Clinical Eligibility
All students will be required to attend a clinical orientation with the clinical coordinator prior to the start of clinical rotations.
Platinum Planner shall be used to document all clinical skills, assessment and hours.
EMT:
EMT students may start clinical rotations after competency has been achieved in patient assessment.
Advanced EMT:
AEMT students may start clinical rotations after competency has been achieved in patient assessment, airway skills, medication administration and intravenous access.
Paramedic:
Paramedic students may start clinical rotations upon successful completion of module 3. Skills may be performed throughout clinical after competency has been met in class or laboratory. Paramedic skills parallel course content and psychomotor skills required by NREMT, NHBEMS, MAOEMS and CoAEMSP.
Students must maintain a mimimum grade average of 80% to pariticpate in clinical rotations or have been approved for academic probation. If a student is in danger of failure for the module, the program manager or designee may place the student on a clinical hold in order to focus the student on academics.