Caregiving Insights with Alex and John

Today's Episode Dr. Raj is joined by Todd Keitz of the “Caregiving
Insights” podcast to talk with father/daughter duo Alex and John
about their joint adventures working together as EMTs in
Connecticut.  Today’s Guest Alex is about to finish up her
Neuroscience degree at Middlebury College with a minor in Theatre.
During her time as a student, Alex took off a semester to work as a
medical assistant at a local hospital in Vermont to help alleviate
the staffing issues with the COVID-19 pandemic. Outside of
medicine, Alex performs with an improv comedy troupe and an
acapella group on campus and has starred in the occasional short
film. We often hear of a child following a parent’s footsteps by
going into the family business or going into the same line of work.
That being said, it's probably less likely you've heard of a
daughter or son becoming an EMT because their dad was an EMT - and
following in her dad's footsteps she also became an EMT at the age
of 16. John spent his professional career in advertising and
marketing in the US and Europe, but always had an interest in
medicine and first aid. It wasn't until his kids were in high
school that he felt he could take the time to become an EMT.
Fortunately, the Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps in Wilton, CT
sponsors two EMT classes a year for its residents. John completed
the course and became a licensed EMT and NREMT in December of 2016.
He went on to volunteer for the next six years including the
intense period during the COVID-19 lockdown in the New York area.
John also served as Secretary and President of the Wilton Corps of
EMTs. Training young EMTs is a central objective to WVAC, and
unlike many services, the group accepts EMTs as young as 16 years
old. Last year, John and his wife bought a small inn on Cape Cod
and had to leave WVAC. He will never forget how much he learned and
grew through serving as an EMT including the notable life
experience and sharing several shifts on the ambulance with his
daughter Alex.  About Dr. Raj Dr Raj is a quadruple board
certified physician and associate professor at the University of
Southern California. He was a co-host on the TNT series Chasing the
Cure with Ann Curry, a regular on the TV Show The Doctors for the
past 7 seasons and has a weekly medical segment on ABC news Los
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