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Greg, Rob, and Bill are joined by returning guest Art Hsieh (art.hsieh@comcast.net). Listen in to tonight’s discussion about Art’s change from CEO to educator and what might the future of EMS Education look like?
Art Hsieh, MA, NREMT-P is the past Chief Executive Officer of the San Francisco Paramedic Association. In the profession since 1982, Art has worked as a line medic and chief officer in the private, third service and fire-based EMS. He has directed both primary and EMS continuing education programs. A Past President of the National Association of EMS Educators, and a scholarship recipient of the American Society of Association Executives, Art is a published textbook author, has presented at conferences nationwide, and continues to provide patient care at a rural hospital-based ALS system. He currently teaches at the Public Safety Training Center, Santa Rosa Junior College in the Emergency Care Program
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Co-Hosts:
- Greg Friese – connect at Blog.CentreLearn.com and EverydayEMSTips.com
- Rob Theriault – connect at Paramedic Tutor, EMS Connect and JEMSConnect
- Bill Toon – connect on Twitter, @wftoon and www.facebook.com/
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Eventually paramedics should have a bachelor’s degrees, and education should lead to defined roles similar to nurses. Here’s my higher education story:
http://emspatientperspective.com/2012/01/28/my-ba-and-ems-part-1/
Thanks for sharing your experience.