The EMS Educator

Prodigy EMS brings you EMS education reimagined. Join us for relevant, high-quality discussions around the best practices in EMS education. You'll find interviews with experts in EMS, education, simulation, medical direction, leadership, and more.Explore hundreds of courses and earn CAPCE credit at www.prodigyems.com.Follow @ProdigyEMS on Twitter, FB, YouTube and IG.

The EMS Educator is a education podcast hosted by Prodigy EMS, with 53 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Prodigy EMS hosts The EMS Educator, a education show with 53 episodes published.

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  Episode #53

  Competency vs. Fluency: Building Clinical Judgment in Rural EMS

  Sep 4, 202650 minS6

  What if distance was always a clinical variable, right alongside heart rate and blood pressure? On this episode of The EMS Educator Podcast, host Hilary Gates and co-host Rob Lawrence sit down with two seasoned leaders in austere and frontier EMS: Tracey Loscar, deputy director of the Mat-Su Borough Department of Emergency Services in Alaska, and TJ Bishop, interim chief administrator for San Juan Island EMS in Washington State. Tracey and TJ dig into why rural systems demand a different training model, one built on closing feedback loops, teaching situational awareness and clinical gestalt, and distinguishing competency from fluency. They describe how they've redesigned field training, onboarding, and scenario-based education around each system's highest-risk, lowest-frequency calls, and why mentorship and cross-agency learning are essential for developing confident, independent-thinking clinicians in resource-limited settings. Ginger Locke highlights the episode's key points with her "Mindset Minute." Mentioned in the episode: "Same Stakes, Fewer Reps: Decision-Making in Low-Volume EMS" https://www.hmpgloballearningnetwork.com/site/emsworld/feature/same-stakes-fewer-reps-decision-making-low-volume-ems "EMS in the Ash Zone" https://www.ems1.com/disaster-management/ems-in-the-ash-zone-alaskas-mount-spurr-and-the-volcanic-challenge The EMS Educator is published on the first Friday of every month! Be sure to turn on your notifications so you can listen as soon as the episode drops, and like/follow us on your favorite platform. Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com Follow @ProdigyEMS on FB, YouTube, TikTok & IG.

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  Episode #52

  Relationships Over Spreadsheets: The Power of the Clinical Coordinator

  Aug 7, 202655 minS6

  The clinical elements of an EMS program are vast and complicated but essential. What can a clinical coordinator do to help students succeed? Hosts Maia Dorsett and Hilary Gates sit down with Michael Miller, EdD, RN, NRP, Associate Director, Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP) and Tim "Hutch" Hutchings, EMT-P, Clinical Coordinator, Monroe Community College Paramedic Program, to unpack the sometimes invisible role of the clinical coordinator. Mike presents the CoAEMSP accreditation standards and the four core clinical coordinator responsibilities, while Hutch shares hard-won, real-world strategies for building trust with students and preceptors alike. Together they explore what separates good clinical coordination from great, why relationships matter more than spreadsheets, common barriers faced by EMS programs, and creative solutions for ensuring quality clinical placements. A must-listen for program directors, educators, and anyone coordinating clinical experiences in EMS education. Ginger Locke highlights the episode's key points with her "Mindset Minute." Mentioned in the episode: CoAEMSP INTERPRETATIONS OF THE CAAHEP 2023 STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES https://coaemsp.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Interpretations-of-the-2023-CAAHEP-Standards.pdf The EMS Educator is published on the first Friday of every month! Be sure to turn on your notifications so you can listen as soon as the episode drops, and like/follow us on your favorite platform. Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program ! Earn $1000 for your best talks! Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com . Follow @ProdigyEMS on FB, YouTube, TikTok & IG.

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  Episode #51

  Rethinking Remediation

  Jul 3, 202656 minS6

  Remediation is a word that can strike fear into the hearts of learners and educators alike — but does it have to? Hear from Drs. Ryan Batenhorst and Heather Davis, two veteran EMS educators, as they unpack what remediation really means and how programs can approach it with more compassion and less stigma. Hosts Hilary Gates and Ginger Locke dive into Ryan's research on paramedic students' post-traumatic stress symptoms and how it reshaped his understanding of clinical rotation stress. Heather asks us to consider the striking etymology of the word "remediation," reframing the concept as taking appropriate measure rather than assigning blame. Together they explore how to tell the difference between a learner issue, a preceptor issue, and an environmental issue — and why proactive, preventative support leads to better outcomes. A must-listen for anyone who wants their program's rigor to build learners up, not tear them down. Rob Lawrence provides the "Rob Recap." Mentioned in the episode: "What Happened to You?" https://bookshop.org/p/books/what-happened-to-you-conversations-on-trauma-resilience-and-healing-bruce-d-perry/13381a9ac2577776?ean=9781250223180&source=aw&sv1=affiliate&sv_campaign_id=1264447&utm_source=awin&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=1264447&utm_term=0&sscid=92005_1783098987_ddf9c57510e5df2ddb9fa6a17f833906&awc=92005_1783098987_ddf9c57510e5df2ddb9fa6a17f833906 Ryan Batenhorst Publications: https://www.creighton.edu/campus-directory/ryan-batenhorst The EMS Educator is published on the first Friday of every month! Be sure to turn on your notifications so you can listen as soon as the episode drops, and like/follow us on your favorite platform. Check out the Prodigy EMS Bounty Program! Earn $1000 for your best talks! https://www.prodigyems.com/bounty-program Get your CE at www.prodigyems.com . Follow @ProdigyEMS on FB, YouTube, TikTok & IG.

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  Episode #50

  Operating in the Grey: How EMS Educators Prepare Clinicians for Uncertainty

  Jun 5, 202639 minS6

  <p>What is required from both instructors and students to teach and learn clinical judgment? Our EMS profession is a place where right answers are not always cut and dry and grace might be the most important skill in the room.  In this episode, guest Jeff Anderson, Paramedic Program Director at Bossier Parish Community College joins hosts Maia Dorsett, Hilary Gates and Ginger Locke for an honest, humbling conversation about what it really takes to teach clinical judgment. They dig into the gap between what students hear in the classroom and what they absorb in the field, why preceptors and e...

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  Episode #49

  Wired for the Job: ADHD, Mental Preparedness, Neurodiversity in EMS

  May 28, 202655 minS5

  <p>What if the traits that make someone great at EMS are the same ones that make traditional classrooms feel challenging? In this episode, hosts Rob Lawrence, Hilary Gates, and Maia Dorsett sit down with Nicole Hansen, EdD, EMT-P, Long Island EMS Division Manager for NYU Langone to explore two of her recent publications. Nicole shares findings from her dissertation on mental preparedness in EMS, including why current curricula fall short and how the "wounded healer" theory might shape who enters EMS. The conversation then shifts to her latest research on ADHD prevalence among EMS clinicians. They discuss how neurodiverse...

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