David Page is no stranger to having his name in the limelight. He has been a keynote speaker at all types of Local, State, and National conferences. He has been part to one of the most popular clinical tracking/scheduling systems, and he has been a creator of multiple test scenarios through his part with the NREMT.
Now he has been presented with the EMS 10 Award as one of the top 10 EMS Innovators in the country. So now you may ask (if you haven't already seen the report)? He was part of a multi-juridictional team dedicated to taking an old fire station and creating a unique environment to teach those disadvantaged individuals seek out their dream of becoming prehospital emergency care providers.
In creating this unique learning environment, Page et.al, put together a program modeled after a movement that started well before the first episode of Emergency hit the small screen in 1972. Pittsburgh was putting together a program that took disadvantaged black individuals and educated them to serve the Freedom House Ambulance Service. In David Page's project, team members took this concept and made it into a modern movement. In many areas those that serve as EMT's and Paramedic are white male individuals. By adopting the Freedom House project, the community of practice has been able to expand into many minority groups. In fact the picture above show's Mr. Page with two of his current Paramedic students who are graduates of the Freedom House Project.
As mentioned, I will be looking at the remaining 9 in days to come. Congratulations Mr. Page on a job well done. A true example of professionalism in EMS.
Take care and Stay Safe!!!
The Combomedic
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