Organizations Filed Purposes:
CALS IMPROVES PATIENT CARE IN THE UNITED STATES AND GLOBALLY BY PROVIDING ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT EDUCATION TO RURAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS.
PROVIDE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT EDUCATION TO RURAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS TO IMPROVE PATIENT CARE.
RURAL AMERICA IS HOME TO 25% OF THE US POPULATION, BUT JUST 10% OF DOCTORS. IN THESE RESOURCE LIMITED SETTINGS, RURAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS MUST TREAT A WIDE VARIETY OF EMERGENCIES, FROM CARDIAC AND TRAUMA TO OBSTETRICS AND STROKE, WITHOUT THE SPECIALISTS OR ADVANCED EQUIPMENT FOUND IN URBAN AREAS. THEIR ABILITY TO CARE FOR CRITICALLY ILL OR INJURED PATIENTS CAN BE VASTLY IMPROVED WITH APPROPRIATE TRAINING AND EDUCATION - SPECIFICALLY, THE COMPREHENSIVE, TEAM-BASED TRAINING PROGRAMS PROVIDED BY CALS.COMPREHENSIVE ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT RURAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL EDUCATION (CALS) IS AN EDUCATION PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED FOR RURAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL TEAMS. CALS COVERS A BROAD RANGE OF EMERGENCIES IN A SINGLE CURRICULUM UNIQUELY SUITED FOR RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENTS. THE CALS PROGRAM PROVIDES EMERGENCY MEDICINE FOR RURAL AND REMOTE COMMUNITIES. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 2019-2020, CALS PROVIDED COURSES IN MINNESOTA-17, WISCONSIN-3, MAINE-2, OKLAHOMA-1, IOWA-1 EDUCATING 696 EMERGENCY HEALTHCARE INDIVIDUALS PRIOR TO THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE CALS PROGRAM IS PROUD TO BE THE EXCLUSIVE PROVIDER OF EMERGENCY TRAINING TO U.S. EMBASSY MEDICAL PERSONNEL AROUND THE GLOBE. THIS PAST YEAR, 16 PARTICIPANTS COMPLETED TRAINING, WITH MORE THAN 2400 OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE'S FOREIGN-SERVICE MEDICAL PERSONNEL IN TOTAL HAVE COMPLETED CALS TRAINING. FOLLOWING THE START OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, THE REQUESTS FOR CALS EDUCATION INCREASED AS RURAL HOSPITALS RECOGNIZED THEIR NEED FOR TEAM TRAINING, AIRWAY MANAGEMENT, AND CRITICAL CARE KNOWLEDGE TO CARE FOR COVID-19 PATIENTS WHO COULD NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO OTHER FACILITIES. CALS WAS ABLE TO RE-INITIATE COURSES AND EDUCATION.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Ann Gihl | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $95,335 |
| Paul Lakeman | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - THRU 10/19 | 40 | $83,663 |
| Michael Wilcox Md | TREASURER | 2 | $5,938 |
| Wendy Woster Md | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $2,363 |
| Steve Dunlop Md | SECRETARY | 6 | $2,150 |
| Donald Lum Md | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $1,499 |
| Karie Pearce Rn | PRESIDENT | 2 | $1,438 |
| Sandy Dahl Pa-C | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $1,261 |
| Nicole Swett Np | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $1,203 |
| Paul Van Gorp Md | VICE PRESIDENT | 2 | $1,062 |
| L Dave Larson Md | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $281 |
| William Wolff | BOARD MEMBER (THROUGH 11/19) | 1 | $0 |
| Darrell Carter Md | EX-OFFICIO/PROGRAM DIRECTO | 6 | $0 |
| Greg Kerola Emt-P | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Gail Brandt Jd | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Kevin Smith Mha | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kathleen Newell Phd | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| David Garloff Edd | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
| Todd Grant Md | BOARD MEMBER | 2 | $0 |
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