EMS 229 — Paramedic Skills Seminar
Designed as the capstone course for the paramedic educationprogram, this course will provide students with an intense review ofdidactic and psychomotor experiences that simulate professionalpractice. Students completing this course will practice the skillsnecessary to successfully pass the national examinations and tobecome effective entry-level field practitioners. Additionally, acomprehensive review of didactic content is included. Topics includeambulance service management, concepts of lifelong learning, Maine’sParamedic Interfacility Transport Module (PIFT), quality improvement,and the ALS providers’ role in the community. Students will have theopportunity to perfect assessment-based management through acase scenario approach. Utilizing both high and low fidelity simulation,the course concludes with students taking the National RegistryCertification Examination. Corequisite: EMS 226