Barrow County Emergency Services Captain Marty Garner completed a four-week course earlier this month on EMS Leadership
The course, which was offered through the Georgia EMS Association, was spread out over several months and only 25 students were allowed to participate.
“We are proud of Captain Garner and his dedication to enhancing his leadership abilities,” said EMS Chief Alan Shuman. “This course took a lot of his time and he worked hard to get the most out of it.”
Each week of the course focused on different areas of leadership and Emergency Medical Services. This included Leadership Development, Documentation, Finance and Government, Operation Management and Human Resource Management as well as Resource Management. It also looked at how to achieve High Performance.
“Some of the topics that I found very useful included how to prioritizing your workload,” Garner said. "I also enjoyed learning more techniques on coaching your employees and many of the human resource topics. Attending this class and applying the strategies I learned will benefit me as a leader within our department as the EMS Captain.”
