VEMA, Ltd.

10/16/2025

VEMA is looking for excellent, compassionate, team focused hospitalists to join our ranks!

Join a Team Where People Come First

At VEMA, we believe healthcare is, first and foremost, about people. For more than 25
years, our providers have delivered high-quality, compassionate care at Inova Fair Oaks
Hospital a nationally ranked community hospital. We are looking for a full time
hospitalist who fits with our team of exceptional providers. Our non traditional
scheduling with flexible monthly hours allows for work life balance. Full benefits
including 401K, CME, medical/dental/vision, and PTO. Pay structure is hourly with a
quarterly quality and productivity bonus. Mix of shift types available. Please, email
tasha.gaige@vemadocs.com if you are interested.

VEMA providers have a passion for our mission, and an understanding that the healthcare services we provide have an important impact on the communities we serve. When our patients need us most, we’re at our best and we consistently exceed expectations.

09/28/2025

Closing out APP Week is our PA, Casey! Casey has worked with several former VEMAtes over the years and finally took the leap and joined the team at IFOH earlier this year and will soon be venturing out to TFH as well! We’re so grateful to have him as part of the crew! Learn more about Casey below!



List all the places you've ever lived.
Alabama
California
North Carolina
Virginia📍

Your second home... beach house or lake house? Why?
Beach house. Bc the margaritas aren’t going to drink themselves!🍹

What is your beige flag?
Had to google that. All green flags here lol ✅

What is your bagel order?
Everything w cream cheese 🥯

Give yourself a workplace superlative.
Will defer – Editor pick: *Most southern accent* 🧑‍🌾

Which of your fellow VEMA colleagues would you have as your "phone a friend" lifeline if you were a contestant on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"
100% Chris Mills ☎️

Without cheating - what is a money piece?
I’d have to google this 🤔

What is your favorite ER procedure?
Clicking Discharge… or eloped✌️

You win the lottery and don't tell anyone, but there are signs. What are the signs?
Helicoptering over traffic. Even for groceries. 🚁

What is your most used emoji on your phone?
💯

Who was the last person you called?
My brother👨

What is your favorite meal of the day?
The one my wife cooks, she is the best cook 👩‍🍳

If you were to compete in the next Olympic games, in what event do you have the best chance of winning gold?
Insert Australian break dancer meme🕺

Handing out candy or trick or treating?
Handing out 🍫

Do you drive or are you a passenger princess?
Drive 🚙

Guac or queso?
Queso - always choosing cheese! 🧀

Would you go on an all expenses paid Blue Origin trip with Katy Perry?
No 👎

Who do you want to perform at the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show?
Bring back Ozzy🤘

What is the best part of being an ED APP (wrong answers only)?
The odors👃

09/26/2025

Please wish a Happy APP Week to our PA, Brendan! Fun fact… Brendan was once a PA student with VEMA back in the day! Read below to learn more about Brendan! And by the way… somebody sign this guy up for the next VEMA golf outing!🏌️


1. List all the places you've ever lived.
Virginia Beach, Arlington, and currently Alexandria. Boring, I know. 🏡

2. Your second home... beach house or lake house? Why?
Beach house - preferably with warm water and waves for surfing on a daily basis. 🌊

3. What is your beige flag?
I am embarrassed to say I had to look up what this meant. I would say I am the guy who was initially very anti having a cat who now adores his cat. 🐈‍⬛

4. What is your bagel order?
Bacon, egg and cheese on an everything bagel. 🥓

5. Give yourself a workplace superlative.
Most energy drinks consumed!🥤

6. Which of your fellow VEMA colleagues would you have as your "phone a friend" lifeline if you were a contestant on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?"
Dr. Mills - he is the human encyclopedia. You can't just not call the published crossword puzzle creator. 🧩

7. Without cheating - what is a money piece?
*calls Dr. Mills*
My best guess is a clip that holds cash, but I always referred to that as a money clip.💰

8. What is your favorite ER procedure?
Any kind of joint reduction. I tend to also enjoy a classic Nursemaid's elbow because parents think you're some sort of wizard when you solve the problem with an effortless maneuver and without an x-ray. 🦴

9. You win the lottery and don't tell anyone, but there are signs. What are the signs?
Golfing every day in a tropical area. ⛳️

10. Who is your favorite specialist to consult and why?
Infectious disease - I tend to always learn something interesting from talking to them. 🤓

