EMS Workforce Resources

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TitleDescriptionCategories
Front-Line Heroes Subject to Budget Cuts, Pay DisparityDiscusses impact of budget cuts and lack of dedicated funding on EMS systems. 
National Emergency Medical Services Workforce Data DefinitionsNHTSA's tool to improve the quality and consistency of EMS workforce data nationally and to facilitate data-driven EMS workforce planning and research. 
EMT Career CenterWeblink for EMT Career Center 
Intro to Recruitment & RetentionThis text is designed to aid volunteer rescue squads with their recruitment of new members and the retention of your existing members.  
National EMS AssessmentProvides an overview of state reporting on the issue of EMS practitioner safety and injury 
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Recruitment and Retention ManualStudy polled Rural EMS about personnel issues including, retention, recruitment, community acknowledgement & inadequate medical direction 
Allied Health Workforce and Services IOM Dec2011examines the current allied health care workforce and considers how that workforce can contribute to improving health care access, quality, and effectiveness 
EMS Workforce Agendaprovides a vision for the future and to suggest strategies to help ensure a robust and capable EMS workforce in the 21st century  
EMS Workforce AssessmentThe intent of this assessment is to provide guidance to the national EMS community in ensuring a viable EMS workforce for the future.  
Abstract- Change in F/T EMS Provider Career Satisfaction in Their 1st 3 Yrs of EmploymentThis study endeavors to describe the change in full-time EMS provider career satisfaction in their first three years of certification. 
COMPENSATION, BENEFITS, AND SATISFACTIONTo determine the compensation, benefit package, and level of satisfaction with the benefits of NREMTs in 2001.  
Issues in Staffing EMS-Nat’l Survey of Rural and Urban EMS Directorsexplores rural-urban differences in medical oversight and recruitment & retention of EMTs & paramedics as reported by a survey of local EMS directors 
Transition Assistance ProgramDepartment of Defense's official website providing information for servicemembers on transitioning from military service. 
NREMT Making Sense of the TRANSITION to the National Scope of Practice Article by National Registry of EMTs outlining the new EMS certification guidelines 
In a Moment's Notice: Surge Capacity for Terrorist BombingsDisaster Response: CDC information on discipline-specific and practical solutions for surge challenges of multiple patients at the scene and after a terrorist bombing 
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