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NEMSA Recognizes รศรรสำฦต Paramedicine Instructor
April 7, 2021
รศรรสำฦต paramedicine instructor Fred Benzel was recently named as the Nebraska Emergency Medical Services Association (NEMSA) Instructor of the Year. The award was presented at NEMSAโs Super Conference in March.
โWhat this award says about รศรรสำฦต is that we have a great paramedicine program,โ said Benzel. โI enjoy what I do and I guess it comes across to my students.โ
One of Benzelโs former students, Cheyenne Massey, nominated him for the NEMSA award. She is one of three รศรรสำฦต paramedicine students who assisted the New York Fire Department at the epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020. Massey now works full-time for the Aurora Fire Department. Benzel said seeing students like Massey accomplish great things is a very satisfying part of his job.
โI appreciate what my students have given me.โ Benzel said. โIf I help teach one paramedicine student, they touch thousands of different people over their career.โ
Benzel is also eligible for the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians EMS Instructor of the Year Award, which is given out in October.
In addition to his instructor position, Benzel works for the Grand Island Fire Department and is a volunteer firefighter for the St. Paul Fire Department.