An emergency led Heather Yazdanipour to a career as an EMT.
Then: Her arm was crushed in an industrial accident, and she was unable to return to her current job. Heather Yazdanipour said her employer offered her the opportunity for vocational education through CareerTech.
Before the accident, Yazdanipour was pursuing an art degree. Everyone in her family worked in the medical field, so when she was forced to reevaluate her career, she decided to follow their leads. She said the paramedic program at Metro Technology Centers sounded interesting. She enrolled and said she quickly “got the medical bug.”
After completing the paramedic training at Metro Tech, Yazdanipour
- Worked for an ambulance service in Oklahoma City.
- Taught EMT basic at Metro Tech.
- Worked her way up to teaching the paramedic program.
Now: Yazdanipour used her Metro Tech training to create a paramedic program at EMSA. She continued to work her way up and is now in charge of EMSA’s disaster management program, with divisions in Tulsa and Oklahoma City.
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