Curriculum Vitae
Rita M. Chambers
442 Schocalog Road
Akron, Ohio 44320-1030
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Education
Our Lady of the Elms High School
Diploma, 1972-1976
The University of Akron and Cuyahoga Community College
Undergraduate studies in Natural Sciences and Technical Education,
1977-1983
Akron General Medical Center Paramedic Training
Certificate, 1979-1980
Cleveland State University
Certificate in Industrial Relations, 1986
Cleveland State University
Bachelor of Business Administration, 1989
Kent State University
Post-Graduate Studies, 1989-1990
Basic Critical Incident Stress Management, June 1995
Advanced Critical Incident Stress Debriefing and Post Trauma Syndromes,
November, 1995
Stress Management for the Trauma Provider, January 2000
CISM: Individual Crisis Intervention and Peer Support, May 2001
National Incident Management System, ICS 100, 200, 700, August 2007
ICS 800, November 2012
ICS 300 and 400, December 2012
Domestic Preparedness Technician EMS Course, June 2000
Emergency Responder NBC Technician-EMS Train-the-Trainer, June 2000
Emergency Responder NBC Incident Command Train-the-Trainer, June 2000
Emergency Responder NBC Technician-Hospital Train-the-Trainer, June 2000
Prevention and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents Performance Level, November 2006
Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings Performance Level, November 2006
Developing and Maintaining Local EOP’s, October 2010
Prevention and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents Awareness, September, 2011
Medical Preparedness and Response to Bombing Incidents, January 2012
Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings Train the Trainer, October 2012
TacMed Essentials Train-the-Trainer, November 2012
National Traffic Incident Management Responder, November 2012
Medical Management of CBRNE Events, January 2013
Sports and Special Events Incident Management, April 2013
Certifications
Ohio Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic
1980-Present
Nationally Registered Paramedic, 1981-Present
Ohio Advanced Firefighter, 1981-Present
Ohio Department of Public Safety
EMS Instructor, 1993-Present
First Responder Instructor, 1998-Present
American Heart Association:
Advanced Cardiac Life Support
Affiliate Faculty, 1993-Present
Instructor Trainer, 1991-present
Instructor, 1982-Present
Basic Life Support
Affiliate Faculty, 1997-Present
Instructor Trainer, 1994-Present
Instructor, 1982-1984, 1989-Present
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
Instructor, 1991-Present
Training Center Faculty, 1995-present
International Trauma Life Support
Ohio Regional Coordinator, 1996-1998, 2006-present
Ohio Affiliate Faculty, 1993-Present
Instructor, 1992-Present
Pediatric Instructor, 1994-Present
Ohio Advisory Board Member, 1993-Present
Domestic Preparedness, EMS Technician Course
Instructor, June 2000-Present
Incident Response to Terrorist Bombings
Trainer, October 2012-Present
TacMed Essentials
Trainer, November 2012-Present
EXPERIENCE
EMS Quality Assurance Coordinator
City of Akron, Akron Fire EMS, 1990-Present
EMS Program Coordinator
Akron Fire Department EMS, 2006-present
EMS CE Coordinator
Akron Fire EMS, 1990-present
Paramedic, Emergency Care Unit
Akron General Medical Center, 1993-Present
EMT-Basic Instructor
Akron Public Schools Adult Vocational School, 2002-2008
Clinical/Field Coordinator and Paramedic Instructor
Akron General Medical Center Paramedic Education Program, 1988-1993
Paramedic, City of Cleveland, EMS, 1981-1988
Paramedic/Firefighter, City of Fairlawn Fire Department, 1981-1983
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Akron Fire EMS EMT-Basic Advisory Committee, 2006-present
Summit County EMT-A Advisory Committee, 1988-2010
Medina Vocational School EMT-A Advisory Committee, 2006-2011
Ohio Instructor/Coordinators’ Society, 1989-1993
International Trauma Life Support
Conference Planning Committee, Co-chair, 2005-2014
Chapter Support Committee, 2003-present
Global Development Committee, 2008-present
Summit County Prehospital Research Group, 1993-2003
Emergency Medicine Focus Group, Collaborative Research Program,
Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, 1993-1995
American Heart Association ACLS Task Force, 1991-2006
American Heart Association BLS Task Force, 1994-2006
Access, Delivery, and Quality of Care Subcommittee of the Ohio
EMS Board, 1993-1996
Ohio Chapter ITLS Advisory Council, 1993-Present
SUMMA EMS Council, 1992-2010
Summit/Medina Area Regional Team, CISM, 1994-2004
Summit-Portage Regionalization Subcommittee on EMS, 1994-Present
National Association of EMS Physicians, Associate Member, 1991-2004
Systems Management Committee of the Ohio EMS Board, 1998-2003
International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc, Member, 1998-2000
Domestic Preparedness Task Force, Summit County
EMS Subcommittee, 2001-present, Chairperson, 2003-present
Public Health Subcommittee, 2001-present
Mental Health Subcommittee, 2001-present
Safety Forces Chaplaincy Center, Summit County
Committee Member, 2008-present
Board of Directors, 2013-present
PUBLICATIONS
White,LJ, Chambers,R, McMullen,MJ:Knowledge and Misconceptions
About Aging Among EMS Personnel. JEMS Prehospital Care Research
Forum 1994:19(2):87.(Abs)
Cooper, J, White, LJ, Chambers, R,: Prehospital Analgesia for Expected Extremity Fractures: An Underappreciated Intervention. Prehospital Emergency Care, 1999:3(1):83.(Abs)
AWARDS
Ohio ACEP/ITLS Trauma Educator of the Year, 2008
ITLS Ambassador of the Year, 2007
Rainbow Pediatric Trauma Center, 1st Annual Research Symposium, Best Abstract EMS Category, 1998
Ohio Chapter BTLS, Northeast Regional Instructor of the Year, 1993
Akron General Medical Center Paramedic Education Program, Excellence
in Teaching in EMS Education, 1993
Cleveland Association of Rescue Employees, Distinguished Service Award, 1986
Fairlawn Fire and Rescue Association, Charter Member, 1983