Mike Verkest is a board-certified critical care and flight paramedic as well as the EMS Training for Clackamas Fire District #1 in the beautiful Willamette Valley near Portland, Oregon. In his 26th year of EMS, Mike has held a variety of positions within EMS. Since 2008, his primary focus has been EMS Training. Mike is currently the Chair of the Oregon Medical Board EMS Advisory committee. Mike also serves as the Manager of Media Production for FlightBridgeED. FlightBridgeED provides critical care review, advanced practice update courses, EMSPOCUS, and a variety of other EMS-related courses and topics across the U.S. and internationally. He also hosts 2 popular EMS Podcasts “SecondShift” and “The EMS Lighthouse Project Podcast “