Albert Medina

Albert Medina has been a paramedic for 21 years, 19 of which have been with the Chicago Fire Department (CFD). As a Paramedic Officer, coordinated the development, scheduling, and execution of all training in the Simulation Training Center (STC). Serves as lead educator for CFD’s incident command for cardiac arrest (ICCA) class. Acted as a preceptor for Chicago’s emergency medical system and reviewed cardiac calls to determine patient care gaps. Coordinates, assess, and trains members and new candidates. Dedicated and focused on training and educating members on CFD’s mobile sim lab (MSL).

• Lead Instructor-State of Illinois
• CPR Instructor
• ACLS Provider
• PADI Diver
• Stop the Bleed Instructor
• NIMS 100,200 700 800 FEMA

• Community CPR Coordinator
• CPR in the Church Community
• Coordinated a Unified training session with the FBI, UCAN and CFD
• NASCAR Chicago Street Race 2023 EMS Pit Medical Responder

• Cinespace Film Studio - CineCares Foundation 'Real Life Heroes'
• Clinical Resuscitation Award (ROSC/CFD)
• American Heart Association-ReSS Best of the Best Abstract Awards

• Fire Academy South Training Academy, 08/01/14, 11/30/15, Trained new hires in various ALS Region XI skills and general paramedic knowledge. Supervised as a group leader for six consecutive candidate fire paramedic (CFPM) classes. Prepared candidate paramedics and candidate firefighter/EMT’s for the successful completion of Region XI system entry process.
• Wilber Wright Community College, Chicago, IL, 08/01/00, 12/31/04, Prepared EMT-B students for the IDPH State exam with hands on treatments and EMS educational lectures.
• Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, IL, 01/01/04, 08/31/05, Prepared NREMT-P students for the National Registry Exam with ALS educational lectures.
• Mobile Medic Response Team (MMRT) Instructor, 08/01/06, Present, Responsible for all ALS scenarios and curriculum by demonstrating to instructors & members. Coordinates scheduling of bike training with other instructors and exempt ranks for the season of events throughout the year. Participates in the selection and training standards of new MMRT Instructors. Demonstrates and trains potential members for the MMRT team in bike riding techniques and basic mechanical bike needs.