Joseph "Joe" Janosko, CEP, AAS

Joe is a Senior at the University of Arizona majoring in EMS with a minor in Biochemistry, who serves as the Chief of EMS at UAEMS. Responsible for overseeing UAEMS operations and enhancing our relationships with the community we serve and our agency partners, the Chief of EMS ensures that UAEMS continues to meet and exceed its mission and values.

Joe completed his paramedic certification and earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Paramedicine from Pima Community College in 2023 (where he now works part-time as a workforce instructor), and will graduate the UofA in May of 2026. Joe joined UAEMS in the Spring of 2022, and previously served as the Captain of Training. Joe is from Los Angeles, CA, and enjoys being in the outdoors in his spare time.

Joe says that his most valuable experience here at UAEMS has been "seeing all of these amazing providers learn and grow in this agency and continue their education, go on to do great things in the workforce, and take on leadership roles within and outside the agency."

Following graduation, Joe is planning on applying to medical school, focusing on emergency and disaster medicine.