Volume 7, Issue 1

Volume 7, Issue 1

February 2025

Inside Volume 7, Issue 1

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Pass The Torch to Decrease Healthcare Burnout

Perspectives & Opinions Reagan Bessinger Williams, BS, AEMT -
How can you reignite your passion for healthcare when you feel it burning out? The author explores this idea in this Perspectives & Opinions piece.

Compassion Meditation to Improve Psychological Well-being Among Volunteer Collegiate Emergency Medical Technicians

Original Research Sayli Sonsurkar EMT-A, BS; Arri Eisen, PhD; Erin Bauer, MPH; Ishani Vyas, BS; Nicholas A. Giordano, PhD, RN, FAAN; Jennifer S. Mascaro, PhD -
Student volunteer EMS providers are often under significant mental and physical stress which may lead to provider burnout and decreased compassion malleability. The authors demonstrate the efficacy of Cognitively-Based Compassion Training on addressing these conditions.

Innovation in Collegiate Emergency Medical Services

Editorials Adhitya Balaji, BS, EMT; Jacob Robishaw-Denton, BS, EMT; David L. Rodgers, EdD, NRP; Andrew K. Watters, MD; Thomas Lardaro, MD, MPH; Scott C. Savett, PhD, EMT -
The authors review potential uses of current and future innovations in EMS and discuss our Call for Papers for an upcoming special JCEMS edition.

Advising Resilient Healthcare Teams

Advice & Practices Marion Miguel Antazo, BHSc, EMR; Marina N. Fonseca, BHSc, EMR; Fezan Khokhar, BSc, EMR; Mellina J. Solomon, EMR -
McMaster University's Emergency First Response Team (EFRT) has curated a multi-step, highly selective hiring process that has led to exemplary retention rates.