Health Sciences

Beth Bruner

Firefighter/Paramedic

High School: Menchville High School ('98)

Career & Technical Ed. Program Studied: EMT/Basic at New Horizons Regional Education Center

Additional Studies/Training: Tidewater Community College

A Life’s Work Saving Lives

When Beth Bruner noticed an EMT class was available at New Horizons, she says “I decided to try it for a year to see if I’d like to pursue it after school. It was phenomenal.... We learned about patient evaluation, medical and trauma stabilization, and emergency transportation to the hospital.” Most importantly, she earned an EMT-B certification card through the course. Beth then went to Tidewater Community College to pursue Paramedic studies. Because of her New Horizons studies, she was able to enter the program at a higher level. “It was an advantage that I already had it [EMT-B]; it expedited my career. I went all the way from Basic to Paramedic in my studies at TCC, and I was hired within a month of receiving national registry.”