MCC Paramedi c Program Updates, Modifications, and Enhancements

MCC Paramedi c Program Updates, Modifications, and Enhancements

Objective To enhance the student experience through clarity, direction, and shared vision, while assuring ongoing compliance with CoAEMSP requirements and best practices.

Program Mission To educate, prepare, validate, and support our students to ensure future delivery of quality and competent pre-hospital patient care.

Program Management FOR THE PAST SEVERAL DECADES, NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE (FORMERLY CENTEGRA HEALTH SYSTEMS) MAINTAINED A COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT WITH MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE FOR EMS PROGRAMMING. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD, THE HOSPITAL SYSTEM MAINTAINED GENERAL MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF ALL EMS PROGRAMMING, WHILE EFFECTIVELY “LEASING” SPACE AT MCC AND ADHERING TO ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS OF THE COLLEGE. A RECENT REVIEW OF THIS LONG-STANDING AGREEMENT DETERMINED THAT A REVISION TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT MAY RESULT IN IMPROVED FUNDING AND RESOURCES FOR EMS PROGRAMS. BEGINNING IN AUGUST 2022, MCHENRY COUNTY COLLEGE WILL ASSUME ALL MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF EMS PROGRAMMING WHILE MAINTAINING A CLINICAL AFFILIATION AGREEMENT WITH NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE. BOTH ENTITIES WILL CONTINUE TO WORK COOPERATIVELY AND SHARE IN MANY OF THE MANAGERIAL COMPONENTS OF THE EMS COURSES.

PROGRAM APPLICATION STUDENT MANUAL CLINICAL MANUAL COURSE CALENDAR

Program Application 2022-2023 Application Process 35 32 30 25 18 20 18 18 15 20 5 Applicants Orientation Interview Written Exam Accepted Orientation April 30 32 attendees Written Entrance Exam May 16 20 attendees 18 passed Psychomotor Entrance Exam May 19 18 attendees 18 passed Oral Interviews May 24 & 25 18 attendees 18 accepted into the program 18 total students accepted into the program 10 0 Timeline condensed to provide applicants with final acceptance earlier. Psychomotor Exam 1 student withdrawn due to sponsoring agency revoking sponsorship 1 student retaking course from prior year Return

Student Manual Program Completion – Page 4 Clearly identifies all requirements for course completion and license eligibility Communication Policy – Page 7 Text messaging and phone calls to the instructors’ personal cell phones will be strongly discouraged moving forward, absent emergencies. Attendance Policy – Page 9 Attendance requirements have been revised and better defined. Program Requirements – Page 12 ED clinical requirement reduced to 30 hours in each module based on efficacy and student feedback. Capstone Requirements – Page 15 New section which better defines and discloses all capstone requirements Return

Clinical Manual Scheduling – Page 4 Added restrictions for scheduling hospital and specialty clinical to reduce frequency of cancellations. Documentation – Page 5 Documentation is likely the most important requirement for ongoing accreditation. Students will be held to a standard of 100% accuracy and completion for documentation. Emergency Department Clinical – Page 6 ED clinical requirements reduced for all modules. Specialty Clinical – Page 8 Alternative time reduced from 35 hours to 25 hours and split into two distinct categories – Community Service and Education. New requirement that community service hours must be unpaid. Alternative Opportunities – Page 21 New and better-defined requirements for alternative time. Return

New Times Course Calendar Due to room scheduling requirements, all classes begin at 9:00 AM General Scheduling Revised scheduling to make shift coverage easier for students, reduce fatigue, and enable NREMT eligibility as early as possible. Mon, Wed – In Person Fri – Blended. More Friday classes were added 1-2 Sat per month – In Person. Several Saturday classes were removed. Module 1 4 Saturday classes 8 Friday classes Module 2 2 Saturday classes 3 Friday classes Module 3 1 Friday class Module 4 NREMT exam possible by beginning of July for eligible students Return

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