SEPTEMBER / IN THIS ISSUE, edition 1

• Student Minimum Competency for Paramedic and AEMT Programs
• ACCREDITCON: Registration Now Open!
• Webinar: Implementing the 2023 CAAHEP Standards & Guidelines
• Highlights from the CoAEMSP Presentations @NAEMSE Annual Symposium
• Facts-at-a-Glance
• Number of Paramedic Programs

Student Minimum Competency

AEMT SMC

Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Student Minimum Competency Model Guideline

NASEMSO has released a model guidance document that provides recommendations for verification of student minimum competencies (SMC). 

Access the document here.

Paramedic SMC

went into effect earlier this year

On January 1, 2023, the revised recommendations for the Student Minimum Competencies went into effect. Any cohort starting now should be under these new recommendations.

Watch these previously recorded webinars that support your Paramedic program’s success.

Overview/Demonstration Webinar

Supporting Q&A Webinar

Panel Discussion with Program Directors Who Have Implemented the New SMC

November 8 Webinar

Implementing the 2023 CAAHEP Standards & Guidelines

Wednesday, November 8 at 1 pm Central Time

Implementing the 2023 CAAHEP Standards & Guidelines for the EMS Professions

At the conclusion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Learn the implementation schedule
• Identify the changes to the CAAHEP Standards & Guidelines
• Discuss best practices for implementing the revised CAAHEP Standards & Guidelines

Facilitators:

• Michael Miller, EdD, RN, NRP, Assistant Director, CoAEMSP
• Patricia Tritt, MA, RN, Technical Consultant, CoAEMSP

The revised CAAHEP Standards for Paramedic programs will be effective January 1, 2024, and are posted here.

Read more on how this will impact your program.

NAEMSE Annual Symposium

Highlights from the CoAEMSP Presentations

The CoAEMSP team was honored to present at the annual National Association of EMS Educators (NAEMSE) symposium in August. If you couldn’t make it, fear not – here are some of the highlights from the CoAEMSP presentations.

Program Citations between 2018 – 2022 (N=473)

• 52% (245) of programs had NO citations
• Mean of 4.75 citations per program (228)
• Top 5 most common citations – it’s ok - every one of them can be addressed 

#5: III.C.1. Resources – Curriculum

#4: III.D. Resources – Resource Assessment

#3: III.B.1.a.6) Resources – Program Director Responsibilities (preceptor training)

#2: IV.A.2.b. Student and Graduate Evaluation/Assessment - Documentation

#1 – IV.A.1. Student and Graduate Evaluation/Assessment – Student Evaluation-Frequency and Purpose

Want to go deeper? Check out the CoAEMSP slides from the NAEMSE conference 

• CoAEMSP /CAAHEP Update 
• Paramedic Program Accreditation: Best Practices and Common Questions
• CAAHEP Standards and Guidelines Revisions  

From left: (staff) Jennifer Anderson Warwick, George Hatch, Mike Miller, Patricia Trtt, (board members) Dan Batsie, Megan Corry, Jeff McDonald, Ken McKenna

CoAEMSP Facts-at-a-Glance

Programs By Sponsor Type

For the up to the up-to-the-minute list of CoAEMSP Letter of Review and CAAHEP Accredited Paramedic Programs, click here.