Medical director Air critical care. Development of Evidence based med

Glenn S. Ekblad, Col (Ret), DO, MPH, MSN, BSN,

Emergency Medicine Physician, Primary Care Physician, USAFR Flight Surgeon and Past USAF Commander

American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) certified in:

Emergency Medicine (current until December 31, 2026)

EMS Medicine (current until December 31, 2027)

Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians (FACEP)

Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine (FAAEM)

Member of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM)

28 Christian Road

Battle Creek, Michigan 49014

Cell Phone 269-***-****

E-mail: ***********@*****.***

I can also be reached on “WhatsApp”

My profile is available on “LinkedIn”

Current: September 14, 2022

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

I have been employed at the Battle Creek VA hospital, Battle Creek Michigan, beginning on November 8, 2021, until May 2022. I worked as the only hospitalist physician (Primary Care) or a locked door in-patient psychiatric care building. I supervised four PA’s who provided direct, primary care for the residents in that facility along with myself. I was the medical officer providing for the day-to-day care of the geriatric and hospice patients who also had significant histories of dementia and neurocognitive disorders such as Parkinson’s syndrome. Many of the residents in building #39 have severe chronic depression with active thoughts of suicide and PTSD.

I was previously employed as the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) at the CHS Hospital, Balad AFB, Iraq. I was on site as the CMO and Emergency Department Director from May 2020 until April 2021. I worked daily on this site. I oversaw all the clinical staff as the CMO. I directed all our inpatient and outpatient care, and I was responsible for the leadership and management of our hospitals COVID-19 triage, testing, care, quarantine, and referral program. I also worked as an emergency physician and make daily decisions concerning injuries and medical conditions which required patients being evacuated from this site for full medical/ surgical evaluations. I participated and directed our patient care quality management system, and I was the physician in charge of our laboratory system and completed a comprehensive evaluation of our lab using the current JACHO inspection system.

My experience in working as a full time Emergency Physician began in August of 1992 and I have continued working as an Emergency Physician for over 30 years. I am currently employed as a staff physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine in the Salem VA Hospital, Salem Virginia where I have worked since 2020. I have worked in over twenty different emergency departments, including rural emergency departments such as three rivers emergency department, 3-Rivers, MI to large inner-city emergency departments such as Detroit Receiving hospital.

My experience in military medicine spans 33 years and 2 months as a physician, including a combat infantry medic tour in Vietnam, during 1969 to 1970. I have delivered primary care directed at helping active duty, reserve, guard and retired military members with the ability to navigate and determine their own medical care needs for over 33 years. I have also been deployed as an emergency medicine physician in over eight (-8-) out of country assignments.

I was the medical group commander of the 305th ARRS (Air Recovery and Rescue Squadron) Pararescue (PJ) unit. I was responsible for the training, education, and medical equipment management of my PJ unit for approximately four (-4-) years.

This time period helped me to further develop my leadership abilities in helping individuals to become special operations pararescue men who could not fail in their ability to succeed. I participated in Injury Evaluations which had direct impact on each enlisted members ability to continue to work in their job selection.

My experience in providing primary care, emergency care, EMS care, critical care management, preventive medicine, mental health care, crisis intervention and suicide assessments spans 40 years of practice and advanced educational training.

My mental health experience includes both my undergraduate and graduate degrees in Psychiatric Nursing from Yale University.

My primary care experience spans over 30 years of being a Flight Surgeon emergency physician, preventive medicine and mental health provider in seven

(-7-) military deployments.

My critical care inpatient experience includes a three (-3-) year residency in anesthesiology at the University of Michigan (graduated in 1990) and six (-6-) years of working as one of the faculty in the Emergency Department at Detroit Receiving Medical Center, Detroit Michigan. I have a graduate degree in Mental Health at Yale University.

In addition, I have been a flight physician on four different critical care aeromedical transports and I was also a Critical Care Air Transport Team physician with the USAFR.

EDUCATION:

Master’s Degree in Public Health (MPH)

George Washington University,

Washington DC

MPH degree awarded: January 19, 2018.

