Sean Teed

MEd, BAppB:ES, Critical Care Paramedic

Sean currently works as a medical program specialist and is a licensed paramedic in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, and is currently completing a certificate in Change Management.  Sean has practice experience in critical care transport and flight paramedicine, emergency department practice and consults on paramedic education.  Sean’s career in paramedicine has reached 30 years and he enjoys his time as an interprofessional educator and instructor at Dalhousie University.  He facilitates and co-facilitates medical students within the faculty of medicine and learners within the Master of Physician Assistant program at Dalhousie University.   A part of Sean’s career spans flying in Ontario as a critical care paramedic which led to an interest in education.  The evolution of this interest resulted in the role of a lead educator for the Academy of Transport Medicine at Ornge.  Sean has been developing curriculum for various levels of paramedic licensure and paramedic practice environments for nearly 15 years now.  Sean also worked in ambulance service operations within Ontario as a deputy chief of education and quality assurance championing Patient Safety concepts and promoting Just Culture.  Sean’s personal vision is to put “care” back in ‘care’er and chooses to do this by connecting with folks and appreciating their story.  Sean was recognized for his Exemplary Service in 2019 with the Governor General’s Emergency Medical Services Exemplary Services Award.   Upon his return home to Nova Scotia, Sean embraced practicing as a critical care paramedic in the Emergency Department of the QEII Health Sciences Centre.  His interest in education followed him as he became the paramedic educator for the emergency department and the first regulator approved critical care paramedic education program in Nova Scotia.  Sean also became the inaugural elected council member to the College of Paramedics Nova Scotia (now the Nova Scotia Regulator of Paramedicine).   Since the completion of his master’s in education, Sean believes in challenging the historical approaches to paramedic education program delivery.   He believes in developing curriculum and adopting frameworks that enable more inclusivity and social responsiveness in paramedic education.  Sean participated in the development of the Paramedic Essential Regulatory Requirements with the Canadian Organization of Paramedic Regulators and is also proud of being invited to contribute to the development of the Paramedic Association of Canada’s National Competency Framework Paramedics as an emergency department subject matter expert working group lead.   Sean is currently advocating for higher education within Canadian paramedicine.  Sean lives close to Peggy’s Cove in Nova Scotia with his wife and family and enjoys life by the salt water.