Ambulance Girl (2006) Kathy Bates Jane Stern Robin Thomas Michael Stern Directed by Kathy Bates, who also stars, AMBULANCE GIRL tells the true story of Jane Stern (Bates), a writer suffering from depression and seeking a career change. Based on Stern's autobiographical account, the film follows her training to become an Emergency Medical Technician, with amusing results. =============== The food writers Jane and Michael Stern have been married for thirty-three years, they love each other, but Jane is feeling insecure, depressed and with phobia, while Michael has been sober for three years. Jane decides to change her life getting her fears out of her head, and is encouraged by Michael to join the training of E.M.T. in the Grafton Volunteer Fire Department. Nobody believes in the clumsy Jane, but she concludes the training period and applies to the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians and gets her certificate. She begins to work to Grafton Volunteer Fire Department, affecting her personal life and the long relationship with Michael.