1. Emergency Medical Services Institute “To provide an educational environment that challenges and inspires caring people to become the best emergency medical care providers. To instill a culture of compassionate patient care and preservation of human dignity while meeting the diverse needs of our community.”

3. Santa Fe Community College became recognized as a State EMS training center in February 2006 and then became fully independent in the fall of 2006. And is one of only four other paramedic training programs in New Mexico.

4. Emergency Medical Services Institute Programs Offered First Responder Emergency Medical Technician – Basic Emergency Medical Technician – Intermediate Emergency Medical Technician – Paramedic Emergency Medical Services Instructor Advanced Cardiac Life Support Pediatric Advanced Life Support

5. The Beginning…. 1) Santa Fe County Fire Department 2) Santa Fe City Fire Department 3) Bernalillo County Fire Department 4) Albuquerque Fire Department 5) San Juan County Fire Department 6) San Juan Regional Medical Center 7) Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Fire Department 8) Sandoval County Fire Department 9) Los Alamos Fire Department.

6. A Collaboration…… 1.Condense the contact length into a more "Fire Academy" model. 2.Allow and clinicals and internship to be service driven. 3.Establish a modular format to paramedic training. 4.Address the shortage of qualified paramedic instructors. 5.Established decentralized paramedic programs. 6.Services agree to provide in-kind contributions and financial contributions in the form of instructors, equipment, and classroom space in partnership with teaching institutions to meet current and projected needs. 7.Invite teaching institutions to a future meeting to discuss these issues and how we may collective collaborate to address this significant need.

7. The Need Grows….. Northern New Mexico Fire Chief's Council there is a current, perpetual need for 50-60 paramedics between the nine council members alone. This did not include services such as Espanola, Taos and other private services. "Employment of emergency medical technician and paramedics is expected to grow much faster than average for all occupations through 2014. And the percentage of growth is expected to be at 34-40% through 2014." (U.S. Department Job Outlook Handbook 2006).

8. A “Snapshot” of the Institute There is an average of 68 students enrolled at the institute per semester with the paramedic class size being 16. Our enrollment is up over 60% since the spring of 2006. Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Santa Fe and are now their primary training providers. Santa Fe County is also utilizing us as the primary training providers and we are currently working on a model to meet their needs.

9. Partnerships are being formed…. Stroke and Traumatic Brain Injury conference which is the first time this has ever been done in the capital. The State Health Department EMS Bureau is partnering with the Institute in examining different educational delivery models.

10. Partnerships beyond EMS… The Human Patient Simulation program has been used at all levels. The Institute is working with St. Vincent’s to foster other opportunities. The Institute has taken the lead in developing a clinical model for all EMS training and working with Region One in utilization of this into training requirements state-wide.

11. The Beginning….A Collaboration And there is a long way to go…. -COAEMSP Accreditation -Second paramedic class starts in July -Paramedic degree program -Development of a public safety degree and explore the possibility of Emergency Management -Develop the fire sciences program -Continue to be customer, constituent, student driven.