• UC Davis Fire
  • Lehigh University EMS
  • SUNY Cortland EMS
  • dayton
  • Brown University
  • uvm
  • Syracuse
  • muhlenberg
  • Villanova
  • boston-college
  • emory
  • richmond
  • mit
  • northeastern
  • vems-desales
  • tulane2012
  • Rice University EMS Tahoe
  • rowan2
  • carnegie mellon
  • dartmouth
  • emerg
  • georgetown
  • rochester
  • tamu
  • University of Massachusetts - Lowell
  • Virginia Tech Rescue Squad
  • oswego
  • Franklin and Marshall EMS
  • RPI Ambulance
  • Case Western Reserve University
  • UC Davis Fire Department (Davis, CA)
  • Lehigh University EMS (Bethlehem, PA)
  • SUNY Cortland EMS (Cortland, NY)
  • University of Dayton (Dayton, OH)
  • Brown University EMS (Providence, RI)
  • University of Vermont Rescue (Burlington, VT)
  • Syracuse University Ambulance (Syracuse, NY)
  • Muhlenberg College EMS (Allentown, PA)
  • Villanova University EMS (Villanova, PA)
  • Boston College Eagle EMS (Boston, MA)
  • Emory University EMS (Atlanta, GA)
  • University of Richmond EMS (Richmond, VA)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology EMS (Cambridge, MA)
  • Northeastern University EMS (Boston, MA)
  • DeSales University EMS (Center Valley, PA) and Villanova University EMS (Villanova, PA)
  • Drexel University EMS (Philadelphia, PA)
  • Loyola Marymount University EMS (Los Angeles, CA)
  • Tulane University EMS (New Orleans, LA)
  • Rice University EMS (Houston, TX)
  • Rowan University EMS (Glassboro, NJ)
  • Carnegie Mellon University EMS (Pittsburgh, PA)
  • Dartmouth College EMS (Hanover, NH)
  • George Washington University EMeRG (Washington, DC)
  • Georgetown Emergency Response Medical Service (Washington, DC)
  • Rochester Institute of Technology Ambulance (Rochester, NY)
  • Texas A&M University EMS (College Station, TX)
  • University of Massachusetts Lowell EMS (Lowell, MA)
  • Virginia Tech Rescue Squad (Blacksburg, VA)
  • SUNY Oswego SAVAC (Oswego, NY)
  • Franklin and Marshall EMS (Lancaster, PA)
  • RPI Ambulance (Troy, NY)
  • CWRU EMS (Cleveland, OH)

Founded in 1993, the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to scholarship, research and to creating a safer, healthier environment on college and university campuses through the support, promotion, and advocacy of campus-based emergency medical services. The Foundation is committed to the advancement of existing response groups and assisting in the development of new response groups. 

 NCEMSF serves as an umbrella organization supporting its over 250 constituent member colleges and universities in providing campus based emergency medical services. These, often student-run organizations, are comprised of highly trained students ready to respond in any medical emergency. Student volunteers respond within minutes and provide emergency care tailored specifically to their campus community. These groups range from quick-response services on foot or bike to advanced life support (ALS) transporting units.

In addition to providing for the acquisition of medical knowledge, campus based EMS allows student participants to develop certain life skills including leadership, communication, and decision-making. NCEMSF provides a forum for communication and creates an environment where ideas can be exchanged and problems can be solved.

EMS Team Visits Philly

hobart william smith 20080505By Hobart and William Smith News Service

HWS Emergency Medical Service (EMS) sent four students –Cassandra Carnright ’10, Meredith Dean ’10, Gibson McCullagh ’11 and current captain of the group Timothy Horstman ’08 – to the 15th annual National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF) Conference in Philadelphia earlier this semester. The two-day conference hosted nearly 90 student-run ambulance services and 750 college EMTs, giving students an opportunity to network with other student-EMTs about the programs at their schools. “It’s nice to see programs from other schools that have been around longer and to see what they’re doing,” says Carnright ’10.

The NCEMSF supports and promotes Emergency Medical Services (EMS) units on college and university campuses. Committed to the advancement of response groups, the foundation provides a forum for the exchange of ideas of campus-based emergency response issues. HWS EMS, founded three years ago by Horstman, recently added 17 new members, graduates of the Emergency Medical Technician class. The group also welcomed Jeremy Cushman ’96 , who is currently Senior Instructor in the Division of Emergency Medical Services, Department of Emergency Medicine, at the University of Rochester, as their medical director.

Though anyone is welcome to join HWS EMS, to be become an active member of the service, interested parties must undergo the HWS EMS application process and complete the EMT course if they have not done so already. Completion of the course indicates that the member is EMT certified by New York State and may respond to on-campus emergencies. “We welcome anyone who’s interested in joining,” says Horstman. “If there are any questions about anything, about the club or the course, feel free to contact us at ems@hws.edu.” Beginning Orientation week of the fall 2008 semester, HWS EMS will begin active service, working with Campus Safety and the local emergency response units in response to on-campus medical emergencies. Applications will also be accepted in the fall for the spring 2009 EMT course. “We’re really excited about the possibilities for next semester,” says McCullagh, who has been elected next year’s captain.

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