Raven EMS Education Program Manual
Program Resource Survey by Program Personnel Form

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This survey instrument is copied verbatim from the CoAEMSP to align with accreditation requirements.

The purpose of this survey instrument is to evaluate our program resources. The data will aid the program in ongoing planning, appropriate change, and development of action plans to address deficiencies.

INSTRUCTIONS: Consider each item separately and rate each item independently. Check the rating that indicates the extent you agree with each statement. Please do NOT skip a rating. If you do not know about or are not able to evaluate a particular area, please check N/A.

I. Program Faculty (completed Medical Directors and Advisory Committee Members ONLY) Yes No N/A
I.A.1. Faculty effectively keep the Advisory Committee informed of program status and changes.
I.A.2. Faculty effectively respond to changes in needs and expectations of communities of interest.
I.A.3. Faculty effectively foster positive relations with hospitals and field internships agencies.
I.A.4. Faculty effectively encourage student participation in professional activities.
II. Medical Director (completed by Faculty and Advisory Committee Members ONLY) Yes No N/A
II.A. Reviews and approves educational content for appropriateness and accuracy.
II.B. Reviews and approves required number of patient contacts and procedures.
II.C. Reviews and approves instruments and processes used to evaluate students.
II.D. Reviews the progress of each student throughout the program.
II.E. Ensures the competence of each graduate.
II.F. Engages in cooperative involvement with the program director.
II.G. Ensures educational interaction of physicians with students.
III. Support Personnel (completed by ALL program personnel) Yes No N/A
III.A. Clerical support is adequate to meet program needs.
III.B. Admissions personnel are adequate to meet program needs.
III.C. Personnel are adequate to assist with financial obligation issues.
III.D. Staff/faculty provide adequate and timely academic advising as needed.
IV. Curriculum (completed by ALL program personnel) Yes No N/A
IV.A. Adequately covers the necessary cognitive content for the entry-level EMT or Paramedic.
IV.B. Adequately covers the necessary skill and simulation activities for the entry-level EMT or Paramedic.
IV.C. Includes relevant and necessary hospital and field internship experiences for the entry-level EMT or Paramedic.
IV.D. Is appropriately sequenced to allow learning to occur and applied from the classroom through the laboratory, clinical experiences, to the field internship.
V. Financial Resources (completed by faculty ONLY) Yes No N/A
V.A.1. Program budget provides sufficient equipment to achieve competencies.
V.A.2. Program budget provides sufficient supplies to achieve competencies.
V.A.3. Program budget provides sufficient number of faculty for classroom instruction.
V.A.4. Program budget provides sufficient number of faculty for clinical coordination.
V.A.5. Program budget provides sufficient number of faculty for field internship coordination.
V.A.6. Program budget provides sufficient budget for faculty professional development.
VI. Facilities(completed by ALL program personnel) Yes No N/A
VI.A.1. Classrooms are adequate in size.
VI.A.2. Classrooms have adequate lighting.
VI.A.3. Classrooms contain adequate seating.
VI.A.4. Classrooms have adequate ventilation (e.g., A/C, heat).
VI.A.5. Classrooms have adequate instructional equipment (e.g., boards, projectors).
VI.B.1. Laboratory facilities are of adequate size and configuration for activities that prepare students to perform effectively in the hospital clinical and field internship experiences.
VI.B.2. Laboratory facilities are accessible to students outside regularly scheduled class times.
VI.B.3. Laboratory facilities are equipped with the amount and variety of EQUIPMENT necessary to perform required laboratory activities.
VI.B.4. Laboratory facilities are equipped with the amount and variety of SUPPLIES necessary to perform required laboratory activities.
VII. Hospital Clinical Resources (completed by ALL program personnel) Yes No N/A
VII.A.1. Clinical rotations facilities offer an adequate number and variety of patient pathologies, ages, and procedures to meet clinical objectives.
VII.A.2. Clinical rotations experience is of sufficient length to meet the clinical objectives.
VII.A.3. Clinical rotations overall, the hospital clinical rotations provide similar opportunities to achieve required competencies for all students.
VII.B.1. Clinical instruction orientation to assigned hospital clinical unit(s) is/are adequate.
VII.B.2. Clinical instruction hospital clinical preceptors are sufficiently knowledgeable to provide instruction.
VII.B.3. Clinical instruction preceptors are consistent in their evaluation of student performance.
VII.B.4. Clinical instruction program faculty are available to assist with clinical issues when needed.
VIII. Capstone Field Internship Resources (completed by ALL program personnel) Yes No N/A
VIII.A.1. Field experience EMS agencies provide an adequate number and variety of patient ages, pathologies, and procedures to meet the field experience objectives and minimum competencies.
VIII.A.2. Field experience the field experience is of sufficient length to meet the objectives and minimum competencies.
VIII.A.3. Field experience overall, the field experience rotations provide similar opportunities to develop competencies for all students.
VIII.B.1. Capstone field internship orientation to the assigned EMS field internship agencies is adequate.
VIII.B.2. Capstone field internship field internship preceptors are sufficiently knowledgeable to provide instruction and mentoring.
VIII.B.3. Capstone field internship field internship preceptors are consistent in their evaluation of student performance.
VIII.B.4. Capstone field internship program faculty are available to assist with field internship issues when needed.
VIII.B.5. Capstone field internship the student is prepared to be a team leader.
IX.Learning Resources (completed by ALL program personnel) Yes No N/A
IX.A. Library resources are available and accessible (physical or virtual).
IX.B. Reference materials are adequate to support assignments.
IX.C. Computer resources are available and adequate.
X. Physician Interaction (completed by ALL program personnel) Yes No N/A
X.A. Physician/student interaction facilitates the development of effective communication skills between students and physicians.
X.B. Physician contact is sufficient to provide a physician perspective of patient care.
X.C. Overall, exposure to physicians in the program is adequate.
OVERALL Sufficient Marginal Not Sufficient
Please rate the OVERALL quality of the resources supporting the program.
Comments
Which program resources provide students with the most support? Why?
Which resources need improvement? Why?
Comments/suggestions to improve the program’s overall resources?

Change Log (3.85.250.PRSP)

DateAuthorDescription of ChangeCitations
2024-05-29Becker, T.Theron Jack BeckerAdded resource surveys by program personnel and by students.(CoAEMSP, 2024)CoAEMSP. (2024). Resource library. Committee on Accreditation of EMS Programs. https://coaemsp.org/resource-library
2025-01-06Becker, T.Theron Jack BeckerMoved online from Adobe InDesign document.
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