazing group of friends, family and my fiance, Emily.
Tell us three things about you that others may not know:
- I have a bloodhound puppy named Willow P. Tarmigan and a couple of kitties – Buzz and Luna.
- I grew up in Alaska and love to fish/ski/hike/drink good beer whenever I can get back home.
- My pops graduated from the same residency 30 years ago, and my mom was an OR nurse here — I was actually born in Clarkson Hospital.