W. Travis McCall PhD, APRN, CCP, AGACNP-BC, FNP-BC, ENP-C

Assistant Professor

Bio

Dr. Travis McCall is board certified as an Adult-Gerontologic Acute Care, Family, and Emergency Nurse Practitioner. He obtained his Master of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt University with specialty education in Emergency Care. He earned his Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Tennessee College of Nursing and completed a graduate minor in Epidemiology in the Department of Public Health. His research and dissertation titled "Psychosocial Effects of Providing Nursing Care to Patients from a Multi-Casualty, School-Associated Shooting Event" focused on secondary traumatic stress and the promotion of nurse welfare.

Travis has over 15 years of experience in prehospital care and transport, adult and pediatric tertiary emergency departments, and community emergency departments. He currently practices as a Flight Nurse Practitioner with Vanderbilt LifeFlight and has completed over 1000 patient transports with the program. He began his educational role an adjunct instructor at Vanderbilt University School of Nursing. Travis is also a member of Tennessee-1 Disaster Medical Assistance Team of the National Disaster and Medical System and was deployed to Haiti following the 2010 earthquake.

Travis is passionate about advancing nurse welfare through education and the promotion of self- and peer-care in academic and institutional education. He also has interests in promoting clinical safety and evidence-based patient care in prehospital and emergency clinical settings. With previous professional experience as a geologist performing environmental assessment and contaminant remediation, he also has interests in improving environmental health in communities and promoting environmental justice. He enjoys outdoor activities and traveling with his wife and two children.

Education

PhD, Nursing with Epidemiology graduate minor, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 2021.
Dissertation title: Psychosocial Effects of Providing Nursing Care to Patients Injured in a School Shooting Event.
MSN, Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN. Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner and Family Nurse Practitioner with focus on Emergency Care, 2013.
BSN, University of Alabama in Huntsville, AL, 2010.
AAS, Nursing, Excelsior College, Albany, NY, 2008.
Paramedic Certificate Program, Tennessee Tech University, Cookeville, TN, 2006.
BS, Natural Resources, University of the South, Sewanee, TN, 1997.

Current Research/Scholarly Interests

Secondary traumatic stress in healthcare professionals
Environmental justice

Academic Interests

Emergency medicine
Environmental health
Social and structural determinants of health

Grants

Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Faculty Scholarship Program. Principal investigator for project titled "Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Peer Support Program for Vanderbilt LifeFlight," 2021-2023.

Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nursing Research Office, Clinical Nurse Scholars Training Grant Award. Principal investigator for research study employing qualitative research methodologies to identify the psychosocial effects of providing emergency, 2019

Representative Publications

Journals

McCall, W. T. (2023). Piloting peer support to decrease secondary traumatic stress, compassion fatigue, and burnout among air medical crew members. Air Medical Journal, 42(3), 157-162. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amj.2023.01.004

McCall, W. T., Anderson, J. G., Myers, C. R., Sagherian, K., & Bamwine, P. (2022). "Was definitely different because they were kids": Caring for patients from a school shooting. Journal of Trauma Nursing, 29(5), 252-261. https://doi.org/10.1097/JTN.0000000000000673

McCall, W. T. (2020). Caring for patients from a school shooting: A qualitative case series in emergency nursing. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 46(5), 712-721.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jen.2020.06.005

Representative Presentations

Podium Presentations

McCall, W. T. (2023, March 31). From the ED to the ICU: Understanding the Psychosocial Effects of Providing Nursing Care to Patients from a School Shooting. EmergNP 2023 Conference, American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners, Hofstra University, Hempstead, NY.

McCall, W. T. (2023, January 19). Secondary Traumatic Stress in EMS and Emergency Department Professionals. Managing Stress Training Event, Vanderbilt LifeFlight, Lexington, TN.

McCall, W. T. (2022, August 11). Secondary Traumatic Stress in EMS and Emergency Department Professionals. Tennessee Trauma Symposium, American College of Surgeons - Tennessee Chapter, Nashville, TN.

McCall, W. T. (2021, May 7). Emergency Medicolegal Update. Vanderbilt LifeFlight, Lunch with LifeFlight, Nashville, TN.

McCall, W. T. (2021, February 2). Pediatric trauma in the emergency department. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN.

McCall, W. T. (2020, March 1). Strategies in managing secondary traumatic stress. American Association of Emergency Nurse Practitioners Southeastern Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

McCall, W. T. (2019, October 2). Approach to the trauma patient. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN.

McCall, W. T. (2018, October 4). Trauma care in the adult patient. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN.

McCall, W. T. (2018, January 9). Medicolegal issues for the healthcare provider. Vanderbilt LifeFlight EMS Night Out, Camden, TN.

McCall, W. T. (2017, November 2). Approach to the adult trauma patient. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN.

McCall, W. T. (2017, February 4). Assessment and care of the cardiac patient. Vanderbilt LifeFlight Paramedic Refresher, Nashville, TN.

McCall, W. T. (2017, January 31). Pediatric trauma. Vanderbilt University School of Nursing, Nashville, TN, January 31, 2017.

Poster Presentations

McCall, W. T. (2019, November 4). Caring for patients from a school shooting: A qualitative case study in emergency nursing. University of Tennessee College of Nursing Research Day, Knoxville, TN.

McCall, W. T. (2019, October 29). Caring for patients from a school shooting: A qualitative case study in emergency nursing. Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nursing Research Day, Nashville, TN.

McCall, W. T. (2017, November 6). The incidence of secondary traumatic stress in emergency nurses: An integrative review of the literature. University of Tennessee College of Nursing Research Day, Knoxville, TN.

Clinical Practice

Flight Nurse Practitioner - Vanderbilt LifeFlight

Reviewer

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Professional Organizations

American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners
Emergency Nurses Association

Honors/Awards

Sara K. Archer Faculty Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in the Classroom and Clinical Arena in the Emergency Nurse Practitioner Program, December 2022.

Sara K. Archer Faculty Award for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning in the Classroom and Clinical Arena in the Emergency Nurse Practitioner Program, August 2022.

The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nursing Faculty, May 19, 2022.