Kalem Malcolm, FP-C, CCEMT-P, WEMT-P

While growing up in Gardiner and New Sharon, Kalem always enjoyed science and first aid and he’s been following that love ever since. He took an EMT class during high school, then joined the Navy where he worked as a corpsman in the Cardiac ICU at the National Naval Medical Center. He also earned degrees from Montgomery County Fire/Rescue Training Academy in Maryland, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

After completing his service in the military, he returned to Maine and worked as a paramedic in several places including Franklin Memorial Hospital, Community Emergency Services in Livermore and Sugarloaf Rescue. While at Franklin Memorial Hospital in Farmington, he helped implement the transition from five individual services to one service now known as NorthStar EMS. Kalem also worked as a dispatcher before moving the West Virginia to attend Critical Care Paramedic School and work in the ICU. Then in May 2007, he returned to Maine to accept a position as a flight paramedic for LifeFlight of Maine.

When he’s not on the helicopter, you can probably find him outside enjoying such activities as hiking, camping, hunting, fishing and spending time with friends and family, including 9 nieces and nephews (with three more on the way). He also enjoys reading, movies and ice cream. Kalem lives in Bangor with his two cats.