Lawrence E HeiskellDr. Heiskell is the founder and medical director for the International School of Tactical Medicine, the first and only state and federally approved tactical medicine school approved by the California Commission on Peace Officers Standards and Trainin (POST) and the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Dr. Heiskell is residency trained and board certified in emergency medicine and family practice and has been a practicing emergency physician for more than 32 years. Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Heiskell spent 5 years with the United States Antarctic Research Program and served on three expeditions to Antarctica and the South Pole. He was awarded the Congressional Antarctic Service Medal in 1979. He has 29 years of experience as a SWAT team physician beginning as a reserve deputy with the Kern County Sheriff's Department in Bakersfield, California. He is currently a reserve police officer and tactical physician with the Palm Springs Police Department in Palm Springs, California. Dr. Heiskell served on an 18-agency member tactical medicine coalition under the auspices of the California Commission on Police Officer Standards and Training and California Emergency Medical Authority (EMSA) to create the State of California Tactical Medicine Operational Programs and Standardized Training Recommendations. He is a graduate of Riverside Sheriff's Office (RSO) SWAT School, National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) School, Heckler & Koch SWAT School, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) SWAT School. Dr. Heiskell has lectured extensively in the United States and abroad on tactical emergency medicine and has published over 70 articles and other publications on tactical medicine topics. Dr. Heiskell has provided special operations emergency medical support for the FBI, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF). Read More Read Less