Thirty-Four Cadets Graduate From Hancock's EMS Academy
After 16 weeks of classroom and field instruction, 34 cadets graduated from Allan Hancock College’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Academy on Dec. 13. The cadets were recognized for completing the Emergency Medical Services Academy 1A during a ceremony at Hancock’s Public Safety Training Complex (PSTC) in Lompoc.
Upon completion of the training, the cadets can provide basic life-saving skills and have passed a national registry test to become emergency medical technicians (EMTs).
“These men and women represent our community and are going to leave here to become public servants,” said Hancock Superintendent/President Kevin G. Walthers, Ph.D. “They are highly trained, highly skilled, and ready to step up.”
During their time at the academy, the cadets learned critical skills such as patient handling and moving, emergency vehicle driving and more. Much of the training was hands-on and utilized the state-of-the-art equipment and technology available at the PSTC. In addition to traditional classroom learning environments, the cadets also trained in one of the only community college EMS simulation labs in the state. Hancock’s high-tech lab includes simulation manikins and an ambulance simulator that allows students to experience and practice treatment of a patient while in a moving vehicle.
Mary Thielscher, an educator with the San Luis Obispo County Child Abuse Prevention Council, delivered the ceremony’s keynote address. Thielscher told the graduates that they were entering a career that would change the lives of others.
“You are going to make a huge difference in a job that is uniquely fulfilling,” said Thielscher. “This is a job where you put others before yourself. You get to wake up every day and go out and save people’s lives.”
The full list of graduating cadets included: Steven Andriese; Thomas Barrios; Christopher Bazan; Cody Bridges; Alexis Camacho; Patrick Caronan; Sean Casey; Edgar Chavez Chavez; Daniel Corbin; Mitchell Erickson; Victor Gallardo; Derek Gamberutti; Kayla Gamble; Alissa Garcia; Christian Garcia; Gordon Keck; Christina Logsdon; Brendon Magallas; John Martinez; Jacqueline Millan Castaneda; Jessy Moss; Alexis Navarette; Dominique Padron; Rossini Ramirez; Anthony Ramos; Natally Rodriguez-Gonzalez; Alejandro Salas Corona; Cherry Anne Joy Simon; Tyneka Smith; Taylor Strain; Kirin Sweeney; David Winchell; Gage Wynn; and Manuel Zuniga.
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Photo Caption: Thirty-four cadets graduated from Allan Hancock College’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Academy on Dec. 13, at the college’s Public Safety Training Complex in Lompoc.
