EMS 485 - Strategic Planning for EMS

Description:
This course introduces foundational concepts of strategic planning into EMS development. It enables the student to apply strategic principles of management to real-life EMS systems.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: admission to the paramedical major or program.

Credits: (3)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon sucessful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of the various organizational structures common to EMS agencies, their attributes, advantages, and limitations.
Demonstrate an understanding of the differences among private sector, public sector, for-profit, not-for-profit, municipal authority model, tiered model EMS, fire-based EMS, independent EMS, government EMS, hospital-based EMS, and military EMS models.
Demonstrate an understanding of the general forms of strategic planning and develop proficiency in the major form and ·applying those concepts to EMS organizational development.
Demonstrate an ability to identify organizational problems and growth stagnation and to apply analytical principles to discern effective solutions and strategic plans for future growth and development.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
1/28/2010