Collegiate EMS Week
Collegiate EMS Week, which takes place during the second full week in November and was modeled after National EMS Week in May sponsored by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and endorsed by Congress, is a week-long recognition and celebration of campus-based EMS and provides an annual opportunity for campus-based EMS organizations to highlight their activities and educate their communities.
Below you may access a wide variety of information from public service announcements and press releases to ideas for EMS Week activities. All materials are designed to help you inform your campus and surrounding communities about collegiate EMS as well as EMS in general. This information is intended to be a starting point, feel free to modify it and add your own information.
Colleges develop and train those that will serve as future leaders both within the healthcare community and community at large. NCEMSF encourages you to develop activities that not only reach out to your campus community, but also include your campus’ greater community.
To kick off Collegiate EMS Week each year, NCEMSF sponsors National Collegiate CPR Day (see associated page). The goal is to see that as many people receive CPR training as possible. Even if you cannot kick off your EMS Week with this event, we hope you will consider it as a part of your EMS Week activities.
To highlight your group’s activities during EMS Week and to help NCEMSF publicize EMS Week such that it gains notoriety and acceptance please submit any materials you develop and any documentation that you create or gather as part of these events to NCEMSF. Newspaper clippings, videos, pictures, brochures and other handouts are all appreciated.
Collegiate EMS Week will be held the following days:
27th Annual Collegiate EMS Week: November 10-16, 2025
Have a safe and enjoyable EMS Week!
- default Official EMS Week Proclamation 2025 (190 KB)
- National Collegiate EMS Foundation: Everything you need to know and more...
- How important is campus EMS? Here are some statistics to share...
- default CPR Day Letter 2025 (178 KB)
- Sample Activities for EMS Week
- Time for an Open House? Ten easy steps for hosting a successful open house
- Emergency Medical Services Health Fair
- Networking Is an Effective Way to Promote EMS
- Now Presenting: Presenting and executing successful, communicative presentations
- default Make yourself known! A sample letter to your school's administration (20 KB)
- Media Releases: What's the Deal?
- Public Service Announcements: What's the deal?
- Get on TV! How to Promote EMS in the Media
- Dorm Room First Aid Kits
- From Accidents to Overdose: How to Promote EMS in the Media
- When to Call an Ambulance: Information on recognizing emergencies and when to call for help
- Emergency Etiquette: Minding Your Safety Ps and Qs
- EMS Week Survey
ACEP EMS Week Planning Guide (PDF)
Media coverage of past Campus EMS Week celebrations and events:
- EMS World Magazine
- Jones and Bartlett Publishing
- Rice University EMS
- RPI Ambulance
- University of San Francisco EMRS
- SUNY Oswego SAVAC
- Cornell University EMS
- pdf Illini EMS
Contact the NCEMSF EMS Week Coordinator with questions: emsweek@ncemsf.org.
