Paramedic

Overview

About This Program

Paramedics are trained to provide advanced level medical care to people who have suffered from an illness or an injury outside of the hospital setting. Paramedics work under protocols approved by a physician medical director to recognize, assess, and manage medical emergencies and transport patients to definitive medical care. Paramedics provide advanced life support.

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Career Opportunities

Career opportunities for paramedics include: private or public ambulance companies, hospitals, community paramedic, industry and city health agencies, flight medical facilities, fire departments and law enforcement agencies. Park services, ski patrols, and other groups in many countries often educate their personnel to become EMTs or paramedics as part of their duties.

Faculty

Laura Korpi EMS Education Director/Paramedic Program Manager 218-550-2609 laura.korpi@minnesotanorth.edu
Matt Ashmore Paramedic Clinical Coordinator, Instructor 218-550-2601 matthew.ashmore@minnesotanorth.edu
Alan Slatten Paramedic Clinical Coordinator, Instructor 218-550-2601 alan.slatten@minnesotanorth.edu

Additional Information

Accreditation

The Paramedic program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (www.caahep.org) upon the recommendation of the Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Outcome Results

In accordance with CAAHEP requirements, the following outcomes have been achieved by students in our paramedic program. The acceptable threshold for each category is established by CAAHEP as being 70%.

CAAHEP-accredited Paramedic educational programs and CoAEMSP Letter of Review (LoR) Paramedic educational programs track and report outcome measures annually to the Committee on Accreditation for the Emergency Medical Services Professions (CoAEMSP).

Outcome	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019	2019-2020	2020-2021	2021-2022
Retention	94.40%	90%		91.70%	76.90%
NREMT or State cognitive exam	94%	100%		N/A	100%
Placement	76.50%	88.90%		91.70%	76.90%

There were no graduates during the 2019 and 2022 reporting year.

Guiding Principles

To prepare future field clinicians for a successful career in Emergency Medical Services or an associated medical field.
To develop effective communication, interpersonal relationships, problem-solving, decision-making, and critical-thinking skills of pre-hospital care in future leaders of EMS.
To promote professionalism.
To promote an appreciation for and participation in lifelong learning activities in education in the State of Minnesota, the United States, and globally.
To continually assess and improve the scope, depth, and quality of the program offerings.
To use and promote a research-oriented model for the study and development of the EMS field.
To offer an academic framework for EMS offerings in order to facilitate and provide transferable college credit which will encourage and enhance academic degree completion by current field clinicians, educators, and managers.
To adhere to the National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians and the Emergency Medical Service Regulatory Board (EMSRB) standards and objectives to assure proficient entry-level paramedics through nationally recognized written and practical skill examinations.