Pro EMS
Alexandra Boden has extensive experience in emergency medical services and biomedical research. Since December 2016, Alexandra has worked as an EMT-B for Pro EMS, responding to 911 calls in Cambridge and conducting non-emergency transfers for local hospitals. Prior to this role, Alexandra served as an undergraduate researcher at Tufts University from September 2013 to May 2016, focusing on fish neuromuscular physiology with an emphasis on electromyographic studies of lamprey responses and bluegill muscular innervation during swimming. Additionally, Alexandra gained exposure to various medical specialties by shadowing at Emerson Hospital in June 2013, observing procedures in neurology, interventional radiology, and emergency medicine. Alexandra holds a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from Tufts University.
Pro EMS
Pro EMS has served the City of Cambridge, Massachusetts since 1969, providing 911 emergency medical services in cooperation with the Cambridge Fire, Police and Emergency Communications Departments. Additionally, we provide emergency medical services to Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Pro EMS partners with Emerson Hospital to provide advanced life support (ALS) services to the communities of Boxborough, Carlisle, Concord, Lincoln, Maynard, Stowe and Weston, collectively known as the Central Middlesex Emergency Response Association (CMERA), operating under the Emerson Paramedics brand. Primary backup services are provided to the towns of Watertown and Belmont. Pro EMS also works with several related entities. Pro EMS Center for Medics, a CoAEMSP accredited paramedic and EMS training center, Prodigy, a CAPCE accredited online learning management system and Pro EMS Solutions, our EMS reimbursement, technology and administrative services division. We’ve been recognized by numerous state and national organizations for our commitment to excellence. Pro EMS was the first ambulance service in Massachusetts to be accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Ambulance Services (CAAS) and we are current members of the Academy of International Mobile Healthcare Integration (AIMHI), a national collective of high-performance EMS systems.