KEMSA Annual Award Nominations - Due June 15

KEMSA requests nominations for its annual awards that recognize individuals and organizations for making a significant contribution to EMS in Kansas in the past year. Anyone is allowed to make nominations unless otherwise noted.   All award nominations must be submitted electronically by June 15, 2022 using the forms on this website.

To see award categories, criteria, and to submit a nomination, visit our awards page here.

KEMSA Scholarship applications - due june 15

KEMSA scholarship funds are intended to assist those hoping to enter the emergency medical services job force or for established members of the EMS community looking to advance their education and/or certification level.  Applications are due on June 15 each year.

Scholarships will be given for:

1. Higher education EMS programs - must be a KEMSA member to be eligible
2. EMR, EMT, AEMT or Paramedic programs - can be a KEMSA member, spouse, child or grandchild of a member

KEMSA Board of Directors - Call for Nominations - Due July 1

The nomination process is now open for vacancies on the KEMSA Board of Directors that will take office August 13, 2022. These vacancies are for 3-year terms.

If you are interested in making a self-nomination or would like to nominate someone else, nominations should include (at a minimum):

• the name of the nominee
• confirmation of KEMSA membership
• contact information of the nominee
• brief biography of the nominee (250 words or less)
• a statement about why this person would be a good board member or why you want to be on the board (to be published online with the ballot)
• a letter or note of support from an agency or supporting organization regarding support for time to attend meetings and events
• and a photo

Feel free to submit other support materials as appropriate. Send nomination materials to kari@kemsa.org by Friday, July 1, 2022.  Learn more here.

ABOUT KEMSA

KEMSA is a professional membership organization and does not regulate the EMS profession in Kansas.

KEMSA is proud that we have members in all 6 regions in Kansas with members located in 90 of the 105 counties in Kansas and five other states. About 85% of the services in Kansas have a service membership with KEMSA. KEMSA has more than 100 active service memberships, which represents more than 5,000 certified EMS attendants working within Kansas EMS agencies, and more than 2,000 active individual memberships.  Learn more about KEMSA here.