Jamie Johnston, RMT, SMT (CC)

Jamie is a Registered Massage Therapist, former massage college instructor, first responder/first aid instructor and volunteer firefighter in Victoria, BC. He graduated from the West Coast College of Massage Therapy in 2010 and has been working as an RMT ever since with a focus on sports and sport injuries. As a massage therapy student Jamie began volunteering with the Victoria Grizzlies Junior A hockey club and has been with the team ever since as an RMT and first responder.

Prior to massage therapy school, Jamie worked as an industrial first aid attendant for six years and began volunteering with the fire department in 2002. In 2010 he became certified as a first aid instructor and later as a first responder instructor. He has since taught RMT students and RMT colleague’s first aid and how to handle medical emergencies within their practice; he considers this to be one of the best parts of his career.

Jamie is the founder of the Massage Therapist Development Centre (www.theMTDC.com), which is a collaborative blog dedicated to the development of RMTs.