This Framework Teaches EMS Students How to “DO” Clinical Judgment
For Every Proposed Intervention, a Risk-to-Benefit Analysis MUST Occur Reaching the heights of Bloom’s taxonomy (application, analysis, evaluation type skills) is challenging both for the educator and the learner. Our responsibility to teach clinical judgment...Those Students are Just Lazy…or Are They?
Those Students are Just Lazy...or Are They? Sterling says: We here at Sterling Credentials see a tsunami of challenges approaching the EMS educational system which will lead to plummeting success rates if not addressed. Today’s students have not as dependably...CoAEMSP Crosswalk Document for Transition from 2015 to 2023 Standards
CoAEMSP Crosswalk Document for Transition from 2015 to 2023 Standards (And how to avoid nasty surprises from any other regulatory body!) Have you looked at the 2023 CoAEMSP standards yet? What…why not?! Have not had time? Didn’t realize? Don’t...New EMS Education Program Director Checklist
Are you a NEW EMS Education Program Director wondering where to start? You have no idea what you’ve gotten yourself into? Hi! I’m Julianne. I was a program director. My orientation consisted of the following: just make sure the state knows you’re holding a class 30...
Implement this Simple Practice to Teach Clinical Judgment to your EMS Students
It is the "Five Differentials" Challenge Our objective as educators is to craft “entry-level paramedic” candidates. When done correctly, this “crafting” is an art. It is also a “science”–of trial and error. Many educators...Clinical Learning Plans with Objectives for Paramedic Specialty Rotations
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...
PDF Field Note for EMT Students Provides Several Benefits
How can we best help our EMS Students? We should build an environment in which they are constantly learning…or studying even without knowing it. This is one goal of Sterling Credentials–to maximize the value gained by students every time they use it. So,...
What if My EMS Student Smells Stinky? Kindly Handling the Affective Domain
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. ...