Michael T. Hilton, NCEMSF National Coordinator, is currently a medical student at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in History, focusing on American and Urban History in May 2005 from Columbia University in the City of New York. He has been involved with EMS and emergency service since 2000 as a member of the Town of Mamaroneck Fire Department, Town of Mamaroneck/Village of Larchmont Volunteer Ambulance Corps (both located in Westchester County, NY), and Columbia University EMS (CUEMS). While at Columbia, Michael has served as the FAST Training Program Coordinator, Chief Medical Officer and Captain of CUEMS. While at the University of Pittsburgh, Michael has been involved in hemorrhagic shock research in the Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, the lab of the father of CPR, the late Dr. Peter Safar.