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Validated: The IBSC Podcast

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Validated is the official podcast of the International Board of Specialty Certification (IBSC), exploring advanced paramedicine across critical care, flight, community, tactical, and wilderness medicine. Through conversations with subject matter experts and frontline clinicians, we go beyond the exam to examine real-world decision-making, professional growth, and what it truly means to be validated in today’s EMS environment.

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Microcredentials: Building Specialized Expertise in Critical Care Transport 03.07.2026 38:14

In Episode 3 of Validated , Mike Verkest and John Clark are joined by IBSC CEO Graham Pierce and Hanna Thompson, a paramedic and educator with Life Link III, to explore the growing role of microcredentials in critical care transport. The conversation focuses on the IBSC Maternal-Fetal Transport Microcredential, why it was developed, and how focused credentials can help clinicians strengthen their...

Episode 2: Building the Blueprint: The Hospital Paramedic Survey 15.05.2026 34:31

In Episode 2 of Validated: The Official Podcast of the IBSC , Mike Verkest and John Clark continue the conversation around the developing hospital-based paramedic certification. This episode breaks down the next major step in the process: the national survey built from the job task analysis. John explains why community input matters, how the survey helps shape the future exam blueprint, and why bo...

Episode 1: The Future of the Hospital Based Paramedic 24.04.2026 30:19

Welcome to the debut episode of Validated: The International Board of Specialty Certification Podcast . Host Mike Verkest is joined by John Clark to discuss the launch of the podcast and the exciting work underway to develop a new certification pathway for hospital paramedics. Together, they break down how paramedics are already thriving in emergency departments, ICUs, cath labs, rapid response te...