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EMS Career Success Recipe

EMS career success takes a combination of:

  • Certifications
  • Field experiences
  • Educational attainments
  • Professional speaking and writing
  • Networking and mentoring
  • Goal setting
  • Planning

Listen to Ray Barishansky, Deputy Secretary for Health Planning and Assessment. of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, discuss this recipe on the Inside EMS podcast. Also read a Paramedic Chief interview with Barishansky.

Inside EMS Podcast: Is EMS a career field or a stepping stone for you?

From volunteer EMT to Deputy Secretary of Health: Lessons learned    

Raphael Barishansky is the Deputy Secretary for Health Planning and Assessment at the Pennsylvania Department of Health. (Photo/R. Barishansky)
Raphael Barishansky is the Deputy Secretary for Health Planning and Assessment at the Pennsylvania Department of Health. (Photo/R. Barishansky)

By Greg Friese

Greg Friese, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, is an author, educator, paramedic, and marathon runner.

Greg was the co-host of the award winning EMSEduCast podcast, the only podcast by and for EMS educators. Greg has written for EMS1.com, JEMS.com, Wilderness Medical Associates, JEMS Magazine, EMSWorld.com and EMS World Magazine, and the NAEMSE Educator Newsletter.