Emergency Medical Services Initiative(EMSI)=Partnerships

+Acceleration=SuccessEl Paso Community College(EPCC) Emergency

Medical Services Program with El Paso Fire Department and Del Sol Health Care Center

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Need for this partnership Critical shortage of El Paso Fire

Department(EPFD) paramedics Accelerated Curriculum Existing Employees Clinical space at Del Sol

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EMSI Partnership of City and College

Innovative and accelerated academic program

Offered five days a week, from 8-5 1200 hours of instruction 42 credit hours 7 month program

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Design of the EMSI

90% increase in students completing the paramedic program of the EPFD enrollees

Success in meeting the second goal of the National Council of Instructional Administrators by increasing 50% the number of degrees, certificates in high quality program

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Outcomes of the EMSI Credit Program

Outcome Measures

Combined EPFD Paramedic Cohorts

Total EPCC Paramedic Program

Overall attrition rate

10% 40%

Graduation Rate-Intermediate

90% 83.25%

Graduation Rate-Paramedic Certificate

3% 69.75%

Graduation Rate-AAS

3% 69.75%

Registry Results 88.33% 93%04/21/23EPCC EMS 5

Table 1: Comparative Outcomes of the Emergency Medical Services

Initiative

*13,706 Contact hours in ACLS, PALS, PHTLS,CPR

for800 EPFD Employees

CE Continuing Education EMSI

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EMSIComparative results of EPFD Vs. Regular students enrolled at EMS

EPFD

Class

Sp.2011

Sp.2012

Sp.2013

Total

Enrollment

21(100%)

21(100%)

21(100%)

63(100%)

Retention 19(90%) 21(100%)

20(95%) 60(95.2%)

Certificates

19(90%) 20(100%)

20(95%) 60(95.2%)

Regular students

Class

Spr2011

Sp 2012

Sp 2013

Total

Enrollment

11(100%)

11(100%)

9(100%)

31(100%)

Retention 10(90$)

8(72%) 3(33%) 21(67%)

Basic certificates

10(90%)

8(72%) 3(33%) 21(67%)

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EMSP-Paramedic Certificate Program Costs

Tuition and fees

Books and supplies

Total program cost

Regular student

$3157 $1691.41 $4,848.41

EPFD student $0 $1691.41 $1691.41

Savings to City

$3157 $0 $3157.00

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Summary of Paramedic Program Costs

* State waiver on tuition and fees results in $0 tuition and fees(House Bills 2013 &2347)

+ Books and supplies paid by EPFD, not student

Costs are based upon data Reported on the Gainful Employment Report

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EPFD Paramedic Costs:

Class 1st cohort

2nd cohort

3rd cohort

4th cohort

Total outcomes

Credit hrs by every graduate

42 42 42 42 168

Total credit hrs per cohort

798 882 840 1176 3696

Total contact hrs per cohort

22,800 25,200 24,000 37,200 109,200

State Reimbursement at$3.24/hr per each student of each cohort

73,872 81,648 77,760 120,528

353,808

EPCC EMSI Revenues Vs. No-Tuition

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College EMSP (Academic Training) EPFD (Employer-Students-Clinical Affiliate) Del Sol Medical Center(Clinical Affiliate)

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Partnership with EPFD and Del Sol

Each EPFD employee, upon their completion of the Paramedic program, will receive :

$300 stipend A Promotion A 5% Increase Continuing Education Courses to maintain

licensure and skills

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Advantages of EMSI

Effective and Innovative Partnership 90% Increase in students completion in the

EMSI Enhancement of academic credentials/salaries

of completers Increase of healthcare providers in a medically-

underserved region Improved licensure results Cost-effective and accelerated

Summary of the EMSI

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Contact Information:

Paula Mitchell, Ed.D, Dean of Health Career and Technical Education. Paulam@epcc.edu, (915)831-4030

Tony Ayub,BA, EMSP Coordinator, aayub@epcc.edu

(915)831-7079 Souraya Hajjar, MPH, Health Grants and Research

Mgr shajjar@epcc.edu, (915)831-4143

EMSI

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