Bill Young

Dr. Bill Young, NRP, Ed.D., is the program director of the Eastern Kentucky University Department of Paramedicine, the second oldest CoAEMSP accredited program in the nation. He has worked in emergency medical services since 1975. He began his career running calls for a small fire department near Williamsburg, Kentucky long before the term “first responder” existed. Young has worked as a street medic, training officer, supervisor, state regulator and educator. He attended Cumberland College (now University of the Cumberland’s) and earned a master’s degree in leadership from Regis University. He earned his doctorate degree in educational leadership.