Our 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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Our Faculty
Will Chapleau RN, EMT-P
Will Chapleau brings 48 years of paramedic experience and 36 years as a trauma nurse specialist to his work in prehospital medicine. He is Director of the International PreHospital Medicine Institute and Chairman of the McSwain Trauma Education Project. His career includes leadership in trauma education and perfor
Will Chapleau brings 48 years of paramedic experience and 36 years as a trauma nurse specialist to his work in prehospital medicine. He is Director of the International PreHospital Medicine Institute and Chairman of the McSwain Trauma Education Project. His career includes leadership in trauma education and performance improvement, service as Chief of the Chicago Heights Fire Department, and 15 years as an EMS educator. A former chair of NAEMT’s PHTLS Committee, he has contributed to professional organizations, peer-reviewed publications, and prehospital care texts in four languages. He has taught and lectured in more than 60 countries, advancing education and knowledge-sharing across the global EMS community.
Mike Hunter EMT-P, TP-C
Michael J. Hunter has more than 43 years of EMS experience and serves as Deputy Director of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Office of Emergency Medical Services. Previously, he spent 33 years with Worcester EMS at UMass Memorial Medical Center, including service as Deputy Chief EMS and tactical pa
Michael J. Hunter has more than 43 years of EMS experience and serves as Deputy Director of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health’s Office of Emergency Medical Services. Previously, he spent 33 years with Worcester EMS at UMass Memorial Medical Center, including service as Deputy Chief EMS and tactical paramedic supporting the Massachusetts State Police STOP Team. A longtime NAEMT member and former PHTLS Committee member, Hunter also belongs to leading national and international EMS organizations. His leadership and field experience help strengthen the knowledge and collaboration that advance prehospital care.
Greg Chapman BS, RRT, REMT-P
Greg Chapman is a paramedic, respiratory therapist, and educator whose EMS career began in 1975. His experience spans EMS, law enforcement, fire services, ski patrol, and search and rescue. He has helped develop trauma and tactical courses and textbooks, presented in more than 20 countries, and contributed to acade
Greg Chapman is a paramedic, respiratory therapist, and educator whose EMS career began in 1975. His experience spans EMS, law enforcement, fire services, ski patrol, and search and rescue. He has helped develop trauma and tactical courses and textbooks, presented in more than 20 countries, and contributed to academic publications. Chapman serves as a site visitor for CoAEMSP and champions strong foundational education as essential to the advancement of EMS. His broad perspective supports the Institute’s mission to share knowledge and strengthen prehospital practice.
Medical Leadership
Peter Pons MD, FACEP
Peter T. Pons, M.D., is a board-certified emergency physician in Denver, Colorado, with more than 40 years of experience in prehospital care and disaster preparedness. He served as EMS Medical Director for Denver’s 9-1-1 paramedic ambulance service and has directed EMS for fire-based systems in Colorado and Florida.
Peter T. Pons, M.D., is a board-certified emergency physician in Denver, Colorado, with more than 40 years of experience in prehospital care and disaster preparedness. He served as EMS Medical Director for Denver’s 9-1-1 paramedic ambulance service and has directed EMS for fire-based systems in Colorado and Florida.
An experienced educator, Dr. Pons leads tactical casualty care programs for EMS professionals, law enforcement, and first responders. He has authored peer-reviewed research, contributed to and edited emergency medicine textbooks, and lectured nationally and internationally. His service includes leadership with the American College of Emergency Physicians’ EMS Committee and the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Lance Stuke MD, FACS
Lance Stuke, M.D., is a trauma surgeon at University Medical Center’s Norman E. McSwain, Jr. Spirit of Charity Trauma Center, Professor of Surgery at LSU School of Medicine, and Program Director of LSU’s General Surgery residency. Before medical school, he served as a New Orleans paramedic.
A founding member of the
Lance Stuke, M.D., is a trauma surgeon at University Medical Center’s Norman E. McSwain, Jr. Spirit of Charity Trauma Center, Professor of Surgery at LSU School of Medicine, and Program Director of LSU’s General Surgery residency. Before medical school, he served as a New Orleans paramedic.
A founding member of the International Prehospital Medicine Institute, Dr. Stuke is medical director of the McSwain Trauma Education Project. His work focuses on prehospital trauma care, with contributions to textbook chapters and national and international conferences. He also serves on the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma EMS Committee and is President-elect of the Louisiana Chapter of the American College of Surgeons.