Associate Executive Director
Society for Simulation in Healthcare
Wellington, CO, United States
Andrew Spain, PhD, MA, EMT-P (ret) is the Associate Executive Director for the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH) and has been with SSH since 2010. He was a Paramedic for 30 years and has been involved in educating in EMS since the beginning of his career. More recently, he directed the EMS Education program at the University of Missouri. This involved educating existing and future Paramedics and EMTs, and also providing continuing education to many healthcare professions.
He received a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Northern Colorado, and a Master’s Degree in Political Science from the University of Missouri. He received his PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis from the University of Missouri.
He continues to educate paramedics and other healthcare professionals as opportunities allow. He is oriented towards educating other healthcare educators and is focused on improving patient safety through the dissemination and promotion of high-quality healthcare simulation standards and practices.
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