Clinton, Miss. — The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) is pleased to announce that it has awarded the newest NAEMT scholarship to Grant Rounds of Downingtown, Penn., an EMT-B with Skippack EMS, Skippack, Penn.
The $2,500 scholarship, available to active NAEMT members to assist them in continuing their education, was introduced earlier this year. The scholarship, exclusively sponsored by The College Network, is awarded quarterly in March, June, September and December. The next scholarship applications are due June 15, 2009. The scholarship can be used on any degree completion program offered by The College Network, including EMS
Management, Fire Science, Business Administration and others.
Rounds, a single father of two children, says he feels that “EMS is a lifelong career for me.” Before working with Skippack EMS, Rounds served with the Minquas Fire Company’s EMS division for four years, as a firefighter/EMT with the West End Fire Company #3, as an EMT with the Lancaster EMS Association, and in EMS positions in Florida. “I have always felt that education is the best way to advance your career and to help bring the field of EMS into the national spotlight as a career instead of a trade,” Rounds says. “My goal is to obtain a degree that will help me become an effective EMS manager and to help change the profession of EMS in a positive way through leadership and initiatives.”
Formed in 1975 and today more than 27,000 members strong, NAEMT is the nation’s only organization solely dedicated to representing the professional interests of EMS practitioners, including paramedics, emergency medical technicians, first responders and other professionals working in pre-hospital emergency medicine. NAEMT members work in all sectors of EMS, including government service agencies, fire departments, hospital-based ambulance services, private companies, industrial and special operations settings, and in the military.
About NAEMT:
The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) is the only national membership association for EMS practitioners, including Paramedics, EMTs, First Responders, and other professionals working in prehospital emergency medicine. Nearly 25,000 NAEMT members work in all sectors of EMS, including government third service agencies, fire departments, hospital-based ambulance services, private companies, industrial and special operations settings and in the military.