AI for EMS: the course

A practical, physician-led course on using AI safely and effectively in EMS, from documentation and study to QA and agency policy. Taught by Dr. Keith Wesley, MD, FACEP, FAEMS.

Status: in development. Join the waitlist

Course outline

1. AI fundamentals for EMS: What large language models are, what they are good and bad at, hallucinations, and why verification matters.
2. Privacy, HIPAA and PHI: BAAs, de-identification, agency policy, and what never goes into a consumer AI tool.
3. AI for documentation: Using AI for PCR narratives responsibly: structure, accuracy, editing, and medicolegal risk.
4. AI for study and education: NREMT and paramedic study, case scenarios, and building CE content.
5. AI for QA/QI and protocols: Chart screening, protocol comparison, and turning findings into education, with physician oversight.
6. AI in dispatch and operations: Call-taking, translation, scheduling, and analytics: benefits and failure modes.
7. Evaluating AI vendors: A practical checklist: security, evidence, cost, integration, and contracts.
8. Writing your agency AI policy: Building an AI use policy and training plan from our template.

Formats

• Individual: self-paced online access for one provider.
• Agency license: access for your whole agency, with an admin report and policy template.
• Paramedic program license: for EMT and paramedic programs, with instructor materials and a classroom-ready safe-AI module.

Pricing will be announced at launch. Agencies and programs interested in early access can email Dr. Wesley.

Continuing education

CAPCE accreditation is planned but not yet obtained. Until it's granted, the course does not award CAPCE-accredited CE hours.