
Chicago EMT Training: The Podcast
Marty and Vic chat with industry professionals and explore current trends within Emergency Medicine.
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Episodes
12 episodes
7. How We Chose Our Medical Specialty [Match Day 2025]
It's Match Day! We could not be prouder of our team. Dan, Diann, and Rowanne have been working with our students since before the pandemic. They helped us pivot within the pandemic. They helped administer vaccines to the UIC community. So to se...
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1:34:43

6. The EMS Rabbit Hole ft. Mohammad Abuakar
Our next guest is Mohammad Abuakar. He's currently rounding out his last year of medical school! Our relationship with Moe spans 10 years and we're so lucky to be working with him as he awaits plans for residency. His experiences range from cri...
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1:20:39

Meet Your Instructor: Russelle Alegado
Our next guest is Russ Alegado. She took our class back in 2016. It was actually our first and last 8 hour Saturday class. Since then, she's helped teach our EMT program, became a firefighter/paramedic, and landed her dream role with the Chicag...
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1:21:04

5. From EMT to RN ft. Ruthie Picha
Welcome to our Christmas episode! We invited one of our instructors, Ruthie, to come on and share her perspective as an ER Nurse on the current dynamics between prehospital providers and ER staff. She has a unique perspective since she took our...
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1:31:49

Meet Your Instructor: Ryan Jerger
Ryan has been an integral part of Chicago EMT Training. He stepped up multiple occasions in times when I was absent. It's been great seeing Ryan come into his own. I always knew Ryan was in the grind-mode era of his life with the three jobs and...
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48:35

Meet Your Instructor: Diego Guzman
Diego has been with us ever since he completed the course in the Summer of 2020. He is one of the last instructors that started with us at UIC. We reflect on his personal journey of deciding between MD and PA. He also goes into how to find shad...
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52:10

4. Reflecting on Summer 2024 and The Shortage of Paramedics
Marty and I reflect on how our Summer 2024 went as well as shared some of the pivots we're implementing as we begin our Fall 2024 program. We were recently requested for an interview on the current shortage of Paramedics so we wanted to share o...
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30:06

Meet Your Instructor: Jack McHugh
Jack shares how he fell in love with Emergency Medicine through his experiences in the military. He’s someone that truly loves the medicine aspect of Emergency Medicine. So much so that he currently prefers to remain at his single role paramedi...
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1:00:38

3. Emergency Medicine and Psychiatry ft. Dr. Amy De La Torre
As Amy was wrapping up high school, she became aware of certain programs [GPPA at UIC] within college that would maximize her experience and future. She took the EMT class her freshman year and began working with UIC EMS immediately after. She'...
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1:15:31

Meet Your Instructor: Jon Sanchez and Ruthie Picha
Jon and Ruthie hop on to share their respective journeys into healthcare. We've come a long way since their time as students in the EMT class. We could not be prouder. Grateful for the time they get to share with our students. Conn...
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40:38
