Oklahoman earns spot on national EMS council

Leaugeay Barnes, program director for the Emergency Medical Sciences department, Oklahoma City Community College, was recently appointed to the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC).

For the next two years, Barnes will serve alongside members of volunteer EMS groups, fire-based EMS, hospital-based EMS, EMS medical directors, emergency physicians, trauma surgeons and pediatric emergency physicians.

EMS matters overseen by NEMSAC include, national EMS needs assessment and strategic planning; development of standards, guidelines, benchmarks and data collection relating to EMS. Also, methods for improving community-based EMS; strengthening EMS systems, improved coordination and support of EMS activities among Federal programs; and more will be advised upon by NEMSAC.