“Women in EMS” is devoted to highlighting the unique challenges and accomplishments of female providers within the emergency medical service. We focus on key issues facing female medics, including workplace diversity, career development and navigating the demands of the job, as well as standards and initiatives to create more equitable and inclusive spaces for women.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
Pittsburgh EMS Chief Amera Gilchrist shares the progressive plan she fervently believes will reduce staffing challenges
COMPLETE COVERAGE
A South Orange EMT attending the parade used Narcan to revive a man who appeared to have overdosed after he collapsed atop a subway entrance canopy
A paramedic and her husband were arrested after she was accused of not covering her face in the car as her husband drove her to her job at the hospital
Capt. Brook Hoalton was honored for more than two decades of training, mentorship and leadership in preparing responders for high-level care in a remote region
A paramedic’s on-the-job experience shines a light on the support pregnant providers need to stay in EMS
Female EMS clinicians report high rates of harassment, mental health struggles and limited career support. Research highlights key areas for reform to create a safer and more inclusive workplace.
Lake Forest’s Sam Hiller will take the ice in Milan during the Winter Olympics, bringing the split-second decision-making and composure of a first responder to Olympic hockey officiating
Musk and other critics attacked Mamdani’s selection of EMS veteran Lillian Bonsignore to lead the department, reigniting debate over what operational experience matters most for the commissioner role
Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has selected retired FDNY Emergency Services Chief Lillian Bonsignore, a 31-year department veteran and former chief of EMS operations, to lead the fire department
A new study explores gender differences in PTSD and post-traumatic growth among firefighters, EMTs and medics
Discover the benefits of hosting an au pair
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- Mich. firefighter/paramedic rides to break barriers in women’s ranch bronc circuit
- EMS World Expo Quick Take: Tackling gender bias in EMS
- Becoming an agency of one: DEI among the ranks
- Camp Fury empowers girls to consider first responder careers
- Minn. EMS looks at paramedic diversity to improve minority patient outcomes