Medstar Welcomes 17 New Paramedics
17 Medstar EMTs are now certified Paramedics. On October 14th and 15th, Medsta honored graduates from programs held at Medstar Medical Education sites in Genesee and Macomb Counties. Paramedics are the highest level of EMS provider, capable of advanced diagnostic and treatment modalities, utilizing advanced airway, cardiac, and other specialized clinical equipment, medications, and procedures.
According to Tyler Zajac, Medstar’s Paramedic Instructor, these dedicated professionals averaged nearly 650 hours of classroom instruction, 280 hours in ambulances and Emergency Rooms, and 250 hours in their Capstone Externships. The required number of clinical hours to graduate is 530, Medstar students averaged over 600. In total, they averaged over eleven hundred hours in the course, while still working their regular EMT shifts.
Medstar’s EMS education program is accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Emergency Medical Service Programs (CoAEMSP), a designation given to only 8 education programs in Michigan. CoAEMSP standards require structured classroom instruction, extensive hospital and surgical clinical experience, and measured clinical procedure success.
Jen Monoghan, Medstar’s Education Manager added, “We continue to invest in the development of our clinical personnel, as well as the resources necessary to exceed the highest EMS education program standards in the country. By providing the clinically focused EMT and paramedic training for our team members, we ensure the most compassionate and advanced care for the patients, communities, and healthcare systems we serve. The dedication and commitment of the graduates is impressive and inspiring, and I look forward to seeing the compassionate care they provide as Medstar paramedics.”
Medstar is proud to introduce Paramedics Corey Harris, Gabrielle Henry, Jake Lavy, Gus Loumanis, Devin Mayhew, Alexia Morgan, Francis Murphy, Jayden Politowski, Chris Prior and Tayla Robinson to its’ Central Operations.
Medstar is proud to introduce Paramedics Kayla Atkins, Chance Crawley, Jon Dade, Logan Farner, Stephen Juno, Heather Keleman and Stephanie Thomas to its’ Northern Operations.