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Grand County EMS pitches "destination" training program to build rural EMS pipeline
Summary
Grand County EMS proposed a multi-year destination EMS education program — starting with EMT training in 2026 and culminating in a paramedic program by year five — that would use Moab’s off-season lodging and rugged landscape for immersive technical-rescue training.
Grand County EMS presented a five-year plan to create a destination EMS education center in Moab designed to train EMTs, advanced EMTs and, eventually, paramedics and technical‑rescue teams. The program would partner with Utah State University so students could earn college credit and use federal and state financial‑aid channels, presenters said.
Clinical Director McKay Vowels described chronic staffing shortages in rural EMS and said the proposal would address training access and recruitment by bringing recurring classes to Moab during the…
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