How will the accreditation process help EMS practitioners and their patients?
The accreditation process for educational programs is similar in concept to the trauma center verification/designation process or the review and accreditation process for ground and air ambulance services. It is designed to support a philosophy of on-going improvements within a program that will ensure the highest quality education for EMS professionals throughout the country. As in other professions, the accrediting agency helps identify opportunities for improvement from an outside perspective and then assists students, faculty, and programs in finding solutions for them. Simply stated, it’s more difficult for those in an organization to ignore the recommendations of an outside, independent agency that is recommending improvements in the educational process.
