CoAEMSP is Seeking a Public Member for its Board 

Do you know an individual that would be a good candidate for public member at the national level?


The Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP) is seeking qualified candidates for one public member position on its Board of Directors. The CoAEMSP is a Texas 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation and Committee on Accreditation member of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP). Public members of the CoAEMSP serve three-year terms, with eligibility for a maximum of three consecutive terms of service. 


Public members will begin serving on December 1, 2024. There is no honorarium for this Board position, although all customary travel expenses associated with the position are reimbursed. 


The public member will be an informed person with a broad, community point of view, who can contribute to the public perspective on accreditation and governance matters. 


The public member cannot be 1) an employee, member of the governing board, owner, or shareholder of, or consultant to the sponsor of a Paramedic program that holds a CoAEMSP Letter of Review (LoR) or is accredited by CAAHEP or one that is in any stage of the LoR/accreditation process for Paramedic; 2) a member of any trade association or membership organization related to, affiliated with, or associated with the CoAEMSP or Paramedic; or 3) a spouse, parent, child, or sibling of an individual identified in (1) or (2) above; or 4) an individual who would be qualified in any other named EMS community of interest (i.e. students, graduates, faculty members, sponsor administrators, employers, physicians, or clinical and capstone field internship representatives). 


Interested parties should complete and return the application found here, a cover letter, and a current CV/resumé to Dr. George W. Hatch, Jr., Executive Director, at george@coaemsp.org. Nominations must be received no later than August 1, 2024. 


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