Josh provides the fantastic details on how MRTSA changed his life forever. : Paul Falavolito is the Chief of White Oak EMS outside of Pittsburgh. Jayme has a history in both entrepreneurial ventures and corporate executive management roles requiring high-level expertise in business development, operations and finance. I could tell you that Jon retired from EMS and Public Safety after starting his career in 1971. While supervising his team a steel beam weight approximately 8,000 pounds came loose from the huge pile of debris, crushing John’s left foot. Her involvement with emergency care began in 1974, and she served with Denver’s famous Paramedic Division from 1979 to 1986. He has presented over 3000 seminars worldwide. Greg is also from Pittsburgh and we got to talk about our early careers in Pittsburgh and how our paths are very similar. You can tell Sgt Sweden is passionate about his career choices and he tells us about two patients that had an impact on him. Fatigue in EMS is a hot topic. Mike founded SmartSquad that is dedicated to creating products and software for EMS/Fire community to help with this mission. Our discussion talks about his journey from soccer player to Firefighter/Paramedic and why he choose the profession. He is a Nationally Registered Paramedic with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management. EMS fatigue is a common workplace problem. Both AJ and Greg offer their insight into the stories as well as they give you a peek into the stories in 2018 that will be of interest. He is the former Fellowship Director and Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Oregon Health & Science University, Doernbecher Children’s Hospital. Tim is known for his thought provocating questions, opinions, and answers on LinkedIn regarding EMS. We talk about the training he did for the Wake County EMS System regarding verbal judeo. In the summers he works as a Seasonal Ranger/Paramedic in Grand Teton National Park, Jackson Hole, WY. Educated at Dalhousie University and the University of Southern California. Douglas also tells us how important learning is to him. Danny has been a provider, educator, trainer and chief. He has served on a number of national and international committees including as chair of the National Cancer Institute Biobanking Ethics Working Group, chair of the Advisory Committee to the United Nations on Human Cloning, and chair of the Advisory Committee to the Department of Health and Human Services on Blood Safety and Availability. He became an EMT in 1985 and was a volunteer for Medical Rescue Team South in the south suburbs of Pittsburgh PA. : Chief Robert Farrow is the Chief of the City of Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS. Mr. Brown’s leadership style and our rival high schools, Core Values and his favorite football team are also on the agenda. The Academy’s purpose is to be the source of transformational leadership in Emergency Services.Robbie MacCue has more than 14 years experience in the EMS industry. Chief Farrow is one of three remaining Bureau of EMS employees who started with Pittsburgh EMS upon its inception back in June 1975 at the age of 19. is Greg Howard. Bill talks openly about about those times and the affect his career in the military had on him. Dena also works in EMS and started her public safety career as a Police Officer. He played professional soccer before entering the world of public safety. Fed up with hearing the word ‘No’ from insurance companies, doctors, and elected officials, John decided that no American should be treated so egregiously, especially those that had come to this country’s aide in its greatest hour of need. Faces of EMS is being featured on the cover of EMS World Magazine, NAEMT’s website and other areas of EMS as part of the #EMSstrongcampaign. Let Medic2Medic Podcast know your thoughts regarding this topic on Facebook, Spreaker, Soundcloud and Podbean or by email at : Josh Stuart from Medical Rescue Team South Authority (MRTSA) joins me this week to discuss his 25 year journey in EMS. Through a partnership with Children’s Flight of Hope, Vector AeroMed provides a great number of trips to kids traveling for specialty treatment of various illnesses free of charge to the families. Currently, Remle serves as a research scientist and performance improvement manager with ESO. His focus is to improve the quality of systems and tools used by paramedi: William Sukitch is a Paramedic with over 24 years of experience in EMS. Mark is a fast learner as well as he is very creative as he defined and created numerous firsts during these 20 years. Rotary Club of Sacramento’s Sacramento Century Challenge Learn how this all began as well as Drew talks about his first call in EMS. We had fun catching up. In 1981 was hired as a full time Paramedic. Douglas speaks candidly about his early years and struggles he faced as a new paramedic and the obstacles that confronted him.