Glenn Ekblad

Experience

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  305th ARRS, Selfridge ANGB, Michigan

  Jul 1984 - Aug 1988

  Medical Director

  Medical Commander, Pararescue, 305 ARRS, Selfridge Michigan

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  University of Michigan Medical School

  Dec 1987 - Jun 1990

  RESIDENT IN ANESTHESIOLOGY

  Provision of Anesthesia to critically ill medical and trauma patients.Provision of Anesthesia to neonates, infants, and children for minor, major and severe medical and surgical conditions during surgery, and during critical care. Direct provision of critical care in the burn unit to adult and pediatric patients.

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  WEST MICHIGAN AIR CARE

  Aug 1994 - Oct 2016

  MEDICAL DIRECTOR

  Decision making during the hiring of new critical care flight nurse applicants. Review of 100% of the transport records for quality of care, provision of the critical care while following pre-established critical care protocols. Oversight of the ongoing educational program, including chart reviews, equipment review, and medical care review each two weeks. Adjudication of all billing disputes. Writing, and updating, the medical protocols. Review of the flight records with CAMTS requirements, and also compliance with the AMPA metrics. Integration of Emergency Medicine Residents into the flight teams. Development of research objectives into the WMAC program with the Emergency Medicine residents, presentation of research findings during the American College of Emergency Medicine Scientific Convention and the Society of Critical Care Medicine Scientific Convention. Show less

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  US Air Force Reserve

  May 1999 - Jun 2006

  COMMANDER, 927TH ASTS, SELFRIDGE ANGB, MICH

  Transformation of a Aeromedical Staging Squadron into an Award winning organization, which was the first ASTS in command to be awarded an "OUTSTANDING" award for the operational readiness inspection. I was the commander responsible for all operations, planning and readiness level status for our unit. It was my responsibility for all members of the squadron of 118 individuals to reach their highest level of education an training readiness possible to be able to complete their individual and collective missions during deployment. Show less

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  Western Michigan University Homer Stryker, M.D. School of Medicine

  Aug 2009 - May 2020

  DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE

  Development of future leaders in the field of emergency medicine, and the field or Emergency Medical Services Medicine, and Preventive Medicine. I am Board Certified in Emergency Medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) Until 2021.

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  WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

  Oct 2012 - Dec 2023

  Director of Preventive Medicine

  Program developmentAcademic improvement in standard STEP examsDevelopment of a measurable international interest in grass-roots application of preventive medicine.Active registration in Masters of Public Health programs.Development of leaders in the world of Public HealthMentor ship of medical students in their first year of medical school

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  Department of Emergency Medicine, WMU School of Medicine, Homer Stryker MD, School of Medicine

  Jun 2013 - May 2020

  Associate Faculty, Emergency Medical Services Fellowship (EMS) PROGRAM

  I am board certified in EMS by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) until 2027. As a Senior Faculty Member for the EMS Fellowship program, I provide weekly presentations to the EMS Fellows using the CORE TEXTBOOK: Emergency Medical Services, 2nd ed., Pub 2015 Ed by DC Cone, NAEMSP. ISBN: 978-1-118-86530-9. I work with the other faculty members conducting training, planning and exercises in Disaster Management. I participate in EMS research, and EMS publications, each year, and I am actively involved in a current Pre-Hospital EMS research program evaluating medication error reduction for children cared for by statewide EMS systems. Show less

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  WMU Homer Stryker School of Medicine

  Jun 2013 - May 2020

  Faculty Member, Department of Emergency Medicine, WMU School of Medicine
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  Department of Emergency Medicine, Salem VA,

  Sept 2019 - May 2020

  Emergency Medicine Physician

  I worked for A&B Staffing, Phoenix Arizona as a Locum Emergency Medicine Physician, working in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Salem VA. I worked more than part-time and less than full-time in the Emergency Department because that was all the hours of work that could be offered to me. I cared for the full range of patient problems from poison IVY to acute, life threatening respiratory failure in patients with COVID-19 and Influenza at the same time. These patients required acute critical care medical service which I am well qualified to provide. Show less

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  Comprehensive Health Services

  May 2020 - Apr 2021

  Chief Medical Officer and full time Emergency Medicine physician.

  My work as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) included reviewing the patient care of all of the providers at the CHS hospital. Included in this was developing an ongoing educational program for the staff which included formal evidence based education on COVID-19. I provided full time Emergency Medicine care to the significantly ill patients presenting to our facility, including all of the cardiac arrest patients. I am the Medical Director of our clinical lab which includes conducting a #144 item checklist for compliance with standard Joint Commision requirements for a clinical lab. I started and help conduct our first formal pharmacy and therapeutics committee and contribute to the development of all of our updated patient clinical care evidence based guidelines. Show less

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  Global Emergency Medicine Associates.

  Dec 2023 - now

  Emergency Medicine Physician

  I have over 40 years of experience working as an emergency physician.