Analysis of Citations 

In 2010 CAAHEP awarded initial and continuing accreditation to 47 Paramedic programs. The top four Standards cited were:  

1. Medical Director Responsibilities III.B.2.a.4) - 28% 
Assurance of the competence of each graduate of the program in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains.

2. Program Director Responsibilities III.B.1.a.1) - 26%
Administration, organization, and supervision of the educational program.

3. Medical Director Responsibilities III.B.2.a.3) - 23%
Review and approval of the progress of each student throughout the program and assist in the development of appropriate corrective measures when a student does not show adequate progress.

4. Hospital/Clinical and Field/Internship Affiliations III.A.2. - 21%
For all affiliations students shall have access to adequate numbers of patients, proportionally distributed by illness, injury, gender, age, and common problems encountered in the delivery of emergency care appropriate to the level of the Emergency Medical Services Profession(s) for which training is being offered.

 

To help program directors interpret the Standards and identify key components to each area, webinars will be offered throughout the year; each one will focus on a specific Standard. In addition to the webinars, eUpdates, like this one, will elaborate on a Standard.  For dates and topics, watch for future eUpdates or visit www.coaemsp.org. 

 

Webinar for Program Directors

and Site Visitors 

CoAEMSP Interpretations: Preceptor Training    

Thursday, March 10 at 2pm ET / 1pm CT / 12noon MT / 11am PT

The goal of the webinar is for participants to describe the key components of a preceptor training / orientation program. At the end of the webinar, participants will:  

1. Define preceptor, preceptor training, and preceptor orientation
2. List the standard that deals with preceptor issues
3. Describe content that must be in the program
4. Discuss options for program delivery
5. Describe the evidence required to demonstrate that training has been completed by the preceptors

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Questions? Email or call Jennifer: jennifer@coaemsp.org or 817.330.0080 ext 114. 

Standards Interpretations  

III.B.2.a.4) Medical Director Responsibilities

Standard: The medical director must be responsible for all medical aspects of the program, including but not limited to: assurance of the competence of each graduate of the program in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains.

Interpretation: To demonstrate the medical director assures competence of each graduate in the three learning domains, documentation must include a terminal competency form for each graduate signed and dated by the Medical Director); [A CoAEMSP Terminal Competency form is available on the CoAEMSP web site for use by the program, if so desired.] At the conclusion of the program there must be a document signed by the Medical Director attesting to the competence of each graduate as an entry-level Paramedic.

The CoAEMSP Board recently approved another interpretation of the CAAHEP Standards:

III.B.1.b.1) Program Director's Qualifications (Bachelor's Degree)   The Bachelor's degree must be awarded by an academic institution that is accredited by an institutional accrediting agency that is recognized by the United States Department of Education (USDE). The Bachelor's degree may be in any major.

CoAEMSP Interpretations of the CAAHEP Standards   

Success!
San Antonio Accreditation Workshop 

Thirty-three people participated in the workshop held in San Antonio February 2-3. Despite the winter storm that hit much of the country, closed the Dallas-Ft. Worth airport and unleashed snow in San Antonio, it did not keep attendees away!

Participants experienced a workshop that left them feeling less anxious about accreditation and excited for the process. 

READ WHAT PARTICIPANTS HAD TO SAY

"I learned a lot, and the workshop made accreditation seem less scary."

 

"Really well-delivered explanations and examples of the application process and expectations for program compliance."

 

"The whole experience was just wonderful. I liked the communication between the participants and the presenters...the relaxed conversational tone...how issues requiring more detailed discussion were initially attempted to be answered and then set aside for later discussion, so as to not take over the whole conference...the ability to meet other directors and learn of their programs and challenges...to interact with the other directors and bounce ideas off one another; I liked that the presenters were friendly and approachable and showed interest and concern in the questions we asked during the conference or on the side; I liked that the presenters were able to offer ideas or resources for us to find information we were seeking. I really enjoyed this conference and discovered a plethora of useful information; it was great."

 

"Thank you all for providing this very enlightening and educational experience! I now look forward to the ISSR in a different light."

 

"I really can not say enough wonderful things about my experience at this conference...I had high expectations when I left for San Antonio; Thank You, for exceeding every expectation."