As a medical student, Corker and several classmates started the award-winning medical talk show \u201cRadio Rounds.\u201d Featured on WYSO 91.3FM and airing to an international audience online from 2009 to 2018, archived podcasts are available for free on Spotify and at radiorounds.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cOur tagline was \u2018Today\u2019s stories from tomorrow\u2019s doctors,\u201d he said. \u201cWe really felt like in the media landscape, medical students\u2019 voice wasn\u2019t one that was typically featured, and we wanted to fill that void.\u201d<\/p>\n After graduating from Wright State, Corker completed his emergency medicine residency training in one of the busiest emergency departments in the United States at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas.<\/p>\n Corker was drawn to trhe Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine because of its strong culture of support, teamwork and positivity.<\/p><\/div>\n He is now a partner with Emergency Medicine Specialists, an independent, physician-owned practice serving 12 Kettering Health Network emergency departments in the region. He also operates his own expert witness and\u00a0<\/span>healthcare consulting business.<\/p>\n Corker is committed to providing competent, compassionate care for his patients and strengthening humanism and empathy in the practice of medicine.<\/p>\n \u201cI get a chance to work with people who are having a very bad day,\u201d he said. \u201cMy entire mission in my career is to make everybody\u2019s bad day a little less bad than it was before they came to see me.\u201d<\/p>\n Corker loves working with medical students and residents in a variety of capacities. He has received numerous state and national awards, including recognition by the national Emergency Medicine Residents\u2019 Association as one of the top \u201c25 under 45\u201d Influencers in Emergency Medicine. However, he was perhaps most proud last year when he received the inaugural Physician Mentor Award from the Ohio State Medical Association\u2019s Medical Student Section.<\/p>\n One more award he can now place on his mantle is the 2026 Boonshoft School of Medicine Outstanding Alumnus Award.<\/p>\n \u201cReceiving this award means the world to me,\u201d said Corker. \u201cAs I\u2019ve mentioned before to anyone who will listen, I\u2019m Wright State\u2019s biggest fan. And to be recognized in this way is something that I\u2019ll cherish forever.\u201d<\/p>\n Wright State has positively impacted Corker in so many ways, he said, including meeting some of his best friends and mentors. Most importantly, he said the Boonshoft School of Medicine invests significant time and resources in developing both the art and science of medicine in its graduates.<\/p>\n \u201cIn some ways, the art of medicine is being lost. Curricula are so crowded and bloated, it\u2019s hard to really balance both the art and science,\u201d Corker said. \u201cBut when we come to creating great physicians or healers, I think both are really important, and I think that investment that Wright State made in addressing both equally in their development has been the biggest influence on my career.\u201d<\/p>\n Corker has no doubts about the career path he chose.<\/p>\n \u201cIn my opinion, there\u2019s no greater profession in the history of humankind than that of a physician and a healer,\u201d he said, \u201cand taking great pride in being a professional and constantly learning and constantly adapting to the changing world and the changing knowledge base that we employ in medicine is critically important to continue to be a professional, which is what we promise for our patients when they entrust their health to us.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" John Corker was drawn to the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine because of its strong culture of support, teamwork and positivity. Continue reading ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/webapp2.wright.edu\/web1\/newsroom\/files\/2026\/05\/John-Corker-Professional-Headshot-2-508x339.jpg\")
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