MDC To Host Randy Boaz EMS Skills Competition

May 31, 2022

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE SCHOOL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AT MIAMI DADE COLLEGE

The Randy Boaz Advanced Life Support Competition, a one-day contest for paramedic and emergency teams to perform real-life simulated situations, will be held on June 17 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Medical Campus, 950 NW 20 St.

During the competition, best practices and techniques are reinforced through emergency scenarios. Local, state, national and international teams participate.

The competition is held in memory of Randy Boaz who was a respected leader in the emergency services field and a faculty member at Medical Campus. Teams are required to check in at 7 a.m.

First, second and third-place teams will receive a certificate and trophy.

The deadline to register is June 13 at midnight. For more information, contact Ricky Barnet at (305)237-4457.

Nicole Molina

Nicole Molina, 18, is a mass communication and political science major in the Honors College at Kendall Campus. Molina, who graduated from Florida Christian School in 2021, will serve as a staff writer for The Reporter during the 2022-2023 school year. She aspires to pursue a career in law.