EMSV2026 Community Paramedic Quality Improvement
Students will be introduced to quality improvement practices and skills, preparing them for current and future leadership roles in community paramedicine. This course includes the knowledge and skills required to develop sustainable community paramedic programs that meet the needs of local communities and populations. They will grapple with the real-world challenges of designing and advocating for community paramedic programs. Students will be provided with the opportunity to develop implementation strategies, facilitate primary care integration, and use evaluation frameworks to measure key outcomes of community paramedic programs.
Prerequisite
Instructor approval and
EMSV2012
Course Requirements and Evaluation
Refer to Course Syllabus for detailed information regarding the requirements and evaluation standards for this course. The Course Syllabus will be distributed the first week of the course.
Learning Outcomes
The following outcomes will be addressed in the course:
Develop quality improvement capabilities that prepare Community Paramedics for current and future leadership roles in community paramedicine.
Describe sustainable community paramedic programs that meet the needs of local communities and populations.
Discuss real-world challenges of designing and advocating for community paramedic programs.
Develop implementation strategies and primary care integration
Evaluate frameworks to measure key outcomes of community paramedic programs.
Develop a working community paramedic model
Text and References
A list of textbooks required for this course is available at the
campus store and in eServices.
Course Scheduling
The scheduled hours of instruction include sixteen hours for each lecture credit, thirty-two hours for each lab credit, and forty hours for each credit of supervised occupational experience (SOE). Lecture credit may include formal or impromptu lectures, demonstrations, or discussions with the entire class or with small groups or individuals. Refer to the Course Credits section of this course outline for the credit breakdown.
Accommodations Statement
Access Services - Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified students with documented disabilities. Upon attending an intake meeting with Access Services, qualified students will receive a letter listing the approved accommodations that they may provide to their instructors. If you have a documented disability that may require accommodations, contact HTC Access Services at
AccessServices@hennepintech.edu or
https://hennepintech.edu/current-students/access-services/index.html.
Campus
Brooklyn Park Campus and Eden Prairie Campus: 952-995-1300
Credit Details