A group of students enrolled in the School of Professional and Career Education’s EMS/Fire Programs recently finished third out of seven teams in the 28th Annual Bill Shearer International ALS/BLS Competition. The PACE students competing included Ali Hijazi, Garrett Pratt and Christian Buckley.
The annual, scenario-based competition provides EMT and paramedic teams the opportunity to compete against other national and international ALS/BLS teams.
The competition features three divisions: ALS Division, which is made up of teams of paramedics, RNs and military medics who function in the EMS environment; physicians are not eligible to compete. Each team is comprised of three ALS providers (one of whom must be a paramedic) who must function in a prehospital setting.
The BLS Division is made up of teams of first responders and EMTs who function in the EMS environment; paramedics, RNs and physicians are not eligible to compete. Each team is comprised of three first responders and EMTs who must function in a prehospital setting.
The Paramedic Student Division is made up of teams that must be comprised of students actively enrolled in a paramedic education program. Each team is comprised of three paramedic students; licensed paramedics, RNs and physicians are not eligible to compete.