Florida Association of EMS Educators Honors Sunstar Paramedics Employees

LARGO, Fla. (Nov. 6, 2018) ­– The Florida Association of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Educators recognized Sunstar Paramedics’ Anthony Grasso as the 2018 Florida Preceptor of the Year, and Tony Cambone as the 2018 Florida EMS Continuing Educator of the Year. Both Grasso and Cambone were honored for their commitment and excellence in EMS education. Grasso is a preceptor and field training officer (FTO) with Sunstar Paramedics, and he was honored for his dedication to mentoring St. Petersburg College students. In the last year, Grasso accumulated more than 500 preceptor hours, while consistently receiving excellent reviews from his colleagues and students. In the past year, two of Grasso’s students were hired by Sunstar Paramedics and requested to continue their training under Grasso. Grasso is an exceptional role model for his consistent commitment to excellence. He maintains a 100 percent score on the quality indicators for patient care that are monitored by Pinellas County over the course of 800 emergency calls. Grasso also holds a perfect overall score on his driving record monitored by Sunstar Paramedics’ driver monitoring system, which shows his commitment to safety. Cambone is a clinical services coordinator, training center coordinator and continuing education instructor with Sunstar Paramedics, and an instructor for courses through National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) and American Heart Association. He was honored for developing...
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