11. What is your most used emoji on your phone?
Probably the cry laughing one. 😂

12. Who was the last person you called?
My fiancée, Kate. 💍

13. What is your favorite meal of the day?
The one I have time to eat. 🍽️

14. If you were to compete in the next Olympic games, in what event do you have the best chance of winning gold?
Bobsledding - I do not know what skills translate into being good at bobsledding but I certainly would have a great time trying it out. 🛷

15. Handing out candy or trick or treating?
Handing out. Always fun interacting with the kids and seeing their costumes. 🎃

16. Do you drive or are you a passenger princess?
Drive. 🏎️

17. Guac or queso?
Queso. 🧀

18. Would you go on an all expenses paid Blue Origin trip with Katy Perry?
No thanks. 🚫

19. Who do you want to perform at the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show?
Metallica! 🎸

20. What is the best part of being an ED APP (wrong answers only)?
You get to access the best tee times/rates for golfing when all the 9-5ers are at work.🏌️‍♂️

09/24/2025

We’ve been fortunate enough to add some great APPs to our lineup this year… get to know some of our new APPs this week. Starting out, let’s get to know PA Jennifer! 20 questions APP Week Edition starts now!

List all the places you've ever lived.
In order:
Hampton, VA
South Korea
West Tuscany, Italy
Yorktown, VA
Blacksburg, VA (Go Tech!)
Portland, ME
Arlington, MA
Philadelphia, PA
Milton, DE
Hickory, NC
Olean, NY
Bridgeport, CT
Hazelton, PA
Santa Monica, CA
Alexandria, VA 🗺️

Your second home... beach house or lake house?
Winthrop, ME and S**o, ME, John’s Island, SC (Family, lake and beach houses) 🛶

What is your beige flag?
What’s a beige flag? ❓

What is your bagel order?
Nova lox, cream cheese, on everything bagel or bacon, egg and cheese on sesame bagel! 🥯

Which of your fellow VEMA colleagues would you have as your "phone a friend" lifeline if you were a contestant on "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" Shelby 👯‍♀️


Without cheating - what is a money piece?
Wallet 💵

What is your favorite ER procedure?
Lac repairs 💉

You win the lottery and don't tell anyone, but there are signs. What are the signs?
Lots of planned trips/vaca
Lots of renovations on house
Gourmet packed lunches/dinners 🥗

Who is your favorite specialist to consult and why?
Orthopedic/Hand: usually very responsive and clear-cut treatment generally
Neuro, ID: usually something new to learn 🧠

What is your most used emoji on your phone?
Heart emoji ❤️

Who was the last person you called?
My husband; my twin 💕

What is your favorite meal of the day?
Breakfast 🍳

If you were to compete in the next Olympic games, in what event do you have the best chance of winning gold?
Women’s Basketball 🏀

Handing out candy or trick or treating?
Handing out (trick or treat with the littles though!) 🍬

Do you drive or are you a passenger princess?
Passenger Princess 👸

Guac or queso?
Guac 🥑

Would you go on an all expenses paid Blue Origin trip with Katy Perry?
Sure! 🚀

Who do you want to perform at the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show?
Adele, Carrie Underwood, Morgan Wallen, Chris Stapleton 🧑‍🌾


What is the best part of being an ED APP (wrong answers only)?
Being confused for a Nurse or Doc 98% of the time, no matter how clear I am in my introduction of myself.
Getting to remove all kinds of unique objects from interesting places on/in people.
Getting to meet really interesting nocturnal creatures!
Proving that you as a human can actually survive not eating and not using the restroom for 12-16 hrs when you are busy enough.🪳

09/23/2025

Happy APP Week to the best in the biz! VEMA is so grateful for the care you provide to our patients and our community! Please wish your fav VEMA PAs and NPs a Happy APP Week when you see them on shift this week! 🥳👏💕

05/07/2025

Happy Nurses Week! You all are the real MVPs! VEMA is so grateful to have a team of such hard-working, passionate nurses to support us! Thank you for all you do for us and for our patients!

09/28/2024

Closing out APP Week is our NP, Grace! Grace previously worked as an ED RN at IFOH and recently made her way back into our department working PRN with our team at VEMA! We’re happy to have her back! Please wish Grace and all of our VEMA APPs a Happy APP Week!

