E. Paul DeKoning, MD, MS
Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency
Dr. DeKoning earned his undergraduate degree in Human Physiology from Michigan State University and went on to earn a Master of Science in Epidemiology, also at Michigan State University. He received his MD in 2005 from Dartmouth Medical School and completed his residency training in Emergency Medicine at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill in 2008. His academic interests include medical education and clinical writing. He was thrilled to return home to the Upper Valley and joined the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center faculty in 2008. Dr. DeKoning became Program Director in November of 2015 after serving as Assistant Program Director and Director of EM Simulation since 2012.
Dr. DeKoning spends virtually all of his free time immersed in the joys of family life and loves anything associated with boats and water. A fourth-generation Spartan, his favorite sports teams are the MSU Spartans and whoever is playing against the University of Michigan. In that order.
John Moeller, MD, MS, MHA
Associate Program Director
Dr. Moeller received his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Sciences from Quinnipiac in 2010. He obtained Masters degrees in Healthcare Administration and Biomedical Sciences from Rosalind Franklin University of Science and Medicine, before completing his MD in 2015 from Chicago Medical School/RFUMS. He completed his residency training in Emergency Medicine at University of Connecticut in 2018, and went on to complete an Ultrasound fellowship at the University of California, Irvine. His academic interests include medical education, curriculum development and PoCUS. He has served multiple leadership roles since joining Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, including core faculty for the Emergency Medicine residency, Associate Ultrasound Fellowship Director, and as a course director in multiple US electives/enrichment opportunities for Geisel Medical School. He has been Associate Ultrasound Director for Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center ED since 2019, and is AEMUS-FPD certified since 2022.
Dr. Moeller lives in the Upper Valley with his wife, toddler and 2 dogs. He enjoys spending time with his family and outdoor activities like hiking, kayaking, and gardening. He is a plant enthusiast. He is in the process of planting an orchard with apples, pears, peaches, plums, cherries, and apricots.
Rachel Volk, MD
Assistant Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency
Dr. Rachel Volk received her undergraduate degree in Psychology from Williams College. She went on to earn her medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine as a member of the Maine Track, and completed her residency training at Duke University. Her academic interests include medical education, health equity, and social determinants of health. After residency, Dr. Volk returned to New England and Dartmouth with her wife and three cats and joined the residency program leadership as an assistant program director in 2025.
As a born and raised Vermonter, Dr. Volk enjoys hiking, skiing, and enjoying the outdoor opportunities of the Upper Valley’s four seasons.
Melanie Watts, MD, DTMH
Assistant Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency
Dr. Melanie Watts received her undergraduate degree in Geography and Latin American Studies from Dartmouth College in 1999. After a stint as a backpacking guide and snowboarding instructor, and an Applied Epidemiology Fellowship at the CDC, she received her medical degree from the Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University in 2006. She completed her Emergency Medicine training at Highland Hospital Alameda County Medical Center in Oakland, CA in 2011 and subsequently went on to work as faculty at UCSF in San Francisco until 2017. She then went on to spend 3 years working in Bhutan to help establish an Emergency Medicine Residency and Paramedic training program there prior to joining at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in 2021 where she is the co-director of the Global Emergency Medicine program. She became the assistant program director in 2025. Her two children seem to think her hobbies are grocery shopping and walking the dog with her friends, but she also enjoys hiking, paddle boarding, snowboarding, and baking before a shift to keep the residents happy and well fed.
Judy Collins, C-TAGME
GME Senior Program Coordinator, Emergency Medicine Residency
Judy Collins joined the Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center family in 2007 as the simultaneous program coordinator for the Pulmonary, Infectious Disease, and GI Fellowship Programs. In 2011, Judy adopted a single program and became the Program Coordinator for the Emergency Medicine Residency. She brings with her 20 years of experience as a special education paraprofessional. She is the only Program Coordinator in Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center history to win the Program Coordinator of the Year award twice! When not working, she loves to spend time with her husband Roger and her dog on their picturesque farm in rural New Hampshire. One of her not-so-hidden talents in baking and, when the residents are lucky, she brings the fruits of her mad baking skills to work.