RT Book, Section
A1 Jarvis, Jeffrey L.
A1 Patton, Douglas
A2 Cooney, Derek R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1126789303
T1 Provider Education
T2 Cooney's EMS Medicine
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071775649
LK accessemergencymedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126789303
RD 2024/04/20
AB All  US  states  and  territories  require  that  providers  staffing  EMS  vehicles  have  successfully  completed  a  program  of  initial  training  and  passed  an  examination  process.  These  providers  are  also  required  to  complete  continuing  education  in  order  to  continue  practice.  EMS  medical  directors  are  responsible  for  the  oversight  of  these  education  programs.  Additionally,  they  should  continually  evaluate  the  actual  clinical  performance  of  their  providers  and,  through  their  quality  improvement  process,  implement  an  ongoing  education  program  designed  to  continually  improve  provider  practice.  EMS  education  in  the  United  States,  although  guided  and  supported  by  national  guidelines  and  curricula,  is  regulated  at  the  state  level.  As  a  result,  the  specific  provider  levels  of  training  and  the  corresponding  educational  requirements  vary  from  state  to  state.  Fortunately,  there  are  generalizations  about  provider  education  that  can  be  made  about  the  overall  education  and  training  processes  and  requirements.