Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol.10 issue.3 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
The state of emergency medical technician education in Ghana
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Title
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol.10 issue.3 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
The state of emergency medical technician education in Ghana
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
The state of emergency medical technician education in Ghana
Subject
Prehospital care
Experiential learning
Simulation
Emergency medical technician
Education
Experiential learning
Simulation
Emergency medical technician
Education
Description
Objective: The National Ambulance Service (NAS) provides emergency medical services throughout Ghana and
trains emergency medical technicians (EMTs) at the NAS Prehospital Emergency Care Training School (PECTS).
Currently the majority of EMT training occurs primarily in a traditional didactic format. Students and faculty
were interviewed to better understand their views of the current curriculum. Additionally, any barriers to in-
tegration of simulation-based learning were assessed. Following the interviews, the faculty was trained to
conduct obstetric and neonatal simulations. The faculty was then observed introducing the simulations to the
EMT students.
Methods: A standardized list of questions developed in consultation with an education expert was used to elicit
student and faculty expression of opinion. Interviews were conducted in-person in small group settings. Training
sessions were conducted in-person in large group settings.
Results: Students and faculty alike expressed pride in their work and 14/25 groups felt that teaching efforts were
high. However, students verbalized concern involving their lack of rest (12/18) and the high volume of lectures
per day (11/18). Both students and faculty felt limited by the lack of simulation tools (17/25), library resources
(14/25), internet access (17/25), and infrastructure (20/25). All groups felt favorably towards the integration of
simulation-based learning (25/25).
Conclusion: The faculty and students of PECTS support the transition from a curriculum based on traditional
didactic learning to one based on simulation learning.
trains emergency medical technicians (EMTs) at the NAS Prehospital Emergency Care Training School (PECTS).
Currently the majority of EMT training occurs primarily in a traditional didactic format. Students and faculty
were interviewed to better understand their views of the current curriculum. Additionally, any barriers to in-
tegration of simulation-based learning were assessed. Following the interviews, the faculty was trained to
conduct obstetric and neonatal simulations. The faculty was then observed introducing the simulations to the
EMT students.
Methods: A standardized list of questions developed in consultation with an education expert was used to elicit
student and faculty expression of opinion. Interviews were conducted in-person in small group settings. Training
sessions were conducted in-person in large group settings.
Results: Students and faculty alike expressed pride in their work and 14/25 groups felt that teaching efforts were
high. However, students verbalized concern involving their lack of rest (12/18) and the high volume of lectures
per day (11/18). Both students and faculty felt limited by the lack of simulation tools (17/25), library resources
(14/25), internet access (17/25), and infrastructure (20/25). All groups felt favorably towards the integration of
simulation-based learning (25/25).
Conclusion: The faculty and students of PECTS support the transition from a curriculum based on traditional
didactic learning to one based on simulation learning.
Creator
Katelyn E. Flaherty, Ahmed N. Zakariah, Vicki A. Vescio, Maxwell Osei-Ampofo, Mohammed-Najeeb Mahama, Vitus Agongo, Torben K. Becker
Source
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2020.01.009
Date
29 January 2020
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
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Citation
Katelyn E. Flaherty, Ahmed N. Zakariah, Vicki A. Vescio, Maxwell Osei-Ampofo, Mohammed-Najeeb Mahama, Vitus Agongo, Torben K. Becker, “Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol.10 issue.3 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
The state of emergency medical technician education in Ghana,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1824.
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
The state of emergency medical technician education in Ghana,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/1824.