Fall 2016 Course Syllabi

Dakota College at Bottineau Course Syllabus

Course Prefix/Number/Title:

EMS 277 ‐ Field Internship

Number of credits:

3 credits

Course Description:

This course allows the paramedic student to apply learned classroom and field skills

and knowledge as a team leader in the pre‐hospital setting. The student will function under the

direction of a preceptor. The student will input patient contact information into the FISDAP Internet

data collection system

Pre‐/Co‐requisites:

None

Course Objectives:

Integrate comprehensive knowledge of patient assessment, airway and ventilator

management into the clinical settings of an advanced level ambulance service, which is intended to

improve the knowledge of EMS personnel. Students must complete 50 Advanced Level Team Leads with

an approved ALS ambulance service.

Instructor:

Tami Petersen

Office:

1900 8

Ave SE Minot ND

Office Hours:

By arrangement

Email:

tami.petersen@trinityhealth.org

Lecture/Lab Schedule:

By arrangement

Textbook(s):

Emergency and Critical Care Pocket Guide 8

Edition‐Publisher Informed Publishing

ISBN: 978‐1‐284‐02370‐1

Course Requirements:

Students will be required to attend class and complete field clinicals, students

must also complete all required paperwork and input data into FISDAP.

Tentative Course Outline:

By arrangement

General Education Goals/Objectives:

Not identified as a general education course.

Relationship to Campus Theme:

The goal of the paramedic program is to prepare professionals to work

in the EMT – paramedic industry and provide an educational continuum for degree advancement. The

paramedic program is committed to utilizing the latest technology in a hands‐on learning environment

and uses field and hospital experiences in care giving settings as common instructional techniques.

Classroom Policies:

See Dakota College at Bottineau ‐ paramedic program guide.

Student Email Policy:

Dakota College at Bottineau is increasingly dependent upon email as an official

form of communication. A student’s campus‐assigned email address will be the only one recognized by