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Mission
The mission of the International Prehospital Medicine Institute to provide the most up-to-date education at an affordable cost to those who provide medical care in the prehospital setting. We can do this as we host and publish our own course material. Since our delivery system is built to be dynamic we can instantaneously make adjustments as new research and protocols dictate, instead of waiting to the “next edition”. For example, at the 2019 SOMSA meeting changes regarding tourniquets were made that affected both TCCC and TECC. Less than a week later these changes have been implemented across all of our courses.
Faculty
Will Chapleau RN, EMT-P
Steven M. Mercer, Paramedic (retired)
Will Chapleau RN, EMT-P
Will Chapleau has been a Paramedic for 41 years and trauma nurse specialist for 28 years. For the last five years he has served as the Director of Performance Improvement at the American College of Surgeons after spending 6 years managing Trauma training programs for the Committee on Trauma there. He also spent 20
Will Chapleau has been a Paramedic for 41 years and trauma nurse specialist for 28 years. For the last five years he has served as the Director of Performance Improvement at the American College of Surgeons after spending 6 years managing Trauma training programs for the Committee on Trauma there. He also spent 20 years with the Chicago Heights Fire Department, the last 6 years as Chief. He also spent 15 years as an educator in the Good Samaritan Hospital EMS System in Downers Grove, Ill., and at St. James Hospital and Prairie State College in Chicago Heights.
Chapleau served as the Chair of the PHTLS Committee of NAEMT for nearly 20 years. He also served on the NAEMT Board of Directors, as well as on the boards for the National Association of EMS Educators and the Society of Trauma Nurses. He also chaired a task force for the National Association of EMS Physicians. He’s been a frequent contributor to the Journal of Emergency Medical Services (JEMS), EMS World Magazine and Fire Apparatus Magazine. He has also been published in the Journal of Trauma and Critical Care and the Journal of Emergency Medicine. He also served on the editorial board of EMS World Magazine. Will has written and edited five pre-hospital care texts in four languages and has taught prehospital care and lectured in conferences in over 60 countries.
Mike Hunter EMT-P, TP-C
Steven M. Mercer, Paramedic (retired)
Will Chapleau RN, EMT-P
Michael J. Hunter, a veteran of EMS for more than 37 years, serves as Deputy Chief EMS for Worcester EMS (WEMS) at UMass Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC) University Campus in Worcester, Mass., where he has worked for more than 25 years. Hunter also functions as a tactical paramedic (TP-C #77) for WEMS and is assig
Michael J. Hunter, a veteran of EMS for more than 37 years, serves as Deputy Chief EMS for Worcester EMS (WEMS) at UMass Memorial Medical Center (UMMMC) University Campus in Worcester, Mass., where he has worked for more than 25 years. Hunter also functions as a tactical paramedic (TP-C #77) for WEMS and is assigned to the Massachusetts State Police STOP Team medical support group.
He has served on the Massachusetts Committee of Trauma’s Trauma Registry Sub-Committee and is an active member of the UMMHC Emergency Medicine/Trauma Committee. He is active in regional disaster planning, sits on the Central Mass EMS Corporation’s Board of Directors and a is member of the Regional Medical Services Committee. Hunter was a founding member of the WEMS Honor Guard.
Hunter is a long-standing member of NAEMT and served as a past member of their PHTLS Committee. He is also a charter member of the International Association of EMS Chiefs, a professional member of the National Association of EMS Physicians and the Special Operations Medical Association.
Greg Chapman BS, RRT, REMT-P
Steven M. Mercer, Paramedic (retired)
Steven M. Mercer, Paramedic (retired)
Chapman a paramedic, Respiratory Therapist and Educator has been involved in EMS since 1975 , holds a baccalaureate degree for the State University of New York in Economics and Educational Administration. He has worked in all aspect of public safety from EMS, Law Enforcement and Fire Service and brings a multifa
Chapman a paramedic, Respiratory Therapist and Educator has been involved in EMS since 1975 , holds a baccalaureate degree for the State University of New York in Economics and Educational Administration. He has worked in all aspect of public safety from EMS, Law Enforcement and Fire Service and brings a multifaceted view to the table. He served as a member of the Prehospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS) Committee for over 20 years. He was responsible for the development of multiple editions trauma and tactical c courses. Chapman serves on the Board of Advisors of the Committee for Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, charged with the development of Standards used in the austere environments that we now face. Chapman has 30 years as a professional Ski Patroler and served on many SAR teams. Chapman has given presentations and seminars worldwide in over 20 countries and is published in multiple journals and textbooks. Chapman serves a a site visitor for the CoAEMSP and strongly believes that exceptional primary education is the cornerstone for the growth EMS as a profession.
