Review Assessment Report

Part 1: Contact & Program Identification

Report Year and Contact Information
Academic Year	Modified By	Date Modified
2022-2023	[email protected]	2023-10-06T21:04:38.853Z

School	Name of Program	Courses
HWPS	Emergency Medical Tech-Basic Certificate	EMS 1053,EMS 1093,EMS 1190,HLTH 1001

Part 2: Program Summary

Provide a high level review of the program to include highlights, successes, challenges, significant changes, and significant resources needed to support the program
Over the 2022-2023 cycle there have been several significant changes in our program. We are now running about 90% of our theory courses in a synchronous face-to-face format. The remaining 10% have been intentionally left asynchronous at the paramedic level. All lab courses are fully synchronous and face-to-face. Additionally, our program director and interim clinical coordinator both opted to step-down to focus solely on teaching. Therefore, we installed a new program director that is also the interim clinical coordinator. We continue to struggle with staffing courses, despite hired 6 new PT faculty in fall 2022. However, we anticipate hiring another FT faculty and 6-8 PT faculty in fall 2023 for a spring 2024 start. In spite of these changes and difficulties, we are diligently working to increase enrollment and ensure the next generation of EMS professionals are well prepared to care for their communities.

Provide a high level review of the program to include highlights, successes, challenges, significant changes, and significant resources needed to support the program

Over the 2022-2023 cycle there have been several significant changes in our program. We are now running about 90% of our theory courses in a synchronous face-to-face format. The remaining 10% have been intentionally left asynchronous at the paramedic level. All lab courses are fully synchronous and face-to-face. Additionally, our program director and interim clinical coordinator both opted to step-down to focus solely on teaching. Therefore, we installed a new program director that is also the interim clinical coordinator. We continue to struggle with staffing courses, despite hired 6 new PT faculty in fall 2022. However, we anticipate hiring another FT faculty and 6-8 PT faculty in fall 2023 for a spring 2024 start. In spite of these changes and difficulties, we are diligently working to increase enrollment and ensure the next generation of EMS professionals are well prepared to care for their communities.

Part 3: Data Review

	2020-2021	2021-2022	2022-2023
Annual number of graduate awards is greater than 10	195	157	166
Number of declared majors	229	160	159
Average Class Size	22	19.8	22.6
Annual Average Class withdrawal rate is 30% or below (SAGE 35%)	12%	14%	12%
Annual C-Pass rate for coursework is 60% or above	81%	77%	81%
Average class fill rate at 60% or above capacity within a term or over a year	83%	73%	82%
Graduate Transfer to 4-year Schools	12%	n/a	n/a
Full-time Faculty Coverage by Section	28%	42%	13%

Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above
Though our program has remained above the minimum thresholds, we are diligently working to ensure we stay there. • Class fill rate is well above the minimum threshold at 82% • Annual retention rate remains well above the minimum threshold at 88% • Annual C-pass rate remains well above the minimum threshold at 82% • Though our graduate rate has steadily declined the past few years, we are still above the minimum.

Summarize how your program met or did not meet the target measures based on the data above

Though our program has remained above the minimum thresholds, we are diligently working to ensure we stay there. • Class fill rate is well above the minimum threshold at 82% • Annual retention rate remains well above the minimum threshold at 88% • Annual C-pass rate remains well above the minimum threshold at 82% • Though our graduate rate has steadily declined the past few years, we are still above the minimum.

Part 4: Program Learning Outcome Analysis

Learning Outcome	Population or Course(s) Assessed	Description	Summary of Assessment Results
8. Part B: Psychomotor Domain - This course prepares the student to be able to:	EMS 1093 and EMS 1190	Practical Exam Clinical Practicum Evaluation External Evaluator	Students are evaluated and must pass psychomotor skill testing throughout EMS 1093. Further, students are evaluated on their ability to perform psychomotor skills in the clinical/ field setting during EMS 1190.
1. Part A: Affective Domain - This course prepares the student to be able to:	EMS 1093 and EMS 1190	Clinical Practicum Evaluation External Evaluator Instructor Observation	Student are evaluated multiple times during the duration of EMS 1093 and EMS 1190.
17. Part C: Cognitive Domain - This course prepares the student to be able to:	EMS 1053, EMS 1093, EMS 1190	Final Exam Test or Quiz Clinical Practicum Evaluation Instructor Observation External Evaluator	Students must show mastery of the material through multiple assessment modalities. They must pass all final/ exit exams with a 70% or higher.

Interpretation of Assessment findings
All three of these program learning outcomes are requirements for the successful completion of the EMT-Basic program. Therefore, they are tied together with our program success rates as noted below. • Fall 2022, we had a program success of 100/121 students for a graduation rate of 82.9%. • Spring 2023, we had a program success of 68/97 students for a graduation rate of 70.2% • In Summer 2023, we had a program success of 31/50 students for a graduation rate of 62% Unfortunately, we have seen a decrease in enrollment due to several of the local fire departments no longer requiring candidates to possess their EMT-Basic prior to applying. Further, we have seen a decrease in the success rate. I attribute this reduced success to a couple things. First, as odd as it seems, numerous students have failed drug screenings by testing positive for marijuana. Which prohibits them from successfully completing their clinical/ field rotations and thus failing the program. This continues to be a problem despite numerous warni

Interpretation of Assessment findings

All three of these program learning outcomes are requirements for the successful completion of the EMT-Basic program. Therefore, they are tied together with our program success rates as noted below. • Fall 2022, we had a program success of 100/121 students for a graduation rate of 82.9%. • Spring 2023, we had a program success of 68/97 students for a graduation rate of 70.2% • In Summer 2023, we had a program success of 31/50 students for a graduation rate of 62% Unfortunately, we have seen a decrease in enrollment due to several of the local fire departments no longer requiring candidates to possess their EMT-Basic prior to applying. Further, we have seen a decrease in the success rate. I attribute this reduced success to a couple things. First, as odd as it seems, numerous students have failed drug screenings by testing positive for marijuana. Which prohibits them from successfully completing their clinical/ field rotations and thus failing the program. This continues to be a problem despite numerous warni

Part 5: Additional Action Plan in Support of Student Learning (If Appropriate)

Upcoming Year	Changes Planned for the upcoming year	Data Motivating this change
2022-2023	Increased recruiting efforts	Reduction in enrollment
2022-2023	Better education of students in the first week of the term regarding clinical compliance requirements.	Students failing EMS 1190 due to a positive drug screening.
2022-2023	Instructional cadre will be more diligent in educating students on the rigors and requirements of the EMT-Basic program in the first 1-2 weeks of the term.	Reduced student success rate.

Please select all of the following that characterize the types of changes described in the above action plan

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