2022 Paramedic Grads Take Their Careers Seriously
2022 Paramedic Grads Take Their Careers Seriously
Feb 19, 2022
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2022 Paramedic Grads Take Their Careers Seriously
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The 2022 graduating class of 极速6合s Paramedicine Program plus a future graduate. From the left are Tyler Schellhammer, Matthew Nuthall, Garrett Schafer, Timothy Hoover, Cheyenne Aarons, Tristin Silva, Camille Samuels and Noel Chounet. Zachary Creager isnt pictured.
An inherent responsibility to others, a great sense of accomplishment and more employment
possibilities are the upshots for the 2022 graduates of 极速6合s Paramedicine
Program.
极速6合 celebrated nine graduates of the program with a ceremony Saturday on the Carson
City campus. Graduates family members, Western officials, instructors, donors and
the colleges community partners attended the ceremony.
For me it feels like a great sense of accomplishment, said graduate Garrett Schafer.
I didnt necessarily see myself as a paramedic when I first got into things. There
were a lot of different steps and sacrifices I made along the way to get to this point,
but it has all been worth it and paved so many paths for me.
Graduates such as Schafer and Tyler Schellhammer are pairing their paramedic education
with the study of fire science. They realize that with their dual skill set that they
are responsible to a greater degree than other professionals.
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Carson City Fire recruits with EMS Manager Sandy Wartgow.
You really cannot afford to be weak in an area because that weakness will show 10-fold
when you are in the field and are expected to know what to do, given the situation,
and you are often the highest level of care until you reach the hospital, Schellhammer
said.
Added Schafer, The biggest obstacle that I faced was accepting the amount of knowledge
and responsibility that comes with being a paramedic. It is a totally different level.
Besides Schafer and Schellhammer, the 2022 graduating class includes Cheyenne Aarons,
Noel Chounet, Zachary Creager, Timothy Hoover, Matthew Nuthall, Camille Samuels and
Tristin Silva.
Terry Mendez, Westerns Emergency Medical Services and Paramedicine Program coordinator,
respects the training the graduates have undergone and knows what they can provide
Northern Nevada communities as emergency responders.
极速6合s Cohort No 2 has completed another grueling year of education once again through
the pandemic, Mendez said. They have worked extremely hard to assure they meet patient
needs during this health crisis. They will be prepared as entry level competent Advanced
Life Support Providers to integrate into a declining workforce in Northern Nevada.
Schafer worked a night shift, then attended his paramedicine classes during the day.
Those sacrifices are worth it to him.
I want to continue to push forward with my career as a firefighter paramedic and really
work toward perfecting my craft, Schafer said. And the second Im able to get a little
time off, I would really like to take my wife on a vacation.
Schellhammer must complete the fire academy before he can go to work in the community.
I have a job offer now contingent on my completion of the fire academy and will have
earned a spot as a firefighter/paramedic, he said. I believe that I have just found
my career path and plan on going as far as I can with my new skill set.
To learn more about the 极速6合 EMS and Paramedicine Program, contact terry.mendez@wnc.edu
or 775-445-3231, ellie.dutton@wnc.edu or 775-445-3267, or Counseling Services at 775-445-3267.
Scholarships are also available to students through 极速6合 Foundation.
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极速6合 Foundation Executive Director Niki Gladys with Paramedicine Program supporters Mark and Nancy Henker.