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Walt Stoy is the founding Director of the Office of Educational and International Emergency Medicine at the Center for Emergency Medicine (CEM). Stoy has a proven track record of national and international project design, development, implementation and evaluation. Stoy served as Project Director or Principal Investigator in the 1990’s to all levels of the National Standard Curriculum for Emergency Medical Services (EMS). His efforts with U.S.-Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration of these curricula are internationally recognized.

Stoy is internationally renowned for his endeavors in Emergency Medicine and is recognized by his peers as a groundbreaker and national leader in the field of EMS education. He served as the founding President of the National Association of EMS Educators. Stoy has published numerous instructional guides. His educational works using print and visual media impacted the growth and development of EMS. Internationally, he is still sought out to advise on methods to enhance health care systems to improve patient care. 

Education
  • Doctor of Philosophy in education, University of Pittsburgh 
Awards
  • The James O. Page / JEMS Leadership Award 
  • Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) 
  • Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of EMT (NAEMT) 
Research Interests
  • Instructional Design/Development events in Emergency Medicine and EMS
Publications
  • EMT-Basic: National Standard Curriculum 
  • Mosby’s EMT-Basic Textbook 
  • Foundations of Education: An EMS Approach 
Professional Organization Appointments
  • National Ski Patrol 
  • National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) 
  • National Association of EMTs (NAEMT)