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Emergency Medical Science: EMS Student Association

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EMS Student Association

	The Emergency Medical Science Students Association is made up of all the first- and second-year Emergency Medical Science curriculum students at Guilford Technical Community College. The EMSSA was established in 1976, at the same time the EMS two-year degree program was launched at GTCC. More than six hundred paramedics and other public safety professionals have been EMSSA members over the years. The EMSSA has a regular business and planning meeting at the beginning of each semester and schedules other meetings as needed. Information about meetings is Associate membership is extended to alumni and current students of other allied health and public safety programs at GTCC. Contact the EMS curriculum coordinator for more information about membership.
	The EMSSA is very active in support of EMS education. The members provide all of the logistical support for the "EMT" competition at the Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) annual state conference. The EMSSA students themselves design the "scenario" exercise, act as "victims," and create the injury make-up. They work in similar support roles at the annual Paramedic Competition hosted by the North Carolina Office of EMS.
	The EMSSA and the EMS program at GTCC provide similar support for multi-agency medical response exercises, such as the "Guardian Angel" crash-fire-rescue exercises held at Piedmont Triad International Airport. EMSSA members take part as victims, make-up artists, and coaches for other participants. The efforts of the EMSSA members also make it possible for GTCC to host the National Registry of EMTs certification exam every year.
	The EMSSA supports community outreach activities, such as working with the American Red Cross to staff first aid stations at the NC Special Olympics. Students donate time to fund-raising events in the community, such as the Oak Ridge Fire Department's annual barbeque suppers and, most recently, Make-A-Wish Foundation walk-a-thons. They also support educational programs in area high schools.
	The EMSSA receives no official funding from the EMS program or Guilford Technical Community College. They rely on periodic fund-raising events and donations from supporters to fund their annual expenditures. Those expenses have included emergency funds to meet students' needs, tuition to professional conferences, expenses for meetings, and the costs associated with the annual "pinning" ceremony for graduating seniors.