Connor Peterson
Marina Del Rey,California
Summary
EMS faculty leader with experience guiding curriculum, compliance, and instruction for high-volume prehospital training programs. Oversees 40 instructors, teaches about 1,000 students annually, and partners with university and AI teams to build workflows that strengthen EMS learning resources and keep training aligned with changing policy.
Overview
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
EMS Faculty
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Center for Prehospital Care
01.2026 - Current
- Deliver lectures to approximately 1,000 students annually, covering foundational and advanced emergency medicine topics.
- Provide leadership and oversight to a team of 40 instructors, ensuring consistency in instructional quality and adherence to educational standards.
- Partnered with university and regulatory stakeholders to monitor EMS policy changes and integrate updates into training programs, ensuring compliance and relevance.
- Collaborated with education-focused AI companies to develop new resources and workflows for proprietary EMS AI agents, enhancing instructional effectiveness.
EMT Clinical Instructor
UCLA Center for Prehospital Care
03.2023 - 12.2025
- Exceeded educational deliverables through structured lesson plans and assessments that tracked and demonstrated student progress.
- Delivered high-quality emergency medicine education by managing classroom dynamics, schedules, and equipment to foster optimal learning environments.
- Facilitated hands-on training to equip students with practical emergency medical skills for real-world applications.
- Collaborated with colleagues to uphold and enhance educational standards in prehospital care training.
- Stayed current with advancements in emergency medicine, integrating new protocols into the curriculum.
Primary Committee Member
UCLA Sexual Violence Prevention Committee
09.2023 - 06.2025
- Contributed to policy changes that improved the university's response to sexual violence, resulting in a measurable increase in campus safety awareness.
- Collaborated with university organizations to implement interdisciplinary student health and safety initiatives, enhancing cooperative efforts across departments.
- Reviewed and enhanced policies for student safety and well-being.
Education
B.S. - Human Biology & Society
University of California - Los Angeles
405 Hilgard Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 9009506-2025
Skills
- EMS Curriculum Development
- EMS Curriculum Review
- Educational Technology Integration
- AI workflow design
- Emergency medicine instruction
- Situational awareness
- Adaptability
Certification
Emergency Medical Technician Certification, National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians, NAEMSE Level 1 Certification, National Association of EMS Educators
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
- Priest Lake EMT, 28392 ID-57, Priest Lake, ID, US, 83856, 2022-06, 2022-09
- Patient Transport at Ronald Reagan Hospital, 757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, 2023-01, 2024-09
Timeline
EMS Faculty
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Center for Prehospital Care
01.2026 - Current
Primary Committee Member
UCLA Sexual Violence Prevention Committee
09.2023 - 06.2025
EMT Clinical Instructor
UCLA Center for Prehospital Care
03.2023 - 12.2025
B.S. - Human Biology & Society
University of California - Los Angeles