| Royersford Fire Department and Friendship Ambulance is proud to announce four of our members received scholarships to assist with the tuition of obtaining their paramedic certification. The department fully endorses the education of our providers by offering tuition assistance to our staff for advancing their education. Congratulations to FF/EMT Anthony Hillen, FF/EMT Derek Dry, EMT Matt Lex, & FF/EMT Eric Wachter on their scholarships and we look forward to supporting them throughout the next year as they tackle paramedic education.
Below is an article from the Reading Eagle outlining the scholarship program and the Reading Hospital Foundation.
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8 scholarships awarded for Paramedic Education Program at Reading Hospital
Reading Hospital Foundation and Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences team up.
WRITTEN BY READING EAGLE
READING, PA —
The Reading Hospital Foundation has partnered with the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences to offer tuition scholarships to eight incoming students in the school's Paramedic Education Program.
This is the first year the scholarships are being awarded for the program, which admits new classes of students every August.
The Reading Hospital Foundation, which funds innovation, education and research projects that improve health care in our community, is funding seven of the eight tuition scholarships. One scholarship, being given from the newly formed Charles F. Barbera, MD, Chairman's Scholarship Fund-Paramedic Education, covers tuition and all fees, and is awarded to the top candidate.
Barbera is the chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Reading Hospital.
"The Reading Hospital Foundation is grateful to Dr. Barbera for his support of paramedic education and his desire to make an impact on educating paramedic students," Rachael Scheffler, Reading Hospital Foundation's director of development, said in a statement. "Along with Dr. Barbera, the Reading Hospital Foundation recognizes the high-standard of clinical excellence expected by the paramedic curriculum and these scholarships will provide students the opportunities to receive the best training in their field."
The scholarship winners are Anthony Hillen, winner of the Charles F. Barbera Scholarship; Ryan Lawler; Derek Dry; Kristin Howerter; Amanda Beres; Matthew Lex; Eric Wachter; and Ryan McCloskey.
The Emergency Medical Services faculty selected the scholarship winners based on work experience and a written essay.
The school's Paramedic Education Program offers pre-hospital care training in advanced life support and includes academic, clinical, and field experiences.
Enrollment is limited to certified emergency medical technicians and advanced emergency medical technicians with at least one year of experience in emergency care. Graduates of the program are qualified to take the National Registry Exam for paramedics. |
