Austin Mandeville

Name: Austin Mandeville
Department: Health Sciences
Department: Emergency Medical Care Program
Rank: Assistant Professor
Title: Distance Program Coordinator
Work Phone:  828.227.7113
Work Email:  wmandeville@email.wcu.edu
Office Address: HHS 432

Education:
Masters Health Sciences, Western Carolina University, Emergency Medical Care
Bachelors Emergency Medical Care, Western Carolina University, EMS Management

Licenses and Specialty Credentialing:
Nationally Registered Paramedic
North Carolina Paramedic
South Carolina Paramedic

Experience: 13 Years in EMS including EMT, Paramedic, Training Officer, and Business Development. 6 years in EMS Education. including initial education in certificate and community college programs, as well as a paramedic program development and program director experience.  

Area of Expertise: Paramedic Competency Assessment

Primary Teaching Responsibilities:
EMC 240 Intro to Emergency Medical Care
EMC 241 Basic Emergency Medical Techniques
EMC 341 Intro to Clinical Medicine Lab
EMC 360 Acute Fluids & Respiratory Emergency     
EMC 420 Maternal & Child Emergency Care                  
EMC 421 Maternal & Child Emergency Care Lab                          
EMC 451 Advanced ECG Interpretation

Scholarly Interests: I am currently evaluating paramedic competency and researching reliable and statistically sound methods for determining paramedic competency.

Service Interests:  I am an active member at the state and national level serving on several committees and subcommittees to develop and ensure the progression of the EMS profession. 

Associations:
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians
National Association of EMS Educators
South Carolina EMS Association

Committees and Subcommittees:
South Carolina EMS Training Committee
South Carolina Education Task Force Subcommittee

Bio:
I graduated WCU with my BS in 2014 and master’s degree also from WCU in 2018. I joined the Western Carolina Emergency Medical Care team in October of 2018, and in August I will assume the role as the EMC Distance Program Coordinator. Prior to coming to coming to WCU, I was the Director of Education and Paramedic Program Director at Low Country Regional EMS. We served the entire Lowcountry area (Charleston to Hilton Head). I started in EMS just over 10 years ago in Panama City, Florida and have had the pleasure of working all over the Southeast. I have worked in nearly all aspects of EMS including EMT, Paramedic, FTO, Training Officer, and Management.

I have been married to my wife Shana for almost 20 years and we have 2 wonderful boys, Aiden and Kager. We enjoy everything outside and spend most of our time outdoors whether it’s exploring the trails, or backpacking and fishing the local streams.

Oh yeah and I LOVE COFFEE!