Solutions to EMS staffing woes from down under

Published: July 22, 2022, 8:50 p.m.

b'This episode of EMS One-Stop With Rob Lawrence is brought to you by Lexipol, the experts in policy, training, wellness support and grants assistance for first responders and government leaders. To learn more, visit\\xa0lexipol.com.\\nThere are more paramedics in Australia than there are paramedic jobs!\\nIn this edition of\\xa0EMS One-Stop,\\xa0Host\\xa0Rob Lawrence\\xa0speaks with Mick Lazell, Neil Noble, Alan Mountford and Colin Allen of Australia EMS.\\nThey are currently in the U.S., leading a study tour of undergraduate paramedic students from various Australian universities. They discuss the over-production of graduate paramedics in Australia and how they hope that visa, and clinical certification and registration hurdles can be overcome to allow Australian paramedics to seek employment in the US.\\nAs we head to the Pinnacle EMS leadership conference, this could provide a key discussion point as we desperately seek to increase our clinical workforce.'