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Clinical Learning Plans with Objectives for Paramedic Specialty Rotations

by Julianne Stevenson | Mar 29, 2024 | EMS Program Weaknesses, Instruction

Help EMS Students, Faculty, and Preceptors Understand Specialty Rotations A recent post on LinkedIn proved fairly popular, so this is my promised site to make all of the Instructional Plans available. Seeing all of the confusion regarding why paramedic students attend...

What if My EMS Student Smells Stinky? Kindly Handling the Affective Domain

by Julianne Stevenson | Nov 14, 2023 | Affective Domain, EMS Students

What if My Student Smells Bad? No doubt, when that pungent whiff of body odor from an EMS student hits you, you cringe for all sorts of reasons. Namely, what strikes you right after the nasal assault is that YOU will have to figure out how to correct the offender. ...

Instructional Leadership in EMS—Prove you ARE “Different” the very first day

by Julianne Stevenson | Sep 16, 2022 | Critical Thinking, Experiential Learning

You should expect your adult EMS students to enter your class less-than-hopeful for a great experience. Let’s face it—not many teachers strive to provide the very best educational service, so the student likely expects a remote, uncaring monotone to rule their hours...

EMS Intro to Medicolegal—No Need for Lecture!

by Julianne Stevenson | Sep 7, 2022 | Experiential Learning, Instruction

Pry yourself AWAY from lecture and TOWARDS “facilitation” When asked why they chose EMS your brand new EMT candidates will almost universally reply, “I just could never sit behind a desk for 8 hours per day.” Yet, in many cases, this is exactly what we’ve expected of...

EMT Students: Breaking Down Personal Space Barriers

by Julianne Stevenson | Aug 26, 2022 | Experiential Learning, Instruction

So, you’ve started a new semester full of eager EMT candidates. The students have no experience being “up in people’s business.” They are learning about gloves and consent. Raised in the digital age, they need additional guidance on making personal interactions...

Student Minimum Competency Matrix—Planning and Communication

by Julianne Stevenson | Dec 18, 2020 | Accreditation, Instruction

The first time you look at the CoAEMSP Student Minimum Competency (SMC) Matrix (formerly known as “Appendix G”), you wonder how you will ever get your students through all of the requirements. The mere volume of required skills is overwhelming. Then, you add to that...