Georgian faculty Rob Theriault was recognized by
his own alma mater, Centennial College, last fall as a
nominee for a Colleges Ontario Premier's Award in the
health sciences category.
For three decades, Rob has been saving lives as a
paramedic. For the past 10, he has been teaching future
paramedics at Georgian.
Shortly after graduating from college, Rob began
working as a critical care flight paramedic aboard the
Ontario Ministry of Health air ambulance helicopter
Bandage One, now known as Ornge. He looked after
some of the most critically ill and injured patients in the
province. In recognition of his expertise, he was assigned
as a personal paramedic to two former U.S. presidents
and in 1995 was featured in the award-winning Discovery
Channel series FlightPath: Bandage One.
Rob is a published author and international speaker.
His achievements have also been noticed by others.
He is a recipient of the Governor General of Canada
EMS Exemplary Service medal, the Queen Elizabeth II
Diamond Jubilee medal, and for his innovative work as an
educator he was awarded the Colleges Ontario Innovative
Teaching with Technology Award.
Rob continues to work part-time as an advanced care
paramedic in southern Ontario.
ROB THERIAULT
Professor, Primary and Advanced Care Paramedic programs
FACULTY
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