Paramedic educational program attrition accounts for significant loss of potential EMS workforce.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Recent concerns for the strength and stability of the emergency medical services (EMS) workforce have fueled interest in enhancing the entry of EMS clinicians into the workforce. However, the educational challenges associated with workforce entry remain unclear. Our objective was to evaluate the educational pathway of entry into the EMS workforce and to identify factors that lead to the loss of potential EMS clinicians.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional evaluation of all US paramedic educational programs, with enrolled students, in the 2019 Committee on Accreditation of Educational Programs for the EMS Professions annual report survey. This data set includes detailed program characteristics and metrics including program attrition rate (leaving before completion), a

SUBMITTER: Ball M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080203 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature