EMS Medical Directors

About the Operational Medical Director (OMD)

This is a doctor who, after being vetted through the Office of EMS, selects an EMS agency to support and provide guidance for:

• Interpersonal relationships between their agency and the hospitals
• Patient care

OMD Support

By coming to the four meetings a year held by TEMS, they collaborate with each other to discuss the successfulness of current protocols, suggest new interventions/procedures based on the latest studies, correct inconsistencies in care, and help define the scope of practice for the regions’ providers.

Sharing Feedback

What should I do if I have a praise or complaint regarding patient care or if I would like a protocol reviewed? Fill out the Regional PI Form.

OMD Duties and Responsibilites

• Promotes optimal and consistent prehospital patient care throughout the region.
• Establish and maintain regional patient care protocols, training guidelines, quality improvement programs and other policies, plans and practices utilized by or between EMS agencies and hospitals.
• Help ensure optimal and consistent patient care.  
• Address relevant EMS physician responsibilities delineated in the Virginia Regulations Governing Emergency Medical Services using the combined strength of committee, EMS agency leadership and council staff.
• Decisions are made by majority vote but compromise and consensus are expected methods used to arrive at decisions which neither oppress the minority nor sacrifice quality patient care.

New Treatment or Protocols

The OMD’s agree on the regions direction for providers and the Education and Training Committee creates the training documents/protocols to support in the rollout of the new initiative. These are then passed through the OMD committee and the Medical Operations Committee for approval.

Additional Support

Protocol Review Request

Treatment Protocol Development