Recorded on September 22, 2021
The current Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) Standards and Guidelines for the Accreditation of Educational Programs in the Emergency Medical Services Professions became effective in January 2015. Per CAAHEP policies, each Committee on Accreditation (CoA) under the CAAHEP umbrella reviews its profession’s current Standards and Guidelines at least once every ten (10) years.
Recorded on September 9, 2021
Christopher Metsgar, MBA, MS, NRP and Patricia Tritt, MA, RN
This session will help the learner understand how the Dean can support the Paramedic program. Concepts such as annual reports, resource assessment, accreditation / reaccreditation, advisory committee, grievances, and general support will be discussed. After this session, the learner will be able to:
Recorded August 12, 2021
Dennis Edgerly, BS, EMT-P, and Paul Rosenberger, EdD, NRP
This session will help the learner understand the role of high-stake or summative examinations within their EMS program. Concepts such as examination validity, reliability and item analysis will be discussed. Sample items will be shown and reviewed demonstrating the evaluation analysis process.
After the session, the learner will be able to:
Recorded July 8, 2021
Megan Corry, EdD, NRP and Doug York, NRP, PS
Maintaining accreditation of a Paramedic program is the primary responsibility of the program director. Join Megan and Doug to learn about best practices, including:
Your site visitors inquire how you document the progression of student learning. What are they asking for and how can you demonstrate that your program is not just focused on checking the boxes, but on communication among faculty, including the Medical Director, and monitoring student progression in attaining competencies in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains?
Speaker: Lori Burns
Moderator: Jennifer Anderson Warwick
Recorded December 2, 2020
Accredited Paramedic educational programs must ensure that clinical and field educators who evaluate students have completed preceptor orientation/training. Sometimes the program provides that orientation/training directly and other times the clinical site or field agency provides their own program. How can a program director ensure that quality training is provided, and all preceptors complete this orientation/training? Learn about how other programs structure their preceptor orientation/training, track completions, and ensure quality with outside agency training. Discuss issues around preceptor competency and maintenance of training over time.
Slides: 2023 Preliminary Draft CAAHEP Standards
