Hello All,

I'm Mr. Wathen and I teach paramedicine. I have a deep connection to public safety in Florida as my grandfather was a police officer and a mayor, my father was a firefighter, and my brother is a deputy sheriff. I spent nearly a decade in public safety through training to become both an EMT and a paramedic. I wokred on the ambulance, in the ER, and even had a short stent as a volunteer firefighter in Hernando County. I value education and continued on to obtain my bachelor's degree from this very institution, as well as my master's in emergency services management from Columbia Southern University. I strive assist in the education of highly skilled emergency medicine clinicians who deliver the most compassionate care possible in the pre-hospital sector. I look forward to seeing you in my classes and helping you to answer the call to service in EMS.