Paula Fink Kocken MD

Paula Fink Kocken joined Children's of Minnesota in 1989 as a Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) physician. She attended Indiana University for medical school and the University of Michigan for residency and chief residency. She was the director of the Pediatric Advance Life Support program for 7 years and then the director of the PEM fellowship for 7 years and currently is the medical director of Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC). She represents pediatrics on the Emergency Medicine Regulatory Board of the State of MN (EMSRB). She is the lead physician for disaster preparedness for Children's and is the American Academy of Pediatrics Minnesota Chapter Champion for Disaster Preparedness. Her medical interests include the stabilization of ill and injured children by EMS providers, the impact of disasters on children and how pediatric hospitals handle disasters.