MCCCD Program Description

Paramedicine Comprehensive Field Internship Practicum

Course: PME288

First Term: 2020 Fall

Lec + Lab 5.0 Credit(s) 34.0 Period(s) 34.0 Load
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: T- Lab Load

Description: Designed as the precepted Paramedicine field internship in which the student synthesizes standard of care and scope of practice with comprehensive assessment and diagnostic technology, patient advocacy, ethical and professional behavior, critical thinking, decision-making, and patient management of medical emergencies and trauma in the out-of-hospital setting.

MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Synthesize Paramedic standard of care and scope of practice to perform comprehensive patient assessment in the out-of-hospital setting. (I, II) 2. Demonstrate patient advocacy within the Paramedic standard of care and scope of practice in the out-of-hospital setting. (I, III) 3. Demonstrate ethical and professional behaviors consistent with Paramedic standard of care and scope of practice. (I, IV) 4. Synthesize Paramedic standard of care and scope of practice to perform a differential diagnosis in medical emergencies and trauma in the out-of-hospital setting. (I-V) 5. Synthesize Paramedic standard of care and scope of practice to manage medical emergencies and trauma in the out-of-hospital setting. (I-VI)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.

MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Paramedic standard of care and scope of practice II. Comprehensive patient assessment III. Patient advocacy IV. Ethical and professional behaviors V. Differential diagnosis VI. Patient management A. Medical emergencies B. Trauma

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: October 22, 2019

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