What are some recent initiatives in EMS education?
The biggest initiative occurring right now is the EMS Education Agenda for the Future. Representing the first major step in the implementation of the [National Highway Traffic Safety Administration s] EMS Agenda for the Future, the Education Agenda is a systems approach to development of the educational system for EMS providers nationwide. The Education Agenda is divided into five major phases, beginning with “Core Content,” currently in its draft format. It describes the general body of knowledge that is EMS, and includes all technical skills encompassed in that domain. The development of the agenda is currently in its second phase, “Scope of Practice,” which looks at the domain and aggregates the knowledge into different levels of practitioner. Phase three, “Education Standards,” scheduled to begin toward the end of this year, will develop the educational process to train these practitioners. Phase four will address the development of the concept of national accreditation for trainin
