The National Registry of EMTs is seeking EMS professionals to participate in Item Writing Committees. Item writers are needed at the Emergency Medical Responder (EMR), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Advanced EMT (AEMT) and Paramedic levels.
To be eligible, you must currently be licensed at the level (or higher) for which you desire to participate. Once selected, item writers will be asked to draft and submit 20-30 multiple choice items (based on a list of tasks provided from the current NREMT Practice Analysis) prior to the meeting date. The committee will then meet at the NREMT offices in Columbus, Ohio, to review all items prepared by the committee. All reasonable and customary travel expenses for participating in the item writing process are covered by the National Registry.
At this time, we have scheduled the following committee meeting dates for 2008.
- March 13-15, 2008 - EMT
- April 10-12, 2008 - EMT
- May 15-17, 2008 - Paramedic
- June 19-21, 2008 - Paramedic
- July 24-26, 2008 - EMR
- August 7-9, 2008 - EMR
- September 18-20, 2008 - AEMT
- October 23-25, 2008 - AEMT
- December 4-6, 2008 - AEMT
Interested participants should send their resume/CV and date preference (electronically or hardcopy) to:
Gabe Romero
National Registry of EMTs
Rocco V. Morando Building
6610 Busch Blvd., P.O. Box 29233
Columbus, OH 43229
gromero@nremt.org
It is vital that subject matter experts from the national EMS community are involved in the item writing process. Please note that many factors affect appointment to a committee, including assuring geographic diversity. Letters of interest imply no guarantee of appointment.
Thank you for your willingness to participate in the national EMS certification process.