Emergency Medical Services Education


Faculty and Staff



Full-time Faculty
David W. Burns, MPH., EMT-P., Chair Department of EMS Education Center for Emergency Response Training Frank S. Pettyjohn, MD, FACEP Medical Director David F. Garmon, MA Ed., NREMT-P, Program Director EMS Region 6 Senior Instructor Lyndal Curry, MA, NREMT-P, Program Director Bachelor’s Degree Program Instructor Gary Varner, MPH, NREMT-P, Program Director Paramedic Program Instructor Charlie Erwin, BA, NREMT-P, Coordinator EMT Basic Training Program Instructor Dave Faggard, NREMT-P, Coordinator Continuing Medical Education (CME) Program Instructor Charlotte Harlan, NREMT-P, Coordinator Clinical & Field Internships Rob Maxwell, MFA, Coordinator Hazmat and Emergency Response Training Program Center for Emergency Response Training CERT Instructor



Part-time Faculty
Stevie White , NREMT-P EMS Instructor Doug Simms, MPA, RN., NREMT-P EMS Instructor Ron Morgan, MS, NREMT-P EMS Instructor Corey Biggs, RN, NREMT-P EMS Instructor Jeff Carter, BS, NREMT-P EMS Instructor Reggie Norton, EMT-B CERT Instructor Paul Phillips, EMT-B CERT Instructor



Adjunct Faculty
Billy Pappas, MPA, NREMT-P EMS Instructor J. Leland Holman, MPA, EMT-I EMS Instructor



Administrative Staff
Gail Knox Secretary IV Sharon Walker Secretary III