Heather Gabriel, RWJ Barnabas HealthManagerHeather Gabriel serves as National Faculty for the NEMSMA Field Training and Evaluation Program; with 15 years of experience in EMS as an Emergency Medical Technician. As a Manager at RWJ Barnabas Health Mobile Health, the largest hospital owned EMS company in the nation, Mrs. Gabriel is responsible for the Recruitment and Training division including oversight of the onboarding process, FTEP program, Drivers Competency program, and position management. Mrs. Gabriel also is an active simulation competitor and Honor Guard Team Leader.
The National EMS Management Association’s Emergency Medical Services Field Training and Evaluation Program (EMS-FTEP™) is the gold standard for onboarding new employees. EMS-FTEP™ has been used nationally for over 15 years. Your agency invests significant resources into recruiting and retaining EMTs and paramedics. Preparing them to be successful through a structured field training and evaluation program is critical to ensuring their success and reducing turnover.
The EMS-FTEP™ Basic Field Training Officer (FTO) course is designed to provide the employee and the agency with the greatest possible chance of success by providing a framework that assures employees understand, develop, and demonstrate essential skills and behaviors.
The three-day Basic FTO course will introduce the prospective FTO to the structure, tools, techniques, and concepts of EMS-FTEP™. It will provide instruction in adult learning principles, coaching, evaluation, giving feedback, and documenting trainee performance using EMS-FTEP™ tools. This includes Standardized Evaluation Guidelines, Recruit Training Manual, and Daily Observation Reports.
This class is three days: November 10, 11, 12, 2026
NYS CME: All Levels - Non-Core - Additional