A Seat at the Table
For many years, the paramedic program could only offer its students an Associate of Science degree. After a lot of thought and collaboration, we developed a Bachelor of Science degree. Students who...
View ArticleEKU Paramedic Graduate’s Next Stop is Medical School!
Caleb Morris, originally from Berea Kentucky has been accepted by Lincoln Memorial University’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM). Caleb’s interest in medicine began with his...
View ArticleNREMT Smooths Pathway for Paramedic Psychomotor Testing
The NREMT has implemented a new system to help paramedic candidates have a better testing experience! As of January 2017, candidates will receive a new and unique number that is associated with their...
View ArticleWhat Difference Does a Uniform Make?
Recently Katie Carey, a graduate of the Eastern Kentucky University Paramedic Program, posed a Facebook discussion question that generated many responses. Her question as posed was “If and/or when you...
View ArticleHave An EMS Job To Be Filled At Your Service?
2017 SPRING JOB FAIRApril 13, Stratton Building, 2nd Floorread more
View ArticleEastern Kentucky University Paramedic Student Already Saving Lives
Brittany Lancaster is a student currently enrolled in the Paramedic Program at Eastern Kentucky University. As such she has been learning how to assess and treat patients suffering from a multitude of...
View ArticleAssessing the Competency of EMS Educators
For many years, it has been a given that it is the job of the EMS educator to evaluate and verify the competency of his or her students. This came to the forefront when EMS stakeholders across the...
View ArticleWhy Can’t Paramedic Students Count Skills While On Duty?
One of the age old questions within the realm of paramedic education is the reasoning behind “why” paramedic students are unable to count skills that they perform while on duty for their minimum number...
View Article2017 College of Justice & Safety Awards Reception
Monica Wagers was recently awarded the distinguished graduate student award from the School of Safety, Security, and Emergency Management.read more
View ArticleMake Your PowerPoint Presentations Interactive Again
Presentain is an app that allows you to have fun teaching again! You can able to present your presentation in an easy way, but you can now get your students to respond via their own cellphones and...
View ArticleOne If by Car…Two If By Ambulance
A recent research study that showed a greater chance of survival for those trauma patients that arrived at a trauma center by car as compared to by an ambulance certainly raised the bar for discussion...
View ArticleWhat If Amazon Ran EMS
In my opinion provides some of the best service of any company in business today. It is rare that I have a problem with items that I have ordered from them, when they do occur; their customer service...
View ArticleIf You Don’t Track It, You Can’t Prove It!
Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Captain Mike Rogers, training director for Boyle County EMS in Danville Kentucky. If you want to see a picture of a busy man, check out Mikes! I was...
View ArticleI Spy With My Little Eye
There has been an increased emphasis on the role of simulation within the education of the paramedic student.read more
View ArticleA New Year, a New…EMS???
Welcome to the year 2018. It seems like it was only yesterday that it was 1999 and we were worried about the Y2K bug and the end of civilization as we knew it. A new year provides new opportunities for...
View ArticleGood News That Could Be Deadly
In 2017 news was shared that Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield had intended on beginning a new payment scheme reimbursing EMS agencies for not transporting patients to the hospital, where it was...
View ArticlePreparing the EMT for Their First Cardiac Arrest Death
As EMS educators we do a pretty good job of preparing students for the technical aspects of a career in prehospital medicine. One of the things that we could do a little bit better, particularly on the...
View ArticleThree Questions You MUST Answer Before Taking an Online Class
Online learning has quickly become mainstream over the last 10-15 years as an option for those who may not be able to attend traditional college classes. A myth persist that online learning is not...
View ArticleWilderness First Aid Course Offered this Fall!
EKU’s Emergency Medical Care Program and Division of Natural Areas are partnering to offer a Wilderness First Aid Course this fall!read more
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