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Spirit offering
additional EMT scholarships
Spirit Medical Transport, LLC, was so pleased with the success of its
first-ever EMT scholarship program this past fall, it’s going for
another round just in time for the new year.
Starting today, Spirit will begin accepting scholarship applications
from individuals who have an interest in becoming an Emergency Medical
Technician and working full-time for Spirit once they’ve successfully
completed their class, passed their national EMT test, and completed
training. The “full-ride” scholarship involves a two-year full-time
employment commitment to Spirit. Application requests can be made by
going online to the Spirit webpage at www.spiritmedicaltransport.com or
by emailing Spirit’s Director of Employee Relations Sally Wilson at
swilson@spiritmedicaltransport.com.
Candidates applying for the scholarship have until 5 p.m. on December
7th to apply. After submitting the application, candidates will be
interviewed on a first-come, first-serve basis by the Director of
Employee Relations. Panel interviews of scholarship finalists will take
place December 12th and 13th at the Greenville office. Orientation
night will be at 6 p.m. December 15th. Successful candidates are paid
while attending the classes.
The classes are a partnership between Spirit Medical Transport, LLC,
and Four County Career Center based in Archbold, Ohio. Classes will be
held in the classroom at Spirit’s Greenville office five days a week
starting January 3rd. For those not living in the Greenville area,
transportation options to and/or from class are also being made
available.
Company officials say the program being offered by Spirit is very
unique, while mutually beneficial.
“The biggest challenge people normally face is lacking the financial
means to pay for the class and/or the dedicated time it takes to meet
all the course requirements,” said Vice President Aaron L. Guthrie.
“The scholarship program gives them the best of both worlds. Not only
do they earn an income while attending class, they graduate with the
opportunity to have national and state EMS certification with a clear
career path for many years to come.”
“There’s a growing need for well-qualified EMTs in the areas we serve,”
explained Spirit President/CEO Brian K. Hathaway. “In the past we’ve
chosen to spin our wheels and have employed individuals who applied
after working for our competition in most cases. This program allows us
to grow our own group of people and train them the ‘Spirit’ way.”
Company officials say they will graduate 14 EMTs from their first class
in a ceremony being held at the Mercer County Fairgrounds in Celina on
December 10th. Fifteen students started that program, with 14 passing
the class final. Many of these students are currently scheduling their
national EMT test. The remainder have experienced a high percentage of
test passage on their first attempt and have started training with
Spirit’s field training officers.
With offices in Greenville, Celina, Sidney, and Van Wert, Ohio, along
with Liberty, Indiana, Hathaway said the scholarship is open to people
who live near their respective service areas.
“As a company, our mission is to have local people taking care of local
people as much as possible,” Hathaway explained. “To do this, we’ve
established a scholarship program that not only creates a solution to
the EMT shortage, but brings more jobs to the local communities we
serve. The mission also provides additional resources for those
volunteer and part-time organizations in need of EMS professionals,
just like us. As a company, we are pleased to open the doors of
opportunity to those individuals who are in pursuit of a rewarding
career and have a passion to serve people during some of the roughest
days of their lives. It’s so exciting to enable personal growth and
career success to those who want to join us and our commitment to serve
the community.”
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