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Jason Nadeau

BA, NRP, EMS-I
Primary Instructor
New Britain EMS

Jason Nadeau, BA, NRP, EMS-I, is an EMS educator, community outreach coordinator, and regional EMS leader with more than 20 years of field and instructional experience. He serves as the Chair of the North Central CT EMS Council Mass Casualty Care Committee and Vice-Chair of the Connecticut EMS Advisory Board’s Education & Training Committee, where he is actively involved in competency-based education initiatives and statewide curriculum design. Jason specializes in modern EMS education, scenario development, and real-world readiness training, with a passion for closing the gap between classroom success and field performance. Known for his dynamic teaching style and practical, student-centered approach, he has helped raise program performance while preparing new EMS Professionals to succeed in the unpredictable world of emergency medicine.

2026 Sessions

Are You Selling Your Students Short? The Hidden Failure of Test Driven EMS Education

Yes, I understand

Every EMS educator has seen it: a student crushes the classroom, aces exams, passes Registry—and then walks into their first real EMS call looking like they were hit by a psychological bus. The reason is simple: teaching only to the test prepares students for quiet rooms and predictable outcomes, not the chaos of EMS.

Today’s learners are bright and tech-savvy, but many grew up with structure, instant answers, and clear expectations. EMS offers none of that. Instead, we hand them yelling family members, terrible lighting, overly helpful dogs, emotional curveballs, and situations that shift faster than they can process. Expecting them to “figure it out” during field training isn’t education—it’s wishful thinking.

This session shows how to close that gap. Students need anatomy, physiology, and core skills, but content alone doesn’t equal competence. Competency-Based Education (CBE) focuses on what actually matters: decision-making, communication, adaptability, emotional regulation, and performing under pressure. We’ll explore why students struggle when real life doesn’t match the textbook and how to bring those elements into the classroom.
Attendees will leave with practical tools: realistic scenarios, communication challenges, structured debriefing strategies, and performance-based assessments that reflect real EMS demands.

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Thursday, October 01 10:30–11:30 AM
Room W222 B
Faculty

Jason Nadeau

BA, NRP, EMS-I
Primary Instructor
New Britain EMS

Jason Nadeau, BA, NRP, EMS-I, is an EMS educator, community outreach coordinator, and regional EMS leader with more than 20 years of field and instructional experience. He serves as the Chair of the North Central CT EMS Council Mass Casualty Care Committee and Vice-Chair of the Connecticut EMS Advisory Board’s Education & Training Committee, where he is actively involved in competency-based education initiatives and statewide curriculum design. Jason specializes in modern EMS education, scenario development, and real-world readiness training, with a passion for closing the gap between classroom success and field performance. Known for his dynamic teaching style and practical, student-centered approach, he has helped raise program performance while preparing new EMS Professionals to succeed in the unpredictable world of emergency medicine.
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