Cpt. Janick Lewis, NRP, serves as New Orleans EMS' first Recruit Academy Coordinator. He's worked since 2022 to implement his agency's first in house EMT Recruit training program. In adopting best practices, he has partnered with EMS Corps to ensure success. With EMS Corps guidance the NOEMS Recruit Academy integrates core EMT curriculum with NAEMT and agency specific training in a flipped classroom setting, while providing case management, life coaching, and physical fitness training to his recruits. He's passionate about providing the opportunity to develop strong EMS providers from within the community his agency strives to serve.