Julius McAdams is the Manager/ Administrative Chief for Novant Health New Hanover EMS in Wilmington NC. He has been in EMS for over 25 years. Throughout his career he has had the opportunity to function as a Paramedic, Tactical Paramedic, and a Critical Care Flight Paramedic. Julius has held the positions of Field Training Officer, Base Lead, Operations Supervisor, and Education Coordinator. He has developed educational programs to meet and exceed standards for accrediting bodies such as CAMTS and CAAS. He has authored and reviewed chapters for various critical care and paramedic textbooks. He is a subject matter expert and item writer with the IBSC for the FP-C, CCP-C and CP-P. He has presented at state and national EMS, Critical Care, and Simulation conferences. In 2021 he was awarded the I-CAPP Tim Hynes Award for flight paramedic of the year.