The Career Success of Paramedic Program Directors
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-ysu14344541192021-08-03T06:31:40Z The Career Success of Paramedic Program Directors Bryan, Cornelia A. Educational Leadership Health Education Medicine Program directors Career success Paramedic Emergency medical services Paramedic program directors are educational leaders in the EMS profession; however, little is known about them. The current study explored the career success of paramedic program directors. The study sought to determine who the paramedic program directors were and how they achieved their career success. It also explored the barriers and challenges faced by these individuals and identified ways that they overcame the barriers and challenges in order to achieve their career success. The study profiled the participants and examined four predictors of subjective and objective career success (human capital, sociodemographic status, stable individual differences, and organizational sponsorship) in an effort to determine how they achieved their career success.Methods: An exploratory cross-sectional web-based survey containing closed and open-ended questions was distributed electronically using Survey Monkey to all the program directors of CAAHEP accredited paramedic programs or those CAAHEP paramedic programs that held a Letter of Review from CoAEMSP. Quantitative and qualitative analyses were used to interpret the data.Results: Overall, the paramedic program directors are experienced educators who are satisfied with the career success they have attained despite facing barriers and challenges that they have encountered along the way. They are motivated to succeed and utilize a variety of methods to overcome the perceived barriers and challenges that they face. The majority of program directors do not intend to leave their positions or the EMS profession in the next year, but do wish they had more support from others. 2015-06-16 English text Youngstown State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1434454119 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ysu1434454119 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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