Recruiting Leaders
Nebraska EMS Educator Symposium
9-27-08
Goal: This is a 90-minute discussion with Nebraska’s EMS education leaders as they look at the current and future needs in the profession, how to get out of the current “rut” of doing things the same way, and develop a pathway for the future by recruiting leaders and replacing ourselves.
Objectives: Upon completion of this discussion, each participant will be able to:
1) access, review and discuss the Institute of Medicine and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s reports on EMS and its potential impact on Nebraska EMS;
2) review the proposed Scope of Practice initiative and discuss the impact on Nebraska EMS;
3) Discuss current trends in EMS education: who teaches, what do they teach, who has medical oversight, what quality improvement programs are used?;
4) Plan for change: who should teach, what should they teach, guaranteed medical oversight, and full-circle, closed-loop quality improvement program;
5) Discuss: Who will replace us? How do we recruit our future leaders? How do we successfully mentor our stars?
Outline:
I Where we are right now in Nebraska EMS Education
A. Who is teaching?
1. High School Diploma with EMS Certification
2. Associate or Degree-Prepared with EMS Certification
B. What are they teaching?
1. Who is monitoring?
2. What resources support the primary instructor?
C. Who is the Medical Director and what role do they play?
1. Oversight and Involvement
D. Quality Assurance
II Where is Nebraska EMS Education Going?
A. Institute of Medicine Report: EMS at the Crossroads…
B. National Highway Traffic Safety Admin.: Education Agenda for the Future
C. Scope of Practice, Draft 2
III Where are our future leaders?
A. Providers
B. Instructors
C. How do we find them?
D. How do we mentor them?
IV Discussion, Evaluation
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Nebraska EMS Educator Symposium
Presenter: Rosemary Adam, RN, EMT-P
Nurse Instructor
The University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
Iowa City, Iowa
References and Suggested Reading:
Institute of Medicine, Emergency Medical Services at the Crossroads, June 2006,
http://www.iom.edu/CMS/3809/16107/35010.aspx
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, EMS Education Agenda for the Future: A Systems Approach, 2000,
http://nhtsa.dot.gov/people/injury/ems/EdAgenda/final/
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Health Resources and Services Administration, National Association of EMS Educators, Education Standards, Draft 2;
Magee J., Mentoring Future Leaders: A Five-Step Formal Mentor System For Your Organization, Yaktivate™, Performance Magazine Live;
http://performancemagazinelive.com/?page_id=58
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