Hilary Gates

Hilary Gates, MAEd, NRP, is the director of educational strategy for Prodigy EMS and is a consultant for 410 Medical, Inc.  She is a volunteer paramedic in the Alexandria (VA) Fire Department. She also teaches in the School of Education at American University in Washington, D.C., and teaches Introduction to Community Health in the EM Program at University of Pittsburgh.  Beginning her career as a volunteer EMT with the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad in Montgomery County, Md., Gates became a full-time paramedic, EMT instructor and FTO at AFD, and then served as senior editorial and program director for EMS World.  Gates implemented AFD’s MIH/CP program in 2017 and has extensive experience as an EMS educator, symposium presenter and quality improvement trainer.