3 Ways EMS Leaders Make or Break Paramedic Training Programs

Selecting the wrong candidates as FTOs or undermining their authority results in ineffective paramedic training, impacting turnover, quality of care and job performance
By Skip Kirkwood, JD
Many EMS agencies realize that new employees, whether new graduates of pre-service paramedic programs or employees with experience in other organizations, are not fully prepared to climb into an ambulance and head out to serve the community.