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Title: The Path to Accreditation


1
The Path to Accreditation
  • Q/A for Paramedic Education

Presented By Danny Miller
2
The Path to Accreditation
  • Introduction
  • Accreditation defined
  • Why bother?
  • The Self Study
  • The Site Visit
  • Maintaining accreditation
  • Questions

3
Accreditation Defined...
  • To accredit
  • To attribute credit
  • To consider or recognize as outstanding
  • Conforming with a standard
  • Websters Dictionary

4
Accrediting Agencies
  • Institutional
  • JCAHO
  • Program
  • Commission of the Accreditation of Allied Health
    Programs (CAAHEP)
  • State Offices

5
CAAHEP
  • 17 Review Committees
  • Accredits 18 Allied Health Occupations
  • Recognized by US. Department of Education (Until
    August of 1998)
  • Committee on Accreditation of Educational
    Programs for the EMS Professions (CoAEMSP)
  • Eight Sponsors
  • Sixteen Members

6
CoAEMSP
  • Two Representatives From
  • National Association of EMTs
  • National Registry of EMTs
  • National Association of EMS Educators
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American College of Cardiology
  • American College of Emergency Physicians
  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists

7
Essential Values of Accreditation
  • Continuous Self-improvement
  • Professional Excellence
  • Peer Review and Collaboration
  • Civic Responsibility

8
Why Bother?
  • Good Question!

9
Why Bother?
  • Uniform assessment of the quality of all aspects
    of the program
  • Superior to snapshot methods of measuring
    program effectiveness
  • Clearly defines the direction and goals of
    program
  • Subscribe to a national standard of professional
    education

10
Why Bother?
  • Validates Program Needs
  • Assists With Appropriate Resource Allocation
  • Gives Direction To Strategic Planning

11
How does this pertain to us?
  • House Bill 405
  • Licensure
  • Reform of the State EMS offices
  • National Standard Curriculum

12
Paramedic Education is due for a good shake up!
13
Advantages of Accreditation
  • Standardize Paramedic education
  • Conform to the National Guidelines
  • Compare to other programs nationally
  • Rated by standards...

14
Who writes the standards?
  • National Association of EMTs
  • National Registry of EMTs
  • National Association of EMS Educators
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • American College of Cardiology
  • American College of Emergency Physicians
  • American College of Surgeons
  • American Society of Anesthesiologists
  • Adopted 1978 revised 1988, 1999

15
What are the standards?
  • Areas
  • Sponsorship
  • Resources
  • Personnel
  • Financial
  • Physical
  • Clinical

16
What are the standards?
  • Areas...
  • Students
  • Admission
  • Evaluation
  • Health
  • Guidance
  • Disclosure
  • Identification

17
What are the standards?
  • Areas...
  • Operational Policies
  • Program Evaluations
  • Curriculum
  • Goals Objectives
  • Content
  • Field Internship

18
Disadvantages
  • Time Consuming
  • May be perpetual effort
  • Accreditation may not be granted!

19
Who may seek accreditation?
  • Community, technical and junior colleges, senior
    colleges, universities and medical schools
  • Hospitals and clinics with postsecondary
    educational institutional accreditation
  • Postsecondary vocational/technical schools and
    institutions
  • Proprietary schools
  • Military medical services
  • Institutional consortia comprised of one or more
    of the above

20
Who holds accreditation?
  • 123 paramedics programs, as of 8/1/2000
  • 33 States

21
State Mandates for Accreditation
  • Alabama
  • Colorado
  • Florida
  • Mississippi
  • New Mexico
  • Washington
  • California (As of 2004)
  • New York (As of 2003)

22
Initiating the Process
  • Application submitted by administrative head of
    program
  • Review Standards and Guidelines
  • Create Self Study Document
  • Answer Self Study Questions
  • Enlist Help to Affect Change
  • Prepare For Site Visit

23
Self Study
  • Purpose
  • Honest, critical, self-evaluation against a set
    of standards
  • True understanding of your program
  • Ideal opportunity to improve
  • Coordinator needed
  • Team effort, not recommended for a single person

24
Self Study
  • Involvement
  • Program Director
  • Medical Director
  • Instructors, faculty, clinical staff
  • Advisory Committee
  • Administration (Dean, Academic Depts.)
  • Other allied health programs
  • Other accredited paramedic programs
  • Accrediting agency

25
Self Study
  • Process
  • Review essentials and guidelines
  • Identify goals (short term and long term)
  • Divide up tasks and sections
  • Identify deficiencies and draft responses
  • Meet regularly to review and discuss
  • Compile and organize all documentation
  • Submit the Self-Study

26
Self Study
  • Format
  • Question and answer design
  • Narrative or list (appropriate to question)
  • Make sure you answer the question
  • In complexity, seek simplicity (brevity is
    beautiful)
  • Use exhibits and charts liberally
  • Be candid about areas of improvement and planned
    changes

27
Self Study
  • Submit
  • Loose leaf notebook w/ tabs
  • One sided copying
  • White paper
  • Organize per the study questions

28
Self Study
  • After the Self-Study...
  • Reviewed by CAAHEP
  • Referee assigned to your process
  • Possible delays
  • Document clarification
  • Correct essentials
  • Site visit scheduled

29
Site Visit
  • Day One
  • Meet With
  • Program Director
  • Institution Officials
  • Medical Director
  • Program Faculty
  • Clinical Faculty
  • Students/Graduates

30
Site Visit
  • Day One
  • Meet With Advisory Committee
  • Tour Resources
  • Review Records

31
Site Visit
  • Day Two
  • Visit Clinical Sites
  • Visit Field Internship Sites
  • Meet With Preceptors
  • Clarify Information - Program Director
  • Prepare Report
  • Closing Meeting

32
Costs
  • Application/Self Study Review Fees 750.00
  • Site Evaluation Fee (Direct Expenses) Average
    2,000.00
  • Annual Fee 750.00
  • Increasing to 950.00 in 3 yrs

33
Stumbling Blocks
  • Sponsorship
  • Inadequate Medical Control
  • Uncontrolled/Unfocused Internship
  • Inadequate Program Evaluation

34
Pitfalls to avoid
  • Not starting the process
  • Waiting until your program is perfect
  • Confusion Ask for clarification
  • Avoid a solo effort

35
Questions?
  • Email me.
  • Thank You
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