Priority Ambulance Celebrates Graduates from Multi-Market EMS Academy

March 31, 2025
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Priority Ambulance, serving Georgia through its Central EMS, Puckett EMS, and National EMS brands, proudly celebrated the graduation of 50 students from its innovative EMS Academy on March 30, 2025. These graduates completed their training through Priority’s “Learn and Earn” program, which covered all tuition and materials while providing students an hourly wage throughout the 10-week course.

The program equipped students with essential EMT basics, preparing them for careers in emergency medical services. While Priority Ambulance has historically conducted training at individual locations, this marked the first time the company unified multiple Southeast markets into a single group. The instructor rotated among the various operations, delivering a hybrid educational experience combining in-person teaching with virtual instruction via smart video conferencing technology.

“Previously, each operation conducted its training independently,” said Phil Koster, Chief Operating Officer. “By implementing this hybrid approach using in-person and virtual methods, we can utilize our training resources better while maintaining educational quality across all our markets.”

Graduates will next prepare for the National Registry examination before beginning their EMS careers at Priority Ambulance locations throughout Georgia and in Chattanooga, TN. Priority Ambulance is the second largest provider of ambulance services in the U.S., serving communities across 13 states.

Priority Ambulance Students Listed With The Operations Where They Will Work

Puckett EMS – Austell

Autumn Adams

William Hicks

Dollie Jackson

Conor McNamara

Kelly Quattlebaum

Jonathan Smooth

Alexia Strozier

National EMS – Conyers

Douglas Cottongim

Antoine Dean

Ariana Diaz

David Hardwick

Michael Horendove

Ebony Lumpkin

Jalen Oliver

William Rich

LeRee Swell-Whiteley

Central EMS – Roswell

Dylan Barker-Bright

Onat Dogan

Jackson Gray

Aiden Kiecker

Laney Poage

Gregory Tasos

Jasmine Thomas

Zaria Wimbly

Central EMS – Augusta

Christopher Carroll

Chelsea Crawford

Timothy Dupree

Michael Goricki

Carina Hart

Lisa Lee

Jaquez Mims

Lily Nauright

Cassaudra Nieves

Ja “Kerria Smith   

Kenzlei Snyder

Kywanna Thomas

Cherah Valce

Charles Wheeler

Tameca Woodall

Puckett EMS TN

Tian Bardoner

Whiteny Hennon

Chloe Holiday

Addison James

Charles Murray

Eisha Ratledge

Aubrey Shickles

Alan Xocop