Residency in Anesthesiology and Pain Management

University of Michigan,

Ann Arbor, Michigan

1987-1990

Completed: June 1990

Internship

Bicounty, Warren Michigan

July 1980-June 1981

Doctor of Osteopathy

Michigan State University,

East Lansing, Michigan

1977-1980

Aerospace Medicine-Flight Surgeon Program

Brooks, AFB

San Antonio, Texas

July 1984-November 1984

Master’s Degree-MSN psychiatric Nursing

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut

1975-1977

BSN and BS Psychology

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah

1967-1975

Break in schoolwork to serve in USA Army 1968-1970

FACULTY POSITIONS:

DIRECTOR:

Preventive Medicine Program, School of Medicine,

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan

April 2013-Present (January 28, 2018)

Clinical Assistant Professor,

Department of Emergency Medicine,

Western Michigan University,

Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine.

July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2020

Associate Professor:

Department of Emergency Medicine,

School of Medicine

Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan

January 23, 2012-July 1, 2017

Associate Professor:

Fellowship Faculty,

Emergency Medicine, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Fellowship

School of Medicine,

Western Michigan University,

Kalamazoo, Michigan

July 2013-June 30, 2020

ABEM Board Certifications:

American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM) Certifications:

Emergency Medicine: December 9, 2011 until December 31,2021, Cert #15808.

Emergency Medical Services (EMS): November 17,2017 until December 31, 2027 Cert # 15808.

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE EXPERIENCE:

1969-1970:

Specialist 5, United States Army Medic, 25 Infantry,

Tay Ninh, Vietnam

Medical Assistance to the Civilian Population,

Providing Immunizations, Medical Support, and development of clean water systems. I also provided drug and alcohol abatement education in an active war environment.

FLIGHT SURGEON, UNITED STATES AIR FORCE RESERVE: 1982-2008

Most Recent Position:

Commander, 927th ASTS, Selfridge, ANGB, (Re COL)

2004-2008. Our ASTS was awarded an outstanding rating in 2007 by the Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command. The prior rating prior to my becoming the commander of the ASTS was a failing grade. In less than 4 years the organization had a complete overhauling of the command structure, over 30% of our staff had served in out of the USA assignments in direct support of the war efforts of the USA.

Flight Surgeon, United States Air Force Reserve.

Program manager for:

Quality evaluation, management, and re-evaluation of all the major metrics of our 927th ASTS, Selfridge ANGB, Michigan.

Emergency Medical Care,

Hearing Conservation Program,

Immunization Program,

Sexually transmitted disease prevention on deployment.

Prevention of use, or tolerance of, Child and Adult Prostitution.

Drug and Alcohol Abatement Program,

Dining Facility and Day Care Facility Inspections,

Safety in Deployments Program,

Mental health and drug and alcohol abatement training programs.

These were programs that I was either the director for, or involved with,

Over a period of 26 years as a Medical Office with the United States Air Force

Total military service: 33 years and 2 months.

DEPLOYMENTS:

Providing Preventive Medical Services, Public Health Services, and Emergency Medical Services to US Military Forces as a Flight Surgeon & Emergency Medicine Physician, United States Air Force Reserve (USAFR)

Maron, Spain twice (-2-)

Ascencion, Paraguay

Tegughalpia, Honduras,

Isterus, France twice (-2-)

Longsthul, Germany,

Avino AFB, Italy,

Puerto Rico

Tay Ninh, Viet Nam, Field Combat Medic, 25th Inf. United States Army (USA)

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

I have extensive experience in providing primary care, emergency care, critical care management, mental health care and crisis intervention, and direction toward determining the future plans for successful transitions into civilian life work environments.

My experience in all of these areas spans 33 years and 2 months of military experience as a physician.

My experience in providing primary care, emergency care, critical care management, preventive medicine, and mental health care, crisis intervention and suicide assessments spans 40 years of practice and advanced educational training.

My mental health experience includes both my undergraduate and graduate degrees in Psychiatric Nursing from Yale University.

My primary care experience spans over 30 years of being a Flight Surgeon and emergency physician in military deployments.

My critical care inpatient experience includes a three (-3-) year residency in anesthesiology at the University of Michigan (graduated in 1990) and also being a flight physician on four different critical care aeromedical transports and also being a Critical Care Air Transport Team physician with the USAFR.

I have also mentored the successful advancement of over ten (-10-) of my flight nurses into advanced positions, which has contributed to their successful advancement in the work fields that they have applied for. (CV’s available on request.)

Attending Physician: Department of Emergency Medicine, Salem VA, Virginia.

Employment: September 1, 2019 until May 2020, when I began my new position as the Chief Medical Officer (-CMO-) and full time Emergency Physician at the CHS Hospital, Balad AFB, Iraq.

