Sdemsa Instructor/Coordinator Society

10/01/2026

We are back with Monthly Lunch and Learns. Hope you can join us.

🚨 EMS INSTRUCTOR LUNCH & LEARN IS BACK! 🚨
Join us Wednesday, October 7 at 12:00 PM Central for our next EMS Instructor Lunch & Learn featuring Bill Young! 👨‍🏫🚑 This is a great opportunity for EMS educators to connect, learn, and share ideas with fellow instructors across South Dakota.

👉 EMS educators: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/AG3aNGfBR4WZt5dhNMCMyg

09/16/2026

The impact of EMS education extends far beyond the classroom. Every lesson taught, skill practiced, and standard upheld can influence the care delivered to thousands of patients.

This Wisdom Wednesday, we recognize the EMS educators whose commitment to quality education helps strengthen clinicians, patient care, and the entire profession.

07/21/2026

Important education

FREE Stroke Class tomorrow evening - all times are in central time

Free Stroke Education for EMS - live televised sessions each week

Join us each week for a FREE live televised educational session sponsored by the South Dakota Mission: Lifeline Statewide Stroke Initiative. Education is focused on the BEFAST and VAN stroke assessment, reviews clinical management of stroke patients by EMS and discusses EMS centric resources available to EMS agencies in South Dakota.

Session dates and times are listed on the flyer. All times are posted on the flyer in central time.

Scan the QR code to join the live televised session.

Email our office with questions:
[email protected]

07/18/2026

What if you could walk away from a conference with tools you could use in your next class? 🚑📚

That’s exactly what the South Dakota EMS Instructor Summit is built for. This isn’t just lecture-based learning — it’s an interactive experience where participants will build scenarios, explore simulation techniques, discuss case studies, and collaborate with EMS educators from across South Dakota.

🔥 Featured topics include:
• Simulations & Scenarios
• Bringing Realism into the Classroom
• Case Studies & Critical Thinking
• EMS Education Trends & Challenges

📍 Drifters Event Center | Fort Pierre
📅 Friday, July 17
🎟️ FREE Registration

Don’t wait — spots are filling quickly!

👉 Register today: https://sdemsa.org/event-6660628

07/17/2026

What a day!!!

07/17/2026

So excited to kick off the EMS Instructor Collaborative tomorrow

Tomorrow, we're bringing EMS educators together! 🚑📚

Final preparations are underway for the South Dakota EMS Instructor Summit, where EMS instructors from across the state will gather to learn, collaborate, and strengthen EMS education.

We're especially excited to officially launch the South Dakota EMS Instructor Collaboration—a new statewide initiative designed to connect instructors, share resources and best practices, foster mentorship, and build a stronger community of EMS educators across South Dakota.

This initiative is made possible through funding from the South Dakota Department of Health Regional Service Designation (RSD) Grant and is being developed in partnership with the South Dakota EMS Association (SDEMSA) Instructor Coordinator Society.

Here's to a great day of learning, collaboration, and advancing EMS education together!

06/29/2026

06/25/2026

Still time to register. Besides all the great education, you will also leave with a membership to NAEMSE, which includes a subscription to the Prehospital Emergency Care Journal. This is the premier journal for EMS.

📣 EMS Educators — Have You Registered Yet? 📣

The South Dakota EMS Instructor Summit is coming up fast, and this is your opportunity to connect with EMS educators from across the state for a full day of hands-on learning and collaboration.

This interactive summit will focus on practical teaching strategies, simulation, scenario development, classroom realism, and tools you can immediately bring back to your EMS programs.

🚑 Designed for:
• EMS Instructors
• Training Officers
• Preceptors
• EMS Education Partners

📍 Drifters Event Center | Fort Pierre, SD
📅 Friday, July 17
⏰ 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
🎟️ FREE Registration

📌 Registration deadline is July 1!

👉 Save your spot today: https://sdemsa.org/event-6660628

06/10/2026

🎓 EMS education is evolving — are you ready?? The South Dakota EMS Instructor Summit is bringing together instructors, training officers, preceptors, and EMS education leaders for a powerful day of collaboration, innovation, and hands-on learning.

This summit is designed to help EMS educators move beyond traditional lectures and create engaging, realistic learning experiences that better prepare today’s providers for the field.

👉 Register now: https://sdemsa.org/event-6660628

Learn new strategies for:
✔️ Scenario building
✔️ Simulation-based learning
✔️ Classroom engagement
✔️ Critical thinking exercises
✔️ Real-world EMS instruction

Together, we can shape the future of EMS education in South Dakota.

06/09/2026

The recordings for the April, May and June EMS Education Lunch and Learns are now available through Ninth Brain. To access you must be a member of the SDEMSA or a certified EMS Educator in South Dakota. Please contact us if are not a member and would like to join -

EMT Thoughts is a monthly newsletter sent out by email to all members of the SD EMS Association. It includes important updates, exciting news, and information about events and trainings. To view the current EMT Thoughts issue, visit the EMT Thoughts page.