BASIC PROGRAM INFORMATION - OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM REVIEW AND PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS

Sep 24, 2026

Emergency Medical Education (EME) discipline program review and planning for Academic Year 2020-2021, including mission and goals for CA-Paramedic Training and CP-EMT Basic. The document explains how program review improves student success through reflection on key program elements and strategies to strengthen services, using the SOAR (Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, Results) planning technique. It outlines degree and certificate offerings, TOP-coded vocational status, staffing contributors, and core program learning outcomes for the Paramedic and EMT programs.

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BASIC PROGRAM INFORMATION

OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM REVIEW AND PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES

Paramedic Program

EMT Program

Entry\#:277 Date Submitted:9/14/20201:30 PM # BASIC PROGRAM INFORMATION Academic Year 2020-2021 Department Name Emergency Medical Education Department Chair Name Sarah De Simone Website address for your discipline https:/www2.palomar.edu/pages/eme/ Discipline Mission statement CA-Paramedic Training CP-EMT Basic (click here for information on how to create a mission statement) Does your discipline have at least one degree or certificateassociated with it? Yes List all degrees and certificates offered within this discipline. AS-Paramedic Training # OVERVIEW OF PROGRAM REVIEW AND PLANNING FOR INSTRUCTIONALPROGRAMS Program Review is about documenting the plans you have for improving student success in your program and sharingthat infomation with the community.Through the review of and reflection on key program elements,program review andplanning identifies program strengths as well as strategies necessary to improve the academic discipline,program,orservice to support student success.With our new Guided Pathways plan,this review becomes even more crucial for thesuccess of our students and college. We are using the Strengths,Opportunities,Aspirations,Results(SOAR)strategic planning technique to help us focuson our current strengths and opportunities,create a vision of future aspirations,and consider the results of thisapproach. Are you completing a comprehensive or annual PRP?Annual Discipline NameEmergency Medica Education(EME) Division Name Career,Technical and Extended Education The mission of the EME department is to provide a dynamic education for students of diverse origins,experiences,needs,and abilities.We prepare safe,caring,and culturally sensitive graduates whose professional practiceencompasses legal and ethical decision making,empowement to engaging them to provide patient centered care to adiverse population in a global society.Our program integrates anatomy and physiology,ethics,basic and advanced lifesupport,communication skills,patient assessment,medical and trauma care including both the adult and pediatricpatient,transportation of the prehospital patient and specialized training in active shooter responses and tacticaloperations medicine.We are committed to support our students in their career and educational goals to help thembecome lifelong learners in an interdependent and ever changing world.Our overall goal is to prepare competent entry-level Emergency Medical Service providers in the cognitive (knowledge),psychomotor (skills),and affective (behavior)learning domains. Are any of your programs TOP coded as vocational(CTE/CE)?Yes Please list the names and positions of everyone who helped to complete this document. Sarah De Simone-Program Director Ally Do-Career and Technical Education Specialist Kaylee Donaghy-ADA Andrew Page-Faculty Patricia Boyle-Faculty Michael Finton-Faculty William Clark-Faculty Use the link to provided to help answer the staffing questions below.This fom requires a login and password to access.Please use your Palomar email and password to log in. Link:Permanent Employees Staff Count Full-time Faculty(total number of FT faculty in your discipline) 5 Full-time Faculty(FTEF) Part-time faculty(FTEF) 4.33 8.18 Classified and other permanent staff positions that support this discipline Career Technical Program Specialist-12 months/100% Academic Department Assistant-12 months/100% Additional hourly staff that support this discipline and/or department In addition to the adjunct faculty and full time faculty,the department has 10 hourly support staff that are professionalexperts in the field to maintain mandated student instructor ratios that have been set forth by CAAHEP(the outsideaccrediting agency for paramedic programs)and Title 22. ## PROGRAM INFORMATION In this section you are asked to consider your programs,their learning outcomes,the annual number of completions,goals for completions and enro

FAQs

What is the purpose of program review in this discipline?

Program review documents plans to improve student success and shares them with the community through reflection on key program elements, identifying strengths and needed strategies.

What planning technique does the document use?

The document uses the Strengths, Opportunities, Aspirations, Results (SOAR) strategic planning technique to focus on current strengths and opportunities and define future aspirations and results.

What outcomes must Paramedic students achieve after completion?

Graduates should demonstrate psychomotor proficiency for the entry-level paramedic role, perform thorough patient assessments, integrate pathophysiological principles, and execute appropriate treatment plans according to current protocols.

Sep 24, 2026

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