Dr. Isom has served as the Assistant Medical Director since 2021.  She is a graduate of the UMKC School of Medicine’s BA/MD program and completed her Emergency Medicine residency at Truman Medical Center.  After residency, she worked at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City, followed by St. John’s Hospital in Joplin, Missouri.  She later moved east to Augusta, Georgia, where she was an assistant professor at the Medical College of Georgia, as well as Medical Director for the Emergency Department at St. Joseph Hospital in Augusta, and Medical Director for the Emergency Department at Wills Memorial Hospital, in Washington, Georgia.

In 2006, Dr. Isom returned home to Missouri to join the faculty in the Emergency Department at Truman Medical Center/University of Missouri-Kansas City.  In addition to working clinically in the Emergency Department, she serves as Medical Director for the Sexual Assault Nurse Exam (SANE) program at Truman Medical Center as well as the Medical Director for COVERSA, who provides SANE exams to Emergency Departments at multiple hospitals in the Kansas City metro area.   Dr. Isom currently practices as a staff physician and member of the faculty in the Emergency Department at Truman Medical Center Hospital Hill.

John has been an instructor with the program since 2019.  He joined the program full-time in January 2023, following retirement Maimi County EMS where he served 15 years as Battalion Chief/Paramedic.  He worked as a flight medic for 1.5 years, and has been in EMS education since 2006.  John is also a founding member of Reviving Responders, a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to the research and education of mental health issues in the first responder/EMS community.  John received his Bachelor of Science in Horticulture in December 1983 from Kansas State University, he completed his Critical Care Paramedic in June 2010 from Cowley College, Arkansas City, KS, EMT-Paramedic Studies in June 2009 from IHM Health Studies in Independence, MO and has been an Instructor for various courses since 2009.  John also completed his Missouri Firefighter I & II certifications in July 2006, and has completed many additional specialty trainings.

Katee has been with the program since 2022. She has almost 20 years in EMS with the majority of them as a paramedic. Her experience includes rural and metro based 911 Services and work within Community Hospitals. She has been teaching EMS for more than 10 years and brings a variety of talents to our program.  Katee received a Master of Business Administration & HR Management in May 2018, Master of Healthcare Administration in December 2016, and Graduate Certificate in Disaster & Emergency Management in May 2015 from Park University, Parkville, MO.  Katee received her Bachelor of Applied Science & Medical Management in May 2014 from Siena Heights University, Adrian, MI and her Associate of Applied Science & Paramedics in December 2004 from Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS.  Katee is an Assistant Division Chief, in Professional Development Bureau, EMS Education for the Kansas City Missouri Fire Department.

Bill was a Lead EMS Instructor for the UMKC EMS program from 2012-2020 he retired briefly and returned in May of 2023. Bill has almost 40 years of experience as a Paramedic.  He began his Paramedic career in 1985, with the Medevac Mid-America, Inc (MAST System) which was acquired by the Kansas City Missouri Fire Department(KCFD) in 2010.  Bill filled multiple management positions during his career, and retired from KCFD in 2020 after serving 5 years as a Division Chief.   Bill received his Bachelor of Science in Biology in August 1983 from Pennsylvania State University.  He completed Paramedic Certification in December 1984 at the Paramedic Training Institute.   Bill has been an EMS Instructor since 1994, and an Evaluator for National Registry Psychomotor Skills & Scenario Examinations since 2014.  He is also a CEVO & All Safe Driving Instructor, Tactical Medic and SCUBA diver.

Maria has been an instructor with the program since its inception in 2012.  She has 28 years of experience as an EMT, with 15 years of service in the metro based 911 MAST ambulance service.  She was an Instructor with the MAST Ambulance service in 2009-2010.  Maria has served as a State EMS skills evaluator since 2005. Maria completed her EMT certification in 1995 with the Missouri Ambulance Service Trust (MAST).  She continues to actively participate in EMS community outreach in a multitude of ways, including the Community Emergency Response Team and community CPR activities.

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