David Shockey, MD

Where are you from?

Born and raised in Mesa, AZ

What are your personal interests/hobbies?

Basketball, hiking, traveling, triathlons, anything with a racket or paddle, gaming, reading, space, and sitting in a jacuzzi. A house is not a home without a hot tub.

What are your professional interests?

I am interested in Wilderness Medicine, Ultrasound, and Community Medicine.

Why did you choose UA EM?

Born and raised in the great state of Arizona, I already knew this place was the promised land to live. What I didn’t know until I did an away here during my MS4 year was the excellence of the EM residency program. Great faculty. Great pathology. Great residents. Well established program with a great work/life balance.

What's your ideal vacation?

My ideal vacation would be one week of backpacking and hiking throughout Iceland followed by a week beach bumming it in Hawaii and roasting mallows in the lava fields. Fire and Ice.

What are your non-medical goals during residency?

Expand my chef abilities beyond Easy Mac, Top Ramen, and Bacon & Eggs. Watch the rocket lift-off for the ship that takes us back to the Moon (2022 Nasa/SpaceX I’m counting on you).