The EMS Educator Podcast

Prodigy EMS brings you EMS education reimagined. Join us for relevant, high-quality discussions around the best practices in EMS education. You'll find interviews with experts in EMS, education, medical direction, leadership, and more. Earn CAPCE credit at www.prodigyems.com and explore our library of courses. Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube and IG.

Hilary Gates, MAEd, NRP, is the director of educational strategy for Prodigy EMS and is a consultant for 410 Medical, Inc. She is a volunteer paramedic in the Alexandria (VA) Fire Department and teaches in the School of Education at American University in Washington, D.C., and in the Emergency Medicine program at University of Pittsburgh. Beginning her career as a volunteer EMT with the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad in Montgomery County, Md., Gates became a full-time paramedic, EMT instructor and FTO at AFD, and then served as senior editorial and program director for EMS World. Gates implemented AFD’s MIH/CP program in 2017 and has extensive experience as an EMS educator, symposium presenter, and quality improvement trainer.

Rob Lawrence has been a leader in civilian and military EMS for over a quarter of a century. Currently, he works on both coasts in part-time roles as director of strategic implementation of PRO EMS Cambridge, Massachusetts, and as executive director of the California Ambulance Association. Rob is also the principal of Robert Lawrence Consulting. He previously served as the chief operating officer of Paramedics Plus in Alameda County, California, and COO of the Richmond Ambulance Authority (Virginia), which won both state and national EMS Agency of the Year awards during his 10-year tenure. Rob also writes and podcasts at EMS1, is a member of the EMS1 Editorial Advisory Board, and co-hosts the popular FirstWatch "Conversations that Matters" web series. Rob is a former board member of the American Ambulance Association and currently serves as chair of its Communications Committee and as a member of the media rapid response task force, providing media response to national industry-related news inquiries.

Full list of The EMS Educator Podcast results

Beyond the textbook: #FOAMed in the classroom
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Teaching research in the context of clinical care with effective, meaningful learning experiences
Addressing bias in your hiring practices
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A more diverse EMS workforce provides more equitable care
Addressing bias in patient care
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What unconscious biases are your simulations enforcing?
Answers to burning questions about the NREMT resolution
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Join NREMT leaders Bill Seifarth, Kevin Mackey and Maia Dorsett as they answer question about this dramatic period of events
Lights and sirens are a medical intervention
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Brooke Burton and Bryan Wilson join the podcast to discuss the NEMSQA Quality Improvement Initiative
Lifelong learning, vulnerability and personal mastery with Maia Dorsett
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The new Prodigy EMS medical director discusses psychological safety in the classroom, just culture and systems thinking
The evolution of community paramedic education
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SDFD’s Anne Jensen and REMSA’s Adam Heinz share tips on MIH/CP training, time scales and starting up
An Eagle original: Ray Fowler on EMS education
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Fowler talks Ectochrome, head-up CPR, interleaving, flip phones and Richard Feynman
Head-up CPR and neuroprotective resuscitation
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Wayne Kewitsch and Johanna Moore dig into improving SCA survival and neurological outcomes
Testing, recertification and pandemic pivots
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Chief Certification Officer Mark Terry pulls back the curtain on the NREMT in 2021
What does the future hold for EMS education?
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Education models, quality control, culture hurdles and British tacos with Antevy and Bouthillet
Ketamine and EMS: Educating the public and ourselves
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Data gurus Drs. Remle Crowe and Brent Myers discuss their extensive findings on ketamine use by EMS
New Orleans EMS: Promoting diversity, equity & inclusion
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Medical Directors Emily Nichols and Meg Marino join The EMS Educator podcast to share their strategies