Announcements for you EMT Types…

The National Association of EMTs is holding elections for Regional Board members. Voting can be done online, and closes at midnight EDT, April 27th.

What’s that, you say? You’re not a member of NAEMT?

Then today is a perfect time to join.

What you may not know is, the recent bylaws changes allow for direct election of board members by the general membership. That allows you a direct say in electing the leadership of the biggest – and the only truly national – EMS advocacy group we have.

Candidates from several regions have contacted me privately and asked for my endorsement. I won’t go far as to use my blog for that, but I will point your attention to the two I know personally. Both of them are committed and forthright individuals who have the best interests of EMS at heart.

Julie Scadden is seeking to represent Region III. Jules is a street medic at heart, and that’s who she seeks to represent – the interests of the street medics, not the Ivory Tower professional committee members.

Daniel Gerard seeks to represent Region IV. Daniel’s a passionate advocate for EMS and a former president of the NAEMT Paramedic Society.

Read their candidate statements here, and you can find a map of the NAEMT regions here.

On another note, I also have a new column up at EMS1.com.

Enjoy.