Miranda Bothwell was always involved with summer camps and sports in high school, and translated that excellence into teaching, becoming the Public Education Coordinator with Middlesex London Paramedic Service. She’s now been in that position for seven years and started in the paramedic profession because she loved being engaged locally, and having the opportunity to interact with a wide range of people.
When she started working as a front-line paramedic, she started to teach first aid, focusing on things people can do before first responders get there. Nowadays, Bothwell is trying like the masses to function as an educator during the pandemic.
Her advice to hopeful educators is simple. It’s okay to test things out, and you may turn a perceived negative into a strength along the way.
Within all her successes, Bothwell still finds the most joy when she gets a call from a former student of hers that has applied their acquired knowledge.
She has been a paramedic now for 15 years.
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