{"id":23992,"date":"2023-12-07T12:44:40","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T18:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/?p=23992"},"modified":"2024-03-11T10:34:00","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T15:34:00","slug":"community-paramedics-help-close-a-gap-in-health-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/nursing\/community-paramedics-help-close-a-gap-in-health-care\/","title":{"rendered":"Community paramedics help close a gap in health care"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>December 5, 2023<br>By: Kathy Quirk<br>UWM Report<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amy Grzyb, who has worked with emergency services for 20 years, sees learning about preventive care and education as part of her job. That\u2019s why she and other emergency responders signed up this summer for a unique program offered through UWM\u2019s School of Nursing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Community Paramedic Program trains paramedics and emergency medical technicians how to do preventive and follow-up care after responding to emergencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s another way we can be of service to our community,\u201d said Grzyb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The program, which started in 2015, has trained approximately 250 emergency responders as community paramedics, said Kim Litwack, dean of the School of Nursing who established the program. 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