Mike McEvoy Named JEMS Executive Editor

The Journal of Emergency Medical Services, long considered the conscience of the emergency medical field, championed by the ever-present editor in chief AJ Heightman, is beyond excited to announce that as of February 1, 2019, Mike “Doc” McEvoy is coming onboard to serve as executive editor. Mike is, in Bobby Halton’s words, “a medic’s medic, a professional firefighter in the truest sense of the word. Mike not only has decades of hard-earned street cred as a medic, but he can go toe to toe with the best firefighters in the nation.” The nickname “Doc” is not casual. It is honored, borrowed from our Navy corpsmen, for Mike, like them, puts himself on the line not only for the mission but for the team. Mike will bring to JEMS his street sense and his vast knowledge of emergency medicine as well as his intellect and expertise. Mike has, for the past three decades, immersed himself in every aspect of emergency response, from firefighting to medical, from technical to administrative. Mike has studied, served, and excelled at every aspect of our profession. Mike will bolster AJ’s team with his personality and wisdom. Long-standing friends and colleagues, Mike and AJ together represent the most distinguished duo of emergency medical services practitioners in America. Mike’s duties will include acquisition of new writers for JEMS and new presenters for EMS Today. Mike’s vast network of connections and his countless relationships among field medics and the hospital...
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