Faculty, Emergency Medical Services (EMS),

Faculty, Emergency Medicine Residency,

Department of Emergency Medicine,

School of Medicine,

Western Michigan University,

Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Employment Period: July 2007-current (November 23, 2019)

Department Director for Preventive Medicine,

School of Medicine,

Western Michigan University,

Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Employment Period: September 2014-current.

Critical Care Helicopter Transport, Medical Director:

West Michigan Air Care,

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Medical Director for Critical Care Air Transport System

1994-2016. As the medical director for Air Care, I was involved in the process of reviewing our entire medical operation to be certified by CAMTS (Commission of Aeromedical medical transport systems). We successfully completed the very first CAMTS site evaluation and was recognized for our outstanding creation of the very first evidence based (referenced) medical protocols in the entire industry.

Staff Emergency Medicine Physician:

Kalamazoo Emergency Associates, PC.

Staff Emergency Medicine Physician,

Borgess Medical Center,

Kalamazoo, Michigan.

1994-2015

Staff Emergency Medicine Physician:

Borgess/Pipp Emergency Department

Plainwell Michigan

1995-2015

Staff Emergency Medicine Physician:

Metro Health,

Grand Rapids, Michigan

Staff Emergency Medicine Physician

August 1990-August 1994

Staff Emergency Medicine Physician and Faculty Emergency Medicine Residency:

Detroit Receiving Hospital,

Emergency Department

Detroit, Michigan

1984-1987

TEACHING AWARDS:

Emergency Medicine Residency,

Michigan State University/ Kalamazoo

FACULTY TEACHING AWARD (Given to only 1 Emergency Medicine Faculty Member)

2011,

2012,

2013.

RESEARCH:

Medication Assisted Intubation Matrix:

Poster Board Presentation: MSU/KCMS research day,

April 12, 2006

Poster Board Presentation: ACEP Scientific Conference, Seattle, Washington

October 2007

Aero-Medical EMS Specialty Track for Emergency Medicine Residents: A Pilot Study:

Poster board presentation: ACEP Scientific Meeting, Seattle, Washington,

October 2013

Poster board presentation: Air Medical Transport Conference (AMTC), Virginia Beach, Virginia,

October 2013

Determining Flight Radius for Helicopter Transport for Successful PCI in ACUTE ST/EMI Patients. Poster Board Presentation at AMTC, Virginia Beach, 10-2013.

Poster board presentation: ACEP Scientific Meeting, Seattle, Washington,

October 2013.

Poster board presentation: AMTC, Virginia Beach, Virginia,

October 2013

Airtraq- Successful Use in an Air-Medical Transport System.

Poster board presentation: Critical Care Society, Puerto Rico, January 2013

Poster board presentation: MSU/KCMS research Day, April 2013

Poster board presentation: AMTC, Virginia Beach, October 2013

Effectiveness of Initiating Targeted Hypothermia in Post-Cardiac Arrest Patients by an Air Medical Team.

Poster board presentation: AMTC, Virginia Beach, October 2013

Non-Military Awards:

Marquis Who’s Who:

Preventive Medicine Physician of the Year 2014

IAOPT:

Honors Dr. Glenn S. Ekblad, “Top Physician of the Year” 2016-2017,

Director of Preventive Medicine, WMU, School of Medicine.

MEMBERSHIPS

APHA: American Public Health Association

APTR: Association for Prevention Teaching and Research

ACEP: American College of Emergency Physicians

AOA: American Osteopathic Association

ACOEM: American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

AMPA: Air Medical Physician Association

AMSUS: Association of Military Surgeons of The United States (Life Member)

ROA: Reserve Officers Association (Life Member)

VFW: Veterans of Foreign Wars (Life Member)

Current BLS/ACLS/PALS/ALSO Provider Cards:

AHA/ACLS-Provider: Good until 9-2023

AHA/ACLS-Instructor: Good until 9-2023

AHA/Basic CPR-Provider: Good until 8-2023

AHA/Basic CPR-Instructor: Good until 8-2023

AHA/PALS-Provider: Good until 5-2023

AHA/PALS-Instructor Good until 5-2023

American Academy of Family Physicians/

Advanced Life Support Obstetrics (ALSO) Good until 7-2024

Am. College of Surgeons, ATLS Good until 2021

Glenn Ekblad, DO, MPH, MSN, BSN, ABEM and ACEP Board Certified.

ABEM Board certified in both Emergency Medicine and also in EMS Medicine.

***********@*****.***

Cell Phone: 269-***-****

Home Address:

28 Christian Road,

Battle Creek, MI. 49014

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