Learning
through Expanding Education:
Through the TeleCare
Network, providers can access ongoing clinical education
such as:
- Physician CME programs
- Nursing education
- Specific specialty training
Educational opportunities are
also available for professionals in rural communities
through telemedicine. The paramedic class is one of them
that was implemented in January of 2000. The course is being
offered by the St. Alexius EMS department to students in our
rural sites. All of the students need to first apply for
enrollment through St. Alexius’ education department and
than be interviewed by the St. Alexius’ EMS staff to be
accepted.
Mark Haugen, EMS instructor states, “By
keeping the education local it keeps the resources local. We
try very hard to meet the needs of the rural communities,
and EMS is a valuable resource in all communities.”
The
paramedic course usually runs for 15 months. Classes are
held Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 p.m. until
10:30 p.m. In addition to the classes, students are required
to travel to Bismarck on weekend a month for hands-on-skills
training. This way of delivering education to rural
communities has allowed the students to save both money and
time.
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