Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is proud to announce that Nicole Hall, an emergency medical technician (EMT), is the first recipient of the McCormick & Medley Memorial Scholarship. With the scholarship, Hall will receive paramedic training through the Eskenazi Health Paramedic Science Program.
The McCormick & Medley Memorial scholarship was established in July 2013 in memory of Private Tim McCormick and Specialist Cody Medley, two Indianapolis EMS service members who were killed in the line of duty in February 2013.
The McCormick & Medley Memorial Scholarship, funded by generous donations from the public to the Indianapolis EMS Fund of the Eskenazi Health Foundation, will support Hall through the Eskenazi Health Paramedic Science Program. The scholarship, worth approximately $6,700, will cover all program expenses, including class fees, background and physical checks, books and class materials, uniform requirements and more.
“We are proud to present Nicole Hall with the first McCormick & Medley Memorial Scholarship,” said Dr. Charles Miramonti, chief of Indianapolis EMS. “As a service, we strive to promote the professional development of our providers and are excited about this opportunity to help an EMT further her education and career.”
Hall, from Martinsville, Ind., has been certified as an EMT for a year. She is currently a recruit with Indianapolis EMS and will be sworn in this March. Before she became an EMT, Hall was beginning the process to become a dental hygienist. She ultimately decided that becoming a paramedic was the path for her.
“This is what I want to do,” said Hall. “Helping people – really, it’s about that. It doesn’t matter what kind of help they need.”
In the Eskenazi Health Paramedic Science Program, Hall will participate in an intensive 12-month program. Instruction staff includes paramedics, nurses and physicians with more than 100 years of collective EMS experience. The program follows the U.S. Department of Transportation Paramedic National Standard Curriculum and is approved by the Indiana EMS Commission.
The McCormick & Medley Memorial Scholarship has been made possible by generous donations from the public. To support this educational opportunity by contributing to the Indianapolis EMS Fund or by setting up an endowment, contact Nick Ball, chief of strategic initiatives for Indianapolis EMS, at (317) 327-7067.
