Emergency Medical Technician
1975: After that summer, Howard returned to school in Enterprise, Utah, and resumed volunteering at DRMC. When he was 16 years old, he had volunteered more than 2,000 hours. The hospital hired Howard, and he was officially on the payroll at DRMC. He was hired as an ER tech and ran the emergency room, calling in doctors when needed.
As an ER tech, Howard was granted permission to drive an ambulance at age 16—two years younger than the required age—making him the youngest person at the time to become an EMT and ambulance driver in the state of Utah.
1976: By the time he was 17, Howard had trained to be the equivalent of a paramedic. The year of 1976 was busy for Howard as he worked in the ER, answered emergency ambulance calls, and attended Dixie State College to attain his premed degree.
1975: After that summer, Howard returned to school in Enterprise, Utah, and resumed volunteering at DRMC. When he was 16 years old, he had volunteered more than 2,000 hours. The hospital hired Howard, and he was officially on the payroll at DRMC. He was hired as an ER tech and ran the emergency room, calling in doctors when needed.
As an ER tech, Howard was granted permission to drive an ambulance at age 16—two years younger than the required age—making him the youngest person at the time to become an EMT and ambulance driver in the state of Utah.
1976: By the time he was 17, Howard had trained to be the equivalent of a paramedic. The year of 1976 was busy for Howard as he worked in the ER, answered emergency ambulance calls, and attended Dixie State College to attain his premed degree.
1975: After that summer, Howard returned to school in Enterprise, Utah, and resumed volunteering at DRMC. When he was 16 years old, he had volunteered more than 2,000 hours. The hospital hired Howard, and he was officially on the payroll at DRMC. He was hired as an ER tech and ran the emergency room, calling in doctors when needed.
As an ER tech, Howard was granted permission to drive an ambulance at age 16—two years younger than the required age—making him the youngest person at the time to become an EMT and ambulance driver in the state of Utah.
1976: By the time he was 17, Howard had trained to be the equivalent of a paramedic. The year of 1976 was busy for Howard as he worked in the ER, answered emergency ambulance calls, and attended Dixie State College to attain his premed degree.