Alert Medic 1 members Mustafa, Josh, and Ken discuss EMS education, pay, reimbursement, and the NAEMT interview. They debate the Advanced Medic Practitioner concept and advocate for fair compensation for paramedics. Topics include EMS advocacy, paramedic practitioner controversy, and the need for federal billing. The guests emphasize the importance of standardizing paramedic education and valuing experienced paramedics. They also touch on NAEMT's advocacy efforts, challenges in EMS support, and the balance of education in EMS.

Mustafa is a singer, songwriter, and poet from Toronto. He gained national recognition in Canada for his poetry. in 2016, he served on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Youth Advisory Council. Later, as a songwriter, he contributed to the Grammy award-winning album Starboy by The Weeknd, and he’s written songs for Usher, Camila Cabello, and others. In May 2021, he released his own debut album, called When Smoke Rises, inspired by his experiences losing friends to inner-city violence. His album’s been critically acclaimed, and it was shortlisted for the Polaris Prize. I spoke to Mustafa about his song "Air Forces," a track he made with his longtime collaborator, Grammy-winning producer Frank Dukes, plus Swedish artist Simon on the Moon, and Jamie xx. For more visit, songexploder.net/mustafa.