Career Development

A Different Kind of Paramedic
For EMS education programs that plan to get accredited , the clock is ticking down. Without accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) by January 2013, EMS education programs will not be able to test providers through the National Registry. An unusual twist to that story has unfolded in Montana. To get to the bottom of it, I spoke with Dave Gurchiek, PhD, NREMT-P, who chairs the Department of Health and Public Safety Occupations at...
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  • A Different Kind of Paramedic

    Montana may offer an accreditation alternative.

    Article • December 1st, 2012

  • Stay Hungry!

    What do the best EMS preceptors have in common?

    Article • October 1st, 2012

  • Plan B
    Plan B

    Especially in EMS, nothing lasts forever. What’s next?

    Article • October 1st, 2012

  • What EMS Providers Can Learn from Stephen Covey
    What EMS Providers Can Learn from Stephen Covey

    The best-selling author of "7 Habits of Highly Effective People" offered many principles applicable to EMS

    Article • August 2nd, 2012

  • Same Old Same Old

    Are you bored?

    Article • July 1st, 2012

  • People Profiles: Letting the Career Choose You
    People Profiles: Letting the Career Choose You

    Elliot Carhart was chosen by not one, but two, careers in EMS.

    Article • February 9th, 2012

  • When You Wish Upon A Star
    When You Wish Upon A Star

    When it comes to career development, don't just wish upon a star

    Article • December 1st, 2011

  • Take Your EMS Career from Good to Great
    Take Your EMS Career from Good to Great

    Having–and putting into effect–a plan B for your career doesn’t mean you have to scrap your plan A.

    Article • November 17th, 2011

  • Point of View: Overcoming the Age Factor

    Our EMT programs do a great job giving us experience taking vital signs, obtaining patient history, administering oxygen and immobilizing and packaging people for transport. The one thing they can't give us is what young EMTs need...

    Article • August 12th, 2011

  • Quality Corner--Part 7: CQI as a Career Path

    If you are the person who has been promoted, demoted or blackmailed into taking the quality coordinator position, and you are willing to think outside the box, you can dramatically improve the standard of your patient care

    Article • June 30th, 2011

  • What's Your Plan B?

    If you were injured and no longer able to work in EMS, what would you do? Having a plan B in place before you need it is just common sense.

    Article • June 30th, 2011

  • Good Help Is Hard to Find: The EMS Workforce Agenda for the Future

    The Emergency Medical Services Workforce Agenda for the Future imagines a future "in which all EMS systems have a sufficient number of well educated, adequately prepared, and appropriately credentialed EMS workers who are valued, well compensated...

    Article • May 31st, 2011

  • A Stepping Stone to Standardization
    A Stepping Stone to Standardization

    What does medical subspecialty status mean for EMS?

    Article • May 1st, 2011

  • Avoiding the Potholes: Common Mistakes of New Leaders

    For many new leaders, surviving the interview process is just the beginning of a sometimes treacherous path to success in a new position.

    Article • February 25th, 2011

  • Preparing to Present

    Top tips for breaking into the EMS speaking game

    Article • October 21st, 2010

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