Portrayals of a Profession
Date: Wednesday 22nd May 2024
The portrayal of paramedics in mass media has not evolved to match the contemporary profession, and indeed the profession itself is complicit in some of these inaccurate portrayals. Inaccurate portrayals have implications for the public, the profession, and individual paramedics. There is an urgent need for the paramedic profession to engage with the portrayal of paramedics. This session explores some of the implications and paths forward for the profession
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Dr. Alan Batt, Paramedicine Program Lead, Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada
Dr. Alan Batt is Paramedicine Program Lead at Queen’s University, Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Monash University, and Assistant Professor (status) at the University of Toronto. He is a Scientist with the McNally Project for Paramedicine Research, and Deputy Editor of Paramedicine. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (UK) and a Member of the Academy of Medical Educators (UK). His program of research uses mixed and multiple methods approaches to explore health professions education, with a focus on professional competencies, care of vulnerable and under-served populations, social and structural determinants of health, and the evolving role of paramedicine.