DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Mr. Lawrence David Brewer
Health Sciences Building, Room 140
918-343-7643
lbrewer@rsu.edu

Faculty

Mr. Lawrence David Brewer
Instructor, Emergency Medical Services Education Program

Education

Paramedic Training (1986)
Tulsa Area Vocational Technical School, Tulsa, OK

Emergency Medical Technician Training (1981)
South Oklahoma City Junior College, Oklahoma City, OK

B.A., Economics and Business Administration/Psychology (1980)
Westminster College, Fulton, MO

Professional Experience

2005-present: Tulsa Life Flight, Flight Paramedic, Training Officer
2003-2005: Paramedic in Trauma Emergency Center (Full-time)
1999-2003: Education Specialist teaching ACLS and PALS classes (PRN)
St. Francis Health System, Tulsa, OK

2005-Present: Instructor, Emergency Medical Services Education Program
1997-2000: Teach College-level EMT-Basic, Intermediate and Paramedic courses.
1993-2000: Instructor, Paramedic Technology Program
Coordinate AHA Training Center
Rogers State University, Claremore, OK

2003-2006, Part-time Field Paramedic with ALS provider
Paramedic in Emergency Department
Tahlequah City Hospital EMS, Tahlequah, OK

2003-2005, Flight Paramedic with critical care helicopter service. Training Officer for Base.
EagleMed, Tahlequah, OK

2001-2003, Senior EMS Coordinator
(Responsible for daily operations of EMS Education program; assumed Director responsibilities in Director’s absence)
2000-2003, EMS Instructor
(Taught college-level EMT-Paramedic, Basic and Intermediate courses; Taught ACLS, PALS, PHTLS courses and other CE classes statewide; special projects as required.)
2002-2003, Paramedic ER Tech III in Level 2 Trauma Center (PRN)
Parkview Medical Center/Pueblo Community College, Pueblo, CO

2001-2003, Field Paramedic, part-time
American Medical Response, Pueblo-Canon City, CO

1988-2002, Critical Care Transport Paramedic, Helicopter and MICU; Transport Coordinator; MICU Operator; In-house Instructor
AirEvac for Tulsa, Hillcrest Healthcare, Tulsa, OK

1990-2000, Air Medical Specialist on fixed-wing air ambulance
1992-1993, Director of Marketing and Patient Care Services
AeroCare Medical Transport, Inc., Tulsa, Oklahoma

1982-1987, EMT
1987-1999, Paramedic
(System Status Controller; Field Training Officer; Senior Training Officer; Field Operations Supervisor; Communications Supervisor)
Emergency Medical Services Authority (EMSA), Tulsa, OK

1986-1988, Director/Paramedic
(Directed daily EMS operations, developed budgets; supervised up to 10 EMTs of all levels; Advanced Life Support Provider on emergency and non-emergency calls; Additional hospital duties: Respiratory Therapy, Phlebotomy, provided primary care in ER.)
Hominy Hospital EMS, Hominy, OK

Credentials

• Nationally Registered EMT-Paramedic, 1986
• State of Oklahoma Licensed Paramedic, 1986
• State of Oklahoma EMS Instructor, 1993
• Instructor Educator, 2007
• Licensed or Certified as a Paramedic in the following states: Colorado, Kansas, Arkansas, and Missouri
• Basic Life Support National Faculty, 2007-present, American Heart Association (AHA)
• Pediatric Basic Life Support National Faculty, 1997-1999, AHA
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support Regional Faculty, AHA
• ACLS-Experienced Provider Instructor, AHA
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support Regional Faculty, AHA
• Prehospital Trauma Life Support Provider and Instructor, NAEMT/American College of Surgeons
• Member, National and Oklahoma EMT Associations
• Assisted in the development and first Team Coordinator for the Special Operations Medical Team with the Tulsa Police Department Special Operations Team, 1991
• Licensed Private Pilot