Steven M. Mercer, Paramedic (retired)
Steven M. Mercer, Paramedic (retired)
Steven M. Mercer, Paramedic (retired)
Steve Mercer’s career in EMS and healthcare begin in 1974 and was drawn to education and trauma.
He was a voting member for the National Council of State EMS Training Coordinators (NCSEMSTC) for more than 10 years. As the representative of NCSEMSTC he served as the vice chair and treasurer, a member of the National
Steve Mercer’s career in EMS and healthcare begin in 1974 and was drawn to education and trauma.
He was a voting member for the National Council of State EMS Training Coordinators (NCSEMSTC) for more than 10 years. As the representative of NCSEMSTC he served as the vice chair and treasurer, a member of the National Review Team for the revision of the EMT-Intermediate and Paramedic National Standards Curricula, the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians’ Practice Analysis/Test Project and the Ems-Instructor Taskforce. Mr. Mercer was the Trauma Section Group Leader for the revision of the EMT-Intermediate and EMT-Paramedic National Curricula, and a technical writer for the EMS Education Agenda for the Future, a NHTSA document. He served on the board of directors of the National Registry of EMTs, and a NASA Space Medicine Workgroup Member. He was appointed to the International PHTLS (Pre-hospital Trauma Life Support) Executive Committee where he served for more than 20 years.
Steve has 23 publications including, Technical Contributor for Medical Care for Astronauts in Space – A Medical Education Program for Crew Medical Officers, author, editor and contributor for 5 editions of PHTLS textbook and PHTLS Instructor Manual.
Mr. Mercer was awarded the PHTLS Achievement Award in 1999 and 2000 and PROFESSIONAL EMS INSTRUCTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD. And an Iowa EMS Hall of Fame Inductee.
He retired as an Executive Officer from the State of Iowa EMS Office in January 2022.
Medical Directors
Peter Pons MD, FACEP
Peter Pons MD, FACEP
Peter Pons MD, FACEP
Peter T. Pons, M.D. is a board certified emergency physician in Denver, Colorado and has been actively involved with prehospital care and disaster preparedness for over 40 years. He was the E.M.S. Medical Director for the 9-1-1 paramedic ambulance service in Denver based at Denver Health. In addition, he has served a
Peter T. Pons, M.D. is a board certified emergency physician in Denver, Colorado and has been actively involved with prehospital care and disaster preparedness for over 40 years. He was the E.M.S. Medical Director for the 9-1-1 paramedic ambulance service in Denver based at Denver Health. In addition, he has served as the E.M.S. physician director for the fire-based EMS systems of Glendale, Colorado and Jacksonville, Florida. He serves as an educator and the physician director of the tactical casualty care educational programs (Tactical Combat Casualty Care, Tactical Emergency Casualty Care, and Tactical Casualty Care for Law Enforcement and First Responders) offered by the EMS Education department of the Denver Paramedics. He has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles on EMS, contributed many chapters for textbooks related to emergency medicine, and edited several textbooks for EMTs and Paramedics. He has served as the physician director for numerous mass gatherings and special events in Denver including the Denver Grand Prix, World Youth Day and the Visit of Pope John Paul II. He has lectured nationally and internationally on EMS, served as a member and chair of the EMS Committee for the American College of Emergency Physicians, and was a member of the Board of Directors for the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Lance Stuke MD, FACS
Peter Pons MD, FACEP
Peter Pons MD, FACEP
Dr. Lance Stuke is a trauma surgeon at the Norman E. McSwain, Jr Spirit of Charity Trauma Center at University Medical Center, is an Associate Professor of Surgery at LSU, and serves as the Program Director for the LSU General Surgery residency. Prior to attending medical school he worked for several years as a para
Dr. Lance Stuke is a trauma surgeon at the Norman E. McSwain, Jr Spirit of Charity Trauma Center at University Medical Center, is an Associate Professor of Surgery at LSU, and serves as the Program Director for the LSU General Surgery residency. Prior to attending medical school he worked for several years as a paramedic for the City of New Orleans. He attended medical school at Tulane University, completed a general surgery residency at the University of Texas-Southwestern/Parkland Hospital in Dallas, and returned to New Orleans for his trauma/critical care fellowship at LSU. He is a member of the EMS Committee of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma and serves on the State of Louisiana EMS Certifying Commission. He has a research interest in prehospital trauma, has written numerous textbook chapters on prehospital trauma care, and lectured at many national and international prehospital conferences.
