Emergency Medical Services: Associations
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Associations
- American Ambulance Association
The mission of the American Ambulance Association is "To promote health care policies that ensure excellence in the ambulance services industry and provide research, education and communications programs to enable its members to effectively address the needs of the communities they serve." - Emergency Management Association of Texas
The mission of the Emergency Management Association of Texas is to provide "an opportunity for members to shape emergency management policy and practice in Texas." - National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
"The mission of the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians is to represent and serve EMS practitioners, including paramedics, emergency medical technicians and emergency medical responders, through advocacy, educational programs and research." - National Association of EMS Educators
"The mission of The National Association of EMS Educators is to inspire and promote excellence in EMS education and lifelong learning within the global community." - National Association of EMS Physicians
The National Association of EMS Physicians is an organization of physicians and other professionals partnering to provide leadership and foster excellence in out-of-hospital emergency services. - National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation
"The National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation's (NCEMSF) purpose is to support, promote, and advocate for emergency medical services (EMS) on college and university campuses. The Foundation is committed to the advancement of existing response groups and assisting in the development of new response groups. The Foundation provides a forum for the exchange of ideas of campus-based emergency response issues. To these ends, the Foundation is committed to scholarship, research and consultancy activities and to creating safer and healthier environments on college and university campuses." - Texas Division of Emergency Management
"The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) coordinates the state emergency management program, which is intended to ensure the state and its local governments respond to and recover from emergencies and disasters, and implement plans and programs to help prevent or lessen the impact of emergencies and disasters."
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