Medical Directors' Opinions Needed in Workforce Survey

PRESS RELEASE

The National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) is conducting the first national EMS Physician Medical Directors Workforce Assessment in the United States. All physician medical directors for EMS and air medical services, 9-1-1/emergency medical dispatch centers, fire services, and law enforcement departments are encouraged to complete this anonymous survey to help create a comprehensive picture of prehospital physician medical leadership. The survey will take approximately 10 minutes to complete and will close on October 4, 2021.

Take the survey here. 

The results, which will be shared by NAEMSP, will help national, state and local EMS and 9-1-1 organizations identify physician employment trends, address training and professional needs, and inform policy and advocacy efforts in support of all prehospital medical directors. 

“Thousands of physician EMS medical directors currently provide EMS system oversight to ensure high-quality, safe and effective patient care across the country,” says NAEMSP President Michael Levy, MD, FAEMS, FACEP, FACP. “It’s important that we get an accurate picture of physician medical directors’ professional needs so we can do our best to address them.”

“The role of the medical director is key in ensuring effective prehospital patient care," says Jon Krohmer, MD, FACEP, FAEMS, director of the NHTSA Office of EMS. "More data about the many aspects of medical direction will help NAEMSP, the NHTSA Office of EMS, and our federal partner agencies better engage with the physicians who guide first responder and EMS clinician patient interactions by ground, air medical, law enforcement, and 9-1-1 professionals.”