Where do you call home?
Currently Fairfax, but Busan, Korea back in the motherland will always forever be my home! 🇰🇷

Are Taylor and Travis End Game?
Not a die hard TayTay fan, but yes I hope so! 💘

Never ever have I ever...
Gone sky diving! Definitely on my bucket list of things I want to do 🪂

Favorite ED procedure:
Suturing! 🩹

Are you left or right hand dominant?
Right hand dominant 🫱

Best pizza toppings:
Supreme 🫑

Favorite olympic sport to watch on TV?
Swimming or gymnastics 🏊

Fall flannel - Yay or nay?
Yay 🎃

Current TV show obsession?
All the real estate shows like Selling Sunset, Owning Manhattan, Buying Beverly Hills. And of course the Korean Dramas 🙂

Window or aisle?
Window 🧳

When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Pediatrician 👶

Favorite ED Chief Complaint:
Alcohol Intoxication 🍻

Are you a morning person or a night owl?
Night owl, but I do love my sleep! 😴

What's the best compliment you've ever received? That I look young!
Asians don’t raisin.. until they do and it all goes down hill from there.. 💁‍♀️

What's your fast food guilty pleasure?
Pizza 🍕

What is your beige flag?
I like to use chopsticks to fry and flip my eggs 🥢

Noah Kahan or Chappell Roan?
If I had to pick, Noah Kahan 🎸

Are you an introvert or extrovert?
Extroverted introvert 😜

What's your favorite board game?
Sequence 🃏

Are you registered to vote?!
Yes ☑️

If you weren't practicing emergency medicine, what other medical specialty would you work in?
Not sure, but I am interested in going into aesthetics! 💋

Swiftie or BeyHive?
BeyHive 👑

09/27/2024

Happy APP Week to our newest APP VEMAte, Caitlin! We’re so lucky to have you on our team! Vogue’s 73 questions x Caitlin below!

Where do you call home?
I was raised in Central Jersey, just outside of Princeton (and yes New Jersey does have the best bagels) 🥯

Are Taylor and Travis End Game?
Although Taylor has done things in her life “greater than dating the boy on the football team” I certainly hope they are End Game!! 💖

Never ever have I ever…
Gone bungee jumping (although I hope to go one day) 🙀

Favorite ED procedure:
I love suturing! It’s super satisfying to watch the skin come back together, and to see your handy work when it’s healed 👍

Are you left or right hand dominant?
Lefty and proud! 🤚

Best pizza toppings:
Pepperoni! But if any of my patients are reading this, veggie 🧅

Favorite olympic sport to watch on TV?
It’s hard to pick one, but women’s gymnastics, beach volleyball, and handball are always some of my favorites 🏐

Fall flannel - Yay or nay?
Yay! 🍂

Current TV show obsession?
I’m a huge reality TV girl. I just finished the newest season of Selling Sunset and have transitioned to my favorite fall comfort show, Gilmore Girls! 🌇

Window or aisle?
Window for sure 💺

When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
When I was in middle school I wanted to be that person who picks the music for movies and TV shows … safe to say I have a spotify playlist for every mood 🎥

Favorite ED Chief Complaint:
Anything pediatric related, I love seeing the kiddos! 🧸

Are you a morning person or a night owl?
I’m more of a morning person, although anyone who works the morning shift with me might not believe that! ☕️

What's the best compliment you've ever received?
The last time I donated blood the nurse told me I had great veins, if that counts?! But other than that, it always makes me feel good when a patient tells me they feel like I’ve taken good care of them. 💉

What's your fast food guilty pleasure?
Definitely Chick-fil-a breakfast (especially after a hectic night shift) 🐄

What is your beige flag?
According to my boyfriend my beige flag is that I have to point out every dog we see in public and call them “the best boy” 🐶

Noah Kahan or Chappell Roan?
Impossible question, I love them both! 🎵

Are you an introvert or extrovert?
I’m an Introvert but most people think I’m an extrovert 🤪

What's your favorite board game?
Every Christmas my family gets together to play board games and some of my favorites are Hues and Cues, Jenga, and Coup. 🎲

Are you registered to vote?!
Of Course! 💪

If you weren't practicing emergency medicine, what other medical specialty would you work in?
Probably pediatrics or family medicine, but I think I’d miss the excitement of the ER 🚂

Swiftie or BeyHive?
I’m a swiftie at heart but Cowboy Carter is definitely a bop! 🤠

If you were a contestant on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire and you had to call another VEMAte as your lifeline, whom would you call and why did you pick them?
Probably Dr. Foster, I feel like she always has the answer to my obscure medical question ☎️

09/25/2024

Happy APP Week to our fabulous Fauquier PA, MELISSA! Please join us in wishing Melissa a Happy APP Week when you see her in the department this week!

