Training (Emergency Medical Services/Clinical/Other)

Overview

Our team of EMS educators are here to assist staff and community members learn basic and advanced life support skills and how to apply them during a medical emergency. Training helps each community provide optimum basic and advanced emergency medical care. Our training is offered to communities on request. While we are in your community, we attempt to make the most of our time by offering basic trainings to school aged children such as gun safety, medevac awareness, and Stop the Bleed (STB) during the day and in the evenings providing targeted requested training. If your community would like EMS training, please contact us!

Clinical education is provided for staff to build and maintain clinical competencies and confidence. In addition to the courses listed below, our educators provide on-going in-service trainings for high risk/low volume procedures and scenarios through mock codes and drills. The education team coordinates monthly Lunch & Learn opportunities both in-person and online.

Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
Aeromedical Escort Training
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation & First Aid (CPR-FA)
Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Level 1 to 3
Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course (ENPC)
Emergency Trauma Technician (ETT)
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
Question Persuade Refer (QPR)
Stop The Bleed (STB)
Trauma Nurse Core Curriculum (TNCC)

Education Training Opportunities

We offer many certification levels within our EMS Training Programs here in BBAHC. The ETT courses are taught by State of Alaska certified instructors and occur throughout the state. The ETT course can be modified to meet the needs of the students or community. It is a common course taught to high school student and other individuals who work within the healthcare system.

Levels of Emergency Training

Our first level of training starts with the lay rescuer and includes basic First Aid, basic life support, and Stop The Bleed.
Our next level of trained provider is the Emergency Trauma Technician (ETT).
The EMT-Basic Course is the next higher level of emergency medical training that we provide. This level encompasses most Alaska’s certified EMS responders.

An EMT-1 course provides basic life support such as basic airway management, splinting, hemorrhage control, oxygen therapy, suction, CPR and some lifesaving medications. Certification at the EMT-1 level must occur before moving to the EMT-2 or Advanced EMT level of certification.
A valid CPR credential is a prerequisite if not taught in the class. Out-of-state applicants who hold current NREMT certification and show evidence of completing additional training as outlined in the Alaska Scope of Practice are eligible for reciprocity to the EMT-1 level.

The State of Alaska EMT-2 course prepares the student to initiate intravenous lines, administer IV fluids and specific medications. An EMT-2 must be under the sponsorship of a State of Alaska, EMS Department approved EMS physician medical director to provide any EMT-2 level patient care. This level is not recognized outside the state of Alaska.
The State of Alaska EMT-3 course prepares the student to provide limited advanced cardiac life support and additional medications. An EMT-3 must be under the sponsorship of a State of Alaska, EMS Department approved EMS physician medical director to provide any EMT-3 level patient care. This level is not recognized outside the state of Alaska.

Clinical/Other

Our Clinical Educator covers many needs! The Clinical Education team ensures competencies, certifications, and staff licensure remain current. The team provides annual training, skills fairs, learning stations, 1:1 training, mock codes, and is consistently creating and curating content to meet staff needs. In a remote location without specialized units like tertiary hospitals, our medical teams need to be prepared for anything and everything - a solid clinical education team is vital to meet the training needs of our clinical staff. We keep all patients in mind and aim to train consistently.

Our non-clinical instructor offers De-escalation training, Observer Training, Cultural Awareness, Customer Service, and Suicide awareness and prevention. These trainings are vital to the entire corporation.

EMS

We have Dillingham and Village based EMS Instructors offering many of the courses listed below. For Dillingham, we offer CPR-FA on a monthly basis for the community and those who need to renew.

The Dillingham Instructor provides monthly Basic Life Support courses for clinical staff, conducts ETT/EMT renewals and skills check offs, and is actively collaborating with the community to offer training.

For Village locations, we are actively reaching out to each community and have been delivering courses consistently since 2022. While in the village we deliver many of the courses listed below and aim to include as many adults, children, and entities as we can. We are taking 2026 bookings now!

Training (Emergency Medical Services/Clinical) Instructors

Tiffany Bennett, RN, BSN, Chief Nursing Officer, Instructor

Dr. Benjamin Maxon, Outreach Educator/Coordinator

Jennifer Bennis, Instructor

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