March 5, 2025 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM (ET)
EMTs and paramedics save lives every day in their communities. When people experience the worst day of their lives, EMS is first at the scene to help. Many EMS professionals start as EMTs and build on their experience to enter numerous other healthcare professions in hospitals, clinics, educational institutions, and more. Learn how starting an EMS career can enable students to dive into the exciting world of patient care at its most urgent and engage them to create an achievable vision for their healthcare careers.
- Discuss the current EMS landscape: how EMTs and paramedics have transformed care around the world and what’s on the horizon as it evolves.
- Explain how EMS provides a launching point for other healthcare careers.
- Feature a curriculum that introduces a day in the life of an EMS professional and shows stepping stones to other fulfilling healthcare opportunities.
Presented By:
David Tan – Chief Medical Officer, St. Charles County Ambulance District,
Former Professor & EMS Division Chief, Dept of Emergency Medicine,
WA Univ School of Medicine,
Jones & Bartlett Learning,
NCHSE Member