Where do you call home?
Wi******er, VA 🏠

Are Taylor and Travis End Game?
Yes!! 🫶

Never ever have I ever…
Been to Alaska, but I'm planning a trip! 🥶

Favorite ED procedure:
I&D or lacerations 🪡

Are you left or right hand dominant?
Right 👉

Best pizza toppings:
Pepperoni & banana peppers 🍕

Favorite olympic sport to watch on TV?
Breakdancing 🤸

Fall flannel - Yay or nay?
Of course 🍁

Current TV show obsession?
Love is Blind 💕

Window or aisle?
Window so I can sleep 💤

When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Baker 👩🏼‍🍳

Favorite ED Chief Complaint:
Abscess, send them all my way! 💉

Are you a morning person or a night owl?
Night owl 🌚

What's the best compliment you've ever received?
I've been told I'm a really great gift giver 🎁

What's your fast food guilty pleasure?
Taco Bell 🌮

What is your beige flag?
I always pause the tv show or movie when something embarrassing/cringeworthy happens (sorry Rich🫣)

Noah Kahan or Chappell Roan?
Noah Kahan, I had stick season on repeat for about a month this year. 🎶

Are you an introvert or extrovert?
Extroverted introvert 🧐

What's your favorite board game?
Is connect four a board game? 🧩

Are you registered to vote?!
Yes! ☑️

If you weren't practicing emergency medicine, what other medical specialty would you work in?
Gastroenterology or women’s health 🤰

Swiftie or BeyHive?
Swiftie💄

If you were a contestant on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire and you had to call another VEMAte as your lifeline, who would you call and why did you pick them?
GARY!!!! He would know the answer before I even asked 🙌

09/24/2024

Happy APP Week! This week we’ll be featuring some of our newer APPs in a get-to-know-you segment! Kicking things off, here’s a Q&A with our NP, Dominique!

Where do you call home?
Daphne, Alabama 🏡

Are Taylor and Travis End Game?
I initially had no idea what this meant.. but after Googling, I read several compelling Reddit posts that make a strong argument regarding Taylor’s previous failed relationships. So, I think it's reasonable to assume that her and Travis’s relationship isn’t likely to last, given her track record with previous public relationships. 💔

Never ever have I ever...
Convinced myself that I was dying while taking Pathophysiology. ☠️

Favorite ED procedure:
I&Ds 🔪

Are you left or right hand dominant?
Right hand dominant 🫱

Best pizza toppings:
Veggies 🌶️

Favorite olympic sport to watch on TV?
Gymnastic floor exercises 🤸‍♀️

Fall flannel - Yay or nay?
Nay… 👎

Current TV show obsession?
The Apothecary Diaries (Anime – insert nerd tropes here)… 🤓

Window or aisle?
Window 🪟

When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up?
A nurse 🧑‍⚕️

Favorite ED Chief Complaint:
Abdominal pain 💩

Are you a morning person or a night owl?
Forever the night owl 🦉

What's your fast food guilty pleasure?
French Fries: hot and salty 🍟

What is your beige flag?
I randomly palpate prominent arm veins when sit next to loved ones..They know this and accept it. 💉

Noah Kahan or Chappell Roan?
UTA: Don’t know who they are. 🤷

Are you an introvert or extrovert?
Ultimate introvert (ISFJ) 😶

What's your favorite board game?
Scrabble 🔠

Are you registered to vote?!
Yes. 🗳️

If you weren't practicing emergency medicine, what other medical specialty would you work in?
Aesthetics 🩸

Swiftie or BeyHive?
BeyHive!!! 🐝

If you were a contestant on Who Wants to Be A Millionaire and you had to call another VEMAte as your lifeline, who would you call and why did you pick them?
Gary Jeffries! He has a photographic memory. 🧠

09/24/2024

Join us in wishing a happy APP week to VEMA’s EM and HM physician assistants and nurse practitioners!! You guys are the best!!
💉🩺🩻🚑🏥🦴🫀🧠😷

01/11/2024

Happy New Year from your VEMA Emergency Medicine APCs! Wishing everyone health and happiness in 2024!