Joseph F. Clark, Ph.D.

I have been asked multiple times what happened to some of the people I talked about in “My Ambulance Education”. Holly, Bill, My brother, and others are real people and their stories are equally interesting and important. They shaped my life and in many ways, continue to do so. There is a metaphor of two [...]

July 2010 showed a 25% increase in traffic to this blog. Thanks for visiting. Let me give you some bits of information. The blog is now connected to 3 RSS and companion blog feeds. I plan on starting two blog series: one in August concerning “My Graduate Education” and one a brief teaching series that [...]

I recently had the dubious distinction to participate in and serve on an national institutes of health grant review called an NIH study section. I’ve done this before and have reviewed lots of grants over the years, but there have been a lot of changes recently and it is a whole new experience that is [...]

Dear EMS practitioners, I apologize in advance if some of this is indelicate, but it is one person’s opinion and is intended to advance the profession. Yours truly, Joe Clark Prehospital care is medical treatment and care that is given by ambulance personnel, often in an ambulance. EMTs and paramedics provide a wide range services [...]

Ever wonder where the term “catty” came from. It came from cats. A friend has three cats. Two males and one female. The female named Libby is petite and precocious. One of the males, named Winston, is the senior cat in the house with the middle male, Clovis, having been adopted as a playmate for [...]

I wanted to express an opinion to my EMS colleagues. This is not a policy statement or educational mandate, but simply one person’s opinion and an invitation to think about some types of brain pathology seen in the pre-hospital setting. Please recall that my career is concerning the diagnosis, treatment and work towards improving the [...]

Remember My Graduate Education will be published on my blog starting August 15th just in time for going back to school. Please keep reading my blog so you do not miss a chapter. Here is the table of contents: Introduction Foreword Chapter 1 – My Career as an Athletic Trainer Chapter 2 – The Cost [...]

When I write an article, accepting no payment, while trying to educate medical professionals in saving lives; I should not be expected to take on an unlimited financial liability.

I received a heart breaking email recently. Frankly it made me cry.