Hudson Valley Community College 
Department of Cardio-Respiratory & Emergency Medicine



Bob Elling, MPA, REMT-P
Faculty (hvcc), Clinical Instructor (amc)

HRC Room 415 West
Telephone (518) 629-4893
Cell phone: (518) 209-6419

e-mail:   r.elling@hvcc.edu
e-mail:   bobelling@usa.net

 

 

Some Useful Links:

HVCC Library                                                         HVCC Map & Directions to Campus 
Paramedic Certificate Program                          Paramedic Degree Program   
Regional Emergency Medical Organization    NYS Department of Health - EMS Bureau 
National Registry of EMTs                                   JEMS (EMS publication)
EMS Magazine                                                        Merginet (online EMS publication)               
Diver's Alert Network                                            Firehouse magazine
National Assoc of EMS Educators                    American Heart Association
FISDAP 

Bob's Bio:

Throughout his exciting EMS career, spanning three decades, Bob has worked as a Paramedic and EMT in municipal, volunteer and the private sectors.  He continues to be an advocate of quality EMS education at the State and National levels.

    Currently, Bob is a Clinical Instructor with Albany Medical Center.  He is responsible for teaching in the EMT-Basic and Paramedic courses at Hudson Valley Community College’s Department of Cardio-Respiratory & Emergency Medicine.  Bob is also a Professor of Management with the Andrew Jackson University which is a distance learning college in Alabama.  He works as a Paramedic in the town where he resides as well as the Times Union Center. He is also a member of the Regional Faculty for the NYS EMS Bureau as well as National Faculty for the American Heart Association.  He enjoys developing materials to help students better understand patient’s needs and conditions.

    Bob is the author of magazine articles, video scripts and books such as:

bullet Essentials of Emergency Care (3rd. ed.)
bullet First Responder Exam Preparation and Review
bullet Emergency Care Student Workbook (10th ed.)
bullet Pocket Reference For The BLS Provider (3rd ed.)
bullet Essentials of Emergency Care Instructor's Resource Manual (3rd ed.)
bullet Med-Review For The EMT-Basic
bullet Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice Volume 5 – Special Considerations & Operations Student Workbook (2nd ed.)
bullet The Paramedic Examination Review (2nd ed.)
bullet The EMT-Intermediate Examination Review  
bullet Why-Driven EMS Review (2nd ed.)
bullet Principles of Assessment for The EMS Provider
bullet Principles of Assessment for The EMS Provider Instructor Resource Manual
bullet The Emergency Care Web Companion
bullet The Paramedic Care Web Companion
bullet Paramedic: Anatomy & Physiology and the Instructor’s Resource CD
bullet Paramedic: Pathophysiology and the Instructor’s Resource CD
bullet EMT-Achieve: an On-Line Examination Website
bullet First Responder-Achieve On-Line Examination Website   
bullet A contributing author for Paramedic Care: Principles & Practice
bullet Medical Editor for Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets (6th ed
bullet Medical Editor for Nancy Caroline’s Emergency Care in the Streets Student Workbook (6th ed)
bullet A co-author of the National First Responder, Paramedic, and EMT-Intermediate curriculia
bullet A contributing author for the AHA Guidelines 2005 and the ACLS provider and instructor manuals.
bullet The EMS consultant for Tabor’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary 19th to 21st editions.

     Bob served as the HVCC Institute of Prehospital Emergency Medicine’s Program Director and was responsible for providing leadership during the expansion and initial accreditation of the paramedic program as well as the development of the AAS: EMT-P degree.  He has served as a paramedic and lieutenant for NYC EMS, Associate Director for NYS EMS, Education Coordinator for PULSE: Emergency Medical Update, Evaluation Coordinator for REMO, and a firefighter-paramedic in Colonie. 

    Bob is an advocate for CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care as well as health and fitness. He is a member of the AHA statewide ECC committee as well as the Capital District Affiliate Board.  Bob’s graduate degree is a Master's in Public Administration from State University of NY at Albany. 

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For additional information about these excellent books contact the following publishers:

Brady Publishers                            Delmar Thomson Learning

EMSbooks.com                             Jones and Barlett Publishers/AAOS 

So what are you doing this October?  Why not run the Marine Corps Marathon with me!