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Central Park Hero<\/h1>\n

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When he\u2019s not working full time for the state\u2019s largest health network, Timmy Li \u201911, \u201917M (PhD) can be found volunteering as an EMT in New York City\u2019s Central Park.<\/h3>\n

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DOUBLE DUTY: At the same time that Li ramped up his work as a volunteer EMT, his regular job got a lot more demanding, too. Director for clinical research for emergency medicine at Northwell Health in New York, Li says, \u201cMy workload increased tremendously during this time due to COVID-related research studies.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n

In addition to his role overseeing clinical research for emergency medicine for New York state\u2019s largest health network, Timmy Li has long been part of a team of volunteer EMTs, the Central Park Medical Unit, that responds to medical emergencies in the 800-plus-acre Manhattan park.<\/p>\n

As the pandemic reached a crisis level in the city early last spring, Li, along with other volunteers in the group, pivoted to COVID-19 response throughout the city, fulfilling a critical need, as many EMTs in the area had already fallen ill.<\/p>\n

In April, the\u00a0New York Post<\/em>\u00a0named Li \u201cHero of the Day\u201d for his role with the group.<\/p>\n

Li did not take a leave from his full-time job. In fact, he says, \u201cMy workload increased tremendously during this time due to COVID-related research studies. During the weekdays, I worked on my Northwell duties from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and then worked on the ambulance from 4 p.m. to midnight.\u201d He worked most weekends on the ambulance as well.<\/p>\n

Li continues to volunteer with the unit. \u201cWe continue to remain vigilant and are ready to supplement the New York City 911 ambulance system again, should the need arise,\u201d he said in late October.<\/p>\n

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