LifeCare Ambulance to Offer Annual Fellowship In Partnership with Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine

Battle Creek, Mich. – LifeCare Ambulance Service (lifecareems.org/) has formed a partnership with Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine (WMed, http://med.wmich.edu/) to provide an annual Emergency Medical Services (EMS) fellowship to medical students in the emergency medical field. Established in 2016 from donations by the LifeCare board of directors and management team, with matching funds from LifeCare Ambulance Service, the fellowship enables a WMed student to work with LifeCare Ambulance conducting EMS research or implementing a community benefit program. Upon completion, the student will write and potentially publish a research paper, and present their findings at regional or national conferences, including the National Association of EMS Physicians annual meeting (http://www.naemsp.org). “Our primary goal is to improve medical service to the communities we serve,” says LifeCare Ambulance CEO, Ron Slagell. “A student who is interested in the emergency medical field or looking at pre-hospital care as part of their medical practice is the perfect candidate. It’s also an extremely relevant specialty. In Michigan, for example, all EMS personnel work under the direction of an EMS physician in their county who establishes protocols, procedures and monitors quality.” This year’s recipient, Raphael Szymanski, will research emergency cardiac arrest treatment and analyze the use of mechanical CPR devices for patients in cardiac arres...
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