Hello all,

You may have heard, I will be leaving CVMC in September. I am working to make a seamless transition for the new district medical advisor. Thank you all for making being district 6 medical advisor easy and fulfilling. Thanks for serving the central Vermont community. I am not moving though so I’ll be right here in Montpelier, hopefully will see you all around town.

Dr. Sliva has very excitedly agreed to jump on board and help district 6! She is excited with perhaps a touch of trepidation. So I promise, medically speaking, she will be way better than me.

Cheers,

Jared

Have you ever given thought to becoming an Emergency Medical Responder, Emergency Medical Technician, Advanced Emergency Medical Technician, or Paramedic? Now is your chance!

Vermont EMS District 6,  in conjunction with the Vermont Department of Health,   is very pleased to announce the COVID-19 Relief Funding Education Plan.  Many thanks to the Vermont Legislature who recognized the significant challenges placed upon emergency medical services during this pandemic.  In passing H961, State leadership made clear their intent to increase the ranks of Vermont EMS. 

The following is an overview of how the Department of Health will make this education funding available to EMS agencies.

Licensure Course Tuition Voucher Program;

The Vermont Department of Health will fund tuition for Vermont EMS approved licensure training programs beginning between August 1, 2020 and December 31, 2020.  Available funding will correspond to the level of licensure program and be limited to the following levels:

•             Emergency Medical Responder - $500 

•             Emergency Medical Technician - $1000

•             Advanced Emergency Medical Technician - $1,500

•             Paramedic - $18,000* 

·  Preference will be given to in-state paramedic programs; however, funding is available for Vermont EMS approved out-of-state paramedic programs as well.  Paramedic funding may be used only for program core content, not prerequisites, corequisites, or general education requirements of degree programs.

Applicants must be a member of a licensed EMS agency at the time of application and  apply to the Vermont Department of Health using the Course Enrollment and Tuition Voucher Application available on the Vermont EMS website.  This application requires a signature by a head of service attesting that the applicant is primarily affiliated with the service, is committed to obtaining/updating an EMS license, and is fully participating as an active member of the organization.    Applications may be returned by mail or scanned and returned by email to VTEMS@vermont.gov. Vermont EMS staff will process all applications as quickly as possible.  Formal notification will be made to the applicant within 10 days.