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education at all levels; adhering to its mis-
sion to meet the wide range of educational
needs required by those providing instruc-
tion to pre-hospital EMS personnel.
As the leader in EMS education,
NAEMSE activities include an annual edu-
cation and research symposia that provides
continuing education for EMS educators
from around the world. NAEMSE has also
developed two National Instructor Cours-
es that provides in-depth facilitation of the
foundations of education. The course has
successfully trained more than 6,000 EMS
educators and has been adopted in 40 states
as well as Canada. NAEMSE also proudly
provides the training for the U.S. Combat
Medics through curriculum conducted at
Ft. Sam Houston in Texas. NAEMSE ad-
ditionally collaborates with the Committee
on Accreditation of Educational Programs
for the Emergency Medical Services Profes-
sions (CoAEMSP) to provide accreditation
workshops to EMS Program Directors as
they prepare their applications which lead
to accreditation. The Association’s has tire-
lessly worked with the U.S. Department of
Transportation’s National Highway Traffic
Safety Administration Office of EMS on a
range of projects which include: the Nation-
al EMS Education Standards, the 2002 Na-
tional Guidelines for EMS Education, State
of EMS Education Research Project, rollout
of the National Standard Curricula (NSC),
development of The Revised EMS Instruc-
tor Curricula, and much more.
NAEMSE has proven highly effective in
developing and maintaining partnerships
with Federal, State and local EMS agencies
to promote the understanding of the EMS
system. It has also worked with NHTSA to
provide a nationwide forum for assistance in
the implementation of the various curricula
through the EMS Instructor Rollout Work-
shops, National Standard Curricula Guide-
lines for Training of Paramedics and EMT-
Intermediates. These projects have provided
national guidelines for meeting the educa-
tional needs of EMS personnel striving to
deliver efficient and effective patient care in
emergency medical situations. All activities
of the Association are designed to not only
enhance learning for the next generation of
EMS professionals, but also advance the fu-
ture of EMS and EMS education.
The membership of NAEMSE reflects
as diverse range of Instructors of CPR, First
Aid Trainers, Field Training Officers, State
EMS Directors and Coordinators, as well
as representatives from the fire and military
side of EMS. The Association routinely pro-
