Dr. Hashim Q. Zaidi (Will Rice '11) is the Associate Medical Director for Rice EMS. He is an assistant professor of emergency medicine at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston and is board certified in emergency medicine and EMS. A Houston native who grew up in Katy, Dr. Zaidi did his undergraduate at Rice University and medical school at Baylor College of Medicine. Throughout this time he was heavily involved with Rice EMS. He continued his training and completed residency in emergency medicine at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. He then went on to become the first accredited EMS fellow in the state of Illinois and completed a combined EMS and Tactical Medicine Fellowship from the University of Chicago. He currently serves also as the medical director for Harris Health System EMS and Harris Health System Transfer Center. Dr. Zaidi is an advocate for improved prehospital education, research, and physician involvement.