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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.
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Faculty
Will Chapleau RN, EMT-P
Greg Chapman BS, RRT, REMT-P
Will Chapleau RN, EMT-P
Will Chapleau has been a Paramedic for 48 years and a trauma nurse
specialist for 36 years. He currently serves as the Director of the
International PreHospital Medicine Institute and Chairman of the
McSwain Trauma Education Project. He served as the Director of
Performance Improvement at the American College of Surge
Will Chapleau has been a Paramedic for 48 years and a trauma nurse
specialist for 36 years. He currently serves as the Director of the
International PreHospital Medicine Institute and Chairman of the
McSwain Trauma Education Project. He 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 served as Chief of the Chicago Heights Fire
Department from 2001 to 2006. He was an EMS educator for 15 years 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 and on the boards of the National Association of EMS Educators and the Society of
Trauma Nurses. He chaired a task force for the National Association of EMS Physicians. He’s
authored articles in 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 served on the editorial board of EMS World
Magazine, and he's written and edited pre-hospital care texts in four languages. He has taught
prehospital care and lectured at conferences in over 60 countries.
Mike Hunter EMT-P, TP-C
Greg Chapman BS, RRT, REMT-P
Will Chapleau RN, EMT-P
Michael J. Hunter is a veteran of EMS for more than 43 years and
currently serves as the Deputy Director for the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Health Care Safety
and Quality's Office of Emergency Medical Services. Before that, Michael
served as the Deputy Chief EMS for Worce
Michael J. Hunter is a veteran of EMS for more than 43 years and
currently serves as the Deputy Director for the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Bureau of Health Care Safety
and Quality's Office of Emergency Medical Services. Before that, Michael
served as the Deputy Chief EMS for Worcester EMS (WEMS) at UMass Memorial Medical
Center (UMMMC) University Campus in Worcester, Mass., where he worked for 33 years.
Hunter also functioned as a tactical paramedic (TP-C #77) for WEMS and was assigned to the
Massachusetts State Police STOP Team medical support group. 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 (NAEMSP), the National Association of EMS Officials (NASEMSO), and the
Special Operations Medical Association.
Greg Chapman BS, RRT, REMT-P
Greg Chapman BS, RRT, REMT-P
Greg Chapman BS, RRT, REMT-P
Greg Chapman is a paramedic, respiratory therapist, and educator with
extensive experience in emergency medical services (EMS) dating back to
1975. He holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and Educational
Administration from the State University of New York. With a
comprehensive background in public safety, Chapma
Greg Chapman is a paramedic, respiratory therapist, and educator with
extensive experience in emergency medical services (EMS) dating back to
1975. He holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and Educational
Administration from the State University of New York. With a
comprehensive background in public safety, Chapman has worked across
multiple sectors, including EMS, law enforcement, and fire services,
offering a multifaceted perspective on these fields. He has played a pivotal
role in the development of various editions of trauma and tactical courses
and textbooks. Additionally, Chapman has accumulated 30 years of experience as a professional
ski patroller and has served on numerous search-and-rescue (SAR) teams. He has delivered
presentations and seminars in over 20 countries and has contributed to several academic journals
and textbooks. Currently, Chapman serves as a site visitor for the Committee on Accreditation of
Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP). He is a
staunch advocate for exceptional primary education as a fundamental element in the
advancement of EMS as a profession.
Medical Directors
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, and was co-
investigator on the B.N.I.C.E. grant at Denver Health. He was the
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, and was co-
investigator on the B.N.I.C.E. grant at Denver Health. 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
Lance Stuke, M.D., is a trauma surgeon at the Norman E. McSwain,
Jr Spirit of Charity Trauma Center at University Medical Center, a
Professor of Surgery at the LSU School of Medicine, and serves as
the Program Director for the LSU General Surgery residency. Before
attending medical school, he worked for several years as
Lance Stuke, M.D., is a trauma surgeon at the Norman E. McSwain,
Jr Spirit of Charity Trauma Center at University Medical Center, a
Professor of Surgery at the LSU School of Medicine, and serves as
the Program Director for the LSU General Surgery residency. Before
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 founding member of the
International Prehospital Medicine Institute (IPHMI) and medical director of the McSwain
Trauma Education Project (MTEP). He also is a member of the EMS Committee of the
American College of Surgeons-Committee on Trauma and President-elect of the Louisiana
Chapter of the American College of Surgeons. 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.