Administrative and Educational Characteristics of Paramedic Programs in the United States.

Matthew T BallJonathan R PowellLisa CollardDoug K YorkAshish R Panchal

Published in: Prehospital and disaster medicine (2022)

Most paramedic educational programs in the United States have small annual enrollments with low numbers of dedicated faculty and confer certificates and associate degrees. Nearly one-quarter of paramedic educational programs are not adequately resourced. This study is limited by self-reported data to the national accreditation agency. Future work is needed to identify program characteristics that are associated with high performance.

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