--- title: "SPOTLIGHT: Matthew Aucutt, DO - Medical Director, Mercy Medical Center" description: "Matthew Aucutt, DO, ED Medical Director at Mercy Medical Center, will be available to speak to you at ACEP15 Booth #715 and the EMRA Career Fair." image: https://www.emrecruits.com/hubfs/LCEM/images/Staff/Aucutt_Matthew.jpg --- [ ![EMrecruits Logo - ACEP App](https://www.emrecruits.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EMrecruits%20Logo%20-%20ACEP%20App.png?width=222&height=69&name=EMrecruits%20Logo%20-%20ACEP%20App.png)](https://www.emrecruits.com/) ## Exclusive Partner for Independent, Physician-Led Groups Across the Country #### EMrecruits Blog ## [SPOTLIGHT: Matthew Aucutt, DO - Medical Director, Mercy Medical Center](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/physician-spotlight-matthew-aucutt-do-ed-medical-director-mercy-medical-center) Posted by [Jillian Roberson, Recruitment & Marketing Specialist](https://www.emrecruits.com/blog/author/jillian-roberson-recruitment-marketing-specialist) Find me on: [Facebook ](https://www.facebook.com/emrecruits) [LinkedIn](http://www.linkedin.com/company/emrecruits?trk=company_name) [Twitter ](https://twitter.com/EMrecruits) 10/21/15 9:48 AM # SPOTLIGHT: Matthew Aucutt, DO - Medical Director, Mercy Medical Center Will you be attending ACEP15 in Boston? If so, make time to come by **Booth #715** and meet Dr. Matthew Aucutt, of **[Linn County Emergency Medicine](https://www.emrecruits.com/linn-county-emergency-medicine-cedar-rapids-iowa).** He will be available to speak with you face-to-face and discuss the emergency physician openings with the emergency department at Mercy Medical Center, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.  **Don't Wait! **Schedule your time today by emailing a copy of your CV to [LCEM@EMrecruits.com](mailto:LCEM@EMrecruits.com).  ## **Matthew Aucutt, DO** **![Matthew Aucutt DO Linn County Emergency Medicine Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids ](https://www.emrecruits.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LCEM/images/Staff/Aucutt_Matthew.jpg?width=320&height=400&name=Aucutt_Matthew.jpg "Matthew Aucutt DO Linn County Emergency Medicine Mercy Medical Center Cedar Rapids ")Medical School:** Des Moines University **Residency:** Akron General **Residency Specialty:** Emergency Medicine **Current Position:** ED Medical Director, Mercy Medical Center **What is you favorite pastime outside of the emergency department?** Golfing and exercising. **Who gave you your best career advice? What was it?** My father when he said,"Life is too important to take seriously." **What's the most exciting thing on the horizon? Personal or Professional.** Professionally: Telemedicine Personally: Spending as much time as possible with my wife and three children. **If you were just starting your residency now, what would you do differently?** I would become much more proficient at ultrasound. **How will things change in emergency medicine during the next decade?** Scribe utilization will increase to meet increasing documentation demands. Access to primary care will get worse and we will see an explosion in telemedicine. ED visits will continue to rise. Hospitals employing specialists of all types will increase. **Most awkward encounter with a patient.** A female patient told me I was cute during a pelvic exam... Call EMrecruits at (877) 379-1088 to discuss emergency medicine physician jobs in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 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