EMSA 2600 - Advanced Life Support Internship Credit Hours: 6.00 Prerequisites: Permission of instructor
(formerly EMTC 2600)
Internship with a paramedic in an out-of-hospital environment. This course is graded on a pass/fail basis. Students are required to pass this course to progress in the program.
Location: Off-site, by arrangement
Contact Hours: Up to 25 per week for 12 weeks Billable Contact Hours: 9 OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES Outcome 1:
Upon completion of this course, students will meet National Standard Curriculum requirements for contact hours and skills.
Objectives:
The student will
- Demonstrate that the National Standard Curriculum requirements includes a set number of EMS patient interactions and EMS hours that has not been possible in hospital.
- National Standard Curriculum requirements for EMS hours and skills.
Outcome 2:
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to utilize the life skills of professionalism, punctuality, integrity, and interpersonal communications with the intention of developing an excellent working situation and patient rapport.
Objectives:
The student will
- Appear professionally and appropriately dressed and be prepared for all clinical rotations.
- Attend all scheduled clinical rotations, and be in the appropriate EMS unit, ready to work, in a punctual manner.
- Handle any absences or schedule changes in a manner that would be perceived by any agency as professional, honest, and courteous.
- Treat any agency employee, mentor, or manager as a direct supervisor, and as such is professional, honest, and courteous.
- Assure that all patient interactions are done in the best interest of the patient
Outcome 3:
Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate a readiness to perform as an entry level paramedic, and a preparedness to successfully complete the appropriate licensing exam process.
Objectives:
The student will
- Document an appropriate number of successful patient interactions, as evaluated by self, faculty, and internship preceptors.
- Demonstrate an adequate cognitive knowledge base, efficacious decision making, and professional affect in an oral interview with the program’s Physician Director.
- Achieve a satisfactory score in a program identified series of formated cognitive exams which are designed to simulate the actual licensing exam.
COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (Bulleted outcomes apply to the course)
- 1. The graduate can integrate the knowledge and technological skills necessary to be a successful learner.
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- 2. The graduate can demonstrate how to think competently.
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- The graduate can demonstrate how to employ mathematical knowledge.
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- 4. The graduate can demonstrate how to communicate competently.
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- 5. The graduate is sensitive to issues relating to a diverse, global society.
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COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE Module 1: EMS Rotations Primary Faculty Armstrong, David Secondary Faculty Associate Dean Lopez, Michael Dean Mirijanian, Narine
Official Course Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088
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