For tracking skills competencies as well as scheduling and submitting paperwork and documentation for rotations, PERCOM now uses Platinum Planner. You are required to enter all your skills competency data with this system and will receive an message with instructions prior to your first skills practice session. If you do not receive this message with … Read more
PERCOM’s policy is to communicate with students and potential students in electronic form due to the high volumes of student and client interactions and the need for us to document. We have changed our system to allow more ready access to your instructor, Clinical Coordinator, Program Director, and Staff (Admissions, Payments Manager, etc) inside this … Read more
To clarify, ALL students are required to log in a minimum of once a week, just like showing up for class. This is what we call “Roll Call”. And it is MANDATORY.You must then log into the percomcourses.com system and all the way into your primary course (EMT, P1/AEMT, Paramedic, EMS Instructor) to get credit for … Read more
The policies, number of runs, patient contacts, transports, skills contacts, etc. are set by policy and approved by the Medical Directors and Advisory Councils for PERCOMOnline, Inc., PERCOM EMS Medical Education Consortium and its affiliates. NOTHING can be guaranteed as far as how many patients you will contact in a rotation, runs you make, skills … Read more
Please follow us on Twitter (Percomonline) and/or Facebook (PercomOnline Inc and PERCOM EMS Medical Education Consortium Alumni) for postings about events, issues, etc. We are branching more and more into social media and would love for you to participate. Paramedic students, please follow the Alumni page after graduation for job opportunities, interesting CE opportunities, notices … Read more
Students who are from out of state may or may not be able to pull rotations outside of Texas. CAAHEP standards for Paramedic students now state that EMS Education Programs must have an agreement with a licensed Emergency/EMS physician, signed agreements with the sites, and approval of each state outside of their home license state. … Read more
The process of scheduling students for clinical and field rotations isn’t easy and takes time. That is why we advise you to start sending all your clinical and field requirements soon after you enroll the course. It can take up to SIX weeks to schedule your rotations because hospitals and EMS sites don’t always get back to … Read more
This link goes to an amazing article on RSI/PAI that you should read. It was co-written by our very own, Gene Gandy. Awesome reading. http://www.emsworld.com/article/12106319/rapid-and-delayed-sequence-intubation?utm_source=EMS+Digital&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=CPS150911009
If you need to request an after hours proctored exam (Challenge, Final, Qualifying), the fee has changed to $51.50 effective immediately. This is necessary to cover the cost of the proctor for his time after business hours. These are done by specific appointment with Pat Rogers so do not just attempt to schedule yourself. You … Read more
TECHNICALLY, the NREMT says that you are not allowed to take the AEMT or Paramedic skills psychomotor exam for certification until after you receive course completion from the program unless the state allows you to receive an early clearance known as Preauthorization to Test or PATT. HOWEVER, you should NOT do your NREMT psychomotor exam … Read more