The National Association of EMS Educators

NAEMSE Instructor Courses

This class has grown in popularity and purpose over the years, and is in high demand in states across the country to train current and/or incoming instructors.  Each participant will learn valuable foundations of the EMS classroom, skills that will help them be more effective and efficient educators. If you have already attended our course, please spread the word to friends and colleagues about this opportunity.  Visit www.naemse.org for information and registration.  Upcoming course dates include:

Jan. 16-19, 2009:  Pittsburgh, PA
Jan. 26-28, 2009:  Vancouver, WA
Feb. 6-8, 2009:  Los Angeles, CA

EMSECS National Certification Exam

The next location for the National Certification Exam will be Vancouver, WA.  The exam will be held on January 29, 2009 from 5 p.m-7 p.m.  National educator certification is an essential component of our profession and is called for in the EMS Agenda for the Future and the EMS Education Agenda for the Future: A Systems Approach, published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).  Don’t miss out on this opportunity to truly set yourself apart from others in EMS Education!  Encourage friends to sign up with you, and form a study group based around the study guide provided upon registration.  Please click here for an application, or visit www.emsecs.com for additional information.

NAEMSE Heroes Award

NAEMSE is happy to once again present the Heroes Awards at the 2009 Symposium.  Please take a moment to nominate a person who has truly dedicated themselves to excellence in EMS education.  This year, three awards will be presented:

Unsung Heroes Award:  This is presented to an individual who has influenced and enhanced the lives of EMS students, as well as continually striving for excellence in education.

Fallen Heroes:This award is presented to an individual who, though no longer with us, left a legacy of greatness in the EMS community.  The committee hopes to eventually recognize, annually, one person from each state.

Mentoring Hero Award: This is presented to an individual who is a well established educator, someone who has been an influential mentor to others in the EMS education community.

Please take a moment to nominate someone you know for these awards.  Please click here for nomination forms and additional information.


James O. Page Symposium Scholarship

To honor the legacy of one of our profession's most influential, progressive, and extraordinary leaders, the National Association of EMS Educators sponsors the James O. Page Memorial Symposium Scholarship.  This scholarship provides financial support for one EMS educator who would otherwise not be able to attend the NAEMSE annual symposium.  

The Jim Page Memorial Symposium Scholarship provides:

Applications are compiled and reviewed by the NAEMSE research committee, who then select the recipient.  Please click here for an application and for additional information.  Please take advantage of this exciting option for the 2009 NAEMSE Symposium, Aug. 18-22 in Orlando, FL.

NAEMSE Trading Post

Start 2009 off right by viewing the NAEMSETrading Post today! The Trading Post allows the exchange of materials submitted by EMS educators with over 50 categories that contain hundreds of images, online teaching strategies, outlines, presentations, sounds, and videos. New materials are being uploaded everyday and several hundred more will be added from this past 2008 Symposium in St. Louis.

Snap Shots of State Population Data, Version 1.5 - - CDC

SNAPS provides local-level community profile information nationwide. It can be browsed by county and state and searched by zip code. SNAPS serves as a valuable tool when responding to public health emergency events at the state, Tribal, and local levels. It provides a "snap shot" of key variables for consideration in guiding and tailoring health education and communication efforts to ensure diverse audiences receive critical public health messages that are accessible, understandable, and timely.
http://emergency.cdc.gov/snaps/

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Education Coordinator

The National EMS Academy, a division of Acadian Ambulance Service, has an immediate opening for a full-time Education Coordinator at our Lafayette, LA campus. This position is responsible for EMT/Paramedic and refresher/continuing education, to include curricula development and lesson planning, course delivery locally or via distance learning network, evaluating effectiveness of lesson content and delivery systems, and providing assistance to other faculty members with lesson delivery, skills instruction or student evaluation.

Qualified candidates will possess National Registry Paramedic certification, at least 5 years clinical experience, and an associate degree or higher is preferred.  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential, as well as the ability to prioritize and organize to meet multiple concurrent deadlines.  The position requires the incumbent to maintain instructor certifications from the Louisiana Bureau of EMS and American Heart Association (BLS & ACLS).

Acadian Ambulance Service is the largest private EMS service in the country, providing services to Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, and the Gulf of Mexico.  The main offices of the National EMS Academy are located in a recently opened state-of-the-art training facility in Lafayette, Louisiana.  Visit www.acadian.com and click on National EMS Academy to learn more.Interested applicants may submit a resume, letter of recommendation, and letter of application to: Krista Hebert, Human Resource Manager, via fax: (337) 291-4403 or as an email attachment in MS Word to: khebert@acadian.com.