EMT Policy and Procedure

Services staff member at all times that students are working on the examination. Passing score for all EMT Module exams is 70% or higher. Passing score on the EMT exiting exam is 75% or higher.

EMT course psychomotor examinations shall be administered by EMT Instructors using the current approved scenarios and skills sheets. Where a ‘patient’ is necessary for the examination a student or manikin shall serve in that role. Under no circumstances shall the evaluating instructor serve as patient during an evaluation. Forms documenting student skills and written evaluations shall be completely filled out including Student Name, Date of examination, EMS ID number, and signature. Where instructors evaluated skills the Instructor shall print his/her name, EMS ID number, print the date of the examination, and sign the form.

2.05

Student Remediation

Date: 09/26/17

In situations where students do not successfully complete a written or psychomotor evaluation the EMT Lead Instructor should conduct a remediation of examination involved. Below are examples of

remediation activities: Written examinations: -

Reviewing written exam questions with student - Having student do the module pretest provided by LSIS and requiring an 80% before retesting - Having student complete workbook for modules covered in examination before retesting Psychomotor examinations: - Reviewing the skills error(s) committed by the student - Having the student practice the skill multiple times with peers or instructors - Having the student review skills videos provided by LSIS in the course intranet Remediation activities should be documented on a REMEDIATION/PROGRESS REPORT FORM (Appendix A). Where remediation has been conducted the left side of the form should be completed. Where the student is observed to have a circumstances that may negatively affect his/her academic performance the PROGRESS REPORT form on the right of the form should also be filled out. Circumstances that may negatively affect academic performance include but are not limited to: - Absenteeism - Tardiness - Difficulty with written exams - Difficulty with psychomotor exams Students with academic performance issues should be counselled on their circumstances and offered constructive feedback on improving academic performance. Recommendations for improving academic performance can include but are not limited to: - Additional attendance at other LSIS EMT or EMT refresher programs - Working with a knowledgeable mentor at their agency

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