Meeting & Agendas

a. The program had a total of 50 students take the National Registry Exam ( 1/9/2009 – 8/31/2010) with a 100% pass rate b. Students – We are now up to 104 active students in the EMSP Program. Maximum capacity is 125. Classes are getting larger which may cause accommodation problems in the area clinical sites. c. Current attrition is due to transfer, PA, and Medical School acceptance.

a. Implementation of Fisdap “blue” testing for part of our final exam I. Previous final exam was developed, maintained and validated internally. Processes in the methods of reporting have changed in National Registry making it difficult to measure/compare and validate our exam outcomes with theirs, as we have in the past. II. The current outcomes, having tested two semesters with the “blue” fisdap exam, are very similar to those of our previous in house test and can be validated on a national basis. III. Final exam consist of three parts: Fisdap, the scenario exam and the math component.

a. Comments have been made by the Board about our student’s inability to interview well. A module has been developed by Professor Sarah Larison that will help them prepare more for the application process. b. Items included are: Appropriate dress, effective communication, mock application, draft cover letters, and mock interviews. c. Feedback from interviews and hiring process would be greatly appreciated to measure the efficacy and development of the curriculum.

a. Our program has tested ahead of Texas and National Registry passing rates. This information is based on 50 sets of student skills exams and statistics from National Registry, dating from 1/9/2009 to 8/31/2010. b. Skills training on the King LT and Adult IO: All students coming through the program now are cleared to use these techniques.

a. The only response to this question was the “impedance threshold device” or ITD. We have these devices available in the laboratory for discussion.

a. Responses from the advisory committee: Haldol, Analopryl, Diltyzym, Beta Blocker, Ketamine is on the horizon. Morphine has been removed from most ( not all) trucks in the Central Texas Area b. Robyn Richter – Students in all three clinical courses must now pass a competency exam based on the SOPs or COGs of that clinical site prior to approval for registration into the course.

a. Re-accreditation news: No violation of standards was recorded by the site visitors. The CAAHEP vote will take place mid-November. b. Graduate suggestions of note: an autopsy or cadaver rotation and longer transport treatment modalities to be taught in the classroom. c. Lowest outcomes occurred in EMSP 2338- EMS Ops. Students passed in the area, but this was a noted area in the self study that could use improvement. There was an initial attempt to have publishers put together modules using several different books. This was expensive, time consuming and eventually proved to be unavailable. The adoption of Aehlerts-Paramedic Practice Today solved the issue of reading and instructional material and grants as noted below will help with the upward trend of scoring. a. Grants through the college and DSHS to help with the cost of a NIMS City Table Top Tool. d. The site visitors felt that the program director is near overload status and Full Time clerical support should be considered. e. Program Resource Survey has been completed by all Program Personnel

a. EMSP program now has eleven full time faculty with the hiring of Ms. Sarah Larison

a. Chart shows the sites and shifts for all of our EMS clinical rotations. This chart also shows the amount of hours each student completes after each course is completed. b. Appendix G shows our Student Clinical Rotation Matrix. c. Appendix H shows our Student Field Internship Matrix. d. Fisdap will help the program in determining benchmarks for patient numbers.

a. Budget – increased recently due to 5 new full time faculty members. b. Steven Villavicencio – requested and received approval for an inventory scanning system (W.A.S.P.) c. Warranties for all equipment are underwritten by the college. d. Each student has a mentor throughout the program e. Noted needs would include: 2 new SIM babies and a full time tutor for the program

a. IPR facilitated by Mr. David Gruell.. b. Objective 1 – Increase the number of EMS Program graduates by 80% within five years. This will be headed by Pauline VanMeurs c. Objective 2 – Increase satisfaction of EMS Employers with professionalism of EMSP graduates by measured changes in survey results – Ginger Locke-Floyd d. Objective 3 – Increase the accessibility to the EMSP program through disseminated learning strategies. Thirty percent of EMSP courses will be offered through a hybrid online format. – Ginger Locke-Floyd, Pauline VanMeurs. e. Objective 4 – Increase the response of the EMSP program to the needs of EMS Employers – Robyn Richter, Peter Wheeler. f. Objective 5 – Increase communication with continuing education to evaluate community CE needs – Steven Villavicencio, Christopher Carver g. Objective 6 – Increase the accessibility and accuracy of Departmental Policy and Procedure – David Gruell h. Objective 7 – Increase the satisfaction and decrease the level of distress for all participants in the program. – Christopher Carver. Pauline VanMeurs i. Objective 8 – Develop the R.N. to Paramedic ‘Bridge’ Program.

a. What does Austin Community College need from the local EMS agencies? I. Response – Continued support and more clinical slots at each site.