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NAEMSP: Your Vote Needed on Bylaws Changes

Over the past few months, a task force comprised of a cross-section of NAEMSP members has been meeting to do a thorough review of NAEMSP’s Bylaws. Their work resulted in proposed changes to just a few sections of the NAEMSP Bylaws. Many of the changes are minor, but others propose new ways of approaching the association’s governance and need your thoughtful attention.  Ballots will be mailed to all voting members on Monday, July 6 and the voting window will remain open until August 6.

The proposed changes to the bylaws can be found here. The current bylaws in their entirety can be found here.

We appreciate your vote by the deadline of August 6 at 9 pm Pacific Time.  Members for whom we either do not have an email address in the NAEMSP® database or the email address does not work, will receive a postcard at the physical mailing address we have on file. The postcard will provide detailed instructions about accessing the voting website.

If you did not receive a voting ballot, please contact us at [email protected]

NAEMSP is committed to developing and nurturing the next generation of clinical quality and patient safety leaders in the EMS community. The NAEMSP Year-Long Quality Improvement and Safety Course provides EMS physicians and quality improvement leaders with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead quality improvement and patient safety initiatives in their region, system or agency. Participants will develop an in-depth understanding of how to apply tools and strategies of quality improvement to their local needs to affect the care of patients.

Applications will be reviewed by faculty beginning July 10th through July 31st. No notifications will go out to applicants during the application or review process.

Applicants will be notified by August 10, 2026, if they are accepted.

The first course date will be Wednesday, September 23, 2026.

The deadline will be here before you know it:  August 15, 2026! Apply for a chance to be a 2026 Fellow of the Academy of Emergency Medical Services (FAEMS™)‎. This prestigious ‎designation honors NAEMSP® members who have made special ‎contributions to our association and the subspecialty.

The NAEMSP and SAEMF Innovations in Prehospital Care Pilot Grant, in memory of E. Brooke Lerner, PhD, will award $50,000 to support early-career investigators advancing EMS research. This one-year grant is designed for teams of a physician/researcher and an EMS professional to develop pilot data, strengthen research skills, and build pathways toward future funding. Applicants are encouraged to explore critical areas such as cardiac arrest, workforce wellbeing, EMS informatics, and community paramedicine while contributing to the future of prehospital care. Application Deadline is August 15.

Thank you to our members who took two days from their busy schedules to discuss the issues of EMS physicians, EMS clinicians, and EMS agencies with members of Congress in March.

This year, NAEMSP joined NAEMT and other EMS stakeholder groups in Washington DC to discuss our Bill (H.R.3443) as well as legislation supporting a study of payment for treatment-in-place and proposed grant funds for mobile integrated healthcare. EMS On-the-Hill 2026 had over 300 participants, breaking the record for the most attendees ever at this event…

Friends,

It is estimated that simplistic improvements in emergency care can reduce death from acute medical conditions by about 50% in low- and middle-income countries around the world. That fact led the World Health Organization to develop the Acute Care Action Network (ACAN) – an international group of 90 organizations that is working to implement tools for better EMS, emergency medicine, acute surgery, and critical care in these countries.

On Thursday February 5, 2026, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) officially published its long-awaited final rule implementing the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act of 2017 (PPAEMA). This rule codifies the statutory framework enacted in 2017 and provides critical regulatory clarity for Emergency Medical Services (EMS) agencies nationwide, and the rule will go into effect 30 days after its official publication.

My President’s Message this month revolves around advocacy, and I am happy to share some good news and some opportunities for our members.

In November 2017 – almost 8 years ago – our NAEMSP Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act (PPAEMA) unanimously passed Congress and was signed into law. While we are still awaiting the promulgation of the corresponding regulations for this Act, there has just been some important progress.

My President’s Message this month revolves around advocacy, and I am happy to share some good news and some opportunities for our members.

In November 2017 – almost 8 years ago – our NAEMSP Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act (PPAEMA) unanimously passed Congress and was signed into law. While we are still awaiting the promulgation of the corresponding regulations for this Act, there has just been some important progress.

NAEMSP® represents thousands of EMS clinicians who are committed to ensuring that the citizens in their communities have professional, quality, fair, and equal access to needed emergency medical care.

This year, in honor of NAEMSP 2026 being in Tampa and the city’s famous Gasparilla celebration, we’re launching Captain’s Bounty: The NAEMSP PAC Challenge. Our mission is to raise $100,000 for the NAEMSP PAC by January 31, 2026.

Application Deadline: November 14, 2025 – 5 pm CT – NO EXCEPTIONS