EMT, EMS, Paramedic Jobs and Careers

EMS Training and Education

Degrees, debate and direction: Why this debate deserves our attention

A new IJOP debate explores whether academic credentials help or hinder recruitment, equity and the future of care

January 20, 2026 10:50 AM

Rob Lawrence

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EMT, EMS, Paramedic Jobs and Careers

The value of past lives: Putting past experience to work

Fire and EMS agencies are filled with former teachers, Navy SEALs, even software programmers — all offering experience that can improve organizational performance

January 20, 2026 10:32 AM

Linda Willing

Community Awareness

The CNN test: Practicing EMS in the spotlight

Calls involving celebrities, chemical restraint, protests and mass shootings are just some of the scenarios that will put you in the public eye

January 07, 2026 06:53 PM

Limmer Education

Fla. man reunited with EMT who saved him

January 09, 2008 05:45 AM

Fla. dept chief quits in picture scandal

January 08, 2008 05:33 AM

Applications of the Taxonomies of Learning Objectives (Part 1)

January 04, 2008 10:49 AM

Mike Touchstone

Fla. EMT says his firing was retaliation

January 04, 2008 05:20 AM

Minnesota Hires State EMS Medical Director

January 02, 2008 07:46 AM

Calif. legislature resuscitates EMT control bills

January 02, 2008 06:01 AM

EMS flails against being gobbled up by Fla. county fire districts

January 01, 2008 09:18 AM

Kent. EMS workers get chance to be paramedics

December 28, 2007 10:56 AM

Chicago ER doc fights fires in his spare time

December 27, 2007 05:09 AM

First woman to make fire chief in Philly is a paramedic

December 25, 2007 